elbe

Am I one of the oldies here? I have a white 1991 300SL since May '08 and will be 67 next week.

antonofafrica

1996 SL320 - Bought it at age 27, currently 29...

Mustyzzle

1991 . SL 300 24. I am 31.

soldbyyou

bought mine when I was 34.

bzliteyear

bot my 1993 SL600 when i was age 33...had it for 1 yr. currently driving '02 S55/95 E320 cab. w/ 2 young kids now, no more 2-seater for a while.
PL

EST-R129

bought mine 1991 500SL when I was 25. Currently 28

midasmike

recently bought an'01 sl500. previous car was a '98 c43. am 65 and enjoying the sl.

NEOKEN

30 years old with my R129 SL500.
23 years old with my W124 500E.

Ole Chunky

I'll be 71 in June feel like 50 and have a 1990 300SL.

Thanks to Dennis Ficken and a lot of work I can still raise & lower the top without an oil shower.

m4xm1l10n

bought my 2001 at age 28 sold it at the age of 30 to get an R230 now I'm 32

m&m's RED

2001 Brabus SL 7.3 with 19K bought almost 4yrs ago, now 58.

viperuk1

Well that must make me one of the youngest! im only 20 but have been in love with the R129s all my life. iv got a 300CE atm but am currently selling an looking for my first 129! cant wait!

im looking for maybe a sl500 they seem to be a little cheaper than the 280 any suggestions anything i should look out for while buying???

MB_Fahrer

I'll be 19 in two weeks. My father bought me my SL500. He also let me drive his Gallardo and F355 and E60 M5 and I can honestly say I would not give up my R129 for any of those. The SL is my favorite car. We've rented an F430 and a couple of Porsches. None of these cars could ever receive the same love/attention as my Benz. So in other words, yes the 129 is cool enough to own at a young age simply b/c its so much fun and very sexy in the right color.

--Ricki

MB_Fahrer

Okay now here's a question for ya... is it volcano red? or magma red for the SL? I've heard both.

viperuk1

i dunno but i think the SLs look lush in whatever red nicest colour on these cars i think.

an MB Fahrer you have way too much money.lol an i would have the 355 over an SL sorry its true. if i could afford it that was!lol

MB_Fahrer

Thanks a lot, they do look nice. Although I wouldn't complain if i had a dark grey/black SL73... They have a certain "eat you for dinner" look when they are done right.

I don't have the money, my 'rents do. I wish I did though. The F355 is a nice car, don't get me wrong. But it has no torque. I think the SL500 of mine has more tq than the F355. And the F355 has a slightly awkward seating position. Your feet kind of go off to the right a little bit 'cuz of all the pedals Ferrari crammed in between the front wheels. And the steering wheel does not adjust at all. I definitly like the Gallardo over the Ferrari. the Fcar is just simply too tame.

My $.02
Ricki

Bigdot

hey man you are young too!

straight pipe it!

Bigdot

theres Imperial Red - 95 i think was last year

then it became magma, they replaced the blue hue with orange.

MB_Fahrer

Thanks for clearing that issue up. I would be interested to see a car with the blue hue. I bet it is interesting. I would say the Magma Red is almost a vermillion wouldn't you?

Ricki

R.S.

I'm 60. sold my 84 380sl with 51k miles two years ago and bought a 1995 sl600 with only has 28k now.

R.S.

Bigdot

well take a look at my car in the sun!! you will notice that there is just a LIGHT LIGHT LIGHT blue hue to the reflections in the paint. kinda neat!

Bigdot

yours is more vermilion than vinaceous

CarGuru

31 As of a couple of weeks ago. I own a 2001 W129 (41k) mile car. I fulfilled two child hood dreams before the age of 35. Last year I sold my '88 Carrera Cabriolet, and was looking for a W129 years prior to getting that car. Truth be told I ran into several W129's that year from the Silver Arrow that was around $33K to a few sports in the mid twenties, and some junkers in the "cheap range" I gave up and bought what I thought was my "first love" the 911 Cab but after I got the car realized how much of a PITA it was to live with, a joy to drive none the less. Here I am today, and living out the second have of my early mid-life and couldn't be happier. Some guys are into old-cars, Motorcycles, Jeeps and fishing boats, My W129 is my love.

NikosX

Im 20 on my way to 21. I had my first SL 1997 SL500 when I was in High School.
I sold it for my BMW E34 M5.

Now im 20 and almost done with college and just got my hands on another SL. My dads old 1994 SL500. 70k miles. LET THE MODDING BEGIN!

MB_Fahrer

Just out of curiosity, what prompted you to sell the SL in favor of the e34 M5? I have a stripped out E36 325I that I use as a weekend/track day car and love it to death so your talking to a fellow Bimmer guy.

--Rick