SL/R129: Original posts from 12 months
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From: Abbotsford, BC, Canada
1999 SL 500 & 2011 E 550 4Matic
Original posts from 12 months
I did a review of 8 pages of R129 forum posts dating back 12 months.
For my own interest I cross referenced the member names from who had originated posts on the R129 forum over that year (sorting out the R129 owners from non owners where the information was available) to the member names that have responded to the "how old are the R129 owners on this form" thread:
https://mbworld.org/forums/sl-class-r129/53587-how-old-r129-drivers-forum.html
As it currently stands there have been (49) "how old are the R129 owners on this form" respondents on the above thread
... and there have been (99) other R129 owners who started threads in the past year.
So as far as the size of our R129 forum community goes. I'd say there are about (148) R129 owners that were active originating threads or responding to the age question on this forum over the past 12 months.
If there are say 150,000 R129 cars still on the road in the world (12,000 + per year x 12 years) ... our R129 forum community represents about 0.1% of the R129 owners in the world.
For my own interest I cross referenced the member names from who had originated posts on the R129 forum over that year (sorting out the R129 owners from non owners where the information was available) to the member names that have responded to the "how old are the R129 owners on this form" thread:
https://mbworld.org/forums/sl-class-r129/53587-how-old-r129-drivers-forum.html
As it currently stands there have been (49) "how old are the R129 owners on this form" respondents on the above thread
... and there have been (99) other R129 owners who started threads in the past year.
So as far as the size of our R129 forum community goes. I'd say there are about (148) R129 owners that were active originating threads or responding to the age question on this forum over the past 12 months.
If there are say 150,000 R129 cars still on the road in the world (12,000 + per year x 12 years) ... our R129 forum community represents about 0.1% of the R129 owners in the world.
Last edited by ChrisB; Dec 2, 2004 at 02:17 AM.
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Well I know 5 other people who own SL's and they just love the car and drive it but.... they have no desire to read about them. The only thing that I can say is everyone that does read these forums have the same desire to know all they can about there car. I have been working on my cars modifying them to be more fuel effecient and faster since I got my 5.0 mustang when I was 17. It seams like every person here likes to do the same. The people who do not enjoy the passion of how an automobile works will never seek or try to find this type of forum.... One last point... This car usually is purchase by a person who may be considered wealthy and do not have any desire to turn wrenchs and if it breaks a mechanic will fix it, Not all but most are that way.
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From: Abbotsford, BC, Canada
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Originally Posted by Black129
Well I know 5 other people who own SL's and they just love the car and drive it but.... they have no desire to read about them. One last point... This car usually is purchase by a person who may be considered wealthy ... Not all but most are that way.
I do wish that I knew any one personally who owned (... or even knew what an SL500 was). I live in the suburbs and work in a very conservitve field. Plus there simply are not that many SLs in Vancouver, period.
I try at times to whip up (for my personal enjoyment I guess) a little excitement in writen form of owning and driving the R129.
vrra once commented some thing (very true as well) to the effect of "the R129 is one of the finest cars ever created. It does not require discussion"
