SL-Class (R230) 2003 -- 2012: Discussion on the SL500, SL550, SL600

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Old Oct 2, 2017 | 01:05 PM
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R230 - 2002

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Old Oct 2, 2017 | 07:25 PM
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Old Dec 6, 2017 | 05:56 PM
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Old Jan 4, 2018 | 10:44 AM
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My 2005 Silver Arrow



My 2005 500 Silver Arrow
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Old Jan 14, 2018 | 12:57 PM
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Happy New Year Photoshoot

Took my new Sony A7R mirrorless camera out for some 2018 glamour shots on New Year's day/eve. Thanks Santa!






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Old Jan 14, 2018 | 01:15 PM
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SL55 , CLK500, SL600, GTR
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Old Jan 17, 2018 | 07:37 AM
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Old Jan 17, 2018 | 10:01 AM
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Old Jan 20, 2018 | 06:33 PM
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Smile My 07' R230

My 2007 SL550 50TH Anniversary Edition and my CL600 behind it :p
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Old Jan 21, 2018 | 03:05 PM
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Mercedes Sl500 2003
New to the forum and I have only owned the car since beginning of december and only drove it for a week before putting it in for winter rest

It is a SL500 from 2003 with 100 000km

First thing I did thanks to instructions on the forum was to buy a pair of used tail lights and change them to the newer model.







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Old Mar 5, 2018 | 12:55 AM
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Old Mar 20, 2018 | 06:37 PM
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Old Mar 29, 2018 | 05:27 AM
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Old Apr 11, 2018 | 05:07 AM
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Our 2002 SL500.
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Old May 2, 2018 | 08:52 PM
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I haven’t posted a picture of my SL55 ( my all time favorite car ) I quite sometime. I don’t drive it much but every time I do I’m reminded why it is my favorite.
Being that it is a 2005 now almost 14 years old and still looks modern is a testament to it’s great design.
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Old May 8, 2018 | 04:32 PM
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My SL500 with 19 Rohana and Michelin 4S

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Old May 13, 2018 | 06:29 PM
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Beautiful spring day in San Diego. Happy Mom's day!








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Old May 30, 2018 | 12:11 AM
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SL600 Kleemann V12 Bi-Turbo Savini SV 32s w. Michelin 4S, 255 / 30 / ZR20 295 / 25 / ZR20


SL600 Kleemann V12 Bi-Turbo
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Old May 30, 2018 | 07:47 AM
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SL600 Kleemann V12 Bi-Turbo Savini SV 32s w. Michelin 4S, 255 / 30 / ZR20 295 / 25 / ZR20


SL600 Kleemann V12 Bi-Turbo

Too many V12 badging, remove the V12 from the side grills if you're going to use the SL65 badging on the fenders.
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Old Jun 6, 2018 | 04:08 PM
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Old Jun 10, 2018 | 06:22 PM
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Beautiful spring day in San Diego. Happy Mom's day!








Beautiful SL, and great pix!

Love and miss SD (our daughter went to USD and we always enjoyed our trips down to visit)
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Old Jun 10, 2018 | 06:23 PM
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I really DIG the wheels!
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Old Jun 10, 2018 | 06:41 PM
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Thumbs up New (to us) SL550 Silver Arrow

We've had a few MB's over the years, most recently a CLK350 we sold last year, and the Mrs and I were wanting a fun car for us to enjoy together.

I was leaning towards a Jag F-Type, but I only like them in a coupe, and my wife wanted the drop top (the jags don't look good in a 'vert with the top up).

She kept looking at SL's online, and when we had test drove a couple of them locally, the hunt was on.

While doing my research, I discovered a special edition for 2009 was built, the Silver Arrow. There was one in LA, (we're in NorCal) and while the pix looked amazing, and only had 50k~ on the odo. However, upon pulling a carfax, it already had 4 previous owners, and was in an accident....no thank you.

But seeing those amazing pix, we knew that it was THE car for us.

I kept checking online pretty much every day, and then, bam, there it was...

One owner,
All records and all service done at MB dealer
and this....only 14,400 miles! (the owner actually serviced the vehicle yearly, and not by mileage)
It also had the fitted luggage (which had NEVER been removed from the car, MB car cover, and trickle charger, along with EVERY piece of paper)

The SL was all the way across the country in Florida, but after having a couple of convo's with the seller, and talking with the servicing dealer, we made a deal.

It arrived on Friday via enclosed transport, and we could not be any more thrilled. The Mrs, absolutely LOVES it!

Looking forward to many motoring memories with this unique machine.






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Old Jun 20, 2018 | 02:49 PM
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Mural Alley

Took a wrong turn at a rough part of town this weekend. Ended up in the alley 3 blocks long full of beautiful murals! It seems most of them have not been molested by gangs so I snapped away. Enjoy.





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