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SL/R230: Dealer claim about 05 SL 600!

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Old Jun 11, 2017 | 12:14 PM
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Dealer claim about 05 SL 600!

I know members have a lot more knowledge
about these SL's than I do so here is my question.
I went up auto trader to see what 2005 SL 600s are going for. I have one myself. Anyway, I found One on my search. It is a Jackson Mississippi Mercedes dealer who in the Ad says this is only one of seven in the nation!
Is this even close to the truth??
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Old Jun 11, 2017 | 05:41 PM
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No, that's BS. Maybe one of 7 with those options.
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Old Jun 11, 2017 | 06:40 PM
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Probably only 7 for sale at the dealer, with all the records, or whatever he means.

Best place i'd look for a decent quote or idea of worth - cars.com
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Old Jun 11, 2017 | 07:07 PM
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If the dealer's lips are moving ... he's lying.
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According to a book I have (
Amazon Amazon
) there were 1,106 produced in 2004 and 493 in 2005. This is by calendar year, not model year. Since model year production run April 2004 to March 2005 or thereabouts, I suspect that around 830 of those built in 2004 are MY2005s, and around 100 of those built in 2005 are 2005's.
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Originally Posted by Rudeney
According to a book I have (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1519225148) there were 1,106 produced in 2004 and 493 in 2005. This is by calendar year, not model year. Since model year production run April 2004 to March 2005 or thereabouts, I suspect that around 830 of those built in 2004 are MY2005s, and around 100 of those built in 2005 are 2005's.
Does that book have numbers for all the models of the R230 for worldwide and US? Interested how many R230 were sold in the US from 2003 to 2006
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Old Jun 14, 2017 | 10:34 PM
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I am pretty sure the figures are worldwide.
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Originally Posted by Rudeney
I am pretty sure the figures are worldwide.
Does it give amounts of SL500, 55, 600 and 65 for each year? I might have to buy the book if so
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Yes, it gives production by model for each year. Note that it's calendar year, not model year. It's a decent book, probably not really worth the price as it's not the highest quality printing and binding (looks like inkjet printing). I did not find any glaring faults in its information.
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Old Jun 15, 2017 | 11:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Rudeney
Yes, it gives production by model for each year. Note that it's calendar year, not model year. It's a decent book, probably not really worth the price as it's not the highest quality printing and binding (looks like inkjet printing). I did not find any glaring faults in its information.
Ah, if it isn't that good maybe you could just tell me how many it shows sold 2002-2006 assuming they first event for sale in '02
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How about this:

http://benzbits.com/r230/Production.pdf
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Old Jun 16, 2017 | 12:01 AM
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Wow! SL600 are the least ever made! Didn't see that coming!
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Originally Posted by Ghostty
Wow! SL600 are the least ever made! Didn't see that coming!
Actually, there were 4,016 SL600's built - you have to add the 230.476 and 230. 477 models. The SL65 only had 3,055 built, so besides the odd handful of SL320's, it wins the rarity contest.


There were only 169,433 R230's built over it's 12-year lifespan. That's less than the number of Camry's Toyota sells in the USA every six months.
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Originally Posted by Rudeney
Actually, there were 4,016 SL600's built - you have to add the 230.476 and 230. 477 models. The SL65 only had 3,055 built, so besides the odd handful of SL320's, it wins the rarity contest.


There were only 169,433 R230's built over it's 12-year lifespan. That's less than the number of Camry's Toyota sells in the USA every six months.
Thats crazy, I didn't even realize they sold some so early
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Keep in mind that chart is not "sales", but "production". Those build in 2000 were likely "pre-production" test vehicles. Those built in 2001 would be sold as MY2002 cars, starting in summer 2001. What surprises me is how few MY2009+ facelift models were made. Assumming 2/3 of the 2008 builds were MY2009, that's less than 23,000 total.
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