SL/R232 Save $100,000: Get a CLE63 instead of a new SL - Page 4

Jul 7, 2023 | 07:23 PM

#76

W205C43PFL

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Originally Posted by ILoveNY

The tilted display on the SL can be angle adjusted (to reduce sunlight reflection)
The tilted display on the CLE is worthless, it breaks the symmetry as it tilts 6 degrees towards the driver

Thought you were aware of the tilting screen (mechanically) as well when I talked about it here: https://mbworld.org/forums/sl-class-...ml#post8811208
My bad, should had asked for confirmation.

Jul 7, 2023 | 07:25 PM

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One nice feature on the CLE is the retractable windscreen which is a big miss on the SL.

Jul 7, 2023 | 09:11 PM

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Originally Posted by places

One nice feature on the CLE is the retractable windscreen which is a big miss on the SL.

Hopefully becomes an option next model year for the SL or if not offered on the facelift.

Jul 8, 2023 | 09:22 AM

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Originally Posted by W205C43PFL

Hopefully becomes an option next model year for the SL or if not offered on the facelift.

I doubt it. MB would have already had it in standard if there was a simple way to keep it.

Jul 8, 2023 | 09:38 AM

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Originally Posted by places

I doubt it. MB would have already had it in standard if there was a simple way to keep it.

I guess blame the seats (not.)

Jul 8, 2023 | 09:56 AM

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Originally Posted by places

One nice feature on the CLE is the retractable windscreen which is a big miss on the SL.

I find that one to be a truly MASSIVE mistake on MB’s part with the current SL. You spend huge bucks for the car and then you have to deal with the clumsy, ugly windscreen, that is either on the car constantly or never there when you want it. It gathers dust and gets banged up sitting in your garage. The retractable windscreens in the R231 SL’s and the Porsche Cabriolets are things of beauty and, without a doubt, should have been engineered into the current SL. I can’t wait for someone to say they did the removable screen to “save weight.” Oh well, for the R232 facelift, perhaps MB will offer a REMOVABLE hardtop. Wouldn’t that be a hoot!

Jul 8, 2023 | 12:05 PM

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Originally Posted by W205C43PFL

Are you worried about the motor of the tilting screen? I think they are pretty solid, yes I get it another thing to break but they aren't that fragile, there are motors everywhere in the vehicle. For example, the motor to control the backup camera which also gets activated frequently, that doesn't break often.

Although was a fad, I haven't seen motorized camera phones' camera motor fail yet.

Ugh spoke too soon: https://mbworld.org/forums/sl-class-...n-failure.html

Jul 8, 2023 | 12:26 PM

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Originally Posted by W205C43PFL

Ugh spoke too soon: https://mbworld.org/forums/sl-class-...n-failure.html

I'm not going to say a word.

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Jul 8, 2023 | 12:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Streamliner

I'm not going to say a word.

I fully understand why. re. door han..... you get the idea.

Jul 8, 2023 | 03:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Streamliner

”MASSIVE mistake?” Talk about first world problems. The retractable windscreen on my ‘22 Carrera S Cabriolet had a very finicky switch. I keep the windscreen attached in my SL since nobody’s ever going in that rear seat anyway, and sticking my arm back to fold it up or down is quicker and more efficient than the switch in the Porsche. I don’t know how the retractable windscreen functions in the R231 but I don’t like the styling of that car and would never have considered purchasing one.

Last edited by drgek; Jul 8, 2023 at 03:33 PM.