SL55/63/65/R230 AMG: Ages for the AMG SL owners
Member
Joined: Mar 2005
Posts: 93
Likes: 0
From: SoCal
SL55, Range Rover S/C '06
Originally Posted by Dvinn
It's not suprising that many young people drive nice cars in California, if you go any UC campus there are lots of 80k+ cars in the lot driven by 20 year olds. 
If you have a chance to talk to a few of them, the majority have family own business which they will be in after they get their degrees. Why is this concept so hard to understand? Ofcourse that's no always the case but no Deuce Bigalows around as far as I see.
Imagine what kind of car Bill Gate's son will be driving...and what business he will eventually be in, hmm...software maybe?
If you have a chance to talk to a few of them, the majority have family own business which they will be in after they get their degrees. Why is this concept so hard to understand? Ofcourse that's no always the case but no Deuce Bigalows around as far as I see. Imagine what kind of car Bill Gate's son will be driving...and what business he will eventually be in, hmm...software maybe?
I dunno about 80K cars.. Maybe 80K cars that were ONCE 80K, but once they got to the kids they were a few years old and 50-60K. I rarely see someone under 23-25 with a car over $50-60K. RARELY. Even on the Westside, or in Newport Beach....
Senior Member
Joined: May 2004
Posts: 365
Likes: 0
From: London UK
Originally Posted by SL55_UAE
20
SL55_UAE
Junior Member
Last Activity: Yesterday 09:47 PM
Offline
Add SL55_UAE to Your Buddy List Add SL55_UAE to Your Ignore List
Forum Info Contact Info
Join Date: 02-13-2003
PostsTotal Posts: 14 (0.02 posts per day)
Find all posts by SL55_UAE
Find all threads started by SL55_UAE
Referrals: 0 Email:
Send a message via email to SL55_UAE
Private Message:
Send a private message to SL55_UAE
Additional Information Group Memberships
Birthday:
December 15, 1980
Location:
Dubai
Occupation:
Student
Vehicle I drive:
SL 55 AMG
Super Member
Joined: Dec 2004
Posts: 948
Likes: 0
From: Irvine, California
'10 MB E63, '08 ML550 ('05 E55, '05 SL55, '08 E63 GONE)
Originally Posted by Dvinn
Imagine what kind of car Bill Gate's son will be driving...and what business he will eventually be in, hmm... software maybe?
~ Ian
MBWorld Fanatic!
Joined: Feb 2004
Posts: 3,703
Likes: 5
From: Arizona
SL55AMG, Ferrari 348, Ferrari Testarossa, Ferrari F40, Ferrari Mondial t, Ducati 916, Indycar
I hadn't looked at this thread since I posted the first response.
After reading these posts, it looks like most SL55 drivers are a bunch of kids that either inherited trust funds or businesses. Yikes!! The only thing my parents gave me was a hard time! The entire student parking lot at my professional school wasn't worth $80K!!
Kinda strange that ALL the SL55 drivers I know aren't under 30, and neither are the ones that I see on the road. I had to bust my rear to get my first Porsche by the time I was 28 and my first Ferrari by 30. Judgeing by this group....I did it all wrong. Either that or there are a bunch of dreamers with nothing else to do but BS on the web. Either way, enjoy your cars!
After reading these posts, it looks like most SL55 drivers are a bunch of kids that either inherited trust funds or businesses. Yikes!! The only thing my parents gave me was a hard time! The entire student parking lot at my professional school wasn't worth $80K!!
Kinda strange that ALL the SL55 drivers I know aren't under 30, and neither are the ones that I see on the road. I had to bust my rear to get my first Porsche by the time I was 28 and my first Ferrari by 30. Judgeing by this group....I did it all wrong. Either that or there are a bunch of dreamers with nothing else to do but BS on the web. Either way, enjoy your cars!
MB World Stories
The Best of Mercedes & AMG
Manual Mercedes? 6 Times Sindelfingen Let Drivers Have All The Fun
Verdad Gallardo
Mercedes SLR McLaren 722 S Is Extremely Rare Example Modified by McLaren
Verdad Gallardo
8 Classic Boxy Mercedes Designs That Have Aged Like Fine Wine
Verdad Gallardo
Flawlessly Restored Mercedes 190E Evo II Heads to Auction
Verdad Gallardo
Electric Mercedes C-Class Unveiled: 11 Things You Need to Know
Verdad Gallardo
Mercedes EQS Gets A Major Update: Everything You Need to Know
Verdad Gallardo
5 Underrated Mercedes-Benz Models That Don't Get the Love They Deserve
Verdad Gallardo
Mercedes 300D Has Pushed Well Past 1 Million Miles and It Ain't Stopping
Verdad Gallardo
10 Most Reliable Mercedes-Benz Models You Can Buy Used
Verdad Gallardo
Super Member
Joined: Dec 2004
Posts: 948
Likes: 0
From: Irvine, California
'10 MB E63, '08 ML550 ('05 E55, '05 SL55, '08 E63 GONE)
Originally Posted by IngenereAMG
I hadn't looked at this thread since I posted the first response.
After reading these posts, it looks like most SL55 drivers are a bunch of kids that either inherited trust funds or businesses. Yikes!! The only thing my parents gave me was a hard time! The entire student parking lot at my professional school wasn't worth $80K!!
Kinda strange that ALL the SL55 drivers I know aren't under 30, and neither are the ones that I see on the road. I had to bust my rear to get my first Porsche by the time I was 28 and my first Ferrari by 30. Judgeing by this group....I did it all wrong. Either that or there are a bunch of dreamers with nothing else to do but BS on the web. Either way, enjoy your cars!
After reading these posts, it looks like most SL55 drivers are a bunch of kids that either inherited trust funds or businesses. Yikes!! The only thing my parents gave me was a hard time! The entire student parking lot at my professional school wasn't worth $80K!!
Kinda strange that ALL the SL55 drivers I know aren't under 30, and neither are the ones that I see on the road. I had to bust my rear to get my first Porsche by the time I was 28 and my first Ferrari by 30. Judgeing by this group....I did it all wrong. Either that or there are a bunch of dreamers with nothing else to do but BS on the web. Either way, enjoy your cars!
Enjoy your cars.
~ Ian
MBWorld Fanatic!
Joined: Feb 2004
Posts: 3,703
Likes: 5
From: Arizona
SL55AMG, Ferrari 348, Ferrari Testarossa, Ferrari F40, Ferrari Mondial t, Ducati 916, Indycar
Originally Posted by IanSL55
With the exception of my 35 year old business partner who has a 2004 SL55, at 39 I've yet to meet with any SL55/65 owner younger than me. A fact that I don't find to be very odd...
Enjoy your cars.
~ Ian
Enjoy your cars.
~ Ian
Have fun and pass the Geritol!!
Super Member
Joined: Dec 2004
Posts: 948
Likes: 0
From: Irvine, California
'10 MB E63, '08 ML550 ('05 E55, '05 SL55, '08 E63 GONE)
Originally Posted by IngenereAMG
Good to hear from you Ian! I have had the same experience as you. I have never met anyone under 30 with an SL55. I always thought it quite unusual for 20 somethings to be wanting SL Mercs.
Probably NOT an exact science, but from a affordibility stand point, I always felt I needed to be making about 2x the price of the car a year to financially afford it (that's really not a scalable analysis by any means). Though I'm sure it's been the case, to be able to afford a $125K car in your 20's simply amazes me.
~ Ian
MBWorld Fanatic!
Joined: Feb 2004
Posts: 3,703
Likes: 5
From: Arizona
SL55AMG, Ferrari 348, Ferrari Testarossa, Ferrari F40, Ferrari Mondial t, Ducati 916, Indycar
Ditto!!
In my 20's I was so broke I couldn't pay attention! I was making payments on a '79 Fiat X 1/9! Just thinking about having to make payments on an $8K car, and these guys are buying million dollar houses for cash, SL55s, etc. It doesn't make a whole lot of sense.
In my 20's I was so broke I couldn't pay attention! I was making payments on a '79 Fiat X 1/9! Just thinking about having to make payments on an $8K car, and these guys are buying million dollar houses for cash, SL55s, etc. It doesn't make a whole lot of sense.
Senior Member
Joined: Feb 2005
Posts: 291
Likes: 0
From: Midlands, England
SLK 230
Ferrari.
Oh Ingere a man who like Ferraris. I was looking at their site recently thinking what was a nice car...What would u suggest is a nice but not over the top money wise Ferrari nowadays? I am slightly worried that they look a bit dated compared to the Aston Martins I have to say. Would be interested to hear your thoughts. As for the recent postings about age ...I agree - I always thought an SL was for when you were in 30-40 age group to have one in 20s is truely remarkable. I have only just brought my first car a year ago and I'm on a decent wage - how these young kids afford an SL unless it is on hire purchase I have no idea.
MBWorld Fanatic!
Joined: Feb 2004
Posts: 3,703
Likes: 5
From: Arizona
SL55AMG, Ferrari 348, Ferrari Testarossa, Ferrari F40, Ferrari Mondial t, Ducati 916, Indycar
Originally Posted by NeilC123
Oh Ingere a man who like Ferraris. I was looking at their site recently thinking what was a nice car...What would u suggest is a nice but not over the top money wise Ferrari nowadays? I am slightly worried that they look a bit dated compared to the Aston Martins I have to say. Would be interested to hear your thoughts. As for the recent postings about age ...I agree - I always thought an SL was for when you were in 30-40 age group to have one in 20s is truely remarkable. I have only just brought my first car a year ago and I'm on a decent wage - how these young kids afford an SL unless it is on hire purchase I have no idea.
Anyway, Ferrari's......yeah....I guess I have been fortunate enough to indulge a little.
I think that the best value in a Ferrari as far as a modern car goes is a 348. It is ageing quite well. I think it still looks good, and the performance is reasonable.........and the sound is of course......brilliant!!! Autocar did A piece about value exotics...and ranked the 348 pretty high.
The only downside is servicing costs are a bit pricey. There are some good independents in the UK where you can have quality work done at a decent price. 308/328 servicing costs should be substantially less as the engine doesn't have to come out for a major service.
Let me know if you have any other questions.......
Last edited by IngenereAMG; May 10, 2005 at 08:00 PM.
Senior Member
Joined: Jan 2004
Posts: 422
Likes: 1
From: Florida
07 ML63; 05 E55 (sold)
Originally Posted by lookatmeeee
I think I come in as the youngest.. Just got my SL55, and am 22. And no, I don't live at home, got a nice house in Newport Beach all paid off, and an apt in Los Angeles where I live during the year while going to grad school.
Member
Joined: Jul 2004
Posts: 213
Likes: 0
From: Sydney, AUS
'19 GT 4 63s ,'17 Bentley Bentayga, '06 Ford GT
Coming into this thread a bit late folks.
Got my mine last year while I was still 33. Have to say in this neck of the woods I'm pretty much the youngest. Mind you I remember one Saturday only weeks after getting mine, seeing a young 'ethnic' fellow (ok to me he looked like a punk, but I'm being polite
), not from my area, driving an all too slammed looking SL55. We're talking OTT suspension drop here, didn't look right at all. It seemed more than a bit suspect to me actually, as I didn't see it long enough to rule out it being 'badge swapped'.
Got my mine last year while I was still 33. Have to say in this neck of the woods I'm pretty much the youngest. Mind you I remember one Saturday only weeks after getting mine, seeing a young 'ethnic' fellow (ok to me he looked like a punk, but I'm being polite
), not from my area, driving an all too slammed looking SL55. We're talking OTT suspension drop here, didn't look right at all. It seemed more than a bit suspect to me actually, as I didn't see it long enough to rule out it being 'badge swapped'.
Senior Member
Joined: Feb 2005
Posts: 291
Likes: 0
From: Midlands, England
SLK 230
to the ferrari chap...
So not a fan of the F430, the 5XX or the Scagetti (however it is spelt). Although by the time i can afford one in 10 years time they will have probably brought out new models. When you say services costs are high - what are we talking about? £1000? £2000? I also hear they are not the best reliability wise? I have to say it is a toss up for me. I would like to own one amazing car in my life and the choices between ferrari, aston martin and bentley are growing...so who knows!
Super Member
Joined: Dec 2004
Posts: 948
Likes: 0
From: Irvine, California
'10 MB E63, '08 ML550 ('05 E55, '05 SL55, '08 E63 GONE)
Originally Posted by IngenereAMG
There was one kid that posted about a 'trust fund'. The only thing my parents showed me was the door!! God bless 'em...I hope they appreciate what they have.
Not that I'm rolling in it here, but should I "go" a little earlier than expected, my children can look forward to accessing their "trust funds" at a very slow and staggered pace. Any estate planner worth his salt is going to tell you that you should be VERY weary about passing your wealth on to your children in a lump some. I specifically remember my attorney saying, "You want to protect them from two things: predators and themselves. And not always in that order."
Enjoy your sleds folks!
~ Ian
Last edited by IanSL55; May 12, 2005 at 03:26 AM.
Super Member
Joined: Dec 2004
Posts: 948
Likes: 0
From: Irvine, California
'10 MB E63, '08 ML550 ('05 E55, '05 SL55, '08 E63 GONE)
Originally Posted by Machine
36
4 SL's in a year...
SL500 - Traded....nice, but not the car for me
SL55 - Traded...real fast, but drove a 65
SL65 - Traded...wanted the Silver Arrow
SL65 Silver Arrow....Done
4 SL's in a year...
SL500 - Traded....nice, but not the car for me
SL55 - Traded...real fast, but drove a 65
SL65 - Traded...wanted the Silver Arrow
SL65 Silver Arrow....Done
~ Ian
Member
Joined: Aug 2004
Posts: 122
Likes: 0
From: TX
F350 Diesel, CTS-V
Originally Posted by IanSL55
I did the same thing w/ a '05 SL500 to the SL55. I'm interested what kind of hit you took. It was the double taxes that killed me... Is it safe to assume you burned about $100K w/ three trades? That's a lot of love!
~ Ian
~ Ian
Hi Ian -
With the exception of the 500, all of these cars were traded in with less than 1000 miles on them, and the Silver Arrow had 270 miles on it when I picked it up two weeks ago. All in all, I spent less than $50K in trades getting to where I want to be. Not the wisest way to spend money, but I approached the SL with very limited knowledge in the first place. In the case of the SL - the 500 was an impulse buy... and it truly escalated from there - like a crack addict. I have no regrets, and to me, that's what counts.
I’ll post some pictures of this incredible car on Monday. Since this board has recently been flooded with posers of all types, I will place a little placard on my driver’s seat that will say MBWORLD.com so that I can quickly establish some credit without having an abundant amount of posts.
Senior Member
Joined: Jun 2004
Posts: 287
Likes: 0
From: Central California Coast
2004 SL55, 2005 E500 Wagon
Originally Posted by Machine
All in all, I spent less than $50K in trades getting to where I want to be.
Jim
Super Member
Joined: Dec 2004
Posts: 948
Likes: 0
From: Irvine, California
'10 MB E63, '08 ML550 ('05 E55, '05 SL55, '08 E63 GONE)
Originally Posted by Machine
Hi Ian - With the exception of the 500, all of these cars were traded in with less than 1000 miles on them, and the Silver Arrow had 270 miles on it when I picked it up two weeks ago. All in all, I spent less than $50K in trades getting to where I want to be. Not the wisest way to spend money, but I approached the SL with very limited knowledge in the first place. In the case of the SL - the 500 was an impulse buy... and it truly escalated from there - like a crack addict. I have no regrets, and to me, that's what counts.
The SL500
The SL55
Absolutely no regrets...
~ Ian
