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Old Dec 27, 2006 | 08:41 PM
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Anybody looking for an SL65 in SoCal?

Two SL65's going through Riverside's Highline auction next week. Pretty rare occurrence and a great bargain for anyone in the market for an SL65.

2005 SL65 Black/Black 21,960 miles, PDC, keyless go, Panorama, comfort seats
Minor scratches on the car, hood has been replaced. Under warranty.

2006 SL65 Black/black 10,485 miles, keyless go, panorama, comfort package
Hood replaced, LF and RF fenders replaced. Under warranty.

The 2005 will probably go south of $100k. The 2006 will probably be under $120k.

Don't know the severity of damage or the quality of repairs. Both cars being sold by Mercedes Benz Financial; probably lease turn-in's.

Contact your local used car dealer if you're interested!
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Old Jan 4, 2007 | 08:29 PM
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The 2005 SL65 went for $88,000
The 2006 SL65 went for $108,500

There was an 2006 S65 that sold for $94,500 and a 2005 CL65 that went for $89,500

Lastly, there was a Mclaren SLR that the seller wanted $320k for.
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Old Jan 4, 2007 | 09:03 PM
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Lastly, there was a Mclaren SLR that the seller wanted $320k for.
Thanks for the intel JL.

Does that mean the SLR couldn't catch a bid at 320?
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Old Jan 4, 2007 | 09:07 PM
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Highest bid was $317k. The seller wanted $320k. Deal fell through because of **three thousand dollars**
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Old Jan 4, 2007 | 09:28 PM
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Highest bid was $317k. The seller wanted $320k. Deal fell through because of **three thousand dollars**
Roughly 1%!

Go figure.
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Old Jan 4, 2007 | 11:23 PM
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Originally Posted by DFW01E55
Roughly 1%!

Go figure.
Wow, just wow
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Old Jan 5, 2007 | 01:56 PM
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Highest bid was $317k. The seller wanted $320k. Deal fell through because of **three thousand dollars**
Wonder if they went offline to close the deal?

If this sort of a deal fell through over less than 1% of the price, then both parties are rather daft...
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Old Jan 5, 2007 | 02:03 PM
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Happens all the time. On lower priced cars, sometimes the difference is $200.
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Any idea why the hoods were replaced on both cars? is there an issue with hoods?
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Old Jan 5, 2007 | 02:24 PM
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Don't know.
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Old Jan 9, 2007 | 12:11 AM
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Sounds a bit silly for the sake of $3000
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Old Jan 10, 2007 | 06:59 AM
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LOL -- Its probably Lindsey Lohan's jacked up SL65 thats on the block! :-P
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Old Jan 18, 2007 | 04:22 AM
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Hey ...

Do you know of any more upcoming auctions for SL65's in this shape? I would love to get my hands on SL65 for $88k~

Im seriously looking so I appreciate any help or tips on how to find out what cars will be passing through auctions.

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Old Jan 18, 2007 | 04:39 AM
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Originally Posted by jl88
Two SL65's going through Riverside's Highline auction next week. Pretty rare occurrence and a great bargain for anyone in the market for an SL65.

2005 SL65 Black/Black 21,960 miles, PDC, keyless go, Panorama, comfort seats
Minor scratches on the car, hood has been replaced. Under warranty.
BTW ... I just found this car on Autotrader ... listed for $104,895 ... lol.

http://www.autotrader.com/fyc/vdp.js...=1&cardist=915
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Old Jan 18, 2007 | 11:30 AM
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Originally Posted by jl88
The 2005 SL65 went for $88,000
The 2006 SL65 went for $108,500

There was an 2006 S65 that sold for $94,500 and a 2005 CL65 that went for $89,500

Lastly, there was a Mclaren SLR that the seller wanted $320k for.
I wish I saw this earlier
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Old Jan 21, 2007 | 03:53 AM
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BTW ... I just found this car on Autotrader ... listed for $104,895 ... lol.

http://www.autotrader.com/fyc/vdp.js...=1&cardist=915

OMG!! They just raised the price to $134,895 ... thats WITH the damage you listed.

I always heard Luxury Motors in Chicago were scammers.
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Old Jan 21, 2007 | 04:56 PM
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They'll never get even close to that much. They would have been lucky to the the 105k even if no one knew about the damage.
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Old Jan 23, 2007 | 03:05 PM
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I'll post details of any new auctions (Riverside highline is coming next thursday). It is completely random and the X65 models are rare. I'm not an advertiser so I don't want to get banned or my posts removed, but i'll post any information I find and we can go from there.

$134k.... that's hysterical. Good thing I don't call myself a car salesperson :P
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Old Jan 28, 2007 | 02:15 AM
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If you find a CL65, I would consider a 2005+ as well as the SL65.
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