SuperDave

On my '05 SL55.........have I killed the resale value?????

Wifey and I were house-hunting and the miles/time got away from us...................

Car has had 1 oil change at 3500.............will wait to 7K for the next one, in spite of the fact that the display says we are 19 days overdue for a Type "A" service..........

Kev04C320

You should go into Service A after 1 year regardless of mileage

6K miles will not kill the resale coz these cars depreciate like crazy anyways. I bought my car new 95K in Oct '05 and I would be lucky to get 65K trade today.

SuperDave

You bought a Brand New '05 SL55AMG for 95K???????

My hat is off to you..............

Kev04C320

Do you need some prescription lens for your presbyopia?

Look at my signature and you can see that I have an E55 AMG with designo Espresso package.

AdamG@NorCal

Dave, Dave.....

Kevin has an E55...


Regardless Dave, you should just get an oil change. It doesnt hurt anyway.

xecution

Yeah, but then the dealership will sell you a car they make money off of, and then sell your car for 10 G more than they gave you. The depreciation is bad, but the scam is even worst.

Kev04C320

If you come to our board, you'd see that people are getting way better deals for CPO cars. An '03 is going for around 50K at the dealership. Some one just picked up a high mileage '05 with a couple grand more.

Also, if you look at the auction prices, you can see the true depreciation of our cars.

With that said, I'm leasing my next car coz I don't want to deal with this depreciation crap.

bfnnrgn

It could be worse, you could have an SL65. Talk about depriciation.

Speed Thrills

Roger that. Just picked up an 06 SL65 with 4k miles for $120k. I still cant figure out why this car took such a monster hit. Cant sit well with the original owners.

bfnnrgn

Congrats on your fine purchase, enjoy it in good health. The SL65 is a steal for the prices they're going for these days. I was tempted by one, but the shiney red SLK begged me to take it home instead.

SuperDave

OOps, sorry..........My Alzheimer's must be acting up........

Kev04C320

Dude, don't worry, I'm just bustin' your chops

Just enjoy the beast and the open air. Don't worry about the mileage. It's not a Ferrari or Lambo. These cars are meant to be driven.

SuperDave

Kevin,
Just took a good look at Your car..........if ever the term "Sleeper" could be applied/defined............yer car is it, IMO.....i.e. a car that will eat almost anything on 4 wheels before the poor unfortunate in the other lane even knew what was happening....................

Dave

P.S. Before I "Officially" went into retirement, I drove an E55 that was in our shop for service.............The acceleration convinced me to get a Merz.