SL55/63/65/R230 AMG: 6 Months of ownership of 2006 SL55 AMG
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2006 SL55 AMG
6 Months of ownership of 2006 SL55 AMG
Hi all, My wife and I have had our 2006 SL55 AMG for 6 months now, since I bought it for her for Valentines Day 2009. I say ours because I drive it more than she does, but only because she lets me.
I would like to share my thoughts on this car. First, a little history on this car. It was leased to its original owner on 8-25-2005 from the Mercedes Benz Dealership on Ventura Blvd. in Southern California. In Jan. 2009 the original owner turned it in to the Las Vegas, NV Mercedes Benz Dealership as the lease was up. Sounds like it was a 39 month lease. The mileage was 32,000 miles in 39 months. Mercedes Benz Lease Company wanted way too much for the car and so the dealer that it was turned in to declined to purchase it and MB leasing Co. paid that LV dealer to detail it and drop it off at the Manheim Auction in Las Vegas. It went through the auction in Jan. 09 and sold to a local independant dealer for $43,500. If Mercedes Benz Leasing, who owned the car when it was turned in to the LV MB dealer would have sold it to that dealer for this price, they would of bought it, but Mercedes Benz Leasing Co. wanted alot more, so because of that, this car ended up with a wholesaler, who sold it to me for $47,000.00 with 32,300 miles on it. Because this car was so loaded with options and had 6 months of factory warranty left on it, and the price sounded right, I bought it. I found out this info when I went to the LV Mercedes Benz dealership in Feb 09 to purchase an extended warranty on this car. I did purchase the 6 year 60,000 mile 0 ded. warranty for $4,500 so this car is now under warranty till Feb 2015 or 92,000 miles, (60,000 miles + 32,000 miles) Now, with that out of the way. Our thoughts.
This car is Awesome. The pewter metallic is very beautiful. This car is flawless inside and out and the power is out of this world! we now have 43,500 miles on it and it just feels faster today as it ever has. Along with that we love the options on this car, If you have never driven a car with Distronic, your in for a treat. Its cool how it puts the brakes on when you come up to a slower car and accelerates when the road opens up. The parktronic is nice because its front and rear. The pano roof is awesome and looks good to. Keyless-Go is a must, Bi-Xenon headlights, also a must. We enjoy the voice control for the phone, it's great and we have the blue tooth adapter installed. It was nice to get $10,000 in options with this car. It runs great and the power delivery is awesome. I have no dislikes and plan to keep the car until 2015. We always get compliments and I never see another SL55 in this color. Its been great putting 10,000 miles on this car in the last 6 months, Thanks for listening, bob
I would like to share my thoughts on this car. First, a little history on this car. It was leased to its original owner on 8-25-2005 from the Mercedes Benz Dealership on Ventura Blvd. in Southern California. In Jan. 2009 the original owner turned it in to the Las Vegas, NV Mercedes Benz Dealership as the lease was up. Sounds like it was a 39 month lease. The mileage was 32,000 miles in 39 months. Mercedes Benz Lease Company wanted way too much for the car and so the dealer that it was turned in to declined to purchase it and MB leasing Co. paid that LV dealer to detail it and drop it off at the Manheim Auction in Las Vegas. It went through the auction in Jan. 09 and sold to a local independant dealer for $43,500. If Mercedes Benz Leasing, who owned the car when it was turned in to the LV MB dealer would have sold it to that dealer for this price, they would of bought it, but Mercedes Benz Leasing Co. wanted alot more, so because of that, this car ended up with a wholesaler, who sold it to me for $47,000.00 with 32,300 miles on it. Because this car was so loaded with options and had 6 months of factory warranty left on it, and the price sounded right, I bought it. I found out this info when I went to the LV Mercedes Benz dealership in Feb 09 to purchase an extended warranty on this car. I did purchase the 6 year 60,000 mile 0 ded. warranty for $4,500 so this car is now under warranty till Feb 2015 or 92,000 miles, (60,000 miles + 32,000 miles) Now, with that out of the way. Our thoughts.
This car is Awesome. The pewter metallic is very beautiful. This car is flawless inside and out and the power is out of this world! we now have 43,500 miles on it and it just feels faster today as it ever has. Along with that we love the options on this car, If you have never driven a car with Distronic, your in for a treat. Its cool how it puts the brakes on when you come up to a slower car and accelerates when the road opens up. The parktronic is nice because its front and rear. The pano roof is awesome and looks good to. Keyless-Go is a must, Bi-Xenon headlights, also a must. We enjoy the voice control for the phone, it's great and we have the blue tooth adapter installed. It was nice to get $10,000 in options with this car. It runs great and the power delivery is awesome. I have no dislikes and plan to keep the car until 2015. We always get compliments and I never see another SL55 in this color. Its been great putting 10,000 miles on this car in the last 6 months, Thanks for listening, bob
