halm

I am looking for a 2005 SL55 in black or pewter.

What options should I consider as must have and which are nice to have but not deal breakers.

Thanks,
Hal

roberthechter

All these options are nice

AMGfan

To be honest with you, the only option I use on a regular basis is the keyless go. If you aren't upgrading your COMAND, the voice command feature would probably be useful. I rarely notice my pano and usually have the sun shade shut...

The ventilated seats are better in my 65 than my 55...but I only really feel the cooling function when I have shorts on and the heating function is what I find most useful to warm up my back before I play golf in the morning.

The biggest thing about the SL55/65 is the engine and convertible top and really the only reason I got mine...everything else is gravy and if I didn't have them it wouldn't have been a deal breaker.

Sunir

Well said Jon...Truthfully my car has no options, I like it that way and purposely looked for one that was not optioned. In the used car market options are grossly de-valued as deppreciation sets in to even out the market for cars w/ or w/out options. Furthermore, having a whole bunch of stuff means more things that (1) can go wrong (2) cost more to replace if need by by aftermarket or OE.

Just my $0.02

jmf003

My car has a reasonably long option list but the only one I use regularly is the seat ventilation.

The one option that would be a pass in my book is the Pano roof. Other folks feel differently about that option.

Good luck with the search!