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SL55/63/65/R230 AMG: Need your recommend

Old Oct 3, 2010 | 01:54 AM
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Need your recommend

I found 03 SL55 with 35,000 mile with $5000 cheaper than 05 Sl55 at 57000 miles.
Should i bbuy 03 or 05
Also what do you think about bungundy color
Thank you
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Old Oct 9, 2010 | 10:23 AM
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Originally Posted by aissupply
I found 03 SL55 with 35,000 mile with $5000 cheaper than 05 Sl55 at 57000 miles.
Should i bbuy 03 or 05
Also what do you think about bungundy color
Thank you
Either '03 or '05 could be fine and the lower mileage the better but the service history matters most of all. If the car has already been unreliable in the past it's likely to just get worse in the future.

Good luck with your search!
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Old Oct 9, 2010 | 11:07 AM
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the 03 nav is awful, but I guess the 05 is too, it just looks nicer. If you are planning to gut the stereo, I'd say go with the lower mile option.

black is the only color for an SL, but that is an extremely biased opinion.
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Old Oct 9, 2010 | 11:09 AM
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05 has too many mi. Keep looking or go for the 03
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Old Oct 9, 2010 | 11:13 AM
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03 with 35k means the car might have been stored in the winter... If it is a private sale make sure you ask the owner about his Winter storage procedure.
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Old Oct 10, 2010 | 12:56 PM
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Get an SL55 with warranty. If it doesn't have one GET ONE ASAP. One trip to the dealer will cost you a min of $600 for something small and $2,000 for something normal.

Warranty is a must.

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Old Oct 10, 2010 | 08:32 PM
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Look some more...

Lots of great low mile SLs on MSN.com autos....
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Old Oct 10, 2010 | 11:52 PM
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Buying one of these based on price can be false economy. Many of these cars have been trouble since day one. Others (like mine), have been brilliant. It is far more important to find a well cared for car, with a great service history, than save a few thousand up front.
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