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Old Mar 26, 2004 | 11:08 AM
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Question Would like to order new '04 SL55 for May/June delivery?

Hello, I would like order a new SL55 for early summer delivery. I am in the Chicago area. Does anyone know of any dealers with open production slots?

Or should I just wait for a 2005 model?
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Old Mar 26, 2004 | 11:30 AM
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You shoul wait. I ordered yesterday but said the salesperson, that the car should be build from first week of june. From then on you get the actual DVD Command system and a different manual programm for the gearbox. The facelift will come next year and will most probably NOT get the SLR F1 nose. Hope I could help. Please excuse my poor english.
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Old Mar 26, 2004 | 05:32 PM
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If it's only a few months difference it's always better to wait for the newer model year.
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Re: Would like to order new '04 SL55 for May/June delivery?

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Hello, I would like order a new SL55 for early summer delivery. I am in the Chicago area. Does anyone know of any dealers with open production slots?

Or should I just wait for a 2005 model?
That's pretty cool that you could order one and take delivery that quickly. In AZ my dealer says that it is still a 1 year lead time on the SL55.
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I have actually been on the list for over a year with a cooperative dealer who is letting me move along my spot month to month so I can time my delivery.

The SL55 still has a decent wait time although there are a growing number of used ones available. I could get a low mileage, used SL55 today if I wanted. But at this point I am going to wait and get a new 2005.
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