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Old Jan 30, 2005 | 01:27 AM
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I live in Scottsdale, AZ. I have been looking for an 04 SL55 Silver/Berry loaded car for two months. I have searched dealers in two states, e-bay, AutoTrader, etc and I can't find this car. I finally found this forum. I need some help and advice. Give me some suggestions, please.
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Old Jan 30, 2005 | 12:03 PM
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I live in Scottsdale, AZ. I have been looking for an 04 SL55 Silver/Berry loaded car for two months. I have searched dealers in two states, e-bay, AutoTrader, etc and I can't find this car. I finally found this forum. I need some help and advice. Give me some suggestions, please.
Nice color choice!
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Originally Posted by joshuableu
I live in Scottsdale, AZ. I have been looking for an 04 SL55 Silver/Berry loaded car for two months. I have searched dealers in two states, e-bay, AutoTrader, etc and I can't find this car. I finally found this forum. I need some help and advice. Give me some suggestions, please.
With the price for CPO cars at dealers for the 55s, you may be better off with a new car especially with the new DVD nav. That berry red is hard to find.

But I thought the AMGs only come with black interior? I don't know.
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Old Jan 30, 2005 | 01:58 PM
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With the price for CPO cars at dealers for the 55s, you may be better off with a new car especially with the new DVD nav. That berry red is hard to find.

But I thought the AMGs only come with black interior? I don't know.
In the US, AMG SL's can be had with Charcoal, Berry, Ash, or Black interiors.
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Old Jan 30, 2005 | 03:36 PM
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I live in Scottsdale, AZ. I have been looking for an 04 SL55 Silver/Berry loaded car for two months. I have searched dealers in two states, e-bay, AutoTrader, etc and I can't find this car. I finally found this forum. I need some help and advice. Give me some suggestions, please.
TOUGH TOUGH combination to find. I was considering the same and was told that it would have to be special ordered (and my dealership is the largest in the nation).

I would think that anyone who would order this combination would be a SERIOUS car affactionado... hard to see anyone selling a 2004 for a few years now.

Good luck and GREAT choice.

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TOUGH TOUGH combination to find. I was considering the same and was told that it would have to be special ordered (and my dealership is the largest in the nation).

I would think that anyone who would order this combination would be a SERIOUS car affactionado... hard to see anyone selling a 2004 for a few years now.

Good luck and GREAT choice.

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I too thought it would be hard to find but there are 4 cars on e-bay now that have the silver/berry combination just no options.
Is there a service that can locate a used car like this?
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I too thought it would be hard to find but there are 4 cars on e-bay now that have the silver/berry combination just no options.
Is there a service that can locate a used car like this?
Try autotrader.com.

Or, you can also contact MB dealers in some of the larger markets.
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Old Jan 31, 2005 | 11:18 AM
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Additionally, you can search MBZ CPO stock on the mercedes website. I think it lists inventory from all their dealers in North America...

There is a nice '04 fully loaded, Brillant Silver with Ash interior in Pleasanton, CA. Was the dealers' own car. About 12K miles w/ the SL65 rims.

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