SLR/C199/R199/Z199: Accepting Offers on New SLR!!
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I was off a bit on the exact numbers but here is what the Wikipedia entry for MB SLR says: "Mercedes-Benz has stated that they will build 3500 SLRs in a span of over 7 years, with an annual production of only 500 cars. The 1000th car was produced in February 2006, in black for a Japanese customer."
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imho, few cars built doesn't always mean it's worth more.
the last year of the 928GTS for 1995, i think there were less than 125 made in the US. also, look at the carrera GT or the aston martins...or even the S65's. all three are relatively rare, but they've all taken major hits for the first 2 yrs despite the scarcity.
the last year of the 928GTS for 1995, i think there were less than 125 made in the US. also, look at the carrera GT or the aston martins...or even the S65's. all three are relatively rare, but they've all taken major hits for the first 2 yrs despite the scarcity.
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imho, few cars built doesn't always mean it's worth more.
the last year of the 928GTS for 1995, i think there were less than 125 made in the US. also, look at the carrera GT or the aston martins...or even the S65's. all three are relatively rare, but they've all taken major hits for the first 2 yrs despite the scarcity.
the last year of the 928GTS for 1995, i think there were less than 125 made in the US. also, look at the carrera GT or the aston martins...or even the S65's. all three are relatively rare, but they've all taken major hits for the first 2 yrs despite the scarcity.
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Shame on MB's greed, then. What did it expect to happen when it stickered these things in the $480k range? Geez, the Ford GT only costs about $250k and it's more racer than grand tourer. Plus, for $400k, why does the SLR have the 2002 C-class radio headunit in it??? Lame, really lame (the pricing). MB's marketing/pricing people deserve to lose their jobs over that bit of misjudgment.
But seriously, the whole bloom came off the SLR rose at the thought of Britney's bare, shaved, and raunchy truckstop muff slurping around on the fine leather seats of Paris Hilton's SLR...
But seriously, the whole bloom came off the SLR rose at the thought of Britney's bare, shaved, and raunchy truckstop muff slurping around on the fine leather seats of Paris Hilton's SLR...
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UGH...I hate that ho and when I saw that I wanted to vomit everywhere. Seriously what happend to that thing?? she had a c-section too so she has no childbirth excuse for its appearance...
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at least mercedes has the common sense to color-match the backlights in the radio LCD's to the color of the dashboard lighting: my 01 SLK had orange lighting in the radio to match the dash; the e classes that year had the same radio with white/blue lighting to match their dash lights. on the other hand, the corvette (at least in the 98-05 frame) had dark blue dash lighting, and the radio? that awful, cheap looking green lcd. lamer than lame, if only for the obviousness of the lack of attention to detail. in a nutshell, when GM starts to get stuff like that right (consider the XLR-V), they can produce a stunning product; otherwise, it's easy to get the impression that no one minding the shop seems to care very much.
anyway, where were we? oh yes, about Britney's ****...
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anyway, where were we? oh yes, about Britney's ****...
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Say, doesn't this look like an SLR that Britney is sitting in... in this now set of famous naked crotch shots being circulated all over the place? She is with her vixen pal Paris Hilton whom seems to have her exposed crotch shot by photographers left and right as well. I dare not place an actual crotch shot here, but I can place this teaser, which is the least exposed shot amongst a series of shots sent me last night...
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A year later and price predictions were way off.
CGT is back over $400k and SLR is still hovering slightly above $300k,not much depreciation to note,certainly no SLRs at $200k anywhere,regardless of mileage.
CGT is back over $400k and SLR is still hovering slightly above $300k,not much depreciation to note,certainly no SLRs at $200k anywhere,regardless of mileage.
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And as production stops, more and more of them are shipped overseas, the prices will start to climb.
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My understanding of the radio choice is as follows: The SLR was in development at the time of the C class, the monocoque is formed into a one piece design including the center console, by the time the SLR went into production the radio was old news and a retro fit would be to expensive. The audio system is D2B (first generation fiber optics) which has the radio, amp, tele aid and ctel system, the next generation is MOST in which the entire system works much faster and is not compatible with D2B. My opinion is who needs a radio when you can listen to the awsome exhaust tone!
MB has now taken the SLR into a new level with the 722 GT which has it's own series, you can go to the RENNTECH site and see, yes they are the official support and authorized dealer for the 722 GT. It's about time they allow the owners to be able to use and experience the full potential of the vehicle!
MB has now taken the SLR into a new level with the 722 GT which has it's own series, you can go to the RENNTECH site and see, yes they are the official support and authorized dealer for the 722 GT. It's about time they allow the owners to be able to use and experience the full potential of the vehicle!
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MB has now taken the SLR into a new level with the 722 GT which has it's own series, you can go to the RENNTECH site and see, yes they are the official support and authorized dealer for the 722 GT. It's about time they allow the owners to be able to use and experience the full potential of the vehicle!
Its always about the funds.
