[R129 SL] New car

[chris wadlow]

I agree. This is the best one to go for. I have a 1990 500SL in light 
metalic blue which has only completed 55000 miles from new. It is a great 
car and is not tied down with lots of unreliable computer controls. You 
couldn't buy mine for 15000 euros or anything close.
Good luck with your search and if you want any specific advice from an 
enthusiastic owner feel free to e-mail me.
Regards Chris.


>From: George - R129 <george.simpson.r129 at tiscali.fr>
>Reply-To: SL Mailing List <r129list at mbcoupes.com>
>To: SL Mailing List <r129list at mbcoupes.com>
>Subject: Re: [R129 SL] New car
>Date: Sun, 21 May 2006 00:49:20 +0200
>
>Patrick - you definitely need an R129 500SL of 1990 which was the second 
>year of their production. Later models were strangled and MB were losing 
>quality but the first years saw 325 bhp and all the extras you could 
>possibly wish for as standard - memory seats/mirrors (3), cruise control, 
>leather, hard/soft top, automatic, a/c etc. etc.,  - hell, they cost about 
>EUR 90,000 new !!!
>
>By chance, I happen to have one for sale. Burnt silver (a light metallic 
>beige) with tobacco brown leather seats and a dark brown hood. It has the 
>child seats and adaptive suspension options plus the original necker Mexico 
>2000 and a Silversone Becker 10 CD player in the boot. It's LHD and only 
>160K km with full MB service and EUR 4K spent in the last 3 years. Yours 
>for EUR15,000 - a steal.
>
>George Simpson
>Cognac
>
>
>
>
>Patrick McMurray wrote:
>>Gentlemen
>>  I am presently considering buying an SL (Ipresently have an SEC) and was 
>>wondering if there is any particular model I should have a preference for 
>>and if there were any major changes to spec. that would make a certain 
>>year more preferable?.
>>Also I will be looking in the UK so are there any potential problems that 
>>need looking out for.
>>   Any help would be much appreciated.
>>   Many thanks
>>   Patrick
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