May 22, 2019, 09:27 AM
tacfoleyMercedes-Benz SL350/500 anybody?
Right now I'm feeling the need to have some old-fashioned cruising luxury in my autumn years, and my mind is moving inexorably in the direction of MB and the SL-series of two-seaters. I'm very lucky to have had around twenty MB of one kind or another over the last forty-something years, and my local specialist is a good friend, as well as the possessor of a shop to die for.
Anybody here with real-life experience of ownership, please step up. Just to say that my eyes are wide one on this one, having had an '83 380 SL for almost fifteen years - a California car, here in UK, yet.
TIA
May 22, 2019, 09:41 AM
BigCityNever mind. I thought this was a karma thread...
May 22, 2019, 09:54 AM
chellim1Beautiful cars.
I have no experience with the newer SL350/500 but had the opportunity to drive the 1990 era SL450 for a while and it sure was a lot of fun.

May 22, 2019, 12:17 PM
HRKFind an AMG, even in GB with the speed laws you'll at least get that great v8 growl out of the exhaust.
83 380SL, Had a yellow with tan interior then an 86 white with dark burgundy
May 22, 2019, 02:31 PM
BluecobraI have an SL65 AMG. It is a great car, terribly fast and gets around 12 mpg around town. What's not to love?
They can be expensive to maintain but so far I have not had any major repairs.<knocks on wood>. The ultimate cruiser.