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Discussion in 'General Automotive Discussion' started by douglas360, May 12, 2017.

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  1. douglas360

    douglas360 Karting

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    #1 douglas360, May 12, 2017
    I need to thin the herd in the garage (happy wife, happy life situation) and have it narrowed down to 1 of 2 cars - a gated 6 speed 360 Modena or a SLS AMG Gullwing. Both were bought with long term collectability (10+ year time horizon) in mind.

    Every day I wake up with a different opinion on this question; it's a real "Sophie's choice" for me. I'm curious to get people's input on which one should get sold and why.
     
  2. BMW.SauberF1Team

    BMW.SauberF1Team F1 World Champ

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    #2 BMW.SauberF1Team, May 12, 2017
    The SLS seems like a very special car and not something MB makes frequently like the run of the mill AMGs. The 360 is one of many great mid-engine V8 Ferraris and will always have a successor you can go into the dealer and buy. I say keep the SLS. Longterm maintenance costs I don't know, but it shouldn't be out of control.

    You can always get another mid-engine V8 Ferrari later and probably for less. The Gullwing won't be as replaceable.

    The exception to this is the Stradale, but you said you have a gated 360 so it's not one of those.
     
  3. tbakowsky

    tbakowsky F1 World Champ
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    #3 tbakowsky, May 12, 2017
    IMHO the SLS, looks like a penis. Fast car and it does all the right things, but I just can't get past the look of it, kinda like the SLR. The 360 is a really nice looking machine, although slightly bland. Go with what you like.
     
  4. douglas360

    douglas360 Karting

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    #4 douglas360, May 13, 2017
    Good input, thanks for the opinions. Hadn't really thought about it that way.

    SLR is far more penis looking than SLS. :^)
     
  5. ross

    ross Three Time F1 World Champ
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    #5 ross, May 14, 2017
    drop the modena and keep the gullwing.

    or, take your wife out for dinner, give her a gucci purse, a piece of jewelry.....

    and keep them both :)
     
  6. douglas360

    douglas360 Karting

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    #6 douglas360, May 22, 2017
    Ok, looks like I'm gonna drop the Modena. Probably be on BaT soon.

    Next question, do you think it would pay off to do a couple cosmetic things to it (leather dash wrinkles is the main one) or sell it as-is? If I spend $5k on these items, do you think I'll get the money back on resale?
     
  7. RossoNero

    RossoNero Karting

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    #7 RossoNero, May 22, 2017
    Cosmetic clean ups make the car sell faster, but not for more.

    My 2c


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  8. Rifledriver

    Rifledriver Three Time F1 World Champ

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    #8 Rifledriver, May 22, 2017
    You're selling a 6 speed 360.

    You don't need to do anything to it.
     

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