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1992 Mercedes Benz 500SL, any experiences?

Discussion in 'Other German' started by 88MONDIAL, Jul 30, 2009.

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  1. 88MONDIAL

    88MONDIAL Formula 3

    Apr 13, 2005
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    Jim Smith
    #1 88MONDIAL, Jul 30, 2009
    Thinking of buying one with around 110k miles on her as a 4th car. Anything that is prone to break or watch out for on these cars? Pretty robust? I have little knowledge of them, but always liked them. Would like to hear if anyone has had them and what they've heard about them.
    Thanks.
     
  2. Roell

    Roell Karting

    Oct 31, 2005
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    Milwaukee
    #2 Roell, Aug 3, 2009
    Have't owned an SL, but I would imagine that it would still be fall in the "when Mercedes built builtproof cars" era. If it would be a 4th car, it would probably be driven rarely, so upkeep may be not a hugh issue.
     
  3. albert328gts

    albert328gts Formula 3
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    Oct 31, 2003
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    #3 albert328gts, Aug 3, 2009
    Nope, owned a 92, 95 and 97 SL, loved the cars hated the maintenance. Once out of warranty its not worth it to keep it. I once spend over $7500,00 in computer modules in once year, that was 8 months out of warranty and Mercedes Benz North America even stated to me that I would be better off getting a new one.
     
  4. Auraraptor

    Auraraptor F1 World Champ
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    #4 Auraraptor, Aug 4, 2009
    They have wiring issues which lead to major computer issues when the former fails. In short, early cars had poor insulation/used an improper gauge. The problem was most evident on early V12s which ran hotter under the hood, but no SL was immune.
     

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