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I thought I'd post some pics while I remember of my SL350.
Ive had the car for about 2 months now and am fairly happy with it...despite in the first week some old dear reversing into the front of it its been a pleasure to drive. The 3.5 v6 is really punchy and more than adequate for the aluminium chassis. In sport mode the car is fairly taut and does have a fairly composed driving feel. The interior is very luxurious and is a great place to be on a day to day basis. Boot space is fairly decent for having a folding roof.
I'll be honest I'm not 100% sold on the looks...but its def growing on me...i actually like the non-amg styling more as I feel the front end looks a bit "bull nose" on the AMG Sport version.
Things I don't like:
Brakes Squeak annoyingly
Boot doesn't open properly when pressed
The upgraded porcelain leather is a NIGHTMARE!!! with blue jeans....
When my car was getting repaired I had a loan SL which was in standard spec and i was flabbergasted that a cup holder is an option on this base price £72k car!!!
So all in all im fairly pleased with it...would i have paid retail for it...hell no, I took this car on a lease deal that was around in Nov last year for £270+Vat pm.
Ive had the car for about 2 months now and am fairly happy with it...despite in the first week some old dear reversing into the front of it its been a pleasure to drive. The 3.5 v6 is really punchy and more than adequate for the aluminium chassis. In sport mode the car is fairly taut and does have a fairly composed driving feel. The interior is very luxurious and is a great place to be on a day to day basis. Boot space is fairly decent for having a folding roof.
I'll be honest I'm not 100% sold on the looks...but its def growing on me...i actually like the non-amg styling more as I feel the front end looks a bit "bull nose" on the AMG Sport version.
Things I don't like:
Brakes Squeak annoyingly
Boot doesn't open properly when pressed
The upgraded porcelain leather is a NIGHTMARE!!! with blue jeans....
When my car was getting repaired I had a loan SL which was in standard spec and i was flabbergasted that a cup holder is an option on this base price £72k car!!!
So all in all im fairly pleased with it...would i have paid retail for it...hell no, I took this car on a lease deal that was around in Nov last year for £270+Vat pm.
its 10k per annum for the mileage.
I was about to buy a CLS Shooting Brake and this came up. The main reason why it was so cheap was because it didn't have the AMG styling and at the time MB had just launched the kit and suspension as standard on all new SL's with a £6k drop in price so this car was never going to sell on the forecourt..well in their eyes anyway so they slapped another 12k dealer contribution on top of the existing for some of these non AMG Sport versions left to get them out the door. Like I said earlier I didn't really like the AMG kit on the R231 (and I've always had AMG Mercs) I just felt it didn't look quite right...other will disagree but i wasn't fussed so took the deal. Bonus was i got panoramic, air-scarf, ambient lighting, upgraded leather & wooden steering wheel at no extra cost.
As for the styling of the R231 it does look better in the flesh...i think it will be like the BMW E60 where it will take a few years before it settles in and the MB range generalises. All in all though cars pretty decent.
I was about to buy a CLS Shooting Brake and this came up. The main reason why it was so cheap was because it didn't have the AMG styling and at the time MB had just launched the kit and suspension as standard on all new SL's with a £6k drop in price so this car was never going to sell on the forecourt..well in their eyes anyway so they slapped another 12k dealer contribution on top of the existing for some of these non AMG Sport versions left to get them out the door. Like I said earlier I didn't really like the AMG kit on the R231 (and I've always had AMG Mercs) I just felt it didn't look quite right...other will disagree but i wasn't fussed so took the deal. Bonus was i got panoramic, air-scarf, ambient lighting, upgraded leather & wooden steering wheel at no extra cost.
As for the styling of the R231 it does look better in the flesh...i think it will be like the BMW E60 where it will take a few years before it settles in and the MB range generalises. All in all though cars pretty decent.
Edited by barrieeld on Thursday 20th February 15:52
I think there is an option to buy in the terms but to be honest I prob wont...SL's are dropping like stones way more than the £5k per annum my lease is...the example I had on hire was a 900 mile example which was being sold for £49k!!!! that's like a £20k drop already for what is still a demo vehicle, i can only imagine in 2 years what they'll be worth...£30k maybe even less?
sgreenham said:
Mine was the same, very loud when pulling up to traffic lights etc. Mercedes have told me that there are updated pads for my car and they are going to replace all the pads once they get them in stock.
Did you ever get the pads replaced? I've got my car booked in next week to have the squeaking looked at.
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