SLS

[vpr]

What do we think?

There seems to be a few on the market now and are the prices softening, what's the long to medium term with these do you think?

[Doppelkupplung]

Values have plateued from the spring but they remain strong. There is certainly market turnover which suggests a medium has been found. I fear the new GT models released next year will put pressure on SLS prices, certainly the SLS roadster as the GTC looks amazing. Long term I think they are still a good buy especially if owners don't do many miles.

Awesome car and I miss mine

[Big Brin]

I speculated that the SLS was being moved on by owners who could get their kicks from a GTS at a fraction of the cost.....and put some wedge into the bank. When I was looking there were about 3 on sale....and all highly priced.I went for a GTS in the end and in six months I'd guess 25-ish SLS's came to market! I sold on the GTS (I doubt I'd have sold on an SLS) and I'd still go for an SLS if the prices soften just a tad. IIRC I read recently at H&H auctions an SLS coupe went for 115k.....but I couldn't tell if there was buyer's premium to add on.

Personally, I think they will always be the 'one' to have because if the connection to the original Gullwing / and 300SL.

[Alpinestars]

Didn't the Top555 car sell recently? Was advertised at c£155 from memory.

[orbtar]

There are quite a few for sale but the ones which are sensibly priced do seem to move reasonably quickly. There are lots of early (2010) low spec, high miles examples advertised at ridiculous prices, these tend to stay unsold. I can't see the new model cars next year having any effect on the prices, there aren't going to be any more SLS's whereas Mercedes will build more GT/GTS etc than the market needs - guaranteed.
Wish I had kept my gullwing but after running it back to back with a roadster for six months I kept the better car, not the better investment.

[orbtar]

There are quite a few for sale but the ones which are sensibly priced do seem to move reasonably quickly. There are lots of early (2010) low spec, high miles examples advertised at ridiculous prices, these tend to stay unsold. I can't see the new model cars next year having any effect on the prices, there aren't going to be any more SLS's whereas Mercedes will build more GT/GTS etc than the market needs - guaranteed.
Wish I had kept my gullwing but after running it back to back with a roadster for six months I kept the better car, not the better investment.

[Lagerlout]

Interested on why you rate the roadster higher than the coupe? Is it the experience with the roof down or?

[mickyveloce]

One of the coolest cars around still. The old man bought this new in October 2010, and still has it. I'm guessing there won't be many in original ownership around now. This car is still under 10k miles, and value is nigh on what it originally cost.

It's been cheap to run, totally reliable and pretty much irreplaceable.

[vpr]

Interesting

Still confidence amongst you all

I think prices rose, owners capitalised on this and there were quite a few on the market. There now seems to be a few less though still no shortage

There will never be another SLS or Gullwinged Merc plus the normally aspirated big capacity lump is a thing of the past

So it has a lot going for it

I'm gonna hang on to mine though I bought it 4 years ago to use daily but they have become mileage sensitive so I've had to be careful with it and put it away....not much fun in that

[orbtar]

Lagerlout said:

Interested on why you rate the roadster higher than the coupe? Is it the experience with the roof down or?

It's a much better car all round, the gullwing interior is really claustrophobic, especially if you are tall, your head sits in a dark bubble miles away from the windscreen, on a sunny day in an SLS you cannot see the sun, it sounds daft but that is what it was like, viewing the outside through a letterbox. Also, whenever you put your foot down and the back end flicks out your head collides with the equivalent of an iron bar. Despite this, wish I had kept the car, I bought it new on the last day of 2011, heavily discounted to £130,000 and it still managed to lose £40k in about 19 months, it would be well in profit if I had kept it.

[L33]

I sold mine in July. I'm sorry to say I don't miss it either.
At the time my daily driver was an A45 which I considered much more "fun" to drive than the SLS

Mine was a 2010 model in silver with black, with the right options and 8k miles. I got strong money for the car with a private sale.

What I fail to understand is some of the over inflated prices people are asking - the fact the large majority of these cars are still for sale nearly 6 months on says it all. A low mileage, immaculate car in a good colour with favourable options will always hold a premium but sellers asking over £165k are simply living in cloud cuckoo land - regardless of spec and mileage (black series and GT excluded).

If you like what the SLS offers as a driver / ownership experience then great but don't buy as an investment. They went up in value far too quickly last year and I can only see prices softening in the short term.

[Ducati0]

Outside of service history & MOT's is there anyway of checking if genuine mileage on SLS ? Am thinking of buying a sensible miles car, but with good few owners.