2000 SL - R129 or later?
2000 SL - R129 or later?
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BERGS2

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2,836 posts

274 months

Wednesday 10th July 2019
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https://www.barons-auctions.com/view-lot/3109/for-...

this is confusing me - is it a body kitted older R129?

i'm sorely tempted to just have a punt as its just down the road and i've got next monday off hehe

anyone got any info on these?

Jimmy Recard

17,547 posts

205 months

Wednesday 10th July 2019
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Yeah. That's just an R129 with a stunner of a bodykit

niva441

2,105 posts

257 months

Wednesday 10th July 2019
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It would have been better if there was a body kit to make a later model look as elegant as a R129.

Old Merc

3,805 posts

193 months

Sunday 14th July 2019
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niva441 said:
It would have been better if there was a body kit to make a later model look as elegant as a R129.
I agree, everything about it does not make sense. A lovely 1997 R129 has had around £20K spent to make look ghastly. First registered 2000,how come?. yours for around £6000, why?. An immaculate original 97 R129 would fetch something between £12K - £15K today,may be more? .

TR4man

5,484 posts

200 months

Sunday 14th July 2019
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...and it's been converted to run on LPG too!

Someone buy it and scrap it please.

BlueMR2

9,321 posts

228 months

Wednesday 17th July 2019
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They probably liked the look of the newer one but wanted the build, reliability and ride of the legendary R129.

They call it an SLR bodykit however, so it's not meant to look like a an R230.

Without that spitfire engine under the hood though... just not right.

CarsOrBikes

1,158 posts

210 months

Thursday 18th July 2019
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….yuk

PositronicRay

28,766 posts

209 months

Thursday 18th July 2019
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Rear seats?

ChrisHampshire

97 posts

209 months

Thursday 18th July 2019
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Sorry but that is just minging

yme402

620 posts

128 months

Sunday 21st July 2019
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Pointless