How old it is and mileage along with what work has been done over time will go toward what expenses there are. Rubber gets old. An older sl may need a lot of suspension work.

Personally a 10 year old audi or f150 can cost more than a vintage MB.


Maintenance parts are pretty reasonable. Interior parts and trim can be quite expensive.(as is rust) there are too many ebay sellers asking way too much for parts- patience can pay off in finding reasonable ones.

To get an idea what parts are go to ebay and ********.com and search for whatever model car you are interested in.