Bill,

I’m in the Northeast (Long Island), and have yet to have a leak from the “A” pillars. Although I haven’t received the cars shop documentation yet, I’m pretty sure the all of the recalls were kept up with. I bought the car from the second owner last month. (I know both owners…the car was well kept at all times. Both times the car was sold to friends rather than traded-in during a new car purchase; the first time for a SL 600, and the second time for a Boxster S.) The gentlemen I bought the car from did say that under the heaviest rain (Nor-Easter) he would get a drop or two coming through.

I wouldn’t have bought the 500 SL but I was made an offer I couldn’t refuse, and so far I’m glad I did. With slightly over 58,000 miles the car is in mint condition. My biggest problem is finding the time to use it. I commute to NYC via train and have a daily driver (VW Jetta) to get back and forth to the station. My wife has a Ford Taurus that is the family car. Having a 7-month-old further complicates the matter…in a good way.

Growing up on Long Island the SL is a fairly common car, but so are Porches and Ferrari’s. A lot financially stable people have made LI their home. What about yourself, where do drive?

Have you made any mods, or do you plan to? I need to have new Bilstiens put in, and perhaps sport springs as well. Next would 18" tires and K&N air filters. But we'll have to see.

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'90 MB 500 SL