SLs hold value better? - PeachParts Mercedes-Benz Forum

Dee8go · #1 10-15-2010, 10:00 AM

Is it just my imagination, or do SLs hold their value better than other Benzes?

deanyel · #2 10-15-2010, 11:53 AM

It comes and goes. As bad as their values right now, and as high as their original prices, they've taken more of a hit in recent years than some other models.

meltedpanda · #3 10-16-2010, 05:58 PM

lol
read this
What do the sale prices for W107 SL's Suck?

Skid Row Joe · #4 10-16-2010, 06:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Dee8go

Is it just my imagination, or do SLs hold their value better than other Benzes?

As contrasted with what they list for when new? No way.....

They lose -50% or more of their value in less than 4 years - just like American labels.

abiby · #5 10-16-2010, 08:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Dee8go

Is it just my imagination, or do SLs hold their value better than other Benzes?

Hey, if you need someone to agree with you so you can convince your wife....

Of course they hold their value better.

How was that?

meltedpanda · #6 10-16-2010, 09:02 PM

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Hey, if you need someone to agree with you so you can convince your wife....

Of course they hold their value better.

How was that?

and if this helps, may actually double by the end of the year

JimFreeh · #7 10-19-2010, 06:29 AM

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Is it just my imagination, or do SLs hold their value better than other Benzes?

In the old car world, a convertible will always return more than a sedan.

Jim

deanyel · #8 10-19-2010, 10:21 AM

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In the old car world, a convertible will always return more than a sedan.

It remains to be seen whether this premise holds in the new old car world - when the convertible has an expensive power top and maybe a troublesome traction control system or suspension system. Things change and the old paradigms don't necessarily remain static.

alabbasi · #9 10-19-2010, 10:25 AM

They hold their value better then SLC's.

rs899 · #10 10-19-2010, 11:15 AM

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It remains to be seen whether this premise holds in the new old car world - when the convertible has an expensive power top and maybe a troublesome traction control system or suspension system.

It is for those reasons that I am steering my wife, who wants a roadster, away from an R129 and towards an R107. And SLKs? forget it!

JimFreeh · #11 10-19-2010, 01:57 PM

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It remains to be seen whether this premise holds in the new old car world - when the convertible has an expensive power top and maybe a troublesome traction control system or suspension system. Things change and the old paradigms don't necessarily remain static.

Ford Skyliner retractable hardtops of the fifties and Lincoln Continental 4 door retractable convertibles of the sixties have very complicated sytems, and are highly valued.....

People had the same fear of fuel injection years ago, the aftermarket/learning curve took the fear out of FI.

Jim

meltedpanda · #12 10-19-2010, 04:06 PM

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It is for those reasons that I am steering my wife, who wants a roadster, away from an R129 and towards an R107. And SLKs? forget it!

I have a wonderful SL ...for the right price it can be yours ...er hers

Skid Row Joe · #13 10-19-2010, 04:10 PM

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It is for those reasons that I am steering my wife, who wants a roadster, away from an R129 and towards an R107. And SLKs? forget it!

With a little searching, I would come up with just the right 1989 560SL. - That is the answer, IMHO. I would love to own one, but I just don't clutter-up my place with multiple cars. Doesn't mean I don't admire the heck out of 'em!

deanyel · #14 10-19-2010, 04:26 PM

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Ford Skyliner retractable hardtops of the fifties and Lincoln Continental 4 door retractable convertibles of the sixties have very complicated sytems, and are highly valued.....

We may have to agree to disagree about this. I'm not suggesting I have a cyrstal ball but find it inconceivable that any 1990s Mercedes with ASR is ever going to be a desirable classic car. Owning a classic car is supposed to be about pleasure and enjoyment, not pain and suffering.

abiby · #15 10-19-2010, 07:06 PM

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We may have to agree to disagree about this. I'm not suggesting I have a cyrstal ball but find it inconceivable that any 1990s Mercedes with ASR is ever going to be a desirable classic car. Owning a classic car is supposed to be about pleasure and enjoyment, not pain and suffering.

There's both agony and ecstasy in owning any SL.