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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Originally Posted by abiby

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

Dee8go · #7 10-22-2010, 12:26 PM

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Originally Posted by abiby

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?

No, the lady in my life has had 2 SLs and currently is driving an SLK. She doesn't need convincing of anything.
This post was based solely on my impressions from looking at used SLs. It seems to me like they retain their value better than other models like the sedans, for instance.
Maybe that's my impression because I want an SL rather than one of the other models . . . .

elau · #8 10-26-2010, 09:41 AM

The value of any car goes up if you hold on to it long enough. Junk tends to turn into treasure the older it gets.

Skid Row Joe · #9 10-26-2010, 02:25 PM

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No, the lady in my life has had 2 SLs and currently is driving an SLK. She doesn't need convincing of anything.
This post was based solely on my impressions from looking at used SLs. It seems to me like they retain their value better than other models like the sedans, for instance.
Maybe that's my impression because I want an SL rather than one of the other models . . . .

If you don't want the CLS, I'd understand why you would want an SL. But if you are keeping the CLS, for my money I'd rather have a Corvette as my fun car than an SL any day. Corvette clubs and enthusiasts all over the country would be a lot more fun than most MB clubs. If I fit better w/o feeling claustrophobic, I'd probably have another Corvette.

An SL is not a sports car, especially in the last 50 years or so. It's a personal luxury car - just like the CLS, that only has two doors and two seats. I don't get the draw to them, my 300 ETD is every bit as fun/responsive to drive as most any mundane 107, it just doesn't look like one.

alabbasi · #10 10-26-2010, 03:27 PM

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An SL is not a sports car, especially in the last 50 years or so. It's a personal luxury car - just like the CLS, that only has two doors and two seats. I don't get the draw to them, my 300 ETD is every bit as fun/responsive to drive as most any mundane 107, it just doesn't look like one.

I think that I could debate that one, an R107 SL had the same or more power then the corvette of the era and rode better too.

An late 70's corvette wasn't fast and was also built like an egg box. My SL is more fun then my W210 E420. Same chassis as your car but with a 32v 275hp V8.

This made my E420 more fun then your E300D

Skid Row Joe · #11 10-26-2010, 04:34 PM

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I think that I could debate that one, an R107 SL had the same or more power then the corvette of the era and rode better too.

An late 70's corvette wasn't fast and was also built like an egg box. My SL is more fun then my W210 E420. Same chassis as your car but with a 32v 275hp V8.

This made my E420 more fun then your E300D

I'm glad your 32v 275HP car was more fun than my 24v 174HP car. It takes a lot of intellect to figure that out.

Unfortunately, your 420 doesn't hold a candle to holding it's value as my 8.5 second 0-60 300 ETD does.

No 107 of the era was faster, quicker, handled better OR was more fun to drive than my '77 L82 Corvette.

You're going to have to try something else to make a 107 do better than the OP's CLS. He's already driving a car that is light years ahead. At least a Corvette is a sports car, something no SL will ever be. The Corvette also holds it's own in value as well as a 107 on an apples to apples comparison.

JimFreeh · #12 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 · #13 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.

JimFreeh · #14 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

deanyel · #15 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.