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Old 07-14-2010, 07:34 PM
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1991 380 SL Value

Looking at a 91 380 SL with 140K on it. All maintenance records are there. All soft t8. Has chrome wheels.op cylindars are leaking. UNderstand canget rebuilt for about 80.00 each. . . On scale of one to ten this car is an Can do the mechanics. What is car worth. Red exterior with tan interior.

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Old 07-14-2010, 10:57 PM
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Looking at a 91 380 SL with 140K on it. All maintenance records are there. All soft t8. Has chrome wheels.op cylindars are leaking. UNderstand canget rebuilt for about 80.00 each. . . On scale of one to ten this car is an Can do the mechanics. What is car worth. Red exterior with tan interior.
Considering it would be one of a kind.................it could be worth a lot.

There is no such thing as a 1991 380 SL.
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Old 07-15-2010, 07:14 AM
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That was my first response, but then there's always google...

http://www.thebenztrader.com/details.php?id=16639

To the original question, I'm sorry I have no Idea what there going for or what to look out for. sorry, You learn something new everyday...

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Old 07-15-2010, 08:33 AM
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That was my first response, but then there's always google...

http://www.thebenztrader.com/details.php?id=16639

You learn something new everyday...
Nope. Somebody has finger trouble.

Maybe an SL300 or SL320 in 1991.

More likely a 1981 380SL.

But OP typed 1991 twice. So who knows.
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Old 07-15-2010, 09:42 AM
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A bit of history…

Model history
Initially, there were three different engines available,
• 300 SL with a M103 3.0 L 12-valve SOHC L6 (190 PS (140 kW; 190 hp) at 5700 rpm),
• 300 SL-24 with a M104 3.0 L 24-valve DOHC L6 (231 PS (170 kW; 228 hp) at 6300 rpm),
• 500 SL with a M119 5.0 L 32-valve DOHC V8 (326 PS (240 kW; 322 hp) at 5500 rpm),
and joined in July, 1992 by the
• 600 SL with a M120 6.0 L 48-valve DOHC V12 (389 hp/290 kW) @ 5200 rpm).
There was a choice of 5-speed manual or 4-speed automatic for the six-cylinder cars; the V8 and V12 could only be ordered with an automatic gearbox.
In Autumn 1993 Mercedes-Benz rearranged names and models. Also, the 300 SL was replaced by:
• SL 280 with a M104 2.8 L 24-valve DOHC L6 (197 hp(145 kW) at 5500 rpm)
• SL 320 with a M104 3.2 L 24-valve DOHC L6 (220 hp (161 kW) at 5500 rpm)
Only the 280 was available with a manual gearbox. SL 500 and 600 continued with their respective engines.
A second facelift, introduced in late 1998, comprised new external mirrors, 17" wheels and new bumpers. Also new were the engines,
• SL 280 with a M112 2.8 L 18-valve SOHC V6 (204 PS (150 kW; 201 hp) at 5700 rpm),
• SL 320 with a M112 3.2 L 18-valve SOHC V6 (224 PS (165 kW; 221 hp) at 5600 rpm)
and
• SL 500 ((306 PS (225 kW; 302 hp) at 5600 rpm) — full throttle enrichment removed.
The V12 engine remained unchanged.
The North American Market
Not all engines were offered in North America. The 1990 Mercedes-Benz SL base model was the 228 hp 300SL version, but it was the 322 hp 500SL (with a 5.0 L V8 engine) which made the most headlines. For model year 1993, the 600 SL was additionally introduced stateside.
The SL320 replaced the 300SL in the United States in 1994, but the SL280 was not offered. The 6-cylinder SLs were dropped from the US lineup in 1998, leaving just the V8 and V12.
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Old 07-15-2010, 07:13 PM
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Gotta be a 129 due to the leaking rebuildable top cylinders. Probably a 300SL due to the year.

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op cylindars are leaking. UNderstand canget rebuilt for about 80.00 each. . .
By the description, $3k-$6k???
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Old 07-22-2010, 07:47 PM
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the link is to a w129 which is listed as a 380sl, but there are not any i can find other than in that ad. i think it is a 300sl, and i paid 6500 for mine two years ago and would never be able to get that out of it now.

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