Seems to depend on your location. When in South Africa recently, I noticed that fully half of all cars are white. SLs no exception.

According to my local dealer, among the early two-tone 129s, the least desireable are brown (smoke silver), blue and green. Red is in the middle, black and silver are easiest to sell. I didn't ask about the interior colors. They are all the same value on the "Eurotax" system.

A German colleague was shocked that I would even consider buying any MB that was not silver. (His wife works for MB. His and her cars are always silver outside, black inside, which I think is very boring.)

My SL is two-tone black with the brown interior. The E-Class is "Beige" in and out, while my forthcoming CLK will be Blue Tanzanite outside, beige inside.

Momo

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1990 500SL 65k km - until May 11 2004
2004 E320 4-Matic wagon
2004 CLK500 Cabrio from May 11 2004