2000 MERCEDES SL500 96000 MILES, DESERT SILVER, NO RESERVE

EVER WONDER WHY YOU DON'T SEE MANY R129 (1990-2002) SERIES SL'S ON THE ROAD? THEY MADE 1000'S OF THEM AND THEY ARE STUNNINGLY GREAT CARS!IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A GOOD SL - YOU NEED TO KNOW THAT.THESE CARS HAVE A VERY EXPENSIVE WEAKNESS.
THE TOP ACTUATOR CYLINDERSSTART FAILING BIG TIME AFTER ONLY 10 YEARS....(WHETHER THEY HAVEBEEN USED MUCH OR NOT.) ALL ORIGINAL SEALS/O-RINGS WILL FAIL AND SHOULD BE REPLACED/REBUILT. ITS A WASTE OF TIME/MONEY TO DO ONE OR TWO.. DOINGALL CYLINDERS CAN BE UP TO $8000+AT A DEALER, OR AT LEAST $3-4k AT AN INDEPENDENT.THIS CAR HAD ALL 11 REBUILT/INSTALLED IN EARLY 2016 WITH NITRILE TYPES AND SHOULD NEVER NEED THEM AGAIN.THE TOP WORKS FLAWLESSLY.DO NOT BUY ANY SL OVER 10 YEARS OLD IF THIS HAS NOT BEEN DONE.
ON TO THE CAR ITSELF---
THIS SL ORIGINATED IN THE FLORIDA. AREA, WHERE IT WAS SOLD LATER AS AMERCEDES CERTIFIED USED VEHICLE, THE TOP MUST HAVE BEEN DOWN MOST OF THE TIME AS THE SUN FADED THE INTERIOR A BIT. THE TOP ITSELF--OTHER THAN FOR A FEW ABRASIONS (NO TEARS) - SURVIVED IN PRETTY GOOD SHAPE. IT IS TOTALLY USABLE AND TOO GOOD TO REPLACE NOW. NEW CLEAR WINDOWS WERE INSTALLED RECENTLY SO IT SHOULD BE GOOD FOR AT LEAST A COUPLE MORE YEARS. IT ABSOLUTELY DOES NOT LEAK.
THE CAR HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT AND SHOWS VERY WELL . IT IS 16 YEARS OLD SO THERE AR SOME SCRATCHES AND SCUFFS, BUT NOTHINGSERIOUS. THE HARDTOP IS INCLUDED AND IS NEAR PERFECT.. IT HAS A CLEAN CARFAX.AND IT IS INCLUDED IN PIX.
MECHANICALLY THE CAR IS GREAT AND DRIVES VERY NICELY. NO INSTRUMENT PANEL INDICATOR LIGHTS O, RECENT NEW BRAKE PADS ALL AROUND AND THEFLUID SERVICES WERE DONEIN THE LAST FEW MONTHS. MOBIL 1 ENGINE OIL.
THE CLIMATE CONTROL WORKS FINE AND THE A/C IS SUPER COLD WITH NO SLOW LEAKS. CRUISE CONTROL IS FULLY FUNCTIONAL.THE SL HAS ALL THE OPTION PACKAGES AVAILABLE AT THE TIME, WITH XENON HEADLAMPS AND 18-INCH AMG WHEELS.
THE TIRES ARE MICHELIN PILOTS WITH OVER 50% TREAD REMAINING. - GETTING A LITTLE HARSH, BUT DEFINITELY OK AND GOOD FOR MANY MORE MILES.
HERE ARE THE NOTICEABLE SHORTCOMINGS --NONE OF WHICH AFFECT THE DRIVEABILITY, ENJOYMENT FACTOR, OR SERIOUS APPEARANCE OF THE CAR:
THE DRIVERS SEAT HAS BEEN REPAIRED AND REDYED TO ORIGINAL JAVA COLOR AND SHOW NO RIPS--BUT IT WAS SIGNIFICANTLY WORN ON THE BOLSTERAND IS WEARING THERE AGAIN. THE SEAT BACK IS OK. THE PASSENGER SEAT CUSHION/BACK WAS LIKEWISE REDYED - NO REPAIRS NECESSARY, IT LOOKSVERY GOOD. PIX SHOULD GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF WHAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT. IT IS PERFECTLY ENJOYABLE AS IT IS RIGHT NOW.
THE STEERING WHEEL IS ABOVE AVERAGE, WITH NO RIPS OR HEAVY WEAR, BUT IT WOULD LOOK FANTASTIC IF IT WERE RE-DYED. THE "PASSENGER AIR BAGOFF" INDICATOR IS ON --DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT IS ALL ABOUT.
THIS IS A VERY PRESENTABLE SL500 FOR VERY LITTLE MONEY! SO JUST ENJOY IT! IT WAS $91,000 IN 2000!
COMES WITH ALL MANUALS, TOOLS AND 2 SMART KEY REMOTES.BY THE WAY-- IT UNLOCKS PERFECTLY WITH THE REMOTES, BUT HAS TO BE LOCKED BY THE KEY ITSELF???