Stick It to the Man: 1997 Mercedes-Benz SL500
Who doesn’t love a good story about “stickin it to the man,” right? Unless you are the man, in which case you’ll have loads of money to cry yourself to sleep with…anyway, I can’t think of a better way to “stick it to the man” than to buy something for $10k that he paid almost $100k for when new! Like this 1997 Mercedes-Benz SL500 offered for $13,400 here on eBay buy-it-now or make-offer located in Ford Pierce, FL with 1 day to go.
From the seller:
This is a pampered car, practically in showroom shape. Only 34,500 original miles. Original paint, too. New tires. Convertible hydraulic cylinders all good. I’m the second owner-driver, but ‘am downsizing in retirement. ‘ happy to answer your questions.
Condition: Used Year: 1997
VIN (Vehicle Identification Number): WDBFA67F6VF148306 Mileage: 34,500
Transmission: Automatic Make: Mercedes
Body Type: Convertible Vehicle Title: Clear
Exterior Color: Silver Fuel Type: Gasoline
Interior Color: Black For Sale By: Private Seller
Number of Cylinders: 8
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Looks like the owner has perfected the Florida-Certified Pull-In Parking Technique, wherein the driver continues forward progress until just before the scraping sound stops, indicating that the tires have nearly self-chocked on the concrete parking block…and the lower air dam is now in need of surgery.
These were the last good looking SL in my opinion. Blocky and formidable.