The R129 generation of Mercedes-Benz SL (Sport-Leicht) grand touring sports car was built from 1989 through 2002 at the Bremen assembly plant in Germany. Styling is credited to the legendary Bruno Sacco, and a red ’92 500SL was the daily driver of Princess Diana for a while before media pressure forced her to return the […]
When I need to make a list of cars that are cheap today but will be expensive in the future, this next car is currently at the top of my list. I can’t believe that an SL Mercedes that cost almost $100k new a mere 27 years ago would be worth $5k today. Even with […]
Today’s feature is what happens when you take a classy late 90’s roadster and throw the entire euro car modification playbook at the wall. Lambo doors seem to work best on a Lambo, but we find them on this face-lift Mercedes R129 roadster along with whatever the builder deemed appropriate for this ersatz Diablo edition. […]
As winter starts to rear its ugly head most of this great country (USA…USA), the concept of a convertible might be the last thing on your mind, but it is actually the best time to buy a convertible if you want the best price. Find something interesting/fun with a removable top for less than $5k. […]
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 […]
While most parts of North America are begrudging digging out of snow piles and cuddling the stove to stay warm, car nuts dream of sunny summer days and endless cruising in a drop-top sports car. There is no better time to scoop up a handsome specimen at discount pricing than during the perils of winter […]
Check out this 38k mile 1995 Mercedes-Benz SL 500 bidding here on eBay for $3,800 reserve-not-met with $11,500 buy-it-now located in Longs, SC with auction ending Monday at 5:06AM PST. From eBay listing: Item specifics Condition: Used Seller Notes: ā1995 Mercedes Benz SL 500 Convertible, excellent condition, garage kept, low miles (38,500 original miles), […]
The R129 generation Mercedes-Benz SL was sold from 1989 through 2002, available in the affordable inline-6 SL300, and nutty V-12 SL600 — but somewhere in the middle lives the V8 SL500 which splits the difference between performance and running costs. Due to the magic of depreciation you can pick up an SL500 for less than […]
The Mercedes-Benz SL500 was the middle child of the R129 family — surrounded by the inline-6 powered SL300 and big brother V12 SL600. When new someone shelled out a middle of the road $95,000 for this SL500, drove it for 85,000 miles and then donated it to charity. Ironically, for a Mercedes of this vintage, […]