Cheapest sl500 in uk

[John Laidlaw]

Bright Blue John, Bright Blue!!

Our old one should be all repaired now, it's gone back up North and now resides in Leeds.

Oh yeah! Colour blindness doesn’t help !

 

[Naraic]

Muuuhhhaahhhaa the slippery slope of cheap Merc ownership .........................

Remove access to your bank account and if you have children give them a picture of you right now...........
they wont be seeing you for a while.

The very best of luck let's hope it stays a bargain

Agreed, they can be so expensive.

In my first year the unexpected costs came to £129...but that rose dramatically in the second year to...£476.

I'll be broke this time next year at this rate.

 

[davemercedes]

Welcome Jamesblaydon7, and congrats for a terrific find. It looks very good in the pics and at 16 years old it's only averaged 7K miles a year so well done!

 

[carlls]

nice find and welcome to the forum

 

[Flyinspanner]

If it’s an ABC pump MB now do a rebuilt pump, for around £500. Valve blocks can be refurbished with Viton seals.

Not sure where you are based, but find a good indie who can do the work and you won’t regret it.
Thereafter, change the fluid and filter every 2 or 3 years.

Hope to see updates, and how it all progresses.

 

[Craiglxviii]

Ahh, welcome to another ABC groupie!

 

[Woody123]

Looks amazing, enjoy it!


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[00slk]

Agreed, they can be so expensive.

In my first year the unexpected costs came to £129...but that rose dramatically in the second year to...£476.

I'll be broke this time next year at this rate.

One of my first expenses was ABC in the first 5 months, n/s front strut

 

[Jamesblaydon7]

Ok I wish to say thanks to you all for your comments. Most helpful .. it’s had a new strut last year have some paper work but a load missing ..the local Indy reckons a new tamdom pump is all it requires..soon as it’s cleaned and had chance to have a good look will post some pics ... may keep it till summer and make a killing thanks guys

 

[gramey]

Looks like a good find, at that price even I may have taken a punt on a 500, here's hoping the tandem pump and a fluid change sort it.

 

[sl500amgsport]

Absolute bargain I was just offered that amount as a PX on my old watch, you can't go wrong! Keep us posted on your progress.

Mercedes SL500 R231

 

[Westheath]

Agreed, they can be so expensive.

In my first year the unexpected costs came to £129...but that rose dramatically in the second year to...£476.

I'll be broke this time next year at this rate.

Yea well if you only start it 3 times a year it does keep the cost down,
and you must have driven it to the petrol station and back in the second year!!

 

[bembo449]

Absolute bargain I was just offered that amount as a PX on my old watch, you can't go wrong! Keep us posted on your progress.

Mercedes SL500 R231

oh it can go wrong but lets just hope it doesn't pal

 

[00slk]

oh it can go wrong but lets just hope it doesn't pal

All cars are built to go wrong bembo449

 

[bembo449]

well yes pal but from what ive read on here , not many can go so wallet bustingly wrong as an SL500

 

[LostKiwi]

well yes pal but from what ive read on here , not many can go so wallet bustingly wrong as an SL500

Oh I don't know... Anything with an m271, om651 or m156 can be mind blowingly expensive if you're unlucky...

And then there's the hybrids.....

 

[flowrider]

Anything with airnatic can be a big bill too.

 

[flowrider]

Ok I wish to say thanks to you all for your comments. Most helpful .. it’s had a new strut last year have some paper work but a load missing ..the local Indy reckons a new tamdom pump is all it requires..soon as it’s cleaned and had chance to have a good look will post some pics ... may keep it till summer and make a killing thanks guys

If the pump needs replacing I would insist the garage at least flush's the system with new Pentosin fluid before the final fill up.

 

[sonic]

Well done. There is a lot of knowledge on this site regarding SL's, but I am not one.

 

[John Laidlaw]

Oh I don't know... Anything with an m271, om651 or m156 can be mind blowingly expensive if you're unlucky...

And then there's the hybrids.....

You’ve done it now....imagine if there was a 651 with a hybrid battery attached to the gear box, that would be mind blowing! Oh wait they did that