r231

  1. Too_Funny

    Hello. First Mercedes... also first car.

    Evening all, bought this SL400 a couple weeks ago as a first car. Driving this after learning to drive in a ~100hp manual was... an experience but I'm not up a tree yet. I know the SL500 around this year is only around £3-4k more but my budget was strict and I thought a twin turbo V8 for a...
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    R231 SL Drainage Holes / Leak / Water Ingress

    I was hoping that somebody with an R231 could check something for me please... As per the photo, do you have a piece of foam in one of your roof seals? I'm in the process of trying to identify the source of water ingress in my 2013 R231 SL350, and came across one drainage channel thanks to the...
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    R231

    Hi There, recently joined. Looking to purchase 2014, or newer, 350/400 SL to do the trip of a lifetime around Europe. British born but now based in Australia. Will either leave car with family after the trip or re sell. So, with that in mind, I’m looking for something with a pretty high spec...
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    R231 SL Rear Windscreen Trim (Black) Fading / Flaking

    Hello good people - hope you are having a great bank holiday weekend! Having given my 2014 R231 SL a good bath earlier, I have noticed that the two rear windscreen trims are fading (see pics). They are gloss black originally. Has anyone come across this / know a good solution? I'm thinking...
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    2015 SL400 FUSE BOX ALLOCATION

    NEED HELP FINDING FUSE BOX LOCATIONS AND THE IDENTIFICATION AND TRYING TO FIND FUSE TO CHECK MY FUEL GUAGE. FULL OF GAS BUT SHOWING HALF TANK AND THE TRIP TAB ON DASH WILL NOT PULL UP
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    Part and part number for ABC pump for R231

    Looking for part and part number fo ABC pump assembly for R231 Vin WDDJK7DO8DF018619
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    R231 SL500 -- or SL63 -- reliability/comparison

    So, I sold the SL55 -- I wanted to keep it forever but reliability worried me and I needed the cash for an investment (which is currently paying off, hence my new questions) I am now daydreaming of an R231 early SL500, or possibly the SL63 - But the first question my wife asks, what about the...
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    SL350 (2013) R231 Test drive: The Dilemma is real

    OMG. I am in trouble now. My wife and I took out a 2013 SL350 today and it was much better than I expected. A lot of buttons and levers to confuse me but it was certainly nippier than I expected. I was torn between finding a higher mileage newer SL350 and the older SL55. The concern is that...

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