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My dream car is to have a Mercedes sl, this will be as a second car(pleasure use),ps i do not have bottomless pit of money& can not justify paying lots as i still have young family any recommendations? what year /price?,i have been looking for a while in auto trader< Mercedes-Benz direct etc
 

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Hmmm, SL, two seats and a young family? Are you sure?

I did see a nice 09 SL 350 at the dealers today, it even had a couple of tiny ickle fans in each headrest. That would keep the kids amused for a while? :D
 
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Well not exactly kids 9,12:)
 

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My dream car is to have a Mercedes sl, this will be as a second car(pleasure use),ps i do not have bottomless pit of money& can not justify paying lots as i still have young family any recommendations? what year /price?,i have been looking for a while in auto trader< Mercedes-Benz direct etc
MB direct will only offer you cars up to about 3 years old which will cost megabucks.
Keep trying Autotrader as they do come up occasionally or even the specialist mags.
 

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A 9 and 12 year old will not fit very well into any SL
 

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Well it will only used as a third car in the household,:),boys& their toys:D

The passenger seat in a 129 will slide a long way forward giving plenty of room both back and front, and the other passenger can put their feet sideways on. If you are under 6ft,,then you would not drive the car with the seat right back

The car would have to be driven with the roll bar up,,but it does look very nice in this mode
 

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There are some nice 1990/92 sl129 about that would not cost megabucks and now is the time to buy one. Hope this helps
 
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There are some nice 1990/92 sl129 about that would not cost megabucks and now is the time to buy one. Hope this helps
How about the rust issue with them,any pitfalls?,.
also looked in pistonheads few there:cool:
 

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How about the rust issue with them,any pitfalls?,.
also looked in pistonheads few there:cool:

Never seen any rust ever on a 129,,they really are good,,at the worst a little corrosion on the bottom corners of the hard top
 

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Why dont you go for CLK instead? plenty of room in back for kids
 
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I like the sl,always wanted one, we have two family cars,so the kids have a choice too:D
 

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Then spoil yourself. There are plenty of nice ones around. It all comes down to the money to spend
 
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The money i am thinking of spending looks that will be 129:)
 

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129 is very nice car and am sure you will not have anything to complain about it
 
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I missed that one hopefully will be better examples in future,i doubt if i will better that one though??!!:(
 
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Is winter best time to buy sl car R129??!
 
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