Nemo20
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- Previously owned SL500
Hi all
It's been a while since I popped in. I've tried searching the forum, but sadly the search function isn't working for me. I can't even search to see if the search function is a known problem, as I can't search!
Anyhow. I have a 2005 SL500. She's getting on and it's time to buy something newer. I know the newer R230 was a facelift model, so I need to move up to an R231 I believe?
That's a big leap in monetry terms, so I'm not sure I can justify the extra. I've toyed with the idea of a BMW 1 series M135i for a while, perhaps waiting for the R231 to drop in price a little, but maybe it could depreciate as much as the R231 so I wouldn't gain much by waiting?! The other factor is the BMW recall and risk of fires is worrying although I have no idea if that model is in the recall.
So can anyone guide me through the differences between models in this newer version? 350/400/500/AMG etc? If you've had an SL500 what would you look to replace it with?
It's been a while since I popped in. I've tried searching the forum, but sadly the search function isn't working for me. I can't even search to see if the search function is a known problem, as I can't search!
Anyhow. I have a 2005 SL500. She's getting on and it's time to buy something newer. I know the newer R230 was a facelift model, so I need to move up to an R231 I believe?
That's a big leap in monetry terms, so I'm not sure I can justify the extra. I've toyed with the idea of a BMW 1 series M135i for a while, perhaps waiting for the R231 to drop in price a little, but maybe it could depreciate as much as the R231 so I wouldn't gain much by waiting?! The other factor is the BMW recall and risk of fires is worrying although I have no idea if that model is in the recall.
So can anyone guide me through the differences between models in this newer version? 350/400/500/AMG etc? If you've had an SL500 what would you look to replace it with?