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    Offline cudabob496

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    AMG SL65
    « on: December 27, 2016 - 09:11:59 PM »
    One of these is for sale in town for $36,000.
    Cost $180,000 new
    Twin turbo V12


    http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/2005-mercedes-benz-sl65-amg-short-take-road-test
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    Offline 70chall440

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    Re: AMG SL65
    « Reply #1 on: December 27, 2016 - 10:32:14 PM »
    They are bad ass, but VERY expensive to maintain and repair. I was looking at getting one sometime ago and my cousin's husband is the service manager at a very large Mercedes dealership. He told me that while they are nice cars they can be very expensive to repair especially the retractable top. His advice was to buy the newest one I could afford.

    Google up the year of car that is local and look at reviews. What I saw was people buying them and having to dump $10K into them within the first year. 
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    Offline cudabob496

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    Re: AMG SL65
    « Reply #2 on: December 27, 2016 - 10:42:57 PM »
    Ya, with a used Mercedes, I've always heard about expensive repair bills.
    But $36K, and they might take 30K, is pretty nice for a $180,000 car.
    I would probably have our Mercedes dealer do a check out first.
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    1999 Trans Am, LS1, heads, cam, headers, stall, etc! Love to surprise the rice rockets with this one. They seem so confident, then it's "what the heck just happened?"

    2011 Kawasaki Z1000

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    Re: AMG SL65
    « Reply #3 on: December 27, 2016 - 10:45:21 PM »
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    1999 Trans Am, LS1, heads, cam, headers, stall, etc! Love to surprise the rice rockets with this one. They seem so confident, then it's "what the heck just happened?"

    2011 Kawasaki Z1000

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    Re: AMG SL65
    « Reply #4 on: December 27, 2016 - 10:48:58 PM »
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    72 Cuda, owned 25 years. 496, with ported Stage VI heads, .625 in solid roller, 254/258 at .050, 3500 stall, 3.91 rear. 850 Holley DP, Reverse manual valve body.

    1999 Trans Am, LS1, heads, cam, headers, stall, etc! Love to surprise the rice rockets with this one. They seem so confident, then it's "what the heck just happened?"

    2011 Kawasaki Z1000

    Offline HP_Cuda

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    Re: AMG SL65
    « Reply #5 on: December 28, 2016 - 02:54:36 AM »

    unt yah! Doz are vel built carz but not cheap.

    German engineering needs to get paid!  :bigsmile:
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