Hello!
First of all I would like to introduce myself. My name is Dirk and I live in Germany. I really like this forum and I learned a lot from you guys. Thank you.
So here is my story.
About three years ago I decided for myself that the time has come to get a toy for big boys. It is time for a SL. The pagode does not go with my budget. So there was the next and the 2nd next generation of the SL left. At the beginning I was more into the R129. I traveled all across Germany to check out some cars. But after a while I listened to my heart, my wife and my kids and changed my focus to the more classic R107. The searching began again. Not all the time but once in a while. Mainly on the www. But since we like to go to Florida for vacation I forced my family to stop at every dealer who had a SL on his yard. This might be the reason why I prefer the US look with the big bumpers and the double headlights. I looked at too many of them.
So a few weeks ago I spent some time on the weekend to look for SL's on the German and US onlinemarket.
By accident I found an interesting add. "560sl, cln carfax, 140500 original miles, 2nd owner." No pics with Beverly Hills adress. I send an email and got an answer right away. So a nice conservation started. I asked for pictures and the owner ( a lady at her best age) sent them to me right away. This went on for quite a few days. Due to different times zones often with a long delay. But the lady was patient with me and always gave her best to answer all those questions I had. Plus I got more pics made with an iPhone in a fairly poor quality. I do know that it is quite a risk to buy a 30 years old car which you have not seen in real. But somehow l have a good feeling and what convinced me the most is the fact that she really took care of the car, since she owns it (2008). She kept all the records and emaild them to me. Every 6 months she went to "her mechanic" to get an oilchange. She spent more than 20K during the past years to get the car running.
So I signed the contract and put down a deposit. She agreed to keep it til March. Due to German tax and duty regulations I want to import it after March. In April the car turns 30 years old. So it is classified as antique and I do not have to pay duty for it and also a reduced importtax.
Nevertheless I am so exited that I decided to fly to LA for a long weekend end of January. My wife will join me and wipe off my tears if it was a huge mistake and the car is a piece of junk...h
I will keep you updated.
Dirk
PS: is there anybody here on this forum who might want to sell a set of original rims (this car comes with 8hole wheels) and a rear jump seat ( color code 275) so all my kids can go with me...
First of all I would like to introduce myself. My name is Dirk and I live in Germany. I really like this forum and I learned a lot from you guys. Thank you.
So here is my story.
About three years ago I decided for myself that the time has come to get a toy for big boys. It is time for a SL. The pagode does not go with my budget. So there was the next and the 2nd next generation of the SL left. At the beginning I was more into the R129. I traveled all across Germany to check out some cars. But after a while I listened to my heart, my wife and my kids and changed my focus to the more classic R107. The searching began again. Not all the time but once in a while. Mainly on the www. But since we like to go to Florida for vacation I forced my family to stop at every dealer who had a SL on his yard. This might be the reason why I prefer the US look with the big bumpers and the double headlights. I looked at too many of them.
So a few weeks ago I spent some time on the weekend to look for SL's on the German and US onlinemarket.
By accident I found an interesting add. "560sl, cln carfax, 140500 original miles, 2nd owner." No pics with Beverly Hills adress. I send an email and got an answer right away. So a nice conservation started. I asked for pictures and the owner ( a lady at her best age) sent them to me right away. This went on for quite a few days. Due to different times zones often with a long delay. But the lady was patient with me and always gave her best to answer all those questions I had. Plus I got more pics made with an iPhone in a fairly poor quality. I do know that it is quite a risk to buy a 30 years old car which you have not seen in real. But somehow l have a good feeling and what convinced me the most is the fact that she really took care of the car, since she owns it (2008). She kept all the records and emaild them to me. Every 6 months she went to "her mechanic" to get an oilchange. She spent more than 20K during the past years to get the car running.
So I signed the contract and put down a deposit. She agreed to keep it til March. Due to German tax and duty regulations I want to import it after March. In April the car turns 30 years old. So it is classified as antique and I do not have to pay duty for it and also a reduced importtax.
Nevertheless I am so exited that I decided to fly to LA for a long weekend end of January. My wife will join me and wipe off my tears if it was a huge mistake and the car is a piece of junk...h
I will keep you updated.
Dirk
PS: is there anybody here on this forum who might want to sell a set of original rims (this car comes with 8hole wheels) and a rear jump seat ( color code 275) so all my kids can go with me...