When Mercedes-Benz replaced the R129 generation of SL in 2001, it brought the model bang up to date and created one of the most desirable cars of the early 2000s at the same time.
The new “R230” model was not only sleek and stylish, but it also added new technology, modernised styling and a much more modern cabin. It also introduced the company’s trademark electric folding hard top – or VarioRoof - to the model, which had debuted four years earlier on the SLK.
It was a strikingly handsome car but also a very expensive one. At launch, it was offered only as the 306bhp SL500 – a cool £79,995 before you ventured near the options list. Today, it offers astonishing value for money and is one of the most stylish and best-equipped modern classic sports cars going.
This highly-specified example is a great opportunity, with a genuine low mileage of just under 24,500 miles from new, backed up by an extensive service history from Mercedes-Benz main dealers.image00006.jpeg2.27 MB
THE HISTORY AND PAPERWORK
UK V5C
MOT October 2023
Original Mercedes-Benz book pack
Lots of servicing invoices covering past 20 years
Original service PDI and service book showing stamps only from main dealers
The vendor tells us that it has recently received new plugs, coil packs and engine and roof ECUs at a cost of over £3,000 following attention from a local specialist
Vendor says that car drives perfectly with no known faults
SUMMARY
With prices of previous generation SLs going stratospheric, the R230 must surely be about to follow suit. After all, it turns 20 this year and was one of the best cars in the world when it was new.
This one is a fine example – low mileage, high specification and finished in a great colour, with stealthy matching alloys. You’ll struggle to find a better value luxury sports car, or one as nice to drive as this particular example.
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