Highlights
- Low 60,655 miles from new
- Full service history to 60,439 miles
- Desirable facelift SL500 with 390bhp V8
- High specification car with Designo bespoke features
- Well kept car with few signs of age or mileage
- Only three registered keepers from new
- MOT to February 2026 with no advisories
The Appeal
If you know your R230 SL500s then you’ll know immediately from this car’s registration date that this is the one to have. These later facelift cars got a new 5.5L engine and a 33% power hike to 390bhp to put them firmly in supercar territory.
This particular car has a high factory specification that includes Obsidian Black paintwork with contrasting tan leather. There is an array of bespoke Designo factory features, including rare oak wood veneers. It really is a beautifully trimmed and finished car.
It is also a low-mileage example whose trio of keepers appear to have been equally fastidious. We’re judging that from the service history, which shows a lengthy run of annual servicing conducted irrespective of mileage by main dealer and marque specialists. The last service was less than 150 miles ago in August 2024 and included front brake discs, front and rear pads, brake pipes and alloy wheel refurbishment.
Showing just 60,655 miles and equipped with a long, advisory-free MOT to February 2026, this is a very good example of a car that is really the benchmark for modern GTs. With its high specification and clever folding roof, it is a tempting example.
The History and Paperwork
- Factory built in February 2007
- First registered in the UK on 2nd March 2007
- Three registered keepers
- Service book with many stamps as shown in photos
- Serviced annually irrespective of mileage
- Last serviced August 2024 at 60,439 miles
- This work included front brake discs, front and rear pads, rear brake pipes and alloy wheel refurbishment
- Two key fobs
- High factory ‘Designo’ specification summarised below
- MOT to 20th February 2026 with no advisories
- 60,621 miles showing on MOT test and now showing 60,655 miles in photos
Factory specification:
- FIN WDB2304712F133296
- Model SL 500
- Engine 273965 30 127217
- Transmission 722904 01 081373
- Order Number 0 6 537 14366
- Order Location GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND
- Production Number 3383210
- Interior LEATHER - BLACK/ANTHRACITE (211A)
- Paint 1 OBSIDIAN BLACK (197U)
- Release Date 2007-02-02
- Delivery Date 2007-02-05
- 205b Owners Manual And Service Record - English
- 210a Leather
- 220 Parktronic System (Pts)
- 221b Sign Coolant/Refueling - English
- 249 Interior And Exterior Mirror,Automatically Dimming
- 250b Mobilo Life/Europe Service Package
- 283b Airbaglable - English
- 383b Battery Label - English
- 386 Universal Telephony Package
- 390 Linguatronic-Englich(British)
- 415 Glass Roof (Roadster)
- 427 Automatic Transmission 7-Speed
- 461 Instrument With Miles Ind. And English Legend
- 477 Tire Pressure Loss Warner
- 487 Abc Suspension (Active Body Control)
- 500 Electric Folding Outside Mirror
- 527 Comand Dvd Aps With Navigation
- 581 Automatic Climate Control
- 5xxl Europe
- 618 Bi-Xenon Headlamps For Left-Hand Traffic
- 619 Cornering Illumination
- 666 Product Prot.F.Transport Veh. W/O Tie-Down Hooks
- 669 Spare Wheel / Folding Wheel
- 673 High-Capacity Battery
- 770 Amg 19" Spoked Wheels With Mixed Tires
- 772 Amg Styling Package-Front Spoiler, Side Skirt
- 807 Year Of Modification
- 819 Cd Changer
- 873 Seat Heater For Left And Right Front Seats
- 875 Heated Screen Wash System
- 882 Sensor System And Antitheft Alarm System
- 97v Speed- + Loadindex 96y Xl+98y Xl
- 983 Coc Paper Euro 4 Technology W/O Reg. Cert. Part Ii
- 989 Identification Label Under Windshield
- A22 New Converter Generation
- A24 Joint Flange, 4-Arm 120
- A35 Software 1
- A45 O-Shift Plate With Vgs2
- K11 Adaptive Stop Light Flashing
- K12 Steuercode Fuer Serviceintervall 30000 Km
- K13 Control Code For Service Interval 25000 Km
- M273 V8-Gasoline Engine M273
- M55 Capacity 5,5 Litre
- N98 Control Code Bremen Plant
- N99 Control Code Bremen Plant
- R01 Summer Tires
- U45 Baggage Belts
- U72 Dvd Player With Regional Code 2, Europe, Japan
- W21 Trim Pieces - Oak Grain Designo Natural Matt
- X00 Leather, Designo, Uni-Color
- X25 Leather Designo-Buckskin Unicolor
- Y01 Designo Edition 1
- Y83 Designo Alcantara Anthracite Roof Interior Trim
The Condition
- Desirable facelift model with updated bumpers and exterior trim
- Designo bespoke features detailed above and shown in photos
- Obsidian Black metallic paintwork in very good condition with only minor signs of age
- These include light stone chips to bonnet as shown in photos
- Bodywork presents well with straight panels and no reported accident damage
- Recently refurbished 19in AMG five spoke alloy wheels in very good condition
- Alloys were refurbished 150 miles ago and appear virtually unmarked in photos
- Tyres appear to present good condition and tread in photos
- Folding electric hard top in very good working order with no issues reported
- Underside presents well in photos with no structural advisories on MOT
- Supplied with space saver tyres as shown
- Tan leather interior with Designo upgrades including oak wood veneers
- Cabin is very well kept with only light wear to usual high traffic areas such as driver’s bolster
- Remaining surfaces appear to be very well kept
- Black carpets, door cards, boot area and dashboard all in good order
- We have no reports of faults with the extensive switchgear, functions and features
- Lights appear well kept with clear headlight lenses in good working order
- No dashboard warning lights visible in photos or notified by seller
The Mechanics
- M273 5,461cc 390bhp V8 of facelift SL500
- 7spd 7G-TRONIC automatic gearbox with sequential shift options
- Updated ABS suspension system of facelift model
- Full service history by main dealers and specialists as shown
- Serviced annually irrespective of mileage as shown in photos
- Last serviced in August 2024 less than 150 miles ago
- This work included attention to brakes as detailed above
- No reported running or driving issues
- No advisories on current MOT
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