Highlights
- Original window sticker showing £86,710 retail price
- Clean Carfax confirming damage-free history and verified mileage
- All duties and VAT paid with complete Dutch import documentation
- Seller can assist with worldwide transport and shipping
The Appeal
The R230 was yet another triumphant chapter in the long story of the Mercedes-Benz SL, introducing pioneering electronics like a Vario-roof, Sensotronic brake-by-wire system (SBC), Active Body Control (ABC), and the 7G-Tronic auto gearbox.
This 2003 example is the coveted V8-engined SL500 and comes with comprehensive documentation, including the original window sticker and a clean Carfax report that confirms its damage-free history and warranted mileage. Finished in elegant Alabaster White with a beige leather interior, this SL500 is ready to meet its next custodian.
This 2003 example is the coveted V8-engined SL500 and comes with comprehensive documentation, including the original window sticker and a clean Carfax report that confirms its damage-free history and warranted mileage. Finished in elegant Alabaster White with a beige leather interior, this SL500 is ready to meet its next custodian.
History and Paperwork
- VIN: WDBSK75F83F015192
- First registered in 2003 in the USA
- USA Title and complete Dutch import documentation
- All duties and VAT paid
- Clean Carfax report confirming damage-free history and verifying the 116,586-mile odometer reading
- Original window sticker showing £86,710 retail price when new
- Two keys provided
- Seller can assist with worldwide transport and shipping arrangements
- Road registration in Europe is the responsibility of the buyer
Mercedes-Benz datacard confirming factory specifications and options:
- Code Description
- 200a Leather
- 212b Op. Instruct. And Maint. Booklet-engl. For USA/can
- 221b Sign Coolant/refuelling - English
- 231 Garage Door Opener
- 236b Without Customer Service - Station Index
- 264 Shifting Gate For Automatic Transmission
- 349 Prep. For Emergency Call System
- 352 Command
- 423 5-speed Automatic Transmission
- 461 Instrument With Miles Ind. And English Legend
- 487 Abc Suspension (Active Body Control)
- 494 U.S. Version
- 524 Paintwork - Preservation
- 634 Deletion - First Aid Kit
- 636 Deletion - Warning Triangle
- 668 Product Prot. F Freight Packag. W Tie-down Hooks
- 669 10 Litres Of Fuel And Mode Of Packing Ve I
- 673 High-capacity Battery
- 733 Center Console In Glass Fiber Silver
- 7xxl North And South America
- 802 Aej 01/1/x
- 810 Premium Sound System
- 819 Cd Changer
- 873 Seat Heater For Left And Right Front Seats
- 875 Heated Screen Wash System
- M113 V8-gasoline Engine M113
- M50 Displacement 5.0 Litre
- N53 Control Code Bremen Plant
- U27 Outside Door Handle In Chrome
- U44 Luggage Net Set In Luggage Compartment (3-piece)
The Condition
- Alabaster White (960U) non-metallic paintwork presents well
- Electro-hydraulic retractable aluminium hardtop reportedly functions as intended
- Beige leather (205A) interior appears in good condition for its age
- Hand-polished wood trim on console and doors
- Bose sound system with AudioPilot including navigation and COMMAND system
- 12-way power/heated front bucket seats with 3-position memory and lumbar support
- 17" x 8.5" 7-spoke aluminium wheels
- P255/45WR17 all-season high-performance tyres
- Dual illuminated visor vanity mirrors
- Automatic dual zone climate control with dust filter
- Power windows with express-down control and one-touch operation
- Multi-function steering wheel and power tilt/telescoping steering column
SAFETY
- Illuminated emergency interior trunk release
- Pop-up roll bar
- Adjustable seat-mounted 3-point front shoulder belts w/height adjustment & emergency tensioning retractors
- Door mounted head & body side-impact airbags
- Babysmart automatic child seat recognition system
- Driver & front passenger front airbag supplemental restraint system
- Sensotronic brake control
- Brake assist system (applies full braking pwr automatically when needed)
- Electronic Stability Program (ESP)
- Automatic slip control (ASR)
- Anti-lock brake system (ABS)
INTERIOR
- Tele-Aid: 24-hour contact w/Mercedes Benz for emergency, information, roadside assistance
- Dual illuminated visor vanity mirrors
- Rearview mirror w/auto-dimming feature
- Bose sound system w/AudioPilot inc: antitheft-coded AM/FM stereo/weather band radio & CD player/CD-Rom drive, CD changer controls, (8) speakers, Navigation system & COMMAND system
- Rear window defroster
- Automatic dual zone climate control inc: dust filter, residual-heat REST mode
- Anti-theft alarm system w/starter interlock & tow-away protection
- Cruise control
- Dual reading lamps
- Universal integrated garage door opener
- Remote illuminated entry
- Selective/programmable locking/unlocking
- Remote keyless entry-inc: doors, trunk release, (4) inside storage compartments, window closing
- Pwr door locks w/central locking system
- Pwr windows w/express-down control & 1-touch up/down for all windows
- Multi-function steering wheel
- Pwr tilt/telescoping steering column
- Parcel net in right footwell
- Velour carpeting & floor mats
- Illuminated/climate controlled glove-box & armrest storage
- Dual retractable cup holders
- Hand-polished wood trim on console & doors
- Hand-fitted leather seat trim, head restraints, dash, console, doors, armrests, roll bar, rear cabin panels, shift wheel & shift knob
- 12-way pwr/heated front bucket seats w/3-position memory & lumbar
EXTERIOR
- Dual aero-blade windshield wipers w/adjustable parking position & infrared rain sensor
- Heated pwr mirrors w/3-position memory, driver side auto dimming driver mirror
- Red rear foglamp
- Front & rear foglamps
- Auto-on Xenon high intensity discharge low-beam headlamps w/washers, halogen high beams & heated washers
- Detachable mesh wind deflector
- Electro-hydraulic retractable aluminum hardtop
MECHANICAL
- Brake assist system (applies full braking pwr automatically when needed)
- Sensotronic brake control
- Anti-lock brake system (ABS)
- Front cross-drilled/rear ventilated disc brakes
- Rack & pinion vehicle-speed-sensitive pwr steering
- 17" x 8.5" 7-spoke aluminum wheels
- Compact spare tire
- P255/45WR17 all-season high-performance tires
- Active Body Control (ABC) inc: coil spring & electronically controlled hydraulic cylinder w/gas pressurized shock absorber at each wheel
- Independent 4-link front/5-arm rear suspension w/anti-dive technology
- Fully electronic ignition system w/knock sensor timing control
- Rear wheel drive
- Electronic Stability Program (ESP)
- Automatic slip control (ASR)
- 5-speed automatic transmission
- 5.0L SOHC SMPI 24-valve V8 engine
The Mechanics
- 5.0litre (4,966cc) V8 petrol engine
- Five-speed automatic transmission
- 302 horsepower output in factory tune
- Matching numbers engine
- Active Body Control (ABC) suspension system, including coil springs and electronically controlled hydraulic cylinders
- Sensotronic brake control system
- Front cross-drilled and rear ventilated disc brakes
- Anti-lock brake system (ABS) with Brake Assist
- Electronic Stability Program (ESP) with Automatic Slip Control (ASR)
- Rack and pinion vehicle-speed-sensitive power steering
- Independent 4-link front/5-arm rear suspension with anti-dive technology
- Rear wheel drive configuration
- Auto-on Xenon high-intensity discharge low-beam headlamps with washers
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