Yes indeed sir!

When you own a Mercedes you will learn all about them in time, the good and the bad. Never work for free, you want to learn from a real expert watch the videos on youtube by Mercedes Classics by Pierre Hedary, he is a true expert, not a salesperson. I was an owner for decades I know Pierre and will be looking for a manual transmission 350sl euro bumper.

Trust God and work hard. You will achieve this car.

Yes, Sharon Stone drove a white 450sl (r107.)

Agreed. The big bumpers get a lot of flack, but they make the car look like it means business.

I absolutely agree with you. The U. S. bumpers make it look substantial and safe. I love the look over European models.

Agree with the comments, the US version looks fantastic and more classy. The Euro version looks plain in comparison

@@rtoma1974agree, well said

@@martinvon9973agree, well said

And right hand drive, I would imagine for Japan and Australia

@OMO OMOLOOGUN not yet. Probably next year.

Reliability was the only area the Maserati Spyder came up short. For the time it was sledgehammer fast and put the Merc SL to shame. During the time I owned it Florida got rid of emissions testing and removing the 3 cats gave 25 extra HP. It had 4-wheel discs with 4-pot calipers front & 2-pot calipers rear so it stopped on a dime with great pedal feel. The seats had glove-soft Italian leather with cushions as soft as a living-room couch, so it also made a great Interstate car. All in all, I was very pleased with owning it. The 1989 was far and away upgraded over the 1986 Spyder, which was the first year. However by '89 the price was well over $50k. IIRC I got it in 1992 with only 7k miles on it at less than half price, as Maserati had just left the American market due to some moron suing them over not having an airbag bcuz Maserati had filed & been approved for a temporary exemption due to their low production quantity. BTW the Spyders were built offsite at the Zagato Body Works with a maximum production of 300/year for the USA market.

Don't hold me to it in a court of law, but I sold the Maser in ~2000 after putting over 60k miles on it. My wife drove it more than I did, so chicks dig it. She even used it as her daily for 2 or 3 years. It had its share of problems but it never left us stranded on the side of the road. For instance I went through 3 Magnetti-Morelli alternators in short order before custom-adapting a GM-Delco alternator to it, which included using my grinder on the aluminum engine-block! After replacing alternators at $500 a pop... desperate measures! Never touched the alternator again and the electric-windows had a new bounce in their step. The original BiTurbo had 14" steel wheels which were below its station, but the '89 had nice 15" alloy rollers with 205/50VR-15 tires. Compare that to the 205/65-15 rubber on the 560SL and you'll see that the Maser had rather more serious sporting intentions. I've nothing against Mercs. I love them. I remember well being carted around on the scratchy rear carpet of my grandfather's three W113s in the 60s/70s, when no one batted an eye at the inherent disregard for the safety of a small child! When my daughter was born I rigged a child-seat centered in the rear of the Maser. Her feet rested on the leather-covered armrest between the two front seats, which required me buying a new one. Anyway, I have nothing but happy memories of the car.

@@Matt_from_Florida Can't find those things anywhere. Although, to the point of lower tire profile being g equivalent to better performance, I don't think it has much causation. It just seems that lower profile tires are usually found on performance cars because of the need for larger brake rotors and calipers.

We don't speak noodle.

I don't don't think so

My understanding is that the German version was the SL500.

Are you freaking nuts ?

USA versión, Europa is diferent

Obviously it depends on the condition and miles. I've seen them listed for $5500 to around $25000. You can buy a nice 80K mile one in the u.s. for $15,000.

I've seen this version in the video listed at $45,000 here in the USA. But understand it was this version of the car in the video which is the most wanted. That being, '89 the last year of production, the V-8 car 560, Garnet Red paint a one year only color, and in immaculate condition. As well, I've seen a number of them listed in the $30's.

@@discerningmind Cheers, Many Thanks from the UK. I don't think we had the 560 here in the UK , We Had 450 & 500 SL. These Cars are a " World wide Icon " car. Not Really Suited to Where i Live in the UK. The Ideal car for the UK is the Much Smaller but very Quick BMW e30 320 / 325 i Soft top. UK Roads are so very Different to the Roads you have in the USA. Here we need Quick Fast Sharp Response Engines, ( GTI Style ) English Roads are like a RALLY Track. To Enjoy a Car it MUST Have a MANUAL Box & 5 or 6 Spd, Bend, Hill, Double Hairpin, Flat out for 20 sec's , Then Brakes Full on for a Speed camera, Then Flat out 2 minutes to the next village, The UK MPG of a 560 SL would be More than the Car is Worth. in a very short time. Petrol ( Gasoline is £1.29 Per Liter, ) ( $1.50 per Liter ) About £6.00 per Gallon. / ( $8.00 us Dollars ) Hence in the UK We Love all the Tiny Little GTI's & Very Small Sporting Hatches. To Handle the Bends & Narrow Lanes, & Still Deliver You With a FIZZ & a BUZZ about the Journey. Look up the Peugeot 205 GTi 1.9. UK /Europe Spec Cars. ( 1984 - 1994 era ) A car to ZAPP you anywhere within Seconds, & stick to the Road. Most buyers Crashed them Due to Lack of Driving Ability. Drive Here in England If you want to THRILL YOUR PANTS OFF ALL DAY EVERY DAY. Drive a 175 Bhp Car with Manual Box On Our Country Lanes . ( a UK Small car ) It Will AWAKEN your Driving Skills. & You Will FEEL ALIVE !

@@A1DJPaul Thank you for all that. When people think of big gas guzzling American cars, and cars like the MB 560SL what they never knew about is how far we have to drive, and particularly going years back. Our country is huge and spread out. The cars that we had were designed to be comfortable but more so to hold up to driving long distances. Years back small European engines would never hold up because our use here was so different than short jaunts in Europe. We've always been considered excessive with big cars but these had a purpose. Things here have changed a lot over the years as the population grew and towns grew offering more businesses so we don't have as far to drive anymore. But it's still a fifteen minute drive for me to get into town, so there are remain some distances one needs to travel here.