1995 SL600 questions

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Jim Insolo - 17 Apr 2008 14:31 GMT

Hi-
A distant relative has a 1995 SL 600 for sale- 75000 miles-
It has a couple of issues-
1. Front grill is broken
2. V-12 motor has a rattle- I can see the serpentine belt idler is bad, but
it also is leaking coolant.
Questions-
Where is a good source of used parts? ( grill)
How hard is it to change out a water pump?

He's asking 10,000.00- reasonable deal?

Thanks

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Rockman59 - 17 Apr 2008 16:36 GMT

He's asking 10,000.00- reasonable deal?
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You could spend that much repairing the engine, water pump, and grill.
These older 600 series cars are a money pit.

> Hi-
> A distant relative has a 1995 SL 600 for sale- 75000 miles-
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> Thanks

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me - 17 Apr 2008 16:55 GMT

> Hi-
> A distant relative has a 1995 SL 600 for sale- 75000 miles-
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> Thanks

Run away.

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Tony Polson - 17 Apr 2008 17:19 GMT

>Hi-
>A distant relative has a 1995 SL 600 for sale- 75000 miles-
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>He's asking 10,000.00- reasonable deal?

Offer him 10k if he has all the faults fixed first.

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-->> T.G. Lambach <<-- - 18 Apr 2008 02:21 GMT

These are very specialized cars, everything is very expensive, even by
M-B standards. The dealer is often the only source for some parts which
means such parts will cost substantially more than parts for more common
engines which have second sources. The V-12 is a gas hog and a 13 year
old SL600 is, well, just another 13 year old SL.

Buy this car only if its running and maintenance cost won't bother you.

Remember, nobody NEEDS a SL600 and one day you will want to sell it.

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