Used 2004 Mercedes-Benz SL-Class SL 500 for Sale near New Bedford, MA

Its a good car for sports minded people. The car has a good acceleration, braking and handling. I always felt safe in this car and it's always a pleasure to drive the car and have fun. People have nice comments about the car

The SL500 was a 92 thousand dollar low production drop top to compete with jags amazing xk and bmws 6 series, now 4 years later I was able to buy my car for about 35 thousand, and only an expert can tell it from new, The SL follows a classic mercedes look, but sadly doesnt look as good as a 645 or a jaguar, which is dissapointing, but the interior is simple, very high quality, and surprisingly safe, in a s550 youd be worried to let anyone below 21 sit in it becuase they might move to quickly and scratch a trim piece, in this everything is laid back. The power comes from a five litre 302 horsepower 339 lb foot V8, with this the car should put c6 vettes in tail light view, yet the mercedes 4300 pound curb weight holds it back to 6.3 0-60 not very fast at all, which is emphasized when you think a 350z with a 3.5 litre v6 with the same horsepower and far less torque will be a 60 more than a half second faster then you, in your hundred thousand dollar sports car but when you start this car up, your not tempted to see what it can do, your more relaxed and opted to marvel as the folding aluminum roof with the full glass window takes its 16 seconds of glory, and glance at the tach to see just 1500 rpm at 70mph, or play with some of the toys like the ride height adjustment. anyway this car puts you in a place where your heart beat is lower than a meditating munk, and that can all be changed with a push of the sport button and a nudge from your right foot, even though it doesnt leap with joy, it pulls strongly all the way to the limiter, and while it does you can enjoy the amazing exhaust note, a strong deep V8 roar that I would put up with an Aston Martin, the great thing about the sound is it appears at the perfect times, at idle, and under power, not intrusive at all. But most impressive to me is the quality this car holds. everything is as good as it can be, the leather is perfect, the plastics are soft and smooth, the metal matches up perfectly, and when you park it you cant help but look back smoothly and smile.

I liked everything about this car. Oh man specially on traffic people cant stop looking at it. It is definetely beautiful car. It is a big time head turner. I remember girls at gas station telling me its a nice car and walking away with big all smile. I get so much attention. It might not be good for girlfriend hehe. Because you will get really good looking girls if you are intented to do so..

I choose the Mercedes over Porsche 911 and Corvette Convertibles because of the built in hardtop. Other considerations were reliability & maintenance costs. I've only had it a day but I was impressed with all of the features it has and the build quality. Now that I've had the car almost a year I must say that I still really like it. I've had a couple costly repairs water pump & replaced engine mounts and the left rear air shock needed to be replaced. Not unusual for car this old. While the cargo capacity is not great you can get a lot more stuff in the trunk than you might think. I also like how almost all of the interior storage compartments lock. I wish that the interior was a little quieter but convertibles are never as quiet as coupes or sedans. I recently took a long trip (5,000 miles) and on the highway I averaged between 22-24 mpg at interstate speeds. Not bad. Acceleration and handling on this car are really good. Most people are surprised when I tell them this car is 11 years old. Lots of favorable comments when you are driving this.

You never know how fun it is to drive until you try the SL. So many cool features, surprisingly good mpg on the freeway. Hard-top !!! you can't beat that. mine had the panoramic hard-top, can't beat that ! If you can afford one, just do it. Cheers !