Used Car of the Day: 2005 Mercedes-Benz SL500

by Tim Healey

Published: December 28th, 2023

used car of the day 2005 mercedes benz sl500

Today we bring you a Florida-based 2005 Mercedes-Benz SL500.

The car has new tires, new rear main seal, new pneumatic pump, new shift linkage, new infotainment console, new master battery, and more.

The paint is in good condition, except for some rock chips and the like, and the center console needs to be, in the seller's words, "recovered."

The mileage is 126,000 and the ask is $18,000.

Click here to check it out.

[Images: Seller]

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Tim Healey

Tim Healey grew up around the auto-parts business and has always had a love for cars — his parents joke his first word was “‘Vette”. Despite this, he wanted to pursue a career in sports writing but he ended up falling semi-accidentally into the automotive-journalism industry, first at Consumer Guide Automotive and later at Web2Carz.com. He also worked as an industry analyst at Mintel Group and freelanced for About.com, CarFax, Vehix.com, High Gear Media, Torque News, FutureCar.com, Cars.com, among others, and of course Vertical Scope sites such as AutoGuide.com, Off-Road.com, and HybridCars.com. He’s an urbanite and as such, doesn’t need a daily driver, but if he had one, it would be compact, sporty, and have a manual transmission.

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Corey Lewis on Dec 30, 2023

This one has the worst wheels ever put on an SL, and many indicators that it has not been maintained over the years. The asking price is bonkers.

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NotMyCircusNotMyMonkeys on Dec 30, 2023

bet it smells like fat orange jesus diaper in there, because MAGAts.

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- 28-Cars-Later on Dec 30, 2023
  
  So, like your car?
  
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