by "sony1492" (sony1492)
Published 08/29/2017 at 21:59
by "sony1492" (sony1492)
Published 08/29/2017 at 21:59
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Sadly the kind of peaple who have battered sl’s are not the kind of peaple who want to trade for a beat up sc.
Just gonna curl up into the fetal position until sl’s are all worth too much and this all blows over
"fintail" (fintail)
08/29/2017 at 22:07, STARS: 1
Many 107s are cheap as chips and will remain so for the foreseeable future.
The 113 boat set sail several years ago, it aint coming back.
"Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap" (ddadragon)
08/29/2017 at 22:08, STARS: 1
I have this perverse desire to put one on bags and have a really low, awesome cruiser car.
"WilliamsSW" (williamssw)
08/29/2017 at 22:16, STARS: 1
Came to post the same thing. Love the Pagoda, but prices are out of this world and rising. Not a big R107 fan, apparently no one else is, either.
"WilliamsSW" (williamssw)
08/29/2017 at 22:22, STARS: 0
If you like the R107, buy one now. They can’t get much cheaper.
Also I am not a fan of the wheel and tire combo on the red Pagoda at the top. I like the factory color coded covers best
"wanderwebster" (wanderwebster)
08/29/2017 at 22:23, STARS: 1
Saw a really nice one in Fairbanks earlier this week. So clean.
"sony1492" (sony1492)
08/29/2017 at 22:25, STARS: 0
If I thought my SC would sell for enough to buy 450sl it would be for sale tomorrow
"sony1492" (sony1492)
08/29/2017 at 22:26, STARS: 1
I’m the opposite about the rims
"WilliamsSW" (williamssw)
08/29/2017 at 22:29, STARS: 1
Personally I think you can put those rims on a Pagoda, OR whitewalls— but not both.
I don’t think the rims go with whitewalls — took me a few minutes to figure out what it was that I didn’t like.
"sony1492" (sony1492)
08/29/2017 at 22:32, STARS: 1
I don’t think whitewall is ever an option
"WilliamsSW" (williamssw)
08/29/2017 at 22:41, STARS: 0
Not on a Mercedes, no-
"fintail" (fintail)
08/29/2017 at 22:41, STARS: 1
I remember when a decent driver 230SL was under 15K, and 280SLs weren’t double that. This was less than 20 years ago.
Some 107s are nice, but it takes the right car.
"fintail" (fintail)
08/29/2017 at 22:43, STARS: 1
A not perfect 450SL should be under 10K, maybe quite a bit less depending on year. But they can cost huge sums to get right if neglected or abused, so being cheap is seldom a good option. Budget 10-15K for a decent car and be happier.
The SC will be easier to live with, I suspect. Maybe just save up, I don’t predict significant price gains for average cars.
"WilliamsSW" (williamssw)
08/29/2017 at 22:51, STARS: 1
Heck, a 300SL was probably $50k back then- now those are truly insane.
Agree on the R107 - nice car, just not one on my bucket list. The right car would be a nice car though
"fintail" (fintail)
08/29/2017 at 23:05, STARS: 1
20 years ago, you could still get a roadster for 250K or so, I think, but gullwings were already twice that or more. For cheap cheap gullwings, I think one needs to go back 35+ years . 40-45 years ago, they could easily be had for well under 10K all day long.
For a 107, I would pick a very early (small bumper) car, a mint 560SL, or the right Euro model. 25K should buy a nice example of the latter two, 15K for the first.
"WilliamsSW" (williamssw)
08/29/2017 at 23:11, STARS: 0
Makes sense on the R107.
Last year, I saw a 300sl roadster on the road near me, and we eventually figured out that the owner bought it in the early 70s I think- somewhere in that 10k range, as I recall.