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You have the opportunity to purchase a
‘52’ registration Mercedes SL500 V8 Tiptronic/Automatic with only 66,700 miles which (as you have no doubt seen from the
above links) has been superbly looked after throughout its life.
Furthermore as this vehicle was first
registered before March 2006 it is not
affected by the new higher road taxation rates; specifically a year’s tax
is currently just £215 and will rise by just £30 after April 2010 to £245 (as
will almost every other car).
To avoid confusion please be aware that
the private registration number that you see in the pictures is not included as part of this sale and
it will be supplied with an age related new DVLA issued ‘52’ registration
number.
To purchase this vehicle we only
require a £500 deposit which you can
do over the phone or via Pay Pal;
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For full details on purchasing - click here
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For PX & Finance
information - click here
WARRANTY
For details of the three month warranty
that we offer with all our cars - click here
SERVICE HISTORY
The servicing intervals on this vehicle
are actually controlled by the onboard computer although they are approximately
two years or up to 16,000 miles.
This vehicle benefits from being in
receipt of a full main dealer service history; specifically the service book
and other related documentation shows the following information;
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Service History
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Date |
Description |
Mileage |
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14/11/02 |
PDI
Service |
12 |
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21/04/04 |
Service |
12,018 |
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16/08/05 |
Service |
23,582 |
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02/11/06 |
Service |
34,543 |
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21/11/07 |
Service |
46,570 |
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07/01/09 |
Service
& MOT |
57,683 |
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28/10/09 |
MOT |
66,374 |
The car’s service computer suggests that the next service is
due in approximately 5,700 miles.
OWNERSHIP DETAILS
This car has had
just 2 former keepers.
DOCUMENTATION
As you will have already seen from the above links all the
necessary legal documentation is present as follows;
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The full current style registration document (V5 or ‘Log
Book’)
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HPI certificate
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The service history book
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Full original driver’s pack and instruction manuals
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Two Keys
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A recent MOT (see the date in the above table)
BASIC
SPECIFICATION
This is a full
It would be
easier to list the features that this vehicle was not specified with as there
are none that immediately come to mind, however the following is a summery of
the principle items;
Technical
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V8
engine
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BHP 306, Torque 460 Nm, Max Speed 155 mph (limited), 0-60 6.3 Sec
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Air
suspension
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32.1 official ‘extra urban’ MPG
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5
speed Tiptronic/automatic transmission
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ABS
(anti lock braking),traction control & anti-skid control
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In car adjustable ride height (for unusually rough ground)
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Air conditioning/climate control
Exterior
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Front & rear parking sensors
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Xeon headlights
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Power Roof
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Front fog lights
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Heated + electric folding door mirrors
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18’ platinum finish alloy wheels
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Automatic headlights and wipers
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Ski Rack mounting point option
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Metallic paint
Interior
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Full Extended Nappa leather option, all with hand stitching
as follows;
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Nappa dashboard
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Nappa headlining
3.
Nappa rear convertible deck (normally plastic)
4.
Nappa rear compartment
5.
Nappa door cards
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COMAND Satellite navigation + TV
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Keyless go (this facilitates unlocking and driving without
needing to find your keys)
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Electrically vented + heated seats
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Full electric memory seats with height & lumbar
adjustment
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Front & side / curtain airbags + side impact bars
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Auto dimming rear view mirror
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BOSE speaker and amplification system
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Traffic alerting radio & CD auto-changer
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Cruise control + cup holders
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Maple wood trim
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Factory fitted Nokia hands free phone kit
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Adjustable multi-function leather steering wheel &
leather gear knob
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Trip
computer incorporating outside temperature gauge, mpg, range & other
functions
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Central locking from remote ‘blip’ key & factory alarm
(transponder immobiliser)
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Full set of factory floor mats
COSMETIC
CONDITION
As you will have already seen through the above links this car’s
interior and exterior condition is quite exceptional (these are wealthy
people’s cars and this group of individuals are not always the most careful
with their possessions). Specifically it is free from any accident damage or
other general ‘abuse’ and obviously has no rust or any similar issues of
potential concern.
HOW CAN YOU BE SURE THIS IS A GOOD CAR?
It is very hard to accurately represent a vehicles condition
simply through words and pictures however as experienced car dealers with over
80 years of combined experience within the company there are a number of things
we have learnt to look for that give a good gauge of a cars history. This is
the reason that we include so many pictures of things that you are probably not
used to seeing in a car advert; specifically we include these pictures for the
following reasons.
1.
Door & body
shuts - so that you can inspect for yourself that there is no rust in
the seams, evidence of replacement door skins, ‘over-spray’ from previous
repairs or other signs of a ‘very bad car’ à The car you are
viewing has no rust or overspray on any door or body shuts and has not had any
replacement door skins
2.
Wing bolt heads - the front wings of most cars are fixed
to the chassis by a set of small bolts that are painted at the same time as the
body when the car is new. If a car has been in an accident these bolts will
have had this factory paint coating damaged as a result of them having to be
un-bolted or adjusted à The car you are
viewing has never had its wing bolts undone or adjusted and as such they are
complete with their factory paint coating
3.
Panel gaps - individual manufactures vary, however
they generally expend a great deal of effort insuring their vehicles leave the
factory with even panel gaps as it is an inference of both the quality of the
car, and their manufacturing process. Unless a car has been in an accident
these gaps should be the same as when they left the factory à The car you are viewing has all the
correct panel gaps and its shuts and closures fit as they should
4.
Factory
stickers - when a car is made the factory apply a number of stickers (both
on the glass and in the shuts) that cover various information or warning
messages. These ‘factory stickers’ are always missing from cars that have had
accident repair because they are virtually impossible to obtain outside of the
manufactures factory environment à The car you are
viewing is complete with all its original factory stickers
5.
Glass - all the
glass on an accident free car (with the exception of maybe the windscreen)
should have the correct factory insignia and originate from the same factory
date as if a car is in a big accident invariably it all gets broken and when it
is replaced the date stamps will be different à The glass on the
car you are viewing has the correct insignia and originates from the same
factory date
6.
A full service
history – apart from corroborating the vehicles mileage cars with a full
service history will have had any recalls and other work carried out as soon as
they were appropriate as well as having had all the minor (for want of a better
term) ‘bits and pieces’ attended to. Additionally a full and regular service
history indicates that the cars owner had the money and motivation to properly
look after it and we have traditionally found that this provides a good inference
on their approach to taking care of, and maintaining the vehicle in general à The car you are viewing has a full
service history
7.
HPI Clear – the HPI
register or “hit list” as it is sometimes know is the national database for all
accidents, finance and theft records that relate to a vehicle. A car’s HPI
certificate will show each category and report any applicable data and for a
car to be ‘HPI clear’ it must report “NOT RECORDED” after every category which
means that the vehicle has not been involved in any insurance payouts,
write-offs or theft and also that it has no un-cleared finance still owing à The car you are viewing is HPI CLEAR and
is supplied with an original copy HPI certificate
MECHANICAL CONDITION
As you would expect of a car with this low mileage and after
viewing all the above photographs, there
is absolutely nothing wrong with this car in terms of its mechanical
condition. Most certainly if you have not driven one of these before you
will be very surprised at how nice they are to drive. The roads around London
are always full of incredibly expensive new cars but I can never really work
out how people ever manage to rationalise the cost or what their owners could
possibly be getting that a car like this does not offer, except maybe a large
monthly finance bill and the guarantee of savage depreciation in just three
years and a handful of miles.
Specifically, it runs just as it should, does not leak or use any
oil or water and is a real
pleasure to drive. Additionally as you would expect of a full service history
vehicle, the antifreeze and brake fluid is clean being free of contamination,
as is the oil.
As you would expect of a car with this mileage and after viewing
all the above photographs, there is absolutely
nothing wrong with this car in terms of its mechanical condition. Most
certainly if you have not driven one of these before you will be very surprised
at how nice these V8 models are to drive. The roads around London are always
full of incredibly expensive new cars but I can never really work out how
people ever manage to rationalise the cost or what their owners could possibly
be getting that a car like this does not offer, except maybe a large monthly
finance bill and the guarantee of savage depreciation in just a few years and a
handful of miles.
Specifically, it runs just as it should, does not leak or use any
oil or water and is a real
pleasure to drive. Additionally as you would expect of a Full Service History vehicle, the antifreeze and brake fluid is
clean being free of contamination, as is the oil.
With over 300 BHP being transmitted through a modern 5 speed
automatic gearbox this model actually has enough power to make a car of this
size properly responsive (especially noticeable should you need to overtake on a
hill). However, in terms of efficiency despite their power these models offer
very good performance whilst still managing to return perfectly acceptable MPG
as is evidenced in the official ‘Extra Urban’ figure of 32.1 MPG (this is in no small part due to the technologically
advanced nature of this engine but is also related to the size of the engine
being correctly suited to the weight of the body which means the vehicle can be
used without resorting to low gears or heavy acceleration).
TYRES
This car has a full set of factory specification tyres and the all
tools are all present and correct. In respect of individual tyre treads they
are all excellent having been replaced within the last 7,000 miles.
ELECTRICAL
COMPONENTS
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The
power roof works without fault
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The
Sat Nav system is complete with its disk and is fully operational
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The
air conditioning is fully functional
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The
Tiptronic/automatic transmission works smoothly, both on the up and down
changes
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The windows move swiftly without sticking & the remote central
locking
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The ABS and other safety systems all do what they are
supposed to when needed
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The mirrors are in full working order
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It does not have any interior leaks or warning lights
showing on the dashboard, nor are there any service warnings on the display
panel
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The stereo and its remote systems all works as they should
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The onboard computer is fully functional & all the
display LEDs are without any ‘dead’ pixels
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The cruise control is in full working order
There are no qualifications with the above statements, it starts,
stops, goes round bends and drives in a way that is not tangibly different from
what it must have been like when new with the engine sounding exactly as it
should. We appreciate that it is a bold statement to suggest that there is
absolutely nothing wrong with the mechanical components of a car, and that
similar things are often said that rarely transpire to be the full truth;
however, in this case (as in all our other eBay sales) it is. Please take your
time to examine our feedback history from which you will see that we mean what
we say and that all our previous customers were happy with their purchases.
POINTS OF NOTE;
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The alloy wheels are doing quite well considering their age
however they can no longer described as perfect as they have some very minor
marks from having brushed a kerb at some point; these can be refinished to a
totally ‘as new’ condition for around £50 each by an alloy wheel specialist
(most offer an on site service), however we very much doubt that its new owner
will deem this as necessary – to view the wheels please use the links at the
very top of this listing.
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As is the case with every car of this mileage that has not
needed to have had a re-spray after an accident there are a number of very small
stone chips and very fine scratches on the vehicle but nothing of any concern
and certainly nothing requiring any attention or that would ever be noticed by
anyone but its owner. There is however one scratch on the wing that is of note
that this can be seen in close-up hear (please note that this is not a dent but
a <1 cm scratch) - click here
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The glove box is difficult to open if it does not get used
very often
That is it! – Just so there is no confusion
there is nothing else of any material note or potential concern regarding the
cosmetic or mechanical condition of this car. When assessing this vehicle in
respect to others being offered for sale, please bear in mind that we have
explicitly stated whether all the mechanical and electrical items work or not,
and have described in detail as well as shown in close up everything of
possible interest.
FORMAL STATEMENT OF OWNERSHIP -
click here
ROAD TAX
This car is taxed until 30/04/2010.
VIEWING ARRANGEMENTS
To see details relating to viewing and contact numbers etc. - click here
PURCHASE PROCEDURE
If you want to
know how to go about purchasing this item - click here
SUBSIDISED DELIVERY OFFER
For an additional fixed cost of £300 we
can arrange a third party transport agent to deliver this vehicle to your home
or work address. This offer is valid for all