1990 Mercedes-benz Sl500 Convertible Sharp 4 Speed Auto Black W/ Tan Interior on 2040-cars

1990 MERCEDES-BENZ

500SL CONVERTIBLE

The car runs very well, handles great, drives like a dream, just as a Mercedes Benz should.  Engine has had a recent full tune up and has lots of power! 

It is remarkably quiet…even while driving with the top down!

Also, the catalytic converter has recently been replaced and the car has a beautiful, throaty V-8 exhaust tone.  Just had a complete Mercedes tune up.  Has 2 new rear tires too!

Comes with a Mercedes-Benz car cover.  4 speed automatic. Power top works as it should.   Clear Nevada Title.  Under 71k miles!

Car is ready to go with buying 2 new tires.  Most of the items listed below would not need to be done to drive it away, they could be done in time and you'd have a mint car.  We went over the car noting every inch of the car to point out every tiny detail, every tiny mar or spot, every imperfection that you would want to know so no secrets here!

Mercedes Emblem on the front has been glued in poorly there’s glue that’s squeezed out around the emblem that can be trimmed but it is glued in solidly.  The Mercedes emblem on the hood is sun faded, some of the blue still shows.  The lower air dam panel on the front bumper has some scuffs and paint missing where it’s probably been up against a curb.  Overall the exterior paint is in excellent condition for its age, we don’t think the car has ever been repainted, it doesn’t show any signs of ever being in an accident or ever been repainted. 

Haven’t done a Car Fax on it, but it doesn’t appear as though it’s been in a collision.   There are a series of door dings on the outside on the passenger side, predominately along the passenger door, but there are one or two small ones in the rear quarter panel that you notice when the sun reflects on them. 

The rear passenger wheel is missing the center cap, we have it but it’s not on the wheel, it won’t stay on.  Both rear tires were recently replaced, less than 100 miles on them. 

The front left wheel is the spare wheel, spare tire it’s a directional tire so it shouldn’t stay on the car for an extended period of time or be driven at high speeds because it’s not turning the proper direction of the tire tread.  The car will need 2 new front tires ($450 estimate). The driver’s side tire has a split in the back of it so it won’t hold air. 

The Windshield is in very good condition, windshield wipers work. 

 The car apparently was an Arizona car and appears it was left out in the sun with the top down at times as the sun has dried out some of the leather so the top edge of the windshield frame shows some dry rot.  The vanity mirrors on the sun visors don’t work, they are glued shut probably because they broke and wouldn’t stay on. 

The power windows work fine.  The driver’s side power head rest will go up but it won’t go down, you can hear the motor running but for reason it won’t move down, it looks like it’s trying, but it just can’t do it.  The outside edge of the driver’s side seat bolster has a large wear spot and there are quite a few cracks in the leather that would probably need to be repaired.  

On the dash, the air bag light stays on, the light for the rollover protection system stays on even though the rollover protection system goes up and down properly, so it’s probably just a sensor.   The burl wood around the shifter is a little weather beaten; it has a small surface crack and probably needs to be refinished.  Because the battery was disconnected, the radio requires a code to unlock it which should be available from the Mercedes Benz dealer.  The car has a Sony CD controller in the dash and a 10 disc CD changer in the trunk, haven’t tried the system because it also requires the code. 

There is a tear in the leather of the rollover protection bar behind the passenger seat.  The passenger leather seat is in good condition, could benefit by a cleaning/conditioning, no severe cracks or wear through the leather like there is on the driver’s side.  The stainless steel panel the surrounds the leather on the rear deck is very good condition, cleans up nicely, is a bronze aluminum but more likely to be stainless steel.  The wheels are in very good condition.  The wheel that is off of the car has very little curb rash on the edge, nothing serious.   You can hear the motor of the passenger head rest, but the rest doesn’t move up or down.  The trunk area, the trim surrounding the power antennae is loose and has slightly rubbed the paint and needs to be secured.   The switch on the dash doesn’t operate the antennae so it doesn’t work at this time.  Overall condition of the trunk area is very good; carpet is great, no tears, and no dry rot.

The power top is the original convertible top, the fabric is in good shape, and the plastic windows are in good shape.  The headliner inside the top needs to be replaced, it is dry rotted and torn , the webbing on the sides is dry rotted and coming apart and will need to be replaced.  Power top works as it should.

The catalytic converter was recently replaced and a complete tune up was done on the car (receipts available),  however when they replaced the rear tailpipe they didn’t bring it down far enough and it is singeing the plastic trim where the tailpipe comes out of the bottom of the bumper on the driver’s side. 

Car comes with a Mercedes car cover.  There is no keyless entry fob with the keys and we only have one ignition key to go with the car.  There is no manual with the car.   There is a clear Nevada title on the car. 

MILEAGE - 70,813

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