Mint 2003 Sl500. Low Miles. Very Rare Color on 2040-cars
Latham, New York, United States
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You are looking at a very rare, very beautiful 2003 SL500 with only 52,000 original miles. The color looks so different because it is Graphite Metallic. It looks charcoal in the daylight and black at night. The paint was part of the $7500 Designo Package. You may not notice the Designo Charcoal Interior with Heated, Cooled, and Massaging 12 way adjustable power seats with memory. The Massage and air conditioned seats were part of the SL3 comfort package ($1,250). You will also notice the SL1 Wood package which included the luxury wood wheel (it's beautiful) with leather on the steering wheel, gearknob, and interior trim. Of course, this car also had the SL2 package (at $5100 which included 18.5 x 8.5 (front) and 18x 9 (rear) wheels, body color front spoiler and side skirts. Although included in the purchase, the 18 inch wheels were replaced with the 20's you see in the picture. Bi-Xenon projector beam headlights ($900 option), Parktronic ($1035), and the voice activated Phone and audio package ($1,995) round out the huge option list. As for standard features - the list is even longer: one touch power windows power and heated mirrors, remote keyless locks, trip computer, navigation, cruise control, power tilt and telescoping steering wheel with speed proportional power steering and audio and cruise controls on steering wheel. The audio controls tailor the sound of the 100 watt Bose stereo with six disc cd changer, built in subwoofer and 8 speakers with speed sensitive volume control so you can enjoy the tunes top down at highway speeds. If the rush of wind is too much, you can put up the optional wind deflector and windows and cruise in relative quiet, while still enjoying the sun. Mercedes has pioneered so many safety innovations, it is no surprise that the list on its Roadster is exhaustive: four wheel vented disc brakes with ABS, electronic brakeforce distribution, traction control integrated with suspension control, seatbelt pretensioners, daytime running lights and front and rear fog/driving lights, adjustable body height and abc (roll control), auto headlights with high pressure washers, self leveling headlights, variable interment rain sensing wipers. What you cannot see from the pictures is that this beautiful car was in a minor accident and the right front was damaged. The airbags did not deploy and no frame damage occurred. However, the hood, right fender, headlight, grille, and bumper cover all needed to be repaired/replaced. The owner insisted on new Mercedes parts (which are extremely expensive), and the parts and labor, together exceeded 75% of the vehicle value and it was totaled. This means the owner is given the value of the car pre-accident, and the insurance company sells the car at auction branding the title "salvage, rebuildable". We replaced the damaged parts with donated parts from a car that was hit in the rear and the car was professionally repainted. The car underwent the New York State salvage program inspection, and was granted a rebuilt title, and is on the road currently. This allows immediate registration in most states. Obviously, you should check your state regulations. Please feel free to call with any questions (518.527.8635), or come inspect the car or have a buyers inspection performed. This car looks, runs, and drives like a 2014 car. This is your chance to own a great low mileage roadster, at a fraction of the cost of new, or retail. If you are the winning bidder and don't absolutely love the car upon pickup, I will refund your deposit in full, no questions asked! |
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