[AMGoff]

ted,

Thanks for taking the time to read the review and comment! I really do like the car and it is by far the nicest I've ever owned. Even despite having a "lowly" SLS, the performance is utterly exhilarating for a car that weighs two tons.

I agree with you completely on the seats. I have no problem with firmer seats - I generally prefer them, but to properly execute these particular firm seats they need much more in the way of lateral support. More side bolstering on the seat backs, as well as more side and thigh bolstering on the seat cushion - being of slender build I find the seats do a poor job with keeping me snugly in place.

The wipers/headlights thing just confounds me. I wouldn't think it would have been that much more work to have gotten them right. In my mind, "automatic, rainsensing wipers" means just that - I shouldn't have to engage the wipers at all for them to work. It makes sense to have the lights come on with the wipers as it is mandated by law in most places now, but how hard would it have been to tie some sort of five minute delay with the lights after the wipers were last engaged - that way for light or intermittent showers the lights could stay on without constantly flashing on and off each time the wipers sweep across the windshield.

As far as the wood trim goes, like I said I think it's an anomaly specific to my Seville. I love the depth, texture, and color of the trim that wraps around the dash and is on the doors and center console. However, the shifter knob wood is noticeably darker than the dash/console trim and has a burled texture. That would be fine but the wood on the steering wheel is noticeably lighter than the dash/console. So I'm left with three different shades of wood in my car. I wouldn't have mentioned anything if it weren't noticeably so.

Although I am 98% sure that mine was just a fluke I do wonder if something like this has shown up on other SLSs? The reason I wonder is because since that wheel/shifter trim was an optional package on the SLS opposed to the STS which came from the factory with such, perhaps there could have been random mismatched pieces installed on the SLS every now and then... who knows.

Aside from a few little things here and there I do think that these used Sevilles represent some of the best values on the luxury market. I'm glad and support all those who feel the need to buy a brand new car every few years because once they've taken the astronomical hit in depreciation people like me can pick up one of these beauties for up to 70% off the original price, even if I have to wait 4-5 years for it!

Thanks again for reading!