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My $1500 98 SLS

Picked this car up for $1500 with a blown head gasket, I am the third owner. Came from a 95 SLS.


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I love the styling of this car, much better than the pre 98 imo. Very european in design, almost looks like a cross between a Mercedes and a Bimmer.




9/10

Interior: 9.5/10

Interior styling is impressive. More gadets than you can possibly imagine. The gauges are gorgeous better than even the Contiental and the radio/climate controls are easy to reach. The seat comfort is also MUCH better than the 95. The bose 4.0 system is great, the best stock stereo I have ever heard.




Handling/Driveline: 9/10

It handles quite well, feeling very agile in curves. The suspension is stiff, yet not harsh, it recovers well from dips and major bumps.
The 275 horse motor does very well power wise and the tranny is silky smooth.


All in all, I give this car a 9.5 out of ten. It was a pain in the ass to change the HG, but it was WORTH it. Very impressed.
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Re: My $1500 98 SLS

Get a non-hazed set of headlights from eBay and you will be golden!

Looks good! How much invested after the HG?
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Re: My $1500 98 SLS

I have got about 2500 in it, but sold my 95 for $1600.
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Re: My $1500 98 SLS

Nice review format there!
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Nice review format there!
Stolen from the master . I saw your reviews on all of the cars you test drove.
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Re: My $1500 98 SLS

Also need to add, the interior build quality is much better than my old 95. Everything inside is solid, not flimsy.

My dad likes to slide and wallow into and out of cars, which normally isn't a problem except that he is over 200lbs. That posed a problem for the cheap interior of the 95, he wound up breaking the center console and ripping the "oh shit handle" off the back passenger door.

Doesn't happen here due to the quality (Plus I yell at him when he pushes down on the console )
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Re: My $1500 98 SLS

Wow... its good to see someone actually fix the darn thing instead of just complain about it.

Did you do it yourself? Timesert the block? I'm impressed
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Re: My $1500 98 SLS

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Stolen from the master . I saw your reviews on all of the cars you test drove.

Haha thanks, but IIRC, Jesda was the first one to use that style.
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Re: My $1500 98 SLS

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Wow... its good to see someone actually fix the darn thing instead of just complain about it.

Did you do it yourself? Timesert the block? I'm impressed
Yup, fixed myself and timeserted the block. The whole damn show, even changed the TCC solenoid while I was in there .

Less than $600 to fix it and then some tires.
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Re: My $1500 98 SLS

Did you take pictures?

Can you do a write-up in our tech section? That would be awesome. I must say I am very impressed.

That sure seems to be the way to go.... I see these cars with blown head gaskets go for cheap that would otherwise me a mint car (such as yours) Congrats again!
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