Dave, you wish has come true. The SL 65 AMG is equipped with a twin turbo V-12. 621 hp and 738 ft-lb of torque. But you might need to get a hammer out of your Craftsman toolbox and give your piggybank a whack since the car starts at $215k.
Dave&Wolfe,I was poking arounf on the MBusa website and could not believe the $215k sticker for the Big Daddy SL65!. When I had my last AMG back in 09 the mighty SL was $185k.
The sad part is,how absurdly fast the Benzo's(especially the AMG)depreciate. You can buy a fully loaded 09 SL65 with decently low mileage for $65-70k. That was a $200k car when it rolled off the lot 6yrs ago.
Yes, they are great deals used. But I woukd personally not own either an MB or BMW out of warranty. An SL 65 has astronomical repair bills if something happens.
A lot of wanna be Baller's will buy a 5-6yr old AMG for half the price it was when new&then flaunt it and make sure everyone knows its an AMG.
And then they are in utter disbelief when their brake job just cost $4500. Or if the Airmatic needs to be replaced(SL55's are notorious for this) and the repair bill is $7000. What these wanna be Ballers dont understand is that just because you bought a $190,000 used SL65 for $60k,youre still paying for parts and labor on a $190,000 car!
Like Wolfe said,Id NEVER buy any used AMG or BMW M car without a factory warranty still in place.
Sorry Uncle Dave,this thread was hijacked
Hijacked is the best thing that could possibly happen to an oil thread.
Ain't that the truth
I actually enjoyed reading about the cars members used to own. I agree 100% that a MB or BMW shouldn't be owned out of warranty. I used to have the privilege of calling customers and letting them know little details like; to get the doors on their 600SEL to close would cost $1500 + labor for the vacuum pump that pulled them down the last 1/2 inch... Suddenly the "good deal" they think they got on the car didn't seem so good. There is a reason these cars crash in value when out of warranty!
I agree that we all some cool cars, I never had a AMG or BMW, but I did have a 72 Chevelle in 73, 74, that ran mid 11s at the drags, and this was a real street car not a pro mod wannabe 3750lbs no nitrous all motor, and before getting on a soapbox screaming about warranty cause the car cost's $200.000.00 or whatever,
think about the poor dealership mechanic's that have to work on that car for warranty labor time, the members on here that are techs with a major company and work in a dealership know exactly what I'm talking about, the rest of you do not,............but oil threads, come on, there has been no significant change with oil in 40 years, you must of course use the rec weight and a good quality oil, but that dead horse has already been made into dog food, now before everybody starts firing back about this or that oil, just ask yourself one thing, when you go to your favorite parts store and put your money down for your favorite oil recamended by everybody and there brother, how exactly do you know what is in that oil can, other than whats printed on the label ???, I geuss what I'm saying is gasoline is pumped through the same pipeline that go's into 8 or 10 different companys tanks, so who says there not doing the same with oil ???
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I know exactly what you are talking about. I wasn't at a dealer but one of the better independents around. I spent 10 years beating up my body to beat flat rate and make a decent living before I saw the light. The worst is that warranty time is even less! I was barely 30 and had carpel tunnel in one hand, and my back and shoulders contently hurt. Not to mention all the money that was getting spent on the snapon truck. LOL