Same Price Dilemma: A Used 2004 Mercedes SL55 AMG Or A New Entry-Level Muscle Car?

The R2 30 contemporary of the Mercedes-Benz SL has aged like a penalty wine-colored, and with depreciation stumbling it hard, you could buy one for under $10,000- if, of course, you’re not afraid of the high upkeep costs.

Landing this particular example, though, is going to cost you more, as was the case in the hot SL5 5 AMG spec, with only 19,745 miles( 31,776 km) on the odo because it left the factory floor back in 2004 and was carried to Illinois.

The SL5 5 AMG GT is offered at no substitute at the Auburn, Indiana, auction that’s scheduled to take place on September 3-5, and if RMSotheby’s approximates are correct, then you are looking at $ 20,000 to $25,000 to park it in the driveway. That’s compact class territory or, if you may, entry-level muscle car realm, with the cornerstone Chevrolet Camaro, Ford Mustang and Dodge Challenger starting at $25,000, $26,670 and $28,095 respectively.

The auction house hasn’t exhausted any details, save for the fact that it’s offered with the complete guidebooks and original space sticker, from the Dave Leimbach Collection, and that it compress a 5. 4-liter supercharged V8 with 493 HP( 500 PS/ 368 kW) and 516 lb-ft( 700 Nm) of torque. Nonetheless, the pictures speak for it, as it appears to be in top-notch condition and very well equipped, with scorching and freshened sits with electric revision and recognition capacity, satellite navigation arrangement, bi-xenon headlamps, keyless move, etc.

Now, if you were in the market for a recreation trip within this budget, would you get the SL5 5 or another model? Feel free to chip in at specific comments section.