There's a lot of stuff to break down or just go wrong. Whenever I'm considering a new car I check some of the web sites detailing precise, real-world experiences that actual owners have had with their vehicles over time. They usually coincide well with the Consumer Reports owners' survey black dots.
You may disagree with me on this but I tend to have the feeling that Asian cars will slowly take the majority of the world market, perhaps even provide in the best cars in the near future
you can really tell the difference between sl 63 and sl550 on 09-12 range model, the interior and body trim are different and very nicely done. but 2013 model they are almost identical and the interior i dont think it worths 100k, take a look at what they did to the S class it's amazing sort of high tech futurist interior way, but in SL it's feels retro, simple and kind of lame. the only thing i like about the 2013 SL are the headlight and taillight units which are very cool ! i'm planning to get 09 SL63 with 65 widebody kit. and it's only cost like 1/3 of a new lot! cant wait to get my hand on one of these!
That's actually a very good take. i don't care for the retro looking interior of this car either. The new S Class seems so much more modern and high tech -- it's what you'd expect from a high end Mercedes. I think I'll wait for the next generation of SL before I seriously consider it, especially given the price tag.
Someone in my area is selling an 03' SL500. They're selling it for, (I hope you're sitting down) $12,955. What's the catch you may ask? It has over 210,000 miles on it, but Mercs run like bricks so that shouldn't matter. Is it running well? Like I said, Mercs run like bricks. So of course it's running well. Has been wrecked or damaged? I've checked it thoroughly. and the car checks out. It was pampered, and the owner is handicapped. So I'm assuming the owner is not some boy racer. Interior's cleaner than a babies bottom, and it's got a few imperfections in the paint, but it's nothing to cry about. And obviously the car isn't stolen or anything. I want to buy the car so bad... The temptation is strong. But I already have a C5 Corvette and a 92 MX-5. I don't want to break my piggy bank anymore. I'm having a hard enough time insuring my Vette... But come on! How many SL's do you see on a daily bases? And how many sell under 13K? JEEZ!
Just bought a used 2013 for less than half the price of a new F-150. I got the original window sticker, $125,000, Wow what a fantastic used car these are!!!!!
that's a completely different car. for a 100k you can get an s class too. would you really compare two different cars in terms of just price or compare cars on what you actually need
The SL550 and the SL500 are the same car, same engine, same everything. The SL550 is only known, however, as the SL500 in certain countries, such as England, India, Australia and New Zealand.
I agree with you on Lexus although they are starting to progress quite fast. I'd like Jaqs a little more too if they were ever slightly reliable. Caddi seems to be doing good now but I still think the Germans are the kings of the auto world
Please more reviews of cars for us 99% then for the 1%... I am quite sure the 1% won't need to watch this review... They just go out and buy these cars.
Wow, only an 80GB hard drive in a super expensive luxury car.. Why not a 750GB or 1000GB drive? They make laptop drives that big nowadays at around $100 so why not.
Dude 106k base for all those standard equipment is pretty decent price to pay. No one will be stupid enough to sell a car with all that standard equipment for 65-70k. You get the harman and kardon sound system, Nav, that air conditioning headrest, the massage seats(not for kids) and probably more. Think about all those tech you get before making a stupid statement. The only thing a la carte was the sunroof blind which costs 2500.
A bulky, heavy 6-CD changer? Feels so "nineties". A USB flash drive holds 100x more. A fixed, proprietary GPS? Google maps on a cheap phone gives unlimited traffic, always up-to-date maps, top-notch dictation.
German engineering at its finest! Mercedez Benz will always be the true standard of the world when it comes to the combination of premium luxury and performance!!! Sigh.....too bad America can't engineer anything close to this.....
Japanese cars are the kings of reliability no doubt about that, American cars tend to give you more horsepower for your buck and most European cars give you the best looks and best interiors though Lexus and Infiniti are catching up. Even the Koreans are coming
and ur forgeting , that mercedes pioneered a whole lot of safty systems and technologies , that other car manufacturer are leasing from benz today :) just to name a few ... the ABS brakes :) why would u pay for half of the safty systems in other cars ,,, by the original ones :) mercedes is the best :)
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Best reviewer on TH-cam and then some. Logical, knowledgeable and entertaining to watch.
Yes! The best reviewer on the internet reviewing the best car of the year! LIKE LIKE LIKE!
I always love these videos. Keep them up
I DRIVE A 2003 one now and i love my SL so much. Ill wait a few years for this one to depreciate and get it ;)
"I don't think children should ride in this car." - Classic.
That whole media/infotainment system looks and sounds better than many of the newest infotainment system
So with the phone app thing and you lose your phone - does that mean whoever find it can not just open your car, they can find where it is too?
Best looking SL ever
I think it's a 4.7 litre not 4.6. I may be wrong.
Where’s the tracking chip in the car located ?
Cooley's videos age like fine wine
Why are some of your movies not available in Slovenia?
Awesome review. Cool car!
"Facebook, that scares me."
I agree.
Great review, very entertaining.
Excellent review. Thank you!
Why didn't you talk about teh park assist?
so beautiful car
There's a lot of stuff to break down or just go wrong. Whenever I'm considering a new car I check some of the web sites detailing precise, real-world experiences that actual owners have had with their vehicles over time. They usually coincide well with the Consumer Reports owners' survey black dots.
You may disagree with me on this but I tend to have the feeling that Asian cars will slowly take the majority of the world market, perhaps even provide in the best cars in the near future
Nice car, just that front bumper doesn't look like it would survive a small accident.
Facebook : that scares me lol
Thanks for this entertaining review, I like the way you review the car
Cooley what do you have against SD cards? They're so small and cheap!
you can really tell the difference between sl 63 and sl550 on 09-12 range model, the interior and body trim are different and very nicely done. but 2013 model they are almost identical and the interior i dont think it worths 100k, take a look at what they did to the S class it's amazing sort of high tech futurist interior way, but in SL it's feels retro, simple and kind of lame. the only thing i like about the 2013 SL are the headlight and taillight units which are very cool ! i'm planning to get 09 SL63 with 65 widebody kit. and it's only cost like 1/3 of a new lot! cant wait to get my hand on one of these!
That's actually a very good take. i don't care for the retro looking interior of this car either. The new S Class seems so much more modern and high tech -- it's what you'd expect from a high end Mercedes. I think I'll wait for the next generation of SL before I seriously consider it, especially given the price tag.
"sky controlled roof, yeah you want that" :-D
Great detailed review, but unless it didn't make it into the video, I wish there was more behind-the-wheel time...
Best review.
Great California car
Love this car.
this is cnet, a tech website, so of course he'll focus on the tech in the car.
Best review ever.
Yah agreed, I have a feeling though East Asian cars are on the raise, might even be the future. Not sure, what do you think?
Mercedes McLaren SLR Brabus. My favorite car -3
This car I really like!!
Someone in my area is selling an 03' SL500. They're selling it for, (I hope you're sitting down) $12,955. What's the catch you may ask? It has over 210,000 miles on it, but Mercs run like bricks so that shouldn't matter. Is it running well? Like I said, Mercs run like bricks. So of course it's running well. Has been wrecked or damaged? I've checked it thoroughly. and the car checks out. It was pampered, and the owner is handicapped. So I'm assuming the owner is not some boy racer. Interior's cleaner than a babies bottom, and it's got a few imperfections in the paint, but it's nothing to cry about. And obviously the car isn't stolen or anything.
I want to buy the car so bad... The temptation is strong. But I already have a C5 Corvette and a 92 MX-5. I don't want to break my piggy bank anymore. I'm having a hard enough time insuring my Vette... But come on! How many SL's do you see on a daily bases? And how many sell under 13K? JEEZ!
why is that?
Just bought a used 2013 for less than half the price of a new F-150. I got the original window sticker, $125,000, Wow what a fantastic used car these are!!!!!
Mercedes Benz = The first car company on the planet who also has more patents than any other automotive manufacturer. Fact.
that's a completely different car. for a 100k you can get an s class too. would you really compare two different cars in terms of just price or compare cars on what you actually need
I wish he can go back to time and do the Review for the Supra
i like the merc!!
MERCEDES!!!!
The SL550 and the SL500 are the same car, same engine, same everything. The SL550 is only known, however, as the SL500 in certain countries, such as England, India, Australia and New Zealand.
Cooley is one of the best car reviewer ever
I agree with you on Lexus although they are starting to progress quite fast. I'd like Jaqs a little more too if they were ever slightly reliable. Caddi seems to be doing good now but I still think the Germans are the kings of the auto world
If he like the wiper nozzles, he should check out my 2001 Cavalier it has the same things! #SportsCar #Sarcasm
Wtf! The SL550 is a 4.6L engine!? What's the SL500? A 3.8L??
But only 10GB is available for music. 70GB is reserved for GPS navigation data. It's pretty sad for such an expensive car. 1:35
unfortunately these are now running around 96k, so you aren't saving a whole lot. I would go with the GTR anyways though
I like it, looks quite aggressive but for this price I would pay a little more and get the CL
Best roadster money can buy in my opinion
Wow he actually liked that car!
Please more reviews of cars for us 99% then for the 1%... I am quite sure the 1% won't need to watch this review... They just go out and buy these cars.
you can't compare GTR with this, GTR only for speed but this is a peace of art
mars red with camel brown int....best color combo on the SL
Nick Dovie hmmmmm. what about the iridium metallic gray
Forgem Nos i think I've seen that it's beautiful...anything but plain white. black or silver
Nick Dovie agreed
Forgem Nos Audi has this dark greay color it kinda looks like wet cement I've also seen it on a few. newer VW's too
I work at a jack in the box and some lady pulled into the drive thru window with an sl i was like holy shit a six figure car!!!! :0
Yaaah I agree, did you even read my comment kid?
Brian Cooley please come back to phone reviews
The 911's roof retracts in 13 sec and the boxstet in 9sec!!!
nice benz
No dislikes !
love from first sight they say?
Yes sir
but you don't have the money?
SL 65 AMG is the best, I'd take that over an SLS
me to. the nissan GTR rocks
Change those headlights and your good to go!!!!
My dad got one of these imma try and get him to sign in to Facebook lol
Wow, only an 80GB hard drive in a super expensive luxury car.. Why not a 750GB or 1000GB drive? They make laptop drives that big nowadays at around $100 so why not.
"yeeeeeeeeah you want that"
yeah you want that :P
Both fantastic cars but I would take the SL.
Dude 106k base for all those standard equipment is pretty decent price to pay. No one will be stupid enough to sell a car with all that standard equipment for 65-70k. You get the harman and kardon sound system, Nav, that air conditioning headrest, the massage seats(not for kids) and probably more. Think about all those tech you get before making a stupid statement. The only thing a la carte was the sunroof blind which costs 2500.
Brian I think u like this one ... lol
I am buying this. I will study like a nerd and drive this. I will buy this!!!!!!!
The 80GB HDD is for music and no one really has more than that.
A bulky, heavy 6-CD changer? Feels so "nineties". A USB flash drive holds 100x more. A fixed, proprietary GPS? Google maps on a cheap phone gives unlimited traffic, always up-to-date maps, top-notch dictation.
Cooley 4 president!!!
Haters gonna hate but Mercedes Benz is one of the best car company's it is expensive because it is luxury
it has the same hp as a genesis r spec
German engineering at its finest! Mercedez Benz will always be the true standard of the world when it comes to the combination of premium luxury and performance!!!
Sigh.....too bad America can't engineer anything close to this.....
why mention the wiper thing, GM has had basically the same thing for close to 20 years now
John Sneddon I'm looking for some hard evidence for you, but my 2000 Buick lesabre has the same thing. The nozzle right on the wiper blade.
Joshua Oblon it's not implemented the same way, but yeah. Lots of GM cars have the nozzle on the wiper arm.
Air conditioning vents should be the Mercedes logo.
3,299 views already? i took be a little less than 6 months to get about 2,500 views!
the best SL ever is the R129
I never heard of that one sounds like a pretty fast one there
R230 its the best
You're right. Too bad they won't have half the quality that this car possesses.
For once a manufacturer sends a fully loaded car with enough tech to actually talk about. Too bad they are over $100k
Japanese cars are the kings of reliability no doubt about that, American cars tend to give you more horsepower for your buck and most European cars give you the best looks and best interiors though Lexus and Infiniti are catching up. Even the Koreans are coming
Yep, just look at the size of the Mercedes badge on the grille, no wonder I hate them so much.
Yeaaahhh you want that.
well said " little german heart"
Always love your reviews BC but camera work on roof operation and wipers was worst ever.
Dude is Jeremy clarkson of north America lmao
lol thats funny, when I was writting the last comment a few mins ago I figured you thought that.
and ur forgeting , that mercedes pioneered a whole lot of safty systems and technologies , that other car manufacturer are leasing from benz today :) just to name a few ... the ABS brakes :) why would u pay for half of the safty systems in other cars ,,, by the original ones :) mercedes is the best :)
Was just playing around... not often I get to this position on a video... I am no troll and never intend to be.
Dude all you talk about is the touch screen system..I think you should talk more about the car!
BEST
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0:40 I should buy a camry :p
Facebook scares Brian.