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.
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!!!!!
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.
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.
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.
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!
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.
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.....
I don’t think children can ride in this car has to be the funniest comment in this video. He says this after reading the 4 levels of Seat Massage. Lmao
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
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
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.
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.
This navigation technology is totally redundant...most owners who have these phones have smartphones...why not just provide a highest screen like on the iPad to mirror your smartphone device, then you can utilize many ups out and not yet out. Navigation in the car will never be better than on the smartphone plus you have the option to switch when the next best thing comes out. These car companies need to stop reinventing the wheel and make their in car technology much more practical.
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 :)
they certainly would try to do so but the thing is not about stealing or modeling the giants of the industry whom been and always will be the leaders of the market but i strongly believe that teenager company (hyundai) could never rise its standard to create something with that quality ! because when we take a look back to its roots the asian industry was never about quality but surely the quantity ! i would definitely take a base e-class on a full option genesis !
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!
Cooley's videos age like fine wine
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 ;)
That whole media/infotainment system looks and sounds better than many of the newest infotainment system
I always love these videos. Keep them up
"I don't think children should ride in this car." - Classic.
Best looking SL ever
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
Mercedes Benz = The first car company on the planet who also has more patents than any other automotive manufacturer. Fact.
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.
this is cnet, a tech website, so of course he'll focus on the tech in the car.
Facebook : that scares me lol
Thanks for this entertaining review, I like the way you review the car
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?
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!!!!!
Cooley is one of the best car reviewer ever
I think it's a 4.7 litre not 4.6. I may be wrong.
you can't compare GTR with this, GTR only for speed but this is a peace of art
"Facebook, that scares me."
I agree.
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.
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.
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.
Why are some of your movies not available in Slovenia?
Mercedes McLaren SLR Brabus. My favorite car -3
My dad got one of these imma try and get him to sign in to Facebook lol
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!
Best review ever.
Why didn't you talk about teh park assist?
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?
Awesome review. Cool car!
Where’s the tracking chip in the car located ?
Great detailed review, but unless it didn't make it into the video, I wish there was more behind-the-wheel time...
Nice car, just that front bumper doesn't look like it would survive a small accident.
"sky controlled roof, yeah you want that" :-D
Great review, very entertaining.
Haters gonna hate but Mercedes Benz is one of the best car company's it is expensive because it is luxury
SL 65 AMG is the best, I'd take that over an SLS
Great California car
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.
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.....
Excellent review. Thank you!
I don’t think children can ride in this car has to be the funniest comment in this video. He says this after reading the 4 levels of Seat Massage. Lmao
Best roadster money can buy in my opinion
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
so beautiful car
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
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.
the best SL ever is the R129
I never heard of that one sounds like a pretty fast one there
R230 its the best
The 911's roof retracts in 13 sec and the boxstet in 9sec!!!
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
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
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
Wow he actually liked that car!
I like it, looks quite aggressive but for this price I would pay a little more and get the CL
Dude is Jeremy clarkson of north America lmao
You're right. Too bad they won't have half the quality that this car possesses.
Brian Cooley please come back to phone reviews
MERCEDES!!!!
Yaaah I agree, did you even read my comment kid?
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.
unfortunately these are now running around 96k, so you aren't saving a whole lot. I would go with the GTR anyways though
Best review.
Love this car.
Cooley what do you have against SD cards? They're so small and cheap!
not a fan of the new look. I like the previous generation
hyundai is going to steal all those technologies in 2 years!
apples and oranges. This car wasn't meant for someone who enjoys driving.
This car I really like!!
Wtf! The SL550 is a 4.6L engine!? What's the SL500? A 3.8L??
Both fantastic cars but I would take the SL.
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.
me to. the nissan GTR rocks
Air conditioning vents should be the Mercedes logo.
Funny that when it comes to luxury and performance, more people say it's bmw that's the benchmark. Oh well cheers :)
I wish he can go back to time and do the Review for the Supra
For once a manufacturer sends a fully loaded car with enough tech to actually talk about. Too bad they are over $100k
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.
Facebook scares Brian.
why is that?
BEST
CAR
IN
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No dislikes !
If he like the wiper nozzles, he should check out my 2001 Cavalier it has the same things! #SportsCar #Sarcasm
Change those headlights and your good to go!!!!
This navigation technology is totally redundant...most owners who have these phones have smartphones...why not just provide a highest screen like on the iPad to mirror your smartphone device, then you can utilize many ups out and not yet out. Navigation in the car will never be better than on the smartphone plus you have the option to switch when the next best thing comes out. These car companies need to stop reinventing the wheel and make their in car technology much more practical.
Yep, just look at the size of the Mercedes badge on the grille, no wonder I hate them so much.
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 :)
love from first sight they say?
Was just playing around... not often I get to this position on a video... I am no troll and never intend to be.
but you don't have the money?
i like the merc!!
they certainly would try to do so but the thing is not about stealing or modeling the giants of the industry whom been and always will be the leaders of the market but i strongly believe that teenager company (hyundai) could never rise its standard to create something with that quality ! because when we take a look back to its roots the asian industry was never about quality but surely the quantity ! i would definitely take a base e-class on a full option genesis !
well said " little german heart"
Yeah me... I was the first one to post in response to the video with a silly comment.
"yeeeeeeeeah you want that"
Cooley 4 president!!!
Must admit. This is better than a 911.
lol thats funny, when I was writting the last comment a few mins ago I figured you thought that.
Always love your reviews BC but camera work on roof operation and wipers was worst ever.