Ordered this frm Carmax. 2013 SL550. 32k miles for $37,990. Thats fantastic low mileage. Stoked to become the owner of an ahead of it’s time luxury sports car! Fire opal red w/ tan/brown interior. Stunning! Ps -the top goes up/down in 16 seconds! Thats nuts.

@astral_nemesis

3 жыл бұрын

best looking color option tbh, hows it ride?

@bigtimetorifan

3 жыл бұрын

@@astral_nemesis I agree! It is an incredible car. The sales sticker was in glove compartment. This was $113k new!! Got it for under 40. I think that’s the worst depreciation of a car I’ve ever seen.

@bigtimetorifan

3 жыл бұрын

@@astral_nemesis I agree! It is an incredible car. The sales sticker was in glove compartment. This was $113k new!! Got it for under 40. I think that’s the worst depreciation of a car I’ve ever seen.

@oliverlathe

3 жыл бұрын

@@bigtimetorifan they are not going to be dropping in price, they are going up...2021 the hard top is gone ...hang on to her...the SL is an amazing piece of engineering...😉👍

@bigtimetorifan

3 жыл бұрын

@@oliverlathe that’s great to know. This car ain’t goin’ anywhere if I have a say about it! But that’s why I was so surprised at $ I got it for is all.

Wow... ! Love this review. Of course being in the top 1% has its perks, and the ability to own an SL 550 is just one of them. Thanks for the great review. Cheers !

I am not usually a fan of Mercedes-Benz vehicles however I do really like this one. The design is really nice and you cannot beat the Black exterior/Red interior color combo on this car in particular.

at first i didnt like the looks, but it has REALLY grown on me. best roadster in the world

Great review Tom! I'll be sure to post this on my Facebook too!

Most positive review I have seen yet! Awesome job!

Absolutely stunning car for the money, and their going up in the resale market, hard top gone in 2021..,hang on to it if you own one😉👍 love the 2013 SL 550❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️😉👍👍👍

Gorgeous car, throughout.

Thanks for this video , not only this a great review but also is it entertaining

Great review and what a great car i actually bought a 1960 Mercedes-Benz 190sl 2 weeks ago that I'm now restoring but its a car that will never lose its style

2024 now. It's still better than most of cars. very desirable 2nd car.

Awesome review! makes me want to own one!

DrivenCarReviews videos are typically longer than DriveCarReviews videos. Also, his website is called DrivenCarReviews.

GREAT REVIEW!!

awesome review & brilliant car

That is a cool polarizing sun roof! I can only hope for that being an industry standard.

I like very much your opinion about the desing of the car: what you said about the heritage and the way it looks, cuz most car reviewers and also mercedes fans just disagreed the design from the start, not knowing it`s past, or just ignore it`s design heritage. you are the only reviewer that appreciated it`s looks, and i think that you made some research regarding the past of this car. nice job! cheers!

excellent review, as usual. ^^

I love your channel Tom rocks

I like this dudes reviews ^.^

Tom your videos are the best i thumbs up you alll the time

Good review.

great review, amazing car......

Solid review.

My dad traded his Lamborghini for this. I have to say he made a great choice. It's a sneaky super fast car.

The SL looks good in Black!!! :O I want oneee

Lol the airplane at the end.

Wonderful machine!

If you can afford to blow 30k - 40k in one shot on a used car, there is nothing stopping you from dropping 10k down on a brand new SL and just making monthly payments on it, unless your credit is non-existant. To be honest, most non-AMG Benz's, and even the C63 AMG and now CLA45 AMG, is affordable to most middle class people, it just depends how bad you want it.

Press cars are insured by the manufacturers. Basically I do my very best to return any car exactly the way it was delivered.

It’s 11 yrs later and I got an 2013 SL63 AMG for less than half that price of the SL 550 new. Depreciation is your best friend. 😂

Every auto writer has a different story. Mine is long and very hard to duplicate, just like the rest of my life. I highly suggest trying to intern with someone in your area who does car reviews (for free), work like hell and then dovetail out on your own. That and "never give up" is my best advice. Best of luck.

That is one awesome looking car!

This is a perfect review. Unlike others, I do rather like the look of this car. And as for the rest. It's a Mercedes SL, which is close to as good as a Grand Tourer Roadster gets.

I know he got it at Eddie Bauer because his wife works there. It's a First Ascent jacket. I'll ask him next time I see him, he's off on vacation for a few weeks.

The Mercedes specs say 4663 cc. So yes it can be called 4.7 if you round up.

can you tell me which jacket does Martin have? tnx

Apparently wealth can't buy a sense of humor...

How did you get this job?! i love cars and i'm trying to figure out how to get press cars and do reviews! By the way i love your work :)

Very nice indeed!!

If you like him then help him get more views and subscribers! Ive done all I can. Post his videos on facebook, twitter, tell friend etc. this guy deserves it. Tom actually cares about cars.

i love this car

personally I just think this car looks amazing

Mercedes-Benz SL 550 Automovel, com motor de sobra, estilo atual, moderno. Com tecnologia de ponta, estabilidade total, no chão. Bom espaço interno para motorista e passageiros. Carro todo na mão do motorista, transmite segurança. Veiculo para longas viagens,

I love it other than that for the price the seats doors and dash should be a nicer leather such as nappa

Great review. That was SUCK an akward exchange at the end there...holy shit

Oh, this guy I like.

Lovely car, but the previous model looks much better IMHO.

I stopped posting as "Drive" over a year ago. Long story. "Driven" is the name I always wanted to use.

the only thing i like about the new SL is the headlight unit, it's gorgeous, but apart from that, tail light, front grill and the interior, i still prefer the old SL especially 09 SL63 with sl65 black bodykit + longtube exhaust setup. second hand 09 SL63 cost about 1/3 of the new lot. with regular car maintenance it can do 150,000 miles without any major issue( they are build to last). so unless you are the 1% who has too much money to burn, go second hand!

Nice

2 things i would have to disagree on your comments: 1) i really dont like the new front fascia..the grill is ok but NOT the headlights. sure it has design and function..but it just appealing to me as Merc 3) the clock inside looks super cheap. i mean i dont see any detail in them..i guess they look sporty.. i was hoping for more "detail" look tho and this doesnt look detail to me this pricey car. anyways good review tho. I will be waiting for Volvo S80 review :P

Good review but it's got the wrong alloys on it.

only the headligts are ugly! god job tom!

this design is growing on me

My dads business partner owns the 2013 model and he suggested that I should buy one

This is similar to a f-35 so awesome

the sad thing is that, this car cost twice as much than our apartment:(

wow getting high end mercedes now

As soon as I saw the interior of the car, I felt a sharp pain in my stomach because I knew it wasn't even as cheap as $50k.

ouch on the price. Doesn't even look that good, IMO. Good power though.

Couple of points to make. A~ You don't need to be in the 1% to have an SL. B~ Nothing against the current generation of SL, but the '03 -'07 have it beat for beautiful proportions. 5, 10, 20 and 40 years down the road, see which one has the more lasting beauty. I bought my first SL about 30 years ago, used for around $10k. My second one is a 2004 for which I paid under $16k... used, of course, with 26,000 pampered miles on it. When you can get a low mileage luxury sport coupe/cabriolet for less than half what a typical new car costs, you realize that all this talk about the 1% is dumb. My creed for choosing cars is to buy them for the appreciation, not the depreciation.

Evil twin just wanted to check the car out.

Martin actually looks alot like Morgan Freeman!

I didn't realize they changed the front end of the SL so much. Like the old look better myself.

Why would someone pay $120,000,000,000 for a painting?!

I looked it up, and what he meant to say was 120 million dollars. Yeah at first I was like 120 billion??? wtf?

The one that came out in 2003 is MUCH, MUCH sexier looking than this!

Looks like the crossfire.

When a luxury sports car has that feature where it shuts the engine off when u stop then restarts when you release the break; won't people think you were driving a manual and stalled it then restarted the engine? It just seems like that could become a little embarrassing. Especially when it happens at every light.

NEVER! They're waging class warefare.

@cessna195

4 жыл бұрын

Really!

Lol u are at Costco

thee painting is depressing lol

1%ers? More like 10%ers.

how the FUCK is this possible? can i say i'm dying :(

You Boeing guys...

Tom, feel free to delete comments made by 'Ghab Patel'. He's obviously writing so much nonsense on this video page....

This car costs nearly as much as my house. Das Auto? Das bullshit.

what in the hell is wrong with you, had a bad day?

the price gave me cancer

Great review as usual, but unfortunately the car is ugly Tom, it just is. You also don't have to be remotely close to being in the 1% to own one of these. lol The interior is nice though.

oh no, you dont know me, I have a job & a house thank you. But Im middle class and I see our way of life erroding thanks to people of greed 'at the top' I dont mind people who make money thru hard work, I object to it at the expense of the rest of us. So if your sitting there knowing you made it treading on the heads of others. SHAME ON YOU. Your time will come..it will come for ALL of us!

Quite upset aren't you! Hahahaha your use of the word communist made me laugh, thanks!

Please leave out the needless cheesy music. We hear that instead of the glorious V8 🤔 =bonkers

HOW DARE YOU! THIS IS SUPPOSED TO BE NON POLITICAL!

I own and love this car. I've owned a SL before, but this is the best one in every way.

@nsx001

4 жыл бұрын

What about now?

@borisyurinov4822

4 жыл бұрын

@@nsx001 now he is dead

@nsx001

4 жыл бұрын

@@borisyurinov4822 Sad. RIP.

@borisyurinov4822

4 жыл бұрын

@@nsx001 I hate 1 things about that car, the cheap plastic in the middle with phone dial digits

@GHOST-cy7rc

3 жыл бұрын

@@borisyurinov4822 who ever told you he died

Another great review, Tom! Keep up the good work!