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SL Mercedes-Benz Consultant – John Olson
By slmarket | November 1, 2007
Purchasing, selling, restorations…each of these usually involves big bucks! If you need help or coaching on the phone before your current car decision, you've come to the right place. Editor John R. Olson is available for two hours every weekday for over-the-phone consulting on any Mercedes-Benz related subject.
While the SL Market Letter leans toward models most likely to hold long-term value, the questions that John receives are 50/50 between newer and older models. If John is unavailable when you call, leave a message stating when you will call back, and John will do his best to accomodate you. Or contact us by email. This service has become popular with people who are new to Mercedes-Benz or new to the specific model that they now seek.
Topics: SL Consultant | 2 Comments »
July 2nd, 2008 at 9:50 am
what is the difference when the sl is in front of the number vs behind the number
July 2nd, 2008 at 11:11 am
This “nomenclature change”, which occurred for the 1994 model year for all Mercedes-Benz cars, was only coincidental to significant model changes made that year.
The history of letters in M-B model names over the last 50 years is an entertaining story itself, as there is some overlap of meaning for the same letter on idfferent models. The Letter L, for example, refers to “long” or entended wheelbase on sedans, but it originally used on the two seat SLs to deliniate a “light” model. Even this has its detractors as none of the SL models of Mercedes-Benz are light in weight for their size. The use of capital or lower case letters also intends a different message. A lower case “d” refers to the fourth variant of the same model… any model. A capital “D” indicates diesel power.