Comments on: Tough Call: Heirloom or Cash http://slmarket.com/news/2009/02/tough-call-heirloom-or-cash/ SL Mercedes-Benz, SL550, 190SL, Gullwings, Roadsters, SLK, SLC, Mercedes cars, auto advice, Mercedes-Benz articles and much more! Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:49:18 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: John http://slmarket.com/news/2009/02/tough-call-heirloom-or-cash/comment-page-1/#comment-126 John Sat, 19 Sep 2009 20:37:59 +0000 http://slmarket.com/news/?p=55#comment-126 These <strong>SEC</strong> sales figures are directly from MBNA reports provided to the SL <strong>Market Letter </strong>for those years. Similarly MBNA logged 2,173 more 560SL sales to US dealers in 1989 and beyond, than the 5,351 built in that final production year, 1989. 222 were sold to dealers in 1990 and 1991 well after the 129 500SL was also at dealers. Every Mercedes-Benz series develops a permanent enthusiast group that prefer the outgoing model to the successor model. Thre is a lot to be said for the final year of any series... they've been debugged and updated and refined for a decade, while the new model is inevitably just beginning its years of refinement. Mercedes-Benz collectors seem to appreciate this too, preferring the final years of a model's production, while American car collectors favor a car's birth year... as in Chevy's V8 (1955) or Ford's V8 (1932). Be sure to list your 560SEC's sale in the SL Market Letter; always a good audience for the best cars! These SEC sales figures are directly from MBNA reports provided to the SL Market Letter for those years. Similarly MBNA logged 2,173 more 560SL sales to US dealers in 1989 and beyond, than the 5,351 built in that final production year, 1989. 222 were sold to dealers in 1990 and 1991 well after the 129 500SL was also at dealers. Every Mercedes-Benz series develops a permanent enthusiast group that prefer the outgoing model to the successor model. Thre is a lot to be said for the final year of any series… they’ve been debugged and updated and refined for a decade, while the new model is inevitably just beginning its years of refinement. Mercedes-Benz collectors seem to appreciate this too, preferring the final years of a model’s production, while American car collectors favor a car’s birth year… as in Chevy’s V8 (1955) or Ford’s V8 (1932).

Be sure to list your 560SEC’s sale in the SL Market Letter; always a good audience for the best cars!

]]> By: John Piekarczyk http://slmarket.com/news/2009/02/tough-call-heirloom-or-cash/comment-page-1/#comment-125 John Piekarczyk Sat, 19 Sep 2009 10:49:16 +0000 http://slmarket.com/news/?p=55#comment-125 Where did the 1992 numbers come from? All 126 production ended on May 14, 1991. My car was built on April 14, 1991 was 979th from the last 126 made, this includes 2 and 4 dr models. My car was not sold until July 1992, might be the last sold in the USA. Its a National Show winner and is in original showroom condition, never restored! It's for sale, we just bought a 1989 560 SL with 20,000 miles Cabernet/Gray. John Where did the 1992 numbers come from? All 126 production ended on May 14, 1991. My car was built on April 14, 1991 was 979th from the last 126 made, this includes 2 and 4 dr models. My car was not sold until July 1992, might be the last sold in the USA.

Its a National Show winner and is in original showroom condition, never restored! It’s for sale, we just bought a 1989 560 SL with 20,000 miles Cabernet/Gray.

John

]]> By: John Piekarczyk http://slmarket.com/news/2009/02/tough-call-heirloom-or-cash/comment-page-1/#comment-124 John Piekarczyk Thu, 17 Sep 2009 16:07:01 +0000 http://slmarket.com/news/?p=55#comment-124 A 1991 560SEC was not $110,000. The list price for my fully equiped 1991 was $88,000, I have the window sticker. <strong>OLSON REPLIES:</strong> Thanks John. Can't argue with a window sticker! Price jumped dramatically during 1985 through 1991 production. Base price and production each year, USA and elsewhere: 1985: $58,800 with 398 sld @ USA, 591 other countries 1986: $58,800 with 2,227 sld @ USA, 3,249 other countries 1987: $68,000 with 1,883 sld @ USA, 3,129 other countries 1988: $75,850 with 1,748 sld @ USA, 3,551 other countries 1989: $79,840 with 1,747 sld @ USA, 3,552 other countries 1990: $81,500 with 1,787 sld @ USA, 3,483 other countries 1991: $82,500 with 676 sld @ USA, 905 elsewhr, '91 & '92 1992: $83,900 with 557 sld @ USA. Prdctn. ended in 1991 Total sold in USA:11,023 Total sold other countries:18,460 A 1991 560SEC was not $110,000. The list price for my fully equiped 1991 was $88,000, I have the window sticker.

OLSON REPLIES: Thanks John. Can’t argue with a window sticker! Price jumped dramatically during 1985 through 1991 production. Base price and production each year, USA and elsewhere:

1985: $58,800 with 398 sld @ USA, 591 other countries

1986: $58,800 with 2,227 sld @ USA, 3,249 other countries

1987: $68,000 with 1,883 sld @ USA, 3,129 other countries

1988: $75,850 with 1,748 sld @ USA, 3,551 other countries

1989: $79,840 with 1,747 sld @ USA, 3,552 other countries

1990: $81,500 with 1,787 sld @ USA, 3,483 other countries

1991: $82,500 with 676 sld @ USA, 905 elsewhr, ‘91 & ‘92

1992: $83,900 with 557 sld @ USA. Prdctn. ended in 1991

Total sold in USA:11,023 Total sold other countries:18,460

]]> By: John Piekarczyk http://slmarket.com/news/2009/02/tough-call-heirloom-or-cash/comment-page-1/#comment-123 John Piekarczyk Thu, 17 Sep 2009 11:19:24 +0000 http://slmarket.com/news/?p=55#comment-123 A 1991 560SEC was not $110,000. The list price for my fully equiped 1991 was $88,000, I have the window sticker. John P A 1991 560SEC was not $110,000. The list price for my fully equiped 1991 was $88,000, I have the window sticker.

John P

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