What kind of gas mileage does 450SL get?
The 450sl will burn up gasoline at about 12-17 MPG … if you are lucky. Thankfully it runs fine on Regular Unleaded, unlike so many finicky machines whose tastes are more top-shelf.
Is the Mercedes 450SL R107 a good car?
A Montana State Trooper writes up his own review of the R107’s capabilities. The penalty for this moderately good performance, beyond being fast enough to collect speeding tickets even in Montana, is SUV-like non-frugality. The 450sl will burn up gasoline at about 12-17 MPG … if you are lucky.
Is the Mercedes Benz 450SLC worth$ 500?
At the same time, most car freaks who never set foot in wrecking yards just can’t believe that you can get running 107s for pretty close to scrap value. The outcry of “ that ain’t no $500 car!” that I heard when Rally Baby Racing ‘s 1975 450SL showed up to to the Real Hoopties of New Jersey 24 Hours of LeMons was just deafening.
What kind of car is a 1979 Mercedes 450SL?
I drove this 1979 450sl to a dentist appointment this morning. Two weeks before I drove it from coast to coast, through rain, snow, and sun. It doesn’t rattle. It doesn’t leak. It doesn’t squeak. It is as solid today as the day it rolled out of Stuttgart thirty years ago. This thing is built like a tank.
The 450sl will burn up gasoline at about 12-17 MPG … if you are lucky. Thankfully it runs fine on Regular Unleaded, unlike so many finicky machines whose tastes are more top-shelf.
A Montana State Trooper writes up his own review of the R107’s capabilities. The penalty for this moderately good performance, beyond being fast enough to collect speeding tickets even in Montana, is SUV-like non-frugality. The 450sl will burn up gasoline at about 12-17 MPG … if you are lucky.
When did the Mercedes Benz 450SL come out?
It was a phenomenally popular car, with well over a quarter-million of them made in a very long run, from 1971 through 1989.
What was the price of a Kia 450SL in 1979?
This was when the Bavarians in Munich were just started going upmarket, and the Japanese were eviscerating Detroit only from below. The interior is snug, but well-appointed for a car from the 1970s. This 450sl sold for around $32,000 in 1979, which adjusted for inflation is a Kia Rio shy of $110,000 in 2009.