Used 1997 Mercedes-Benz SL-Class Consumer Reviews
Used SL-Class for sale
We have a limited number of reviews for the 1997 SL-Class, so we've included reviews for other years of the SL-Class since its last redesign.
Great Sports Convertible
Hesam, 01/21/2008
1996 Mercedes-Benz SL-Class SL500 2dr Convertible
11 of 14 people found this review helpful
This is my 8th Mercedes, including 3 turbo-diesels, and 4 gas-sedans. The build quality is excellent. The ride is somewhat firm but it sticks to the ground and handles turns easily. It quietly reaches 100+mph and there's no wind-noise. The top and rollbar operates with 1 button. The auto-pullup windows are kind of awkward. The break- pedal travels toofar before stopping making easy stops difficult until you get used to the car. It can use a backseat and a larger trunk. The gas mileage is around 16 in city and 22 on freeway, as high as 26 on straight freeway. Car is a bit too heavy at 4170 pounds which affects it's acceleration. 6.3Sec 0-60 is a bit slow for a 315HP $90,000car. Parts overpriced
Roadster Rules!
roadster, 05/01/2002
1995 Mercedes-Benz SL-Class SL600 2dr Convertible
6 of 7 people found this review helpful
I've owned my '95 sl 600 roadster now for a couple of years. The performance of the 12-cylindar engine is beyond compare! With the computer chip the previous owner had installed, the horsepower rating goes from 389 to 432! Things to watch out for... seems like these cars are prone to need new catalytic converters at around 40k miles. Mine did..and fortunately it was covered by mercedes 8-year, 80k mile e/c warranty--thereby saving me $4k! ! low mileage '97 or '98 will give you a $130k car experience for half the price!
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Love Her
Love Her -MLA, 03/13/2005
1995 Mercedes-Benz SL-Class SL320 2dr Convertible
6 of 7 people found this review helpful
This is our 3rd Merc. All have been trouble free. We bought this SL from the orignal owner with 89,000 miles. She has gone 5,000 trouble free miles.The performace is surprising for an inline 6 cylnder. She is 10 years old and still receives admiring glances. She is a beauty!
Buy One
Coolpillow, 03/02/2002
1995 Mercedes-Benz SL-Class SL500 2dr Convertible
7 of 9 people found this review helpful
This is a great car to buy pre-owned. New ones are $85,000 or more, save $60,000 and buy a '95.
1997 Mercedes SL500 with 38,000 miles on
Robert T, 05/09/2008
1997 Mercedes-Benz SL-Class SL500 SL1 Sport 2dr Convertible
22 of 32 people found this review helpful
This car is solidly built, handles extremely well, and is a pleasure to drive. The design is one of understated elegance. Mine has very low mileage for its age and all original paint with no mechanical problems. These are a bargain if you get one without issues as new they cost $89,000 w/o options. The r129 type from the pre-Chrysler era is desirable. The mileage is what one ought to expect from a two ton car driven with a big V-8; if you are having this much fun is has to cost a little money! Skip the non-factory wheels as they really do nothing for day-to-day performance.