Is the 2009 Mercedes Benz SL 550 a V8 luxury performance car VALUE?

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@Letsberealish Ай бұрын

Naturally aspirated V8, non-LED lights, a functional screen, analog gauges, no cameras, but ALL character. Make Cars Great Again.

@4drturbo85 Ай бұрын

Unfortunately no manual transmission. Think how much fun that car would be with a manual transmission

@gordonmccracken1209 20 күн бұрын

and braking system that is defective from new and when the SBC throws a fault you have very little braking power to slow down a 4300LB car. I just experienced this for the 2nd time w/ my R230 SL. Thankfully Mercedes has extended the warranty for the SBC pump to 25 years but I hate being put in a dangerous situation. Also the valve body (conductor plate) in the transmission is defective from new and you could potentially by a low mileage one still on the original valve body that will fail and leave you stranded. Mine was replaced under the CPO warranty many years ago.

@IKhanNot Ай бұрын

These cars aged so well.

@Polo22546 Ай бұрын

YES!!!

@NateReyher 29 күн бұрын

The '06-08 are better looking IMHO. This one grafts an angry face on a smooth body and it doesn't work as cohesively. But the Silver Arrow is '09 only so if you want red leather, tough!

@davidholmes1771 20 күн бұрын

Agreed.

@rickjames6867 Ай бұрын

The styling definitely held up over the years. Great car for sure. Great work on the camera Steven. Cars like this deserve the finest attention and you guys nailed it.

@RaitisRides Ай бұрын

You are so incredibly awesome! Thank you so much for your kind words!

@kovalm3 Ай бұрын

Nice car. The older I get, the more I like cars from 15-20 years ago.

@porfiriato84 Ай бұрын

Same. This would be a nice 2nd car to own

@CV-wo3qm Ай бұрын

I just bought a 2012, timeless design. Yes, you need to keep up on some basic maintenance on this model (ABC suspension fluid/filters changes, roof hydraulics, etc) the reward is an amazing riding vehicle and a head tuner styling.

@DarkJediChrisG-1425 Ай бұрын

Joe man, 15 years, things changed quite drastically in the auto industry. Crazy to think on late 2000s not even a Mercedes Benz had a backup camera.

@kevin9c1 Ай бұрын

They started to show up around 06/07 on stuff. I want to say maybe 08 for Mercedes.

@Ninja6485 Ай бұрын

A lot of companies didn't have them. There are BMW i3s released around 2015 didn't have them, but that had Adaptive cruise control

@mercboy111 Ай бұрын

A true silver arrow 15 years later. No replacement for displacement 😊 Thanks for great content, good sir 🫡👏

@davidporter2770 Ай бұрын

Jeez. I am South African, 78, and love your shows. And your quirky sense of humor. It is lovely. And this SL 550 Merc!! OMG. If this car was in Joburg, I would be racing down to buy it right now. Incredible, beautiful condition. Thanks for your great shows and style.😊

@andrewwedzik1655 Ай бұрын

Beautiful! The generation before it was even more iconic 👍🏻

@audriusbaranauskas6227 Ай бұрын

I had a 2011 GL550 withe the same engine. What a smooth ride it was. However I would keep an eye on that ABC suspension in the SL.

@faulball67 Ай бұрын

I have a white one exact same year. It has issues here and there but it's my favorite car I've ever owned. Of you can keep the maintenance up they are phenomenal cars

@fredeb67 11 күн бұрын

I had a 09 and the ABC air suspension needed replacement and the ABS module was throwing codes. Traded it ASAP. Great cars until they need maintenance.

@Curtistv680 Ай бұрын

Sl 600 would be another great car to review v12 power

@NateReyher 29 күн бұрын

The first SL550 was '06, not '03. It was still the SL500 '03-05 in this generation. I really appreciate that Raiti did this video but he didn't do much research. Just needed to crank one out. Didn't even mention the hydraulic suspension, the curse blessing of this vehicle. And didn't drop the top! But maybe the dealership asked him not to. Might've caught a hydraulic shower on film. That'd been cool, actually.

@tomstamatakos8027 Ай бұрын

Awesome car and excellent review Joe! Thanks for sharing these sub-$30k gems for us😉 Really shows what you can get for a good value👍👍

@googleuser3007 Ай бұрын

I had a 2007 SL 550-same color combo with the AMG sport package. I recognize the beeping-the passenger needs to put the seat belt on. It was a great car. I owned it until 2018.

@loualiberti4781 25 күн бұрын

Love it !! That’s a Beauty - why can’t they sell cars like that now ?? !!

@tomdrummy4984 Ай бұрын

Very nice 👍 I loved the late 70’s to mid eighties style of these

@RaitisRides Ай бұрын

Same here Tom

@Joy-s3s6v Ай бұрын

The exterior design of this vehicle is very beautiful .

@rtablesaw Ай бұрын

My buddy recently got a 2004 SL600 and it is just amazing. V12 twin turbo, early 2000s look and feel

@RaitisRides Ай бұрын

Oh wow! That is a serious car.

@rtablesaw Ай бұрын

@@RaitisRides A bargain too, got it for 19,000!

@smk4565 Ай бұрын

I have a 2008 E550 with the same powertrain, have had it 11 years and this power is very reliable. I do like this generation SL and the 17-20 SL’s.

@outforyourself Ай бұрын

Best KZbinr ever

@RaitisRides Ай бұрын

I can’t do it without your support!

@Nancy2011T Ай бұрын

This made me miss my SL 550 ~ she was a beast & I called her Trouble 💕 the absolute best!

@LawrenceMarkFearon Ай бұрын

Appreciate seeing the R230 SL's get their respect after being underrated for so long. Mercedes poured their overengineered souls into these R230's at the turn of the century -with a perfect send off to Bruno Sacco by his last car design. All I drive is convertibles and the driving refinement of this generation top down or up is unsurpassed. Mercedes can't even build them like this any more. The AMG versions were a voraciously virtuoso blend of performance and luxury too good to pass up.

@xMeteora__ Ай бұрын

Hey Joe I wanted to say keep up the good work and I hope you continue to review these older cars.

@RaitisRides Ай бұрын

Thanks for saying that and I sure will!

@DominionAnako-bb7ry Ай бұрын

Sure! The 2009 Mercedes lineup has some awesome cars. If you're into sedans, the E-Class is a classic with a mix of luxury and performance. The C-Class is a bit sportier and more compact.The E-Class is larger, more luxurious, and generally more powerful than the C-Class. The C-Class is more compact and less expensive.

@brianpereira7483 Ай бұрын

100% very reliable and smooth, i have the same engine and these are amazing

@charlieherring8458 Ай бұрын

Looks great in silver with red guts.

@iHaveTheDocuments Ай бұрын

Most normies would think this is a brand new car, it's so timeless and good looking.

@WillSlags 29 күн бұрын

I just parked next to one of these yesterday and saw you just did a video on it lol

@steve-wu7jp Ай бұрын

I hope you faired well in the hurricane Raitis rides 🙏👍

@famasmaster2000 Ай бұрын

This really is a sweet little ride ! Awesome review Joe, and as usual, phenomenal camera work. Job well done 👍🏼

@twboy2000 17 күн бұрын

This particular SL has always been my dream car ❤

@RaitisRides 17 күн бұрын

That is so wonderful to hear!

@LuisUrbieta Ай бұрын

I love the Mercedes SL560 & even though it's not new I still love it.

@RaitisRides Ай бұрын

You have great taste Luis!

@LuisUrbieta Ай бұрын

@@RaitisRides Thank you Joe & by modern standards this car is low on tech.

@RaitisRides Ай бұрын

@@LuisUrbietathis is true

@LuisUrbieta Ай бұрын

@@RaitisRides That's cool

@houstoncowdog Ай бұрын

Wow, they want all the money on that car at $22k. The first trip to the shop on that car is going to cost $5k-$7k, that’s why they go for cheap. I’d be interested at maybe 12-14k

@rickygreene8870 Ай бұрын

Im digging that old style. I always love that style on the SL

@HarleyMartinez-t6e Ай бұрын

Glad to see Joe R doing a 2009 model

@davidp2888 Ай бұрын

Love the Mercedes coupes.

@RaitisRides Ай бұрын

Thanks for taking a ride with me in this one David

@robertoling7708 Ай бұрын

Old school nostalgia luxury!

@OutlawyerX 19 күн бұрын

I had same car. 400hp now seems slow. …it handled ok. Hard Top was amazing. But car was limited in size. No golfclubs in trunk.

@CV-wo3qm Ай бұрын

There was no rear wheel steering on this generation nor the next, rear wheel steering was added on the newest 2022 model.

@NateReyher 29 күн бұрын

Absolutely correct.

@mickeybrumfield764 Ай бұрын

Leaf blower day is different in each state. Florida has a different day than California, Texas is different, and Vermont is different than New York, Washington DC needs a whole week for leaf blowing.

@omarcortes5754 Ай бұрын

These cars were such a flex back in the day.

@Motionmarket-e7m Ай бұрын

I love those older models!

@fenrirslip Ай бұрын

The facelift of the R230 is personally my favorite generation of the SL. Let's also not forget about the SL65 AMG Black Series.

@RaitisRides Ай бұрын

I like the way that you think!

@Iwannadrive Ай бұрын

It doesn't look old at all. Gorgeous car, but those rusty lug nuts were a disgrace. I would have liked to see the power top in operation but a great review.

@khalildempsey7733 Ай бұрын

Please do an sl63 with the 6.2 from this era too, been looking into those and would love a quality review of one on KZbin as there are none of recent good quality

@pickledude494 Ай бұрын

I just bought one and theres not much out there on youtube on them. Fischer fast made a good overview video recently it’s worth checking out

@khalildempsey7733 Ай бұрын

@@pickledude494 ok thanks

@stephenscott4166 Ай бұрын

I have a ‘09 SL550. Love it!

@SpringfieldTony Ай бұрын

JJ - my CLK550 is one of the best cars I've owned, drop top floaty cruiser with umpf

@dominickirkwood Ай бұрын

Joe and Lori and Steve keep up the good work real true and I love the video 👍

@ianmitchell9102 Ай бұрын

National leaf blower day, maybe I’m supposed to buy them a gift or something !!! I love your videos Nice car ❤

@DarthVader-1701 Ай бұрын

The USA had the best Grand Prix racing color combination, Metallic Blue with White Stripes. Germany had Silver, UK had Green, Italy had Red, France had French Racing Blue etc.

@Kreutz Ай бұрын

The driver of the blue car ahead of Joe blew that stop sign at 18:55

@S44BBOI 28 күн бұрын

Welcome to Florida

@JustMe-um7sr Ай бұрын

Damn, 23k. I'd snatch that up in a heartbeat, love the look and sound.

@doggedlydetermined7022 Ай бұрын

Still looks so good

@RaitisRides Ай бұрын

I totally agree with you

@shizabox Ай бұрын

I always thought of this car as the German Corvette.

@Oneness100 Ай бұрын

You can get a new stereo unit that has a screen, Car Play, rear camera, etc.

@dusandestanovic5884 5 күн бұрын

I love this review.

@leonardovasquez3290 Ай бұрын

The Maintenance on that thing will kill your bank account

@KHD1982 Ай бұрын

Really I thought to get one

@Fitzy215 Ай бұрын

Not if you can fix it yourself. If your a diy kind of person any sl is an amazing value compared to other used cars of the same age. I got mine for half the price of a same year corvette.

@psmh4 Ай бұрын

I have a R129 96 sl and I love it

@4drturbo85 Ай бұрын

@@Fitzy215What kind of major issues do they have?

@gus91340 12 күн бұрын

These cars are cool! However, you gotta have a good, reliable mechanic that knows these cars so that you don't pay a fortune for maintenance and repairs at the dealership.

@MrSizewise Ай бұрын

Beautiful car but maintenance costs will kill you

@franand Ай бұрын

It’s definitely not a Toyota but at least it’s cheaper to maintain than all the newer 2020+ Mercedes. At least you can still work on this one yourself.

@SME5724 Ай бұрын

🔥 & the SLR McLaren is legendary

@BIGB347 Ай бұрын

Now we need joe to hunt down a black series SL of this variant ultimate on throat action. Joe, what’s your thoughts on the new Porsche 9/11 gt3?

@TheSpeedDemon64 Ай бұрын

I love this car so much!

@kirigwi7 Ай бұрын

Nice one Joe!!

@DriveFastDriveHard Ай бұрын

Early 2000s were some of the best years of the last 30+ years. Shame where we’ve gone as a planet since then

@goulartaf66 Ай бұрын

AMG baby! You ever review a black series?

@raymondkopp2847 Ай бұрын

Is there any wayyyyyyy you can do a video on the new refreshed 2025 Honda Civic Si please

@porfiriato84 Ай бұрын

There is no difference from the 24

@francisdrelling4060 Ай бұрын

A 15 year old car? Must be a slow news day.

@DarthVader-1701 Ай бұрын

If you have the skills you can probably make some of those events functional without compromising the structural integrity.

@DarthVader-1701 Ай бұрын

I'd buy it then buy the shop manual. Dealers would probably sabotage it to make more money.

@DARKEST_VANTA Ай бұрын

Id rather have one from this generation of bigger supercharged V8's, than the chili farting 4.0TT trash😒

@Xtyquan Ай бұрын

Joe can you review the Kia k4

@dylanp9211 Ай бұрын

What about the sl65 black series v12 ❤

@jeromegriffiths4462 Ай бұрын

That’s Car Looking good

@yass123 Ай бұрын

Long live the R230. Last great SL.

@jbrat4313 Ай бұрын

Yep still dig it 👌🏽

@frankrivvi5553 Ай бұрын

My fav 09 silver arrow!! Sl 63 would be better 😍

@motores2007 Ай бұрын

Top was not working??

@invincible201xxx Ай бұрын

It worked he just didnt use it

@richki.24 Ай бұрын

nice looking ride

@nightstalker824 Ай бұрын

You buy that car then surprise, your due for your $10k 70,000 mile service.

@RaitisRides Ай бұрын

Oh wow., is that real?

@nightstalker824 Ай бұрын

@@RaitisRides sup Raiti!!

@kevin9c1 Ай бұрын

Cars like this are best appreciated by the DIY community. Been daily driving my 07 S550 for almost 3 years and it's phenomenal and very reasonable to maintain. Also DIY my 2014 E63S...

@NealStampley 22 күн бұрын

Very nice

@chadcraft1337 Ай бұрын

Something about this car always reminds me of the Michael Keaton Batmobile (of course only in black!)

@RaitisRides Ай бұрын

I like the way you think Chad!

@MoeMoe-nu7vt Ай бұрын

Where can I buy it

@idontknowwhatidontknow Ай бұрын

Only the leather material is worth $22,000.

@ChrisWall999 Ай бұрын

does the drop top work?

@RaitisRides Ай бұрын

Yes it does

@ChrisWall999 Ай бұрын

@@RaitisRides Thanks Joe - looks sharp

@goulartaf66 Ай бұрын

What a deal on that. What's the miles?

@invincible201xxx Ай бұрын

68k. They're very expensive to mantain

@Jack.Smith80 Ай бұрын

Joe , Is this better than Mercedes Benz SLR McLaren? ❤Joe❤Lori❤Steven🙏

@GT5-Gaming195 Ай бұрын

My papa has the same car but white

@oiygfdxssfgg Ай бұрын

Nice car

@tom11zz884 Ай бұрын

Are they reliable?

@brooklynknightss Ай бұрын

Probably not

@MarkEdelman-rx2be Ай бұрын

@@brooklynknightss Yes MB are reliable but when they do break parts and persons knowledgeable to repair them other than the dealer are hard to find.

@muffinman4353 Ай бұрын

No.

@NateReyher 29 күн бұрын

No. The hydraulic suspension is When, not If. The hardtop hydraulics are also challenging. Batteries catch on fire. That M273 is good but only later years. But but, at least parts and labor are really really expensive.