@ns535i You’re being inconsistent. Looking back at your comments on other auctions, you repeatedly argued that the car should have sold for more, yet now you’re saying that the car should “speak for itself.” And in this case, you’re bothered by a piece of wording that, judging by the likes, apparently many people hadn’t even noticed.
On top of that, you always make a point of mentioning that you own one. Who cares?
You haven’t placed a single bid on any car in this community. Honestly, I think you’re just a lot of talk.
@na535i ohhhh as an owner. If the car speaks for itself, why are you speaking for it? Or do you think saying ‘as an owner’ comes with a credibility upgrade?
I’ve never understood why the Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren remains so overlooked.
When these cars were new, they all lived in the same universe. The Ferrari Enzo carried a sticker price of roughly $650,000, while both the Porsche Carrera GT and the Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren were around $450,000. They were the halo cars of their era, built without compromise and designed to showcase the absolute best their manufacturers could create.
Fast forward twenty years.
Today, a Ferrari Enzo is worth somewhere between $4 million and $6 million, with exceptional examples selling for well over $15 million. The Porsche Carrera GT has become a multi-million-dollar collectible as well, with typical values around $3 million and record sales recently reaching $6.7 million.
And yet somehow, the SLR can still be bought for around $390,000.
To me, that’s crazy.
This isn’t some forgotten Mercedes. It’s a carbon-fiber supercar developed with McLaren, powered by a hand-built supercharged V8, built in limited numbers, and backed by two of the most important names in automotive history. It has the performance, the presence, the engineering, the story, and the rarity that collectors spend their lives searching for.
People often bring up maintenance costs. I’ve never found that argument convincing. Nobody shopping for an SLR is choosing between paying a service bill and paying the mortgage. Cars like this are bought because they’re special. Because they make you stop and stare every time the garage door opens.
The SLR is one of the last great analog supercars. No hybrid system, no screens everywhere, no artificial soundtracks. Just a supercharged V8, a carbon tub, a long hood, side exhausts, and one of the most distinctive silhouettes ever put on the road.
Maybe the market eventually agrees, maybe it doesn’t. But when a car that originally competed with the Enzo and Carrera GT trades for barely a fraction of what those cars command today, something feels disconnected.
I see one of the biggest bargains in the collector car world.
I’ve never understood why the Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren remains so overlooked.
When these cars were new, they all lived in the same universe. The Ferrari Enzo carried a sticker price of roughly $650,000, while both the Porsche Carrera GT and the Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren were around $450,000. They were the halo cars of their era, built without compromise and designed to showcase the absolute best their manufacturers could create.
Fast forward twenty years.
Today, a Ferrari Enzo is worth somewhere between $4 million and $6 million, with exceptional examples selling for well over $15 million. The Porsche Carrera GT has become a multi-million-dollar collectible as well, with typical values around $3 million and record sales recently reaching $6.7 million.
And yet somehow, the SLR can still be bought for around $350,000.
To me, that’s crazy.
This isn’t some forgotten Mercedes. It’s a carbon-fiber supercar developed with McLaren, powered by a hand-built supercharged V8, built in limited numbers, and backed by two of the most important names in automotive history. It has the performance, the presence, the engineering, the story, and the rarity that collectors spend their lives searching for.
People often bring up maintenance costs. I’ve never found that argument convincing. Nobody shopping for an SLR is choosing between paying a service bill and paying the mortgage. Cars like this are bought because they’re special. Because they make you stop and stare every time the garage door opens.
The SLR is one of the last great analog supercars. No hybrid system, no screens everywhere, no artificial soundtracks. Just a supercharged V8, a carbon tub, a long hood, side exhausts, and one of the most distinctive silhouettes ever put on the road.
Maybe the market eventually agrees, maybe it doesn’t. But when a car that originally competed with the Enzo and Carrera GT trades for barely a fraction of what those cars command today, something feels disconnected.
I see one of the biggest bargains in the collector car world.
