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Year: 2003
Make: Mercedes-Benz
Model: SL-Class
Mileage (numbers only please): 43800
Options (Please check ALL which apply): Airbags, Air Conditioning, Alarm System, Antilock Brakes, Cruise Control, Foglamps, Intermittent Wipers, Leather Seats, Power Brakes, Power Door Locks, Power Steering, Power Windows, Traction Control
Color: Firemist Red
VIN: WDBSK74F03F060158
Price (no $ sign please): $29900
Private or Dealer Listing: Private Listing
Location (Region): West
Body Style: Cabriolet
Transmission Type: Tiptronic
2 or 4 Wheel Drive?: 2 Wheel Drive
Engine Type: Fuel Injection
Stereo System: AM-FM CD

Well, Sean, I have reached the time of my life that my greatest desire is to be completely, 100% debt-free. My home is paid off, and the only debt I have is some on the Mercedes and some on my wife's Lexus.

I had always planned to work another maybe 4 years before I retire. But the massive changes in health care that are already starting as a result of Obamacare have simply sucked all the joy and satisfaction out of working in this field. Don't mean to be political - it's just the way it is.

So I want the freedom to retire at any minute. I don't know exactly when that will be, but I'm pretty sure it will be a good bit less than 4 years from now.

If I sell the Merc, it will remove that debt, plus I have enough equity in the car that I can also pay off my wife's Lexus at the same time.

And I will be a free man. It will give me the freedom to retire the very moment I finally decide, "Screw it! I can't take it any longer!"

So that freedom has become a higher priority than a car - as wonderful and amazing as it is - which is essentially a toy, one that I now drive less than 5K miles a year purely for fun.

bigs

OK, I lied. I'm dropping the price one more time, and THIS will be the last price reduction! For sure! I really REALLY mean it this time!

...Had to swallow hard to break through the $30K barrier.

bigs

The car has sold to a fellow Rennlister - so it's going to a great new home!

Thanks for your interest.