1998 Mercedes-Benz SL-Class SL 500

Listed by an independent dealer in Sacramento, CA · On lot for 2 days · VIN verifiable at NHTSA

This used 1998 Mercedes-Benz SL-Class SL 500 is listed at $14,000 by central auto in Sacramento, CA 95821. It has 137,012 miles on the odometer (dealer-reported, not independently verified by OAV). The exterior color is Black. It features a RWD drivetrain with a 5.0L V8 engine and Automatic transmission.

OAV's AI-powered Price-to-Market analysis rates this vehicle as Unscored due to insufficient comparable data. OAV has not assigned a reliable comparable market range for this vehicle yet — the comparable set is too limited.

This vehicle has been on the lot for 2 days.

Analysis powered by OAV's patented inventory standardization technology (U.S. Patent No. 12,236,477).

Market context

This listing is part of OAV's broader Sacramento, CA convertibles market analysis. OAV compares vehicles using local and regional price-to-market ranges, days-on-lot, comparable count, and demand signals where available.

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How this deal is rated

OAV compares this 1998 Mercedes-Benz SL-Class against similar vehicles currently available in the local and regional market — same make, model, and year range (currently across available trims and configurations; trim-level matching is rolling out), filtered for comparable mileage. Based on where this listing falls in that comparable set, it is rated:

• Great Deal — priced below the typical range for comparable vehicles.
• Fair Price — priced within the expected range for comparable vehicles.
• Overpriced — priced above the typical range for comparable vehicles.

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How this listing is verified

This vehicle listing was aggregated from an independent dealer in Sacramento, CA, one of 57,000+ U.S. dealerships in OAV's nationwide inventory network.The VIN WDBFA67FXWF170780 can be independently verified via the U.S. Department of Transportation's NHTSA VIN decoder, and safety recalls at NHTSA's recall database.

Vehicle attributes (year, make, model, trim, mileage, location) are standardized using OAV's patented methodology (U.S. Patent No. 12,236,477), which normalizes naming conventions and deduplicates cross-listed inventory across the dealership network. Listing data is processed daily; Price-to-Market analysis uses comparable vehicles within the same geographic market.

1998 Mercedes-Benz SL-Class Market in CA

Based on all 16 1996-2000 Mercedes-Benz SL-Class listings in the CA market, the average asking price is $16,126. Because OAV has not assigned a reliable price verdict to this listing, it does not state how it compares to this broader average. Comparable prices in CA range from $7,988 to $29,950. Similar vehicles spend an average of 413 days on dealer lots in this market.

Similar Mercedes-Benz SL-Class Listings in CA

4 similar listings shown (closest matches within ±2 model years) and ±30,000 miles (subject trim: SL 500 — compare trims below)