Is the $13,995 price on this 2005 Mercedes-Benz SL-Class a good deal?

OAV rates this as Fair Price because the asking price of $13,995 is within the typical market range for this vehicle.

How long does a 2005 Mercedes-Benz SL-Class typically stay on dealer lots?

Comparable Mercedes-Benz SL-Class listings in IL spend an average of 209 days on dealer lots.

Where is this 2005 Mercedes-Benz SL-Class located?

This vehicle is listed in Elgin, IL 60120. VIN: WDBSK75FX5F105804. Mileage: 68,198 miles.

What is the fair market price range for this 2005 Mercedes-Benz SL-Class?

OAV's Price-to-Market analysis estimates the fair market range is $9,995 to $18,995, based on 16 comparable listings matched to this vehicle.

2005 Mercedes-Benz SL-Class SL500 for Sale in Elgin, IL

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Vehicle Details

VINWDBSK75FX5F105804

TrimSL500

Exterior ColorGray

DrivetrainRWD

Engine5.0L V8

TransmissionAutomatic

Fuel TypePremium Unleaded

Inventory Typeused

Days on Lot27

SL500

Fair Price

$13,99568,198 mi

Elgin, IL 60120

Is this 2005 Mercedes-Benz SL-Class SL500 a good deal?

OAV verdict: Fair Price

Why: Listed at $13,995, comparable market range $9,995–$18,995, based on 16 comparable listings. Days on lot: 27 days (market average 209 days).

Market price position

$13,995 · within market range

Comparable range: $9,995 – $18,995
vs. market: $4,000 above low · $5,000 below high
Comparable vehicles: 16

Market Retail Price (MRP™)

$14,495

This vehicle $13,995 · $500 (3%) below MRP

MRP™ is the midpoint of the comparable market range — the representative price the market is asking for similar vehicles. How MRP works.

True Retail Value (TRV™)

$13,488

This vehicle $13,995 · $507 (4%) above TRV

TRV™ is the average paid price for cars like this in the last 60 days (sold data through 2026-08-01) — an estimate, not an appraisal. How TRV works.

Comparable vehicles nationally recently sold in an estimated 27–139 days.

Market Breakdown

Local = comparable listings in the same metro. Regional = comparable listings across the broader state or multi-state region. Both ranges are rebuilt from the market snapshot shown above.

Regional Range$9,995 – $18,995

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Elgin, IL

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About This 2005 Mercedes-Benz SL-Class

Listing updated: Aug 1, 2026

Listed by a franchise dealer in Elgin, IL · On lot for 27 days · VIN verifiable at NHTSA

This used 2005 Mercedes-Benz SL-Class SL500 is listed at $13,995 by ford city motors in Elgin, IL 60120. It has 68,198 miles on the odometer (dealer-reported, not independently verified by OAV). The exterior color is Gray. 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 Fair Price — priced at market value. Based on 16 comparable listings matched to this vehicle, the estimated market range is $9,995 to $18,995. These comparisons match year, make, and model and may currently span trims and configurations (trim-level matching is rolling out).

This vehicle has been on the lot for 27 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 Elgin, IL convertibles market analysis. OAV compares vehicles using local and regional price-to-market ranges, days-on-lot, comparable count, and demand signals where available.

How this deal is rated

OAV compares this 2005 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 a franchise dealer in Elgin, IL, one of 57,000+ U.S. dealerships in OAV's nationwide inventory network.The VIN WDBSK75FX5F105804 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.

2005 Mercedes-Benz SL-Class Market in IL

IL Market Listings

Average Price

$16,581

Price Range

$7,495–$30,212

Avg Days on Lot

209

Based on all 33 2003-2007 Mercedes-Benz SL-Class listings in the IL market, the average asking price is $16,581. This listing at $13,995 is $2,586 below the broader IL average (16% below the IL average). This is a wider, all-trim comparison across IL; OAV's price verdict above uses the closer comparable set. Comparable prices in IL range from $7,495 to $30,212. Similar vehicles spend an average of 209 days on dealer lots in this market.