On Copart, this 2005 Mercedes SLR McLaren will be seen by people from all over the country who are into cars on YouTube. The stock headlines that come to mind right away are “I Bought America’s CHEAPEST Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren!!!” Even if that consequence is awful, this auction is a rare chance to buy one of the most incredible and rare 2000s supercars for less than usual. This SLR McLaren is in a dump in Sun Valley, California, right now. It has a salvage title because it was damaged by flooding and the back end looks like it has been hit hard. The pictures in the Copart ad don’t show if the chassis has any major structural damage, but it looks like the only damage is to the outside. If that’s the case, this might be an easy fix, based on how bad the flood damage is and how good the electronics are. You still have a few hours to bid on that fix to see how easy or hard it will be. The price for this used SLR has already reached $187,000, so get ready to spend a lot of money. That can add up to a lot, even if the issues are minor. The worth of an SLR usually falls between $300,000 and $500,000. However, this can change depending on the car’s body style, features, mileage, and condition. In May, an SLR car sold on Bring a Trailer for $357,000. It had only 8,000 kilometers on it. It’s hard to tell how new this one is because Copart’s ad needs to have mileage information. Even though it’s in a dump and has flood damage, a broken back window, and a smashed rear end, it looks like it’s in good shape. SLR from Mercedes-Benz The McLaren was a strange racecar that car fans either loved or hated. Mercedes-Benz and McLaren Automotive, which was led at the time by Gordon Murray and raced in Formula 1, worked together on it. The end result didn’t quite live up to Murray’s hopes, but the SLR was still one of the best performance cars of its time. All-aluminum 5.4-liter supercharged V8 engine with 617 hp and 575 lb-ft of torque that was built by hand. The coupe could go from 0 to 60 mph in 3.4 seconds and hit a top speed of 207 mph, even though it was criticized for having a five-speed automatic transmission. Should six figures be spent to try to fix this SLR McLaren? It’s a risky bet to do that because the SLR has a carbon fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP) monocoque chassis that might not be able to be fixed if it gets broken. But if there are only a few wrinkly body panels and wet carpeting, the YouTuber who buys it will get a billion hits for sure.
