It was somewhere. That is a sweet looking car.
Might be easier to find an actual unicorn.
If you donāt care about a dirty carfax though, I would start there with damage disclosure units.
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Hey @Ursus ! Wanna add this one to the āIf Onlyā¦ Would haveā¦ Could haveā thread 
I wouldnāt even know where to start on a DDU.
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Sure, but you are doing this to a mod, so think twice lol
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If something is listed at a price that seems unusual for this market. (Not invoice or above after subtracting loyalty) Itās probably a damage disclosure and would warrant a deeper dive before you make an offer.
You can still get a good deal on a demo 2021 740i, if you can find one.
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Iāve had 2 in a row so Iād hate to end up in that (1st world problems)ā¦but I know someone looking for one.
I hear ya. Iām in the best position Iāve ever been to lease something just for fun. Iām working from home now, so I was able to get rid of my commuter car and eliminate that payment/tax/gas. I donāt drive much now so I just drive my truck, which I used to drive primarily just when I needed to haul something or it was snowing. I just made my last payment on that, so thereās more money I wouldnāt miss. I refiād my house and that reduced my mortgage payment, and I got a raise. Everything is perfect for a low mileage lease on something completely impractical, except for the market. Ugh!
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Would rather have a 1990-2001 SL. 
Really?? I like them but Iāll like them more in 20 years I think. I still love the 2003 model.
I think they (the 1990-2001, which I consider one of the last old-skool MBs) is going to become a classic, so I feel like now (well, maybe not literally RIGHT now) is the time to get one b/c I think prices are going to go up. But I donāt follow classic-car prices, so I have no data on which to base these thoughts. 
The 2002 gen was too curvy for me. Didnāt like any of the MBs from that period. Thought the S-Class back then looked a lot more cheap (and genuinely disliked the C-Class we had; really liked the previous one). Was hoping that the current SL would be a return to form, but I think itās even worse! The rest of the MBs currently, though, seem pretty good to me.
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Sure if you like paying thousands of dollars to constantly replace all the soft top hydraulics 
My parents had various R129, I loooove them
And what I am gonna have to replace on a 40 yr old SLC???
My parents had a 380SL. I was too young to drive, so I canāt comment on that part. But thought it was an awesome car. But I think 300HP and something approaching modern electronics and safety tech (although the 380 did have ABS!) is, like, way awesome-er. 
And, the one time we tried using the soft top, I donāt remember that being particularly easy.
I have sometimes wondered about getting a 300SL (R129) b/c I assume theyād be more affordable b/c theyāre less desirable. But then I remember the C&D article where they said that the 300SL made the 500SL look like a must-buy. Oy.
Okay, back to the topic of finding a unicorn.
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There are already so few left, but best of luck to them in the search for the BMW 7.
Day 1. Tried a single dealer for an NSX and Two A8e. Itās definitely really hard to hunt for unicorns now. Itās like finding water on Mars.
Will keep goingā¦will try to find a deal that can be replicated as well as a unicorn.
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If you get an Audi, you wouldnāt be able to transfer or sell 
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Thatās the point of calling it a unicorn. The term is way overused around here.
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Love SLās and whatnot. But dont want to look my age , OLD .
Now i am the guy i used to say ālook , must be original owner, lololoā when seeing nice kept classics.
Difference is I used to call and get X % off, this time around they even marked up a demo $40k over MSRP. Lol