Mercedes Benz 'Pagoda' 230, 250 & 280SL: The Essential Buyer's Guide Paperback – August 15, 2007

It's a nice book, but I had ordered the wrong one. I'll keep it.

Pretty crap book overall

Excellent small guide for those who want to know more about these Pagoda classic Benzes.The author has covered all aspects and mechanical issues of concern.

Perfunctory and extremely superficial book that could be written about almost any vehicle and provides very little specific knowledge to a potential purchaser of the Mercedes sl-class. It misses the most major points a potential purchaser should examine, is slim on proprietary info relevant to the car, and needs more SL facts, and is basically a photo book that could instead be marketed to 16 year olds with generalized advice on how to buy a used car. If you are serious about buying a Pagoda, skip this book completely. It doesn't even rank well as a photo book vs others available.A 10 minute Google search will provide you much more buying information than this book ever could. Don't waste your money.

Very practical and helpful!

After I received this book I realized I had seen others in the series in the past and was disappointed. If you have never engaged in classic cars and are just beginning , then this series may be for you. It covers the full range of items one should consider and should be valuable to the beginner.For more experienced collectors, this will be a disappointment as only the most elementary info is given. I was considering a MB 280 sl when I bought it but found small help in this volume.

Knowledge is power. This little book will make you a better Pagoda buyer and might even save you money in the long run.

I love this book

Very useful before buying an SL. Many comments are however general to all vehicles and repeated in each guide that you might purchaser..