The recurring warning is that the purchase price is the cheapest part of owning an SLC and that professional sorting can add roughly half the purchase price again. The upside is strong DIY serviceability: with basic tools, shop manuals, YouTube and forums, owners rebuild these on the driveway, helped by heavy parts commonality with the far more numerous 450SL.
Cost of ownership: cheap to buy, dear to sort, but very DIY-friendly
Mercedes-Benz SLC (C107) · ownership