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Reliability: the maintenance myth versus owner experience

Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren (C199) · ownership

A sharp divide runs through the threads: non-owners repeat dire warnings about SLR service costs, while several long-term owners insist the cars are among the more reliable and cheaper-to-run exotics they have kept, needing little beyond oil changes on low-mileage cars. Dissenters counter that the car drives poorly and that its running costs are only reasonable relative to its price.