Category cars supercar such as being exposed to pests that make the price depreciate considerably. Indeed, the price of used cars will definitely go down but supercars are the worst.
Including Mercedes-Benz The 2006 SLR McLaren that was once owned by Paris Hilton is currently being sold at a figure that is far from its new price.
In 2006, Paris Hilton bought Gullwing The modern one is priced at US$463,000 (around Rp. 6.6 billion).
This car too, recently sold through auction online for only 180 thousand US dollars (About IDR 2.5 billion).
If calculated, the 2006 Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren has decreased in value by about 18 thousand US dollars (approximately Rp257 million) every year.
Also, keeping this 2006 Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren in tip-top condition could be a financial disaster.
Today’s gray car owners have learned both a valuable and expensive lesson when caring for this car.
The story is, he brought this 2006 Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren to an official Mercedes-Benz workshop to simply change the engine oil.
However, the supercharged V8 engine in this car requires serious attention that goes beyond just an oil change.
The list of service fees is very long and all of them must be expensive considering this car is quite rare.
Exclusivity is directly proportional to the cost of treatment. Indeed, the car that was assembled at McLaren’s headquarters in Woking, England was only made as many as 2,100 units.
As an illustration, general servicing is 2,105 US dollars (approximately Rp. 30 million) and a new power steering pump costs 2,220 US dollars (approximately Rp. 31.7 million).
Then, a steering rack of US$ 6,270 (approximately Rp. 89.6 million) and a used Mercedes turbine model wheel for US$ 1,899 (about Rp. 27 million) to replace the bent one.
Not finished
It’s all unfinished and there’s more. Replacing a crappy aftermarket battery with a new OEM battery increased the bill by $1,350.
Meanwhile, the new gas door struts are 2,500 US dollars each, the channel mounts are 1,350 US dollars.
There’s another new tire pressure monitoring sensor for $1,700 and a brake caliper cooling line for $1,250.
In total, the car owner had to pay 34,565 US dollars (approximately Rp494 million). In fact, the price of the Toyota Fortuner has just started at Rp483 million.
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