2012 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Roadster Long-Term Road Test


Our 2012 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG is usually the most expensive car in the lot at car shows, but not at Supercar Sunday.
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Our 2012 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG is usually the most expensive car in the lot at car shows, but not at Supercar Sunday.
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@quadricycle: To your question about how the top first broke (whether it was a part failure or user error). I briefly addressed that in my first post: http://www.edmunds.com/mercedes-benz/sls-amg/2012/long-term-road-test/2012-mercedes-benz-sls-amg-roadster-broken-convertible-top.html
It was parked, not moving, I imagine the cable that snapped has been overworked in the 30k miles it's seen and that has something to do with it.
@fordson1: Here's the write-up from the invoice on the convertible top repair: ""Soft top flap cables broken, left flap mechanism bent. Inspected: found both soft top flap cables broken, left flap bracket bent, and pulleys cracked. 2.0hrs - replaced soft top flap cables, pulleys and left flap bracket. Adjusted flaps and rechecked operation of soft top: OK." -- This was all covered under warranty.
On the original and return visits for the top, there was no charge as all work was covered under warranty. Hopefully that helps clarify things.