The Banana came with some of the previous owner’s documentation. There were service records from about 2014, and records of the original purchase, but nothing much about the first ten years of service.

The car was purchased by an (apparently) very successful Beverly Hills plastic surgeon. He seems to have collected a number of classic cars, including an 300SL gullwing, but he sold it and bought a different one because the first one was too nice to drive.

I like him already.

In reading through the paperwork, I was surprised to see the total cost of all the options. The base car was $141,000 and was bought in Tampa, Florida, but there were a number of upgrades made as well.

The Kicherer SLR-style hood was a $14,000 upgrade, and the AMG factory modified exhaust system was $15,000. The other costs such as the carbon fiber interior, panoramic side mirrors, Bluetooth and trunk spoiler bought the total cost to $198,237.

My handy-dandy online inflation calculator says that money is worth over $300,000 in 2022 dollars.

Sheesh. I think I got a deal.