J.A. Ackley
J.A. Ackley Senior Editor
6/26/25 8:29 a.m.
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If you want your MTV (at least back when they actually played music), then you might want this Mercedes-Benz 250 SL. John Illsley, the bassist behind Dire Straits' 1985 hit “Money for Nothing,” is offering up this example after owning it since 2014.

Over the course of Illsley&rsq…

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Colin Wood
Colin Wood Associate Editor
6/26/25 12:08 p.m.

Welp, now this is stuck in my head again.

 

bmwz3
bmwz3
6/27/25 12:58 a.m.

Great band, excellent music.  That owner knew how to look after his car!

J.A. Ackley
J.A. Ackley Senior Editor
6/30/25 9:46 a.m.
Colin Wood said:

Welp, now this is stuck in my head again.

 

Animation back then certainly had a weird vibe - and this was cutting edge for back in the day.

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