Although we still offer basic, Free membership, and Paying membership which entitles you to receiving our print magazine Pagoda World and our news letter, as well as full access to our technical manual, the membership system has been completely revamped on the new system.
As the Pagoda SL Group aims to share knowledge and information on Mercedes Benz SL automobiles, particularly the W 113 chassis cars including the 230 SL, 250 SL, and 280 SL models produced from 1963 to 1971 we have made membership of this group as easy as possible.
Everyone, whether you own a car or not, can become a Basic member of our group by Registering at our Forums. As a Basic member you can take part in our active Forum community and access most of the information on this site.
However, running a site like this costs real money. The software we use is all free, public domain software. The effort involved in setting it up and maintaining it is done free of charge. No volunteers or directors are paid, but hosting costs money.
Hence we have created a Full Membership, which costs a nominal annual fee to join. As a Full Member you receive additional benefits over and above a Basic membership: the Pagoda World magazine, the Pagoda Notes newsletter, and full access to the Technical Manual.
Additionally you have the satisfaction of knowing that you pay towards keeping this community live...
FREE Basic Membership
Basic Membership Benefits include:
Access to the forums of www.sl113.org the exciting and comprehensive Pagoda SL Website with a wealth of technical information
Belong to the most vibrant, active and helpful Pagoda community on the web
Message Exchange for W113 technical and car related information
The W113 Shop for Pagoda related items, books, manuals, more (Coming Soon)
Events Calendar for W113 car shows, tech sessions, and more
Purchase newly reproduced and hard-to-get W113 items and parts (Coming Soon)
Read the current state of the W113 Pagoda Technical Manual and purchase it when we start publishing it in print form.
To become a Free Basic Member, Register for the Message Forums. All registered users of the Message Forums of this site are free Basic Members.
Full Membership
Annual Dues $30 or Euros €25
Full Membership Benefits include ALL Basic Member Benefits PLUS:
Free subscription to the Newsletter “Pagoda World”. Click on the link for a free sample issue.
Free subscription to the Newsletter “Pagoda Notes” with articles composed from Forum threads of interest. Click on the link for a free sample issue. Note: Pagoda Notes is distributed to Full Members in North America by post. Members from the rest of the word access their copies electronically, and can print out their own copy.
Access to the Full Membership sections of the sl113.org web site and Restricted pages of the Technical Manual
Discount on W113 Club Shop purchases
Contribute to the W113 Pagoda Technical Manual and purchase it at a reduced price when we start publishing it in print form.
Discount to W113 Group sponsored events
Discount on purchase of Repro and hard-to-get W113 items
Access to local W113 Group Regional Representatives
Club Membership Card and windshield decal
Knowing that you contribute to paying the hosting costs of this invaluable resource for Pagoda owners...
Once you are in this process the system will collect the required information and offer you the Paypal option or transfer you to the manual payment option.
If you pay with PayPal your membership is typically activated within 24 hours. With manual payment it can take up to 6 weeks!
When you pay us using PayPal, note that you do not need to have a PayPal account. You can pay with a one off credit card transaction, without having to hold a balance with PayPal, or even open an account with PayPal. Your credit card details are not stored by PayPal, and the Pagoda SL Group never even sees them.
Just join or renew as decribed elsewhere, and press the Pay Now (with PayPal) button. The screen as shown below will open. Select Continue option under the Don't have a PayPal account? line. On the next screen you will get an entry form where you can add credit card details and approve a single payment to Pagoda SL Group. Visa, American Express and Mastercard are accepted.
