A brother I very much respect seems to think his '03 SLR As are better than his 98s (I believe that's the year). Based on that, I'd buy it if I was you. All the As I've had have been truly enjoyable. I love the SLR profile.
I'll need to double check but I believe that's the code I have on mine. Though I haven't had one since October it was very very good at that time though. I think it will only get better and I'd go for it if I where you.
I've gone through a few cabs of these over the years. My latest is RAC MAR 03 and they're probably the best yet. The one before that was LUL ENE 03 (That's "January" to you Spanish impaired folks:laugh: ). Those smoked fine too.