SLK Usage: Daily Driver vs Weekend Wheels

Twisted · 06-06-2008

Just getting an idea of how many use it for a daily commute to work and how many of you just take it out on the weekend to stretch its legs.

I'm most likely going to end up with my 350 as a daily driver, thankfully there's very little traffic on my commute to work so i can stretch its legs daily :P

**FishtailnZ** · 06-06-2008

Other than winter storage, it's used everyday...sometimes all day *L*.

deramore · 06-06-2008

My 350 is used all year round: Rain, hail, sleet, whatever (and that's only the summer here in Ireland). Once a year I drive to the South of France so it has to deal with heat as well. Being a Merc, it has never missed a beat.

In fact, some of you may recall that I decided to buy another SLK rather than a used AM Vantage. Partly that was because I didn't think the AM would stand up to any sort of hard use. Interestingly, I got talking to an AM mechanic a few days ago and he told me I had made the right decision.

**UK-C200** · 06-06-2008

Yeah, mine's really going to be a "second" car, but it will be the daily driver when I'm stateside.

**snowbyhui** · 06-06-2008

I sort of have it the other way around. I take the SLK to work daily. Unless I am playing golf, it is mostly the 400h that take us around during weekend. I think the SLK is my "weekday" car then

**billh556** · 06-06-2008

but I'm having so much fun driving it, I think it will be the daily driver during the summer months. The 211 wagon is sitting in the garage, wondering what happened. I guess I better start it this weekend so the battery doesn't get run down from lack of use.

**-1-** · 06-06-2008

I don't drive my SLK as much as I would like. I admire those that drive theirs daily. The limited time I do drive it, I love every second. Perception and parking at work are a problem. I do so periodically, and tomorrow is one of those days.

**dltslk** · 06-06-2008

Let's see, 15 months, 2,500 miles, yep a weekend warrior. Part of the problem is terrible parking at work and recent installation of weird speed bumps that would take the front valence off.

jaime · 06-06-2008

I use my SLK 350 for every day, even week end. I enjoy it a lot.

**kungfudevil** · 06-06-2008

Quote:

Originally Posted by -1-

I don't drive my SLK as much as I would like. I admire those that drive theirs daily. The limited time I do drive it, I love every second. Perception and parking at work are a problem. I do so periodically, and tomorrow is one of those days.

Same here...........don't trust my coworkers enough around my car. My car would end up being the nicest one on the lot and that would attract nothing but trouble.

**alroumi** · 06-07-2008

I am with dtslk, 2 years and 2 months under 4,000km definatley weekend warrior or even monthly warrior.

Ynot · 06-07-2008

Almost 3 years and 10,xxx miles, I don't drive it in the winter, it's a fair weather car. Don't drive it in the rain b/c I'm too lazy to wash it. Would love to drive it every chance I get but, I'm off 3 to 4 days a week, and have a four year old to haul around, so I take the SUV.

**mathdude** · 06-07-2008

same here as -1- & kungfudevil, parking is a real problem for me too.

**Dave54** · 06-07-2008

Only comes out of the garage on sunny days. Can't stand the thought of it being alone in a parking lot. Thats were I seem to pick up most the other damage on our other cars

Mighty Joe · 06-07-2008

I bought it to drive it! As in everyday!

**DesignoSLK** · 06-12-2008

Daily driver for me, and the weekends as well, unless we're hauling something, than we use the wife's SUV.

115,000 miles and going strong!!

**rlbawk** · 06-12-2008

All depends on the weather. If there is a good chance it's gonna rain...she ain't coming out, but otherwise I drive her pretty much anytime.

HwoALanG · 06-13-2008

want to have 2nd car ~ but i'm waiting for more hybrid cars to come out...

right now it's my daily car and i had few problems but nothing major....

great car~ ^^

nevets · 06-13-2008

One year and almost 1k miles...definitely my weekend machine, no rain, definetly no snow...wish I had the chance to drive it more but relish times I get..

View Poll Results: What is your usage of your SLK?
Daily Driver	46	68.66%
Weekend Wheels	21	31.34%
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06-06-2008	#1 (permalink)
Twisted Senior SLK World Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 173 Country: Thanks: 7 Thanked 33 Times in 17 Posts	SLK Usage: Daily Driver vs Weekend Wheels Just getting an idea of how many use it for a daily commute to work and how many of you just take it out on the weekend to stretch its legs. I'm most likely going to end up with my 350 as a daily driver, thankfully there's very little traffic on my commute to work so i can stretch its legs daily :P

06-06-2008	#2 (permalink)
FishtailnZ Don't feed the trolls... Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Nfld., Canada Vehicle: 2009 C63 pipelined Other Toys: Wife, kids, dogs... Posts: 1,506 Country: Thanks: 294 Thanked 223 Times in 99 Posts	Other than winter storage, it's used everyday...sometimes all day L. __________________ - Bill Waiting on a 2009 C63 Fire Opal/Alpaca Premium+Media R.I.P. 2006 SLK55 Caspian Blue/Beige Stock 1/4 mile results: ET 12.72, trap 110.80, 60' 1.80 Some guys they just give up living and start dying little by little, piece by piece. Some guys come home from work and wash up and go racin' in the street... - B. Springsteen

06-06-2008	#3 (permalink)
deramore SLK World Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Vehicle: slk 350 Posts: 16 Country: Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 1 Post	All year round My 350 is used all year round: Rain, hail, sleet, whatever (and that's only the summer here in Ireland). Once a year I drive to the South of France so it has to deal with heat as well. Being a Merc, it has never missed a beat. In fact, some of you may recall that I decided to buy another SLK rather than a used AM Vantage. Partly that was because I didn't think the AM would stand up to any sort of hard use. Interestingly, I got talking to an AM mechanic a few days ago and he told me I had made the right decision.

06-06-2008	#6 (permalink)
billh556 SLK World Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Northern California Vehicle: 05 SLK55 Posts: 40 Country: Thanks: 9 Thanked 14 Times in 5 Posts	The plan was to have the SLK be a weekend warrior..... but I'm having so much fun driving it, I think it will be the daily driver during the summer months. The 211 wagon is sitting in the garage, wondering what happened. I guess I better start it this weekend so the battery doesn't get run down from lack of use.

06-06-2008	#4 (permalink)
UK-C200 Elite SLK World Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: London, UK & Baton Rouge, Louisiana Vehicle: 04 RHD C200K Coupe, 06 LHD SLK-350 Other Toys: Nacra F18 Posts: 614 Country: Thanks: 41 Thanked 130 Times in 83 Posts	Yeah, mine's really going to be a "second" car, but it will be the daily driver when I'm stateside.

06-06-2008	#5 (permalink)
snowbyhui Elite SLK World Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Toronto, Canada Vehicle: 06 SLK55 Other Toys: Lexus 400h, Wii Posts: 202 Country: Thanks: 36 Thanked 44 Times in 24 Posts	I sort of have it the other way around. I take the SLK to work daily. Unless I am playing golf, it is mostly the 400h that take us around during weekend. I think the SLK is my "weekday" car then

06-06-2008	#7 (permalink)
-1- Don Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Virginia USA Vehicle: SLK 55 ///AMG The MON55TER on the block Posts: 2,231 Country: Thanks: 54 Thanked 57 Times in 41 Posts	I don't drive my SLK as much as I would like. I admire those that drive theirs daily. The limited time I do drive it, I love every second. Perception and parking at work are a problem. I do so periodically, and tomorrow is one of those days. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 5 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. *----------------1-----------------* --------SLK 55 ///AMG--------- THE MON55TER ON THE BLOCK

06-06-2008	#8 (permalink)
dltslk Elite SLK World Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: GA Vehicle: 2007 Mars Red/Black SLK55 AMG Other Toys: 1968 Pontiac GTO Posts: 677 Country: Thanks: 89 Thanked 67 Times in 52 Posts	Let's see, 15 months, 2,500 miles, yep a weekend warrior. Part of the problem is terrible parking at work and recent installation of weird speed bumps that would take the front valence off.

06-06-2008	#9 (permalink)
jaime SLK World Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Mexico City Vehicle: SLK 2007 Platinum Silver Designo Posts: 11 Country: Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I use my SLK 350 for every day, even week end. I enjoy it a lot.

06-07-2008	#11 (permalink)
alroumi Moderator Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Kuwait City, Kuwait Vehicle: 2006 Kleemann Designo Mocha Black SLK55 AMG Other Toys: 2007 Ebony Jaguar XKR Coupe' and 06 Black Cayenne S Posts: 6,288 Country: Thanks: 298 Thanked 233 Times in 147 Posts	I am with dtslk, 2 years and 2 months under 4,000km definatley weekend warrior or even monthly warrior. __________________ 06 Kleemann Designo Mocha Black SLK55 AMG 06 Porsche Cayenne S 07 Jaguar XKR Coupe' I use the Torque and keep the HP for my Steak Sauce!

06-07-2008	#12 (permalink)
Ynot Founding Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Colorado Vehicle: 06' MBZ SLK Posts: 2,795 Country: Thanks: 135 Thanked 35 Times in 30 Posts	Almost 3 years and 10,xxx miles, I don't drive it in the winter, it's a fair weather car. Don't drive it in the rain b/c I'm too lazy to wash it. Would love to drive it every chance I get but, I'm off 3 to 4 days a week, and have a four year old to haul around, so I take the SUV.

06-07-2008	#13 (permalink)
mathdude SLK World Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Wisconsin Vehicle: SLK55 AMG Other Toys: Lotus Exige S240 Posts: 22 Country: Thanks: 2 Thanked 8 Times in 4 Posts	same here as -1- & kungfudevil, parking is a real problem for me too.

06-07-2008	#14 (permalink)
Dave54 Senior SLK World Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Portland, Oregon Vehicle: 2009 SLK 350 Posts: 130 Country: Thanks: 61 Thanked 18 Times in 15 Posts	Only comes out of the garage on sunny days. Can't stand the thought of it being alone in a parking lot. Thats were I seem to pick up most the other damage on our other cars

06-07-2008	#15 (permalink)
Mighty Joe Senior SLK World Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Atlanta, Ga Vehicle: 2006 SLK55 AMG Posts: 121 Country: Thanks: 0 Thanked 6 Times in 6 Posts	I bought it to drive it! As in everyday!

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06-13-2008	#20 (permalink)
SLKCop Click it or Ticket! Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Burleson, Texas Vehicle: Black/Black 2002 SLK-230 Kompressor [6MT] Other Toys: 2007 Toyota Tundra Posts: 369 Country: Thanks: 85 Thanked 103 Times in 58 Posts

06-12-2008	#16 (permalink)
DesignoSLK Professional TV Watcher Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Kaiserslautern, Germany Vehicle: 2000 Designo SLK230 Posts: 1,702 Country: Thanks: 98 Thanked 23 Times in 18 Posts	Daily driver for me, and the weekends as well, unless we're hauling something, than we use the wife's SUV. 115,000 miles and going strong!! __________________ Kevin An American in Germany... To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 5 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 5 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 5 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. '00 SLK230 Designo copper, '06 Saturn Vue, Cessna 172 (pilot)

06-12-2008	#17 (permalink)
rlbawk Elite SLK World Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Hampton, GA Vehicle: 2008 Yukon Denali Other Toys: 2006 BMW 325 Convert Posts: 276 Country: Thanks: 16 Thanked 10 Times in 10 Posts	All depends on the weather. If there is a good chance it's gonna rain...she ain't coming out, but otherwise I drive her pretty much anytime. __________________ Randy B To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 5 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. Black - Black/Ash, PII pkg, Airscarf, Green Filters, Clear side markers, chrome turn signal bulbs, Smarttop module, 19" TSW Snetterton Wheels, Chrome fins, Custom Windrestrictor.

06-13-2008	#18 (permalink)
HwoALanG Elite SLK World Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Ellicott City & Salisbury, MD Vehicle: 2007 SLK 280 Other Toys: COMPUTER? And1 and on Posts: 306 Country: Thanks: 4 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	want to have 2nd car ~ but i'm waiting for more hybrid cars to come out... right now it's my daily car and i had few problems but nothing major.... great car~ ^^

06-13-2008	#19 (permalink)
nevets Elite SLK World Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: New York Vehicle: 2006 SLK 350 Iridium Silver Other Toys: 08 BMW 535xi, 08 Infinity QX56, 2002 Honda Shadow ACE 750, Maxum SR 1800, Posts: 440 Country: Thanks: 29 Thanked 6 Times in 4 Posts	One year and almost 1k miles...definitely my weekend machine, no rain, definetly no snow...wish I had the chance to drive it more but relish times I get..