A little advice please on buying an SLK

billy610 · 04-04-2008

Hi, I'm Billy in Glasgow,Scotland, and I just found your forum.

After reading a heap of old posts I feel better armed as I am wanting to buy an slk.
But, before I get my fingers burnt, will someone answer a few questions for me?
Can anyone tell me the thing about the keys? should I get two and a card or something? should they both work the same functions?
The car I'd be looking for is a 97-01 230, are there any major issues to be aware of? like rust in a certain area kinda thing?
One last one, I've been discounting any car with over 70k miles on the clock, am I being too fussy? are 130k miles plus cars in great condition worth considering? are these cars good for high mileages?

Cheers for any info

Tslick · 04-04-2008

For older R170's in wet salty weather, I'd open the driver / passenger door and if the seller would allow, pull back the weather seal along the bottom of the door and check for clogging / corrosion. In other words, check areas where water can settle like around the wind shield. As to keys, it locks / unlocks and allows the engine to start. Nothing special.

The mechanicals are stout if maintained. Insure the oil / hydraulic fluids are up to date and proper (synthetic). Insure the kompressor kicks in around 2500 RPM.

04-04-2008	#1 (permalink)
billy610 SLK World Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: what's it called? it's Cumbernauld! Posts: 1 Country: Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	A little advice please on buying an SLK Hi, I'm Billy in Glasgow,Scotland, and I just found your forum. After reading a heap of old posts I feel better armed as I am wanting to buy an slk. But, before I get my fingers burnt, will someone answer a few questions for me? Can anyone tell me the thing about the keys? should I get two and a card or something? should they both work the same functions? The car I'd be looking for is a 97-01 230, are there any major issues to be aware of? like rust in a certain area kinda thing? One last one, I've been discounting any car with over 70k miles on the clock, am I being too fussy? are 130k miles plus cars in great condition worth considering? are these cars good for high mileages? Cheers for any info

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Tslick Elite SLK World Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Long Beach, Ca Vehicle: SLK32 AMG Posts: 1,326 Country: Thanks: 75 Thanked 56 Times in 29 Posts	For older R170's in wet salty weather, I'd open the driver / passenger door and if the seller would allow, pull back the weather seal along the bottom of the door and check for clogging / corrosion. In other words, check areas where water can settle like around the wind shield. As to keys, it locks / unlocks and allows the engine to start. Nothing special. The mechanicals are stout if maintained. Insure the oil / hydraulic fluids are up to date and proper (synthetic). Insure the kompressor kicks in around 2500 RPM.

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