Edition 10

charlestonchu · 01-27-2008

Got a new slk 280 edition 10. I was looking around online prior to purchase for pictures of the edition 10, but couldn't find anything besides pictures from a press release that wasn't for the US audience.

Pictures were taken close to sun down, so everything's a bit orangish...

Options included in the edition 10 package are:
7 speed automatic, some 17" 10 spoke "chrome shadow" rims (which are identical to the stock slk 350's rims.. but shadow colored), darkened tail lamps, some random badges around the car, red stitching all over, paddle shifters, 6 cd changer, p1, and heating package. See pictures for some of the details.

I'll take some better pictures once it stops raining here in LA and return to the normal smog covered sunshine-ness.

**alroumi** · 01-27-2008

Congratulations on the new car, I love the edition 10 as it features a special paint called matte silver if memory serves me right.

Enjoy it in the best of health and welcome to the forum!

**-1-** · 01-28-2008

NICE! I didn't realize the Edition 10 was available in the USA. ENJOY!

**etyu** · 01-28-2008

Congratulations!

**FishtailnZ** · 01-28-2008

Congrats and welcome to the site!

**ghostdunks** · 01-28-2008

those "chrome shadow" wheels are the ones that are sorta gunmetal coloured right? I remember seeing them for the first time a few months ago and I was like, woah! those wheels are hot!

JosephG77 · 03-17-2008

I have this car, and I regret it because of not having the xenon lighting pakcage upgrade. I feel that the stock lights don't have a high enough beam on regular (not high beam). This is very frustrating for a car with a sticker price of over 50,000.00. Does anyone else feel this way?

**rlbawk** · 03-17-2008

Welcome to the site and enjoy the new ride. Congrats

barrydeeking · 07-13-2008

i also just purchased a new edition 10 slk 280
it's a truly beautiful car (and ALOT sportier than my previous R350).
i was wondering if there were any sales figures floating around out there
for the edition 10?

mtiede · 07-13-2008

Welcome to the forum and congratulations on the purchase. You will love it.

**Dave54** · 07-13-2008

Welcom from Oregon and the car looks great. Enjoy

**SLKman** · 07-13-2008

nice! Congrats!

SLKman

**-1-** · 07-13-2008

Quote:

Originally Posted by JosephG77

I have this car, and I regret it because of not having the xenon lighting package upgrade. I feel that the stock lights don't have a high enough beam on regular (not high beam). This is very frustrating for a car with a sticker price of over 50,000.00. Does anyone else feel this way?

I agree. I always do a slow burn every time I see a Toyota Prius with factory xenons. I'm sure they're an option, but I see a bunch on the road with the HID lights. My SLK 55 has the xenons and I wouldn't have purchased without them. My wife's SLK 350 doesn't. I've been on the lookout for a good set of factory xenons assemblies for the past two years. Most used assemblies sold have broken tabs. Going through the dealer will cost almost $2000 for a set new. There's a eBay seller from Germany selling brand new factory Bi-Xenon assemblies for $1816 for the pair with shipping. He does offer "Best Offer" option, I'd be interested what his bottom line would be. The same assemblies last year were are $1295 plus shipping. I've since reconsidered my desire versus cost to install the factory xenons on my wife's SLK. I'll continue to look for a reasonable set, but my wife could care less. I agree, the factory xenons should be standard equipment on the SLKs. Here the link for the German seller.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2-BI-...mZ190224839403

**Duo-Art** · 07-13-2008

In October 2004, I turned down an opportunity to take immediate delivery of a "Launch Edition" SLK 350 because they didn't come with bi-xenons. I waited the additional 2 months to take delivery of the SLK that I had on order with bi-xenons. I'm glad I waited.

**WhiteRabbit** · 07-14-2008

Dealers seem to rarely order SLKs with bi-xenons. Thats one of the reasons why I ordered my two SLKs. It also ticks me off that you get no credit for them from sites like Kelly Bluebook on trade in.

**Duo-Art** · 07-14-2008

My dealer orders most SLK's for stock with the bi-xenons.

B55 · 07-20-2008

No offense to the SLK280 owners, but I don't like that car at all. Mercedes has been moving forward with the SL line (e.g., the SL63) but they are moving backwards with the SLK. Moving from the 350 to the 280 is too much of a performance hit in the name of making the car more "affordable". We will never see an SLK63 - so the SLK55 is as good as it is going to get in our form factor. That's too bad. I would buy an SLK63 on the spot if it came out. But obviously, the market for the SLK is moving towards the 280. And why not, it looks the same as a 350 but costs less. MB too often "dilutes the gene pool" of their popular cars to make a few extra dimes.

Of course, that is just my opinion.

mtiede · 07-20-2008

Quote:

Originally Posted by B55

...Moving from the 350 to the 280 is too much of a performance hit in the name of making the car more "affordable". ...

Huh? The 280 line was added to the line. The 350 wasn't replaced. And it was the Edition 10 which I think had some sportier "looks". And the 280 has been upgrade to a 300 in MY 09. The SLK line has even more versions outside the States.

I think having choices is a good thing.

**UK-C200** · 07-20-2008

Quote:

Originally Posted by mtiede

Huh? The 280 line was added to the line. The 350 wasn't replaced. And it was the Edition 10 which I think had some sportier "looks". And the 280 has been upgrade to a 300 in MY 09. The SLK line has even more versions outside the States.

I think having choices is a good thing.

So I agree that the SLK has lots of models - heck we pick up I think 2 here in the UK - my only real gripe is that MB removes features from the SLK to make more of a difference when moving to the SL.

Twisted · 07-20-2008

B55: While i do agree with your points... here only the 200, 350 and 55 is offered and in my opinion the new 200 is hardly "cheap". Price wise for the price of a 200 i could get a very good used BMW 335i coupe which is a newer model with a bunch more features so really in the end i think its about taste.

By no means does somebody buying a 200 mean its more affordable or the fact they can't afford a 350. I could buy a '07 350 if i wanted but as far as technology goes on the facelift i'm actually considering an '09 200 purely because it suits my needs and sure the power is greater on the V6 and V8 models but i think it comes down to personal preferance too, not just price.

01-27-2008	#2 (permalink)
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01-28-2008	#6 (permalink)
ghostdunks Elite SLK World Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Melbourne, Australia Vehicle: SLK280 Posts: 211 Country: Thanks: 6 Thanked 4 Times in 3 Posts	those "chrome shadow" wheels are the ones that are sorta gunmetal coloured right? I remember seeing them for the first time a few months ago and I was like, woah! those wheels are hot!

03-17-2008	#7 (permalink)
JosephG77 SLK World Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Dallas, TX Vehicle: 2008 Edition 10 SLK 280 Posts: 3 Country: Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I have this car, and I regret it because of not having the xenon lighting pakcage upgrade. I feel that the stock lights don't have a high enough beam on regular (not high beam). This is very frustrating for a car with a sticker price of over 50,000.00. Does anyone else feel this way?

07-13-2008	#9 (permalink)
barrydeeking SLK World Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: montana Vehicle: 2008 slk 280 edition 10 Posts: 1 Country: Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	edition 10 i also just purchased a new edition 10 slk 280 it's a truly beautiful car (and ALOT sportier than my previous R350). i was wondering if there were any sales figures floating around out there for the edition 10?

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Duo-Art Elite SLK World Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 546 Thanks: 0 Thanked 15 Times in 14 Posts	In October 2004, I turned down an opportunity to take immediate delivery of a "Launch Edition" SLK 350 because they didn't come with bi-xenons. I waited the additional 2 months to take delivery of the SLK that I had on order with bi-xenons. I'm glad I waited.

07-14-2008	#15 (permalink)
WhiteRabbit Elite SLK World Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Arlington, VA Vehicle: 2009 SLK 350 Posts: 370 Country: Thanks: 80 Thanked 35 Times in 23 Posts	Dealers seem to rarely order SLKs with bi-xenons. Thats one of the reasons why I ordered my two SLKs. It also ticks me off that you get no credit for them from sites like Kelly Bluebook on trade in. __________________ 2009 SLK 350, Arctic White, Gullwing Red, 7G Automatic, Premium PKG I, Lighting, Heating packages, Auto Climate Control, smartTop roof module v3.22, Clear side-marker lenses.

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Duo-Art Elite SLK World Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 546 Thanks: 0 Thanked 15 Times in 14 Posts	My dealer orders most SLK's for stock with the bi-xenons.

07-20-2008	#17 (permalink)
B55 Founding Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Ladera Ranch, Ca Vehicle: Formerly "Beleriand" Other Toys: Porsche Turbo (997TT) Posts: 114 Country: Thanks: 0 Thanked 6 Times in 2 Posts	No offense to the SLK280 owners, but I don't like that car at all. Mercedes has been moving forward with the SL line (e.g., the SL63) but they are moving backwards with the SLK. Moving from the 350 to the 280 is too much of a performance hit in the name of making the car more "affordable". We will never see an SLK63 - so the SLK55 is as good as it is going to get in our form factor. That's too bad. I would buy an SLK63 on the spot if it came out. But obviously, the market for the SLK is moving towards the 280. And why not, it looks the same as a 350 but costs less. MB too often "dilutes the gene pool" of their popular cars to make a few extra dimes. Of course, that is just my opinion.

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07-20-2008	#20 (permalink)
Twisted Senior SLK World Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 173 Country: Thanks: 7 Thanked 33 Times in 17 Posts	B55: While i do agree with your points... here only the 200, 350 and 55 is offered and in my opinion the new 200 is hardly "cheap". Price wise for the price of a 200 i could get a very good used BMW 335i coupe which is a newer model with a bunch more features so really in the end i think its about taste. By no means does somebody buying a 200 mean its more affordable or the fact they can't afford a 350. I could buy a '07 350 if i wanted but as far as technology goes on the facelift i'm actually considering an '09 200 purely because it suits my needs and sure the power is greater on the V6 and V8 models but i think it comes down to personal preferance too, not just price.