Hi Everyone,
I was interested to know what attracted you good folk to buy an SLK?
For me, it was a case of wanting a 'mid-life crisis' car. Something I could afford to have before I retire. I first got interested in Mercedes, when I watched a you tube clip from 'Harry's Garage' about his Mercedes SL600 R129. Sorry in advance if the link doesn't work!
I was going to go for a later SL320 for a balance of performance and practicality. The problem for me with the R129 was where to store the separate hard top when using the soft top. Also, was put off the later R230 as it was a bit big for the driveway and the possible rust and reliability issues on the early models. I was tempted too by the early shape Audi TT, but wanted something with a nice engine note, but was put off the 3.2 engine by reliability worries. So I then noticed the R170 & R171 SLK with it's folding steel roof, and as the car has to live outside all year, I didn't want an older soft top car that was likely to start letting in water.
So in the finish I found a nice low mileage, one owner SLK350. Plus with the SLK you get the chance to be part of this great forum. It has been a great source of information about the car.
By the way, favourite soundtrack for driving with top down or up is Matt Munro 'Days like these' from 'The Italian Job'.
Andy
I was interested to know what attracted you good folk to buy an SLK?
For me, it was a case of wanting a 'mid-life crisis' car. Something I could afford to have before I retire. I first got interested in Mercedes, when I watched a you tube clip from 'Harry's Garage' about his Mercedes SL600 R129. Sorry in advance if the link doesn't work!
I was going to go for a later SL320 for a balance of performance and practicality. The problem for me with the R129 was where to store the separate hard top when using the soft top. Also, was put off the later R230 as it was a bit big for the driveway and the possible rust and reliability issues on the early models. I was tempted too by the early shape Audi TT, but wanted something with a nice engine note, but was put off the 3.2 engine by reliability worries. So I then noticed the R170 & R171 SLK with it's folding steel roof, and as the car has to live outside all year, I didn't want an older soft top car that was likely to start letting in water.
So in the finish I found a nice low mileage, one owner SLK350. Plus with the SLK you get the chance to be part of this great forum. It has been a great source of information about the car.
By the way, favourite soundtrack for driving with top down or up is Matt Munro 'Days like these' from 'The Italian Job'.
Andy