Hello everyone, new owner here with a 2005 SLK55 AMG.
Pics to follow when it stops raining and I get a chance to clean her!
I'm happy to be joining this community as I had a lot of fun being with the Zroadster guys in the north of England. Hoping to have as much fun here!
Moved to the SLK after owning a Z3 3.0 for a few years and wanting a bit more power. My Dad has an E320 and it's so well built I didn't have to do much thinking between the Z4m and the SLK55 when I came to upgrade.
It's silver with some dark grey bits - wheels, intakes/fins, spoiler, roof.
Black leather seats.
46k miles and serviced pretty much yearly since new.
I've had her a week now and I'm not entirely convinced I've made the right choice.
I love the engine and gear box, the flappy paddles are surprisingly engaging and the sound makes me grin like an idiot!
I do have two major concerns so far though and after a quick search of the forum here I don't think I'm alone but I've not found a satisfactory solution to either of them yet:
1. The air con is crap. I steam up whenever it's raining and although it makes a lot of noise on the higher settings it doesn't seem to pump much air out at all. This is at best a nuisance and at worst can be pretty dangerous. I know the air con light should be "off" for it to work so it's not that.
2. The seats have given me rather troubling back pain. I've never suffered from back pain before other than a rugby injury 15 years ago but I've been in agony after driving 200 miles.
I've got the electric adjustable "AMG" seats but the ones before the lumbar option.
I'm a small chap at 5'5" with particularly short legs. It doesn't feel like the seat length is a problem but the way the seat wraps around at the top means that the only point of contact between my back and the seat is on my shoulder blades. It's too narrow to sink into and other than pushing the seat right forward, granny-style, I end up almost hovering.
A rolled up coat provides some slight relief but not sufficient to make me want to get back in and drive!
Does anyone have any thoughts on what to do about the foggy windows and hover-seats?
Pics to follow when it stops raining and I get a chance to clean her!
I'm happy to be joining this community as I had a lot of fun being with the Zroadster guys in the north of England. Hoping to have as much fun here!
Moved to the SLK after owning a Z3 3.0 for a few years and wanting a bit more power. My Dad has an E320 and it's so well built I didn't have to do much thinking between the Z4m and the SLK55 when I came to upgrade.
It's silver with some dark grey bits - wheels, intakes/fins, spoiler, roof.
Black leather seats.
46k miles and serviced pretty much yearly since new.
I've had her a week now and I'm not entirely convinced I've made the right choice.
I love the engine and gear box, the flappy paddles are surprisingly engaging and the sound makes me grin like an idiot!
I do have two major concerns so far though and after a quick search of the forum here I don't think I'm alone but I've not found a satisfactory solution to either of them yet:
1. The air con is crap. I steam up whenever it's raining and although it makes a lot of noise on the higher settings it doesn't seem to pump much air out at all. This is at best a nuisance and at worst can be pretty dangerous. I know the air con light should be "off" for it to work so it's not that.
2. The seats have given me rather troubling back pain. I've never suffered from back pain before other than a rugby injury 15 years ago but I've been in agony after driving 200 miles.
I've got the electric adjustable "AMG" seats but the ones before the lumbar option.
I'm a small chap at 5'5" with particularly short legs. It doesn't feel like the seat length is a problem but the way the seat wraps around at the top means that the only point of contact between my back and the seat is on my shoulder blades. It's too narrow to sink into and other than pushing the seat right forward, granny-style, I end up almost hovering.
A rolled up coat provides some slight relief but not sufficient to make me want to get back in and drive!
Does anyone have any thoughts on what to do about the foggy windows and hover-seats?