Johnsct

I have gone and done it. Sold my 2003 C230 coupe and bought this,
2006 SLK280.

The SLK is phenomenal. Good power and handling, and just so much fun with the top down. My C230 has been the most reliable car I have owned. Got rid of it with 151,000 miles after 9 1/2 years of ownership. I had a "ESP visit workshop" message for the last 2 months. The car ran fine. Other than that, the only repair other than maintenance was a thermostat replacement at about 120,000.

Funny thing. I feel that the 1.8 in the coupe idled smoother than the six in the SLK. Mileage has been only slightly below the coupe. On the highway I can get around 30mpg. In town around 22mpg. I'll stick my head in here on occasion.

Thanks for all the help in the past.

phister

nice upgrade, love the color

tommy

Congrats - very nice car. Hope you enjoy it for years.

RedStripe

love the color and the wheels. You need to upgrade the fascia to the sport/Amg style when you can, looks drastically better.
Otherwise check out slkworld.org
Great resource, great people. They really aren't into performance over there unless you drive an SLK55, but lots of great ideas for the exterior as well as lots of fun accessories.

Edit: it may have idled smoother, but it's got to be smoother through the rev range on the road!
This motor and chassis combination is brilliant.

jcnash

The SLK's are pretty cool. GOod luck with the new car.

Johnsct

Thanks everyone. I have been over at SLK world. I plan on doing a few mods to the car but nothing crazy. I had Steve put nav and digital Climatronics in the C230. I also installed the AMG front sway bar on the coupe.

At this point, I have a rear lip spoiler on order. The wheels were just put on a couple of days ago. Would love to do the AMG front fascia depending on cost. I would love to upgrade the brakes to the 6 piston ones, but these were just replaced 10,000 miles ago.


" RedStripe, Edit: it may have idled smoother, but it's got to be smoother through the rev range on the road!
This motor and chassis combination is brilliant."

That you are right about. The motor and chassis are a great combination. The engine pulls strong through the gears ( 6 speed manual) and the chassis is rock solid. Funny thing, the car is almost more solid with the top down.

I have to say, it was hard saying goodbye to the C230. It treated me well over the years.

anonymousmoose

Nice car. My wife really likes the SLKs as do I.

Midnight Koop

congrats on the new purchase! great looking wheels too. i personally prefer this body style compared to the current, and love the look of multispokes on roadsters

my neighbor has a slk350 in manual (its one rare slk that i'd like to take for a spin!)

when i get a chance to slip into my family's slk55, i always get giddy, but am not a fan of auto on sports cars... amg or non.

btw... if you dont mind me asking: how much did you get for your coupe? and did it have leather or any mods worth influencing the price (positively)?

thanks

samaritrey

slk 55 ftw my dad had one I miss that car so much the sound it made was to die for

tommy

I'd pick Koop's neighbor's manny SLK350 over the AMG; they finally got the manny almost right by then.

Johnsct

I was planning on selling the coupe myself, but with the ESP light on and the aggravation involved in selling yourself ( I have sold 4 cars myself) I decided to trade it. It had 160,000 miles, no leather, nav, C7 package, and the panoramic roof. I got 3,000 for it.

RedStripe

It'd be a pricey endeavor, but a person could import from Canada a 6 Spd manual SLK350 of the 2009-2011 variety with the upgraded 300+hp 3.5L motor. They didn't produce those years with the manual for the USA, but if you take a look @ Canadian auto-trader, you can see for yourself :-)

Glyn M Ruck

Enjoy & look in from time to time!

LILBENZ230

This.

Johnsct

I will keep checking in here. It's been my home for so many years.