alex_123

I'm thinking of ordering this color. Any opinions? Also, some feedback from those who have the color.

Feel free to post pictures.

evanichka

https://mbworld.org/forums/slk-class-r171/94325-new-05-slk-350-next-04-m3.html

is that alabaster white? not sure

alex_123

Yes, it's also the only white available for the SLK.

sejoon85

I own a alabastar white r171 and i love the color
I have the white with the berry interior and i love it
BUt again colors depend on the person preference.
I love the color white so~. and it does looks real nice on the slk
^_^

WDRiley

My SLK 320 is white and I love it on that car. But we all know that it looks good on some and very bad (plain) on others.
I am also considering the white when I order in Feb just because it looks so good on the 320.
Any pictures in white?

MASA

I also own a White SLK350 w/ Ash Interior. I am really enjoying the color combination, but the Ash interior may be a little harder than others to keep clean.

alex_123

Nice, the exact color combination I was thinking of getting. Unfortunately I have never seen pictures of it. Do you mind posting some? My only worry is that the Ash interior might be too light to combine with a white exterior. In many pictures the ash looks almost white, and I do not want an all white car, I would like some contrast.

MASA

I don't mind posting a pic at all, but I am not the most computer savy person in the world. I do own a digital camera and am familiar with downloading the pics to a computer, but how do I attach a pic to a post. Any advice?

Motzkoman

Make sure you save your picture in a not too big format (600 x 800 pixels max; 480 x 640 may be better). Write your reply as normal and before hitting the submit button, scroll down to the "additional options" section and click on manage attachments. Browse to the picture on your drive and hit the open, followed by the upload button. When it shows the upload complete, select "Return to thread" and hit the submit reply...that should do it...

Julien321

Color preference is very subjective and with the AMG package it looks great to me. From a objective point, White shows a cars lines the least of any color. This is a big negative with the SKL because of the way white hides the sleek lines.

Duo-Art

I've never been too fond of white but the SLK does look very nice in white.

bmwnomore

I was at the Philly Auto Show this week and MB had a white slk350 with AMG and an Irridium Slk55. They were close enough to compare. Color is very subjective so go with what you love, but I thought the Irridium color looked much better than the white. I don't know if it was the depth of the metallic finish or just the fact that the silver one was a Slk55. But the silver car just looked better IMO, common or not. But like I said get what you love. My slk 350 is Irridium so of course I'm probably biased.

fredfromny

I like the the way white looks on a sunny day!

MASA

Here's my SLK350 w/ the Alabaster White and Ash Interior.

NukeSLK

Sorry, but I'm going to have to disagree with the statement that white shows a cars lines the least of any color. I believe the opposite to be true. Not trying to be argumentative, but white not only shows the lines better, the car looks larger. You know what they say, you want to look skinny and less curvy, wear black!

King320

this isnt the best pic, but it was sweet how it matched the building so well. It looks really classy imo, not as hard to keep clean as black, and better than silver on this small of a car i think.

twboy

can you post a picture of your car?
I like to see white ext with the red interior

thanks

Paul

steve-p

White is not at all popular in Europe. It's seen as very much an '80s colour, or the colour of ambulances, wedding hire cars and police cars. However, when I went on a tour round the Jaguar S Type factory, white was the most common colour on the assembly line. That's because (evidently) it's still popular in the US!

jono_2000

i picked up my cubanite metallic slk at the factory and had a very interesting trip around the factory, where the guide said that popular colours are different for different regions of the world.

white is very popular in the states and arabia apparently along with deep metallic crimsons etc whereas 70% of UK cars are predominantly silver, and when we inspected the job tickets on a few sl's he was proved absolutely correct!

in the UK white is a real minus point when coming to sell your car - no one wants a white car to the extent that the value is actually lower.

i think white looks good in bright sunshine, but then again silver looks even better...

twboy

well, keep in mind the supply of white cars are less in number compare to silver or black in general

so, even though i am seeing white off the lot fairly fast, while silver are stacking up, doesn't mean silver is not popular at all

i mean, i do own a silver CLK afterall
but i do plan to get a white slk

ForMyMercedes

Black hides lines, not white

fredfromny

Good choice.
Silver used to be exclusive- Now a Ford Taurus comes in silver!
I do like the diamond silver, though.

King///AMG

Its a classy color. I might get my SL55 in that color... 99% it'l be black, but we still have a 1% chance...