SLK320 AMG
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SLK 320 AMG
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Hello,
Hoping to get some help from the wise members of this forum
. I test drove a 2003 SLK32 AMG yesterday (50K miles), and I fell in love with it. The owner got it at 30K miles roughly 6-7 years ago. The car looked like it was in a fantastic condition, but I noticed two concerns:
1) During the entire time has had had it, he has only changed the oil once. I guess he changed it once at 10K miles, and the current service is due.
2) The car did really well initially on fast acceleration, but near the end of the test drive, it did not seem to have any steam when i pushed the pedal at 70MPH. Possible supercharger overheating issue?
I think I can get a great deal on it, but I wanted to get your thoughts on the two issues. I am weary of getting such an amazing hand crafted engine that hasn't been taken care of. For what it is worth, the car had plenty of oil when I checked, but I worry about the oil age.
Thanks!
Hoping to get some help from the wise members of this forum
. I test drove a 2003 SLK32 AMG yesterday (50K miles), and I fell in love with it. The owner got it at 30K miles roughly 6-7 years ago. The car looked like it was in a fantastic condition, but I noticed two concerns:1) During the entire time has had had it, he has only changed the oil once. I guess he changed it once at 10K miles, and the current service is due.
2) The car did really well initially on fast acceleration, but near the end of the test drive, it did not seem to have any steam when i pushed the pedal at 70MPH. Possible supercharger overheating issue?
I think I can get a great deal on it, but I wanted to get your thoughts on the two issues. I am weary of getting such an amazing hand crafted engine that hasn't been taken care of. For what it is worth, the car had plenty of oil when I checked, but I worry about the oil age.
Thanks!
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2003 SL55 / 2002 SLK32
Hello,
Hoping to get some help from the wise members of this forum. I test drove a 2003 SLK32 AMG yesterday (50K miles), and I fell in love with it. The owner got it at 30K miles roughly 6-7 years ago. The car looked like it was in a fantastic condition, but I noticed two concerns:
1) During the entire time has had had it, he has only changed the oil once. I guess he changed it once at 10K miles, and the current service is due.
2) The car did really well initially on fast acceleration, but near the end of the test drive, it did not seem to have any steam when i pushed the pedal at 70MPH. Possible supercharger overheating issue?
I think I can get a great deal on it, but I wanted to get your thoughts on the two issues. I am weary of getting such an amazing hand crafted engine that hasn't been taken care of. For what it is worth, the car had plenty of oil when I checked, but I worry about the oil age.
Thanks!
Hoping to get some help from the wise members of this forum
. I test drove a 2003 SLK32 AMG yesterday (50K miles), and I fell in love with it. The owner got it at 30K miles roughly 6-7 years ago. The car looked like it was in a fantastic condition, but I noticed two concerns:1) During the entire time has had had it, he has only changed the oil once. I guess he changed it once at 10K miles, and the current service is due.
2) The car did really well initially on fast acceleration, but near the end of the test drive, it did not seem to have any steam when i pushed the pedal at 70MPH. Possible supercharger overheating issue?
I think I can get a great deal on it, but I wanted to get your thoughts on the two issues. I am weary of getting such an amazing hand crafted engine that hasn't been taken care of. For what it is worth, the car had plenty of oil when I checked, but I worry about the oil age.
Thanks!
While 3 years or so between oil changes seems less than ideal, If he is running Mobil One (as he should be) you should have little to worry about.
Cheers,
Chris
