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Old Aug 11, 2005 | 10:50 PM
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Kleeman has built a monster!

I just got the latest issue of EVO and they tested a Kleeman modified SLK55 S8. The write up was very impressive. The HP/torque were of course through the roof, but apparently the handling is brilliant. They thought it was way more fun than an SLR........and just as quick! The price looked to be about $150K US. That's alot of dough for an SLK, but for the performance it is very competitive. I don't know how those tuner cars hold their value....but that car seems like it would make a great buy on the used market in a couple of years.
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Old Aug 18, 2005 | 01:49 AM
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Nice stable of vehicles you got!! Lets see some pics please.
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Old Aug 18, 2005 | 02:06 AM
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Originally Posted by mez456
Nice stable of vehicles you got!! Lets see some pics please.

THanks............Here's a couple of shots that I have on my laptop.
Attached Thumbnails Kleeman has built a monster!-f40-1s.jpg   Kleeman has built a monster!-indycar-dino1a.jpg   Kleeman has built a monster!-monolk4.jpg  
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Old Aug 18, 2005 | 11:28 AM
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What issue was this on?
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Old Aug 18, 2005 | 12:36 PM
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Vey nice.
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Old Aug 18, 2005 | 02:38 PM
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180 k is a bit much for an slk...im sure that money can be spent on something better...as far as value the hard part with tuner cars is finding someone who understands the vehicle and apperciates it at the higher price they are paying the average joe wont
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Originally Posted by jcanabal
What issue was this on?
This was discussed a few weeks ago..... scans of the article are here:

https://mbworld.org/forums/slk55-r171/115533-evo-magazine-kleeman-k55-review.html

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