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Old Aug 11, 2019 | 12:06 AM
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Talking New [to me] '05 sl55

Just picked up car thursday and enjoying it immensly. First convertable since my '66 Sunbeam Tiger. Has 79k miles hopefully with many more left. Any items i should look for? Top works good and don't see any oil leaks. Edit, ment to say slk55.

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Old Aug 12, 2019 | 01:42 AM
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Originally Posted by jpm995
Just picked up car thursday and enjoying it immensly. First convertable since my '66 Sunbeam Tiger. Has 79k miles hopefully with many more left. Any items i should look for? Top works good and don't see any oil leaks. Edit, ment to say slk55.
Congrat !!! You in for a big surprised on repairs Bills. That’s the one car you never want to buy used without the warranty. A lot issues and very expensive to repairs.
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Old Aug 12, 2019 | 02:25 PM
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Congrat !!! You in for a big surprised on repairs Bills. That’s the one car you never want to buy used without the warranty. A lot issues and very expensive to repairs.
I've read that the slk is less prone to expensive repairs than the sl models due to not having the hydraulic [abc] suspension, and the non superchargef 'bulletproof' v8. I realize the convert ht will be expensive if it fails.
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Old Aug 27, 2019 | 06:41 PM
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I've read that the slk is less prone to expensive repairs than the sl models due to not having the hydraulic [abc] suspension, and the non superchargef 'bulletproof' v8. I realize the convert ht will be expensive if it fails.

Not if you take it to a main dealer it won't be....
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