W211 AMG Discuss the W211 AMG's such as the E55 and the E63

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Old Jan 25, 2014 | 02:10 PM
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SLK55 or SL55

just poking around looking at these cars - thinking of upleveling the wife's Miata to one of these

pros/cons between them?

looking at R171 (05-09 SLK55) for reference there

not looking to spend the $$ on the SL63 or 65

thoughts? warnings? ideas? :
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Old Jan 25, 2014 | 02:19 PM
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SLK55 is great choice, girls looks more fun & beauty with it.....>>>

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Old Jan 25, 2014 | 02:36 PM
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SLK=100% girls car #little sister is a boxter

SL55, one word Kompressor.
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Old Jan 25, 2014 | 02:38 PM
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If money not an issue and both options available hands down the sl55 any day... No contest here. Goodluck
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Old Jan 25, 2014 | 04:51 PM
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If money not an issue and both options available hands down the sl55 any day... No contest here. Goodluck
yes, but hows maintenance between the two?
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Old Jan 25, 2014 | 05:18 PM
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Get her the SLK Or else she'll get to much attention on the SL lol
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Old Jan 25, 2014 | 05:28 PM
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Old Jan 25, 2014 | 05:32 PM
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I'd say the SLK. You don't want your old lady having a more powerful car than yours
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If she's in a Miata now, the most similar driving experience would yield the SLK as the appropriate choice. I would imagine repairs are slightly less costly as well.
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Old Jan 25, 2014 | 06:14 PM
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Originally Posted by berti_00
Get her the SLK Or else she'll get to much attention on the SL lol
haha - she has a magic spell to ward off attention

Originally Posted by G_Money
I'd say the SLK. You don't want your old lady having a more powerful car than yours
LOL - I could live with that - then I'd have to get a Weistec kit

Originally Posted by Quicksilv3r
If she's in a Miata now, the most similar driving experience would yield the SLK as the appropriate choice. I would imagine repairs are slightly less costly as well.
agreed, the SLK seems like a more balanced car - granted SLK or SL - they're both sub 5-second cars...

she's gotten overly comfortable in the E55 lately...
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Old Jan 25, 2014 | 06:39 PM
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But if she really has to have one or the other, go for the SLK.
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Old Jan 25, 2014 | 07:05 PM
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SL55 has ABC... you will spend more repairing ABC, then you may have spent on the E55. All else maintenance is similar to the E.

I have driven both, if she enjoys the nimbleness of the miata, the SLK55 is the way to go
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give her the E you take a SL
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Originally Posted by 55fanatic
SL55 has ABC... you will spend more repairing ABC, then you may have spent on the E55. All else maintenance is similar to the E.

I have driven both, if she enjoys the nimbleness of the miata, the SLK55 is the way to go
That's an understatement. The SLK55 will seem like a Honda Civic in terms of reliability compared to the SL55.
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Old Jan 26, 2014 | 05:05 AM
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The SLK55 will seem like a Honda Civic in terms of reliability compared to the SL55.
>>>>>

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Old Jan 27, 2014 | 11:45 AM
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The SLK55 will seem like a Honda Civic in terms of reliability compared to the SL55.
This has got to be the dumbest comment I've read in a long time
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Old Jan 27, 2014 | 12:05 PM
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SL will require much more maintenance compare to SLK. The ABC alone will cost more than airmatic from your E55. And SL cost much more. They are not the same category at all.
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Old Jan 27, 2014 | 03:44 PM
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This has got to be the dumbest comment I've read in a long time
+100000000000000!-!

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Old Jan 27, 2014 | 03:58 PM
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wow - this one is gorgeous - but WAY overpriced!!! sure 45k miles, but geez- $38k?

http://vonhousen8.reachlocal.net/web...rnia/10653829/

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Old Jan 27, 2014 | 04:09 PM
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WaaaW, its FANTASTIC, with damn $$$$$$$$$$....?!?!

I think its good idea if you can go with SLK350 with SLK55 fully body kit., as a female daily use.....!!

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Old Jan 27, 2014 | 04:33 PM
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Originally Posted by msheredy
This has got to be the dumbest comment I've read in a long time
Unless you have owned an ABC equipped MB for any length of time, you need to STFU because you have no clue.
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Old Jan 27, 2014 | 04:42 PM
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The SLK would be my choice for sure. Drove an R172 SLK55 and an R231 SL63 at ADA and really liked the SLK. The SL is big in size and cost.
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WaaaW, its FANTASTIC, with damn $$$$$$$$$$....?!?!

I think its good idea if you can go with SLK350 with SLK55 fully body kit., as a female daily use.....!!

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she knows AMG from non-AMG, plus the power would be noticeable... she loves driving the E, this could be a close 2nd
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Old Jan 27, 2014 | 05:34 PM
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SLK350 is great powerFUL train either, with 272.963 Engine, im certainly sure, she will love to drive it, if she try it.....

http://www.cargurus.com/Cars/l-Used-...817_isFeatured

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Here is some great reading on what to expect from a 230 SL. The ABC issues are related to time, mileage, and heat. The ABC suspensions seem to have more issues in very hot environments and on cars with higher mileage but not exclusively so. It's not a matter of if the system will fail; rather, it's a matter of when the ABC will fail. If you can do the work yourself, it's still expensive but if the dealership does the work it is ludicrously expensive. On a used 230SL, I would budget $3k to $5k per year in maintenance costs. Some years can be much higher than others.

https://mbworld.org/forums/sl55-amg-...ying-sl55.html

https://mbworld.org/forums/sl55-amg-...-opinions.html

https://mbworld.org/forums/sl55-amg-...y-sl-65-a.html
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