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Well, my post certainly generated a lot of interesting and diverse opinions on global warming, taxation, relative costs and second hand car values. Having read an awful lot about global warming I have to say that I am not a subscriber to the theory that it is all our fault and I must have...

I have been getting some quotes for my SLK 350 insurance which is due next month. The best ones, fully comprehensive, are coming in at under £300 but when I renew the road tax that is going to be £300 thanks to our ex Chancellor (and £400 next time). What crazy law says that road tax has to...

I have a manual SLK and love it - it is a 350 rather than a 200 though

Which just goes to show the stupidity of the whole thing. If it is meant to "save the planet" (and I don't agree that global warming is related at all to car driving) then cars registered before 23/06/2006 should be included.

Having had a wonderful 3 week holiday in Australia just recently I would be tempted to commit the crime if we did :D

Thank you all for your kind words. Gordon has managed to take the shine off of it today by doubling road tax but hey you only live once and have to enjoy it - despite the politicians :D

I have been a member of the site for a few months and eventually became an owner a couple of weeks ago when I picked up my SLK 350. I decided to go for Jasper blue just to be different and added a few extras such as parktronic and Bi-xenon lights. I decided against the automatic as I could not...

They are indeed bi-xenons. I'll have a look tomorrow. Thanks

I picked up a new SLK 350 from the dealers a couple of weeks ago and will be taking it to the continent sometime during the summer. When I asked about converting the headlights for driving in France they said to bring it in and they would do it. I am told there is a switch somewhere behind the...

I have just had a look at this and it makes no sense. I owned a Honda S2000 which used to be in group 20 but is now in group 40. The Slk I am just about to take ownership of was an 18 but is now a 43 :confused:

So it's not just me then!

Thanks for that. Looks like I could be using Brighton as well.

I was told that I was lucky and that mine would be built in January. There is no problem with it arriving early although I will not collect until March to get the new registration. I just think it would have courteous of the salesman to contact me and let me know it was in and agree a...

Gatwick

Or are all MB dealers crap! My car was ordered 4 months ago for a delivery in March or April this year. I have not had any contact from the dealer since I signed on the dotted line so last Tuesday I popped in to see how things were progressing. The guy who sold me the car was "on a course" but...

Thanks for all your detail in your post Tilley. I'm looking to do this as cheaply as possible and build the certainty that I wll be keeping the car for a minimum of 5 years into calculations. Many finance deals seem incredibly expensive although I can see why people use them if they want a new...

Thanks for all the replies. We went for another drive today and ended up ordering a 350. i don't take dekivery until March so have plenty of time to arrange the finance. I am looking at financing just £10k and because it is my intention to keep the car for at least 5 years I will almost...

I wish I was one of those who thought an interest only mortgage supported by an endowment would be a good idea. Of course it's all gone haywire and I had to convert to a repayment with less than 10 years to run so that it now costs over £1100 a month to service.

I have another test drive booked for tomorrow for an SLK but it looks as though we will be getting one having considered many other roadsters. After days of agonising I think we have decided to have one last splurge before retirement and go for new (even after seeing the news article this...

This really isn't what I want to read when I'm deciding whether to buy a 350 SLK, especially when many people are telling me the quality of Mercedes is not what it used to be