Hello everybody. I'm a new owner of a Silver 2003 SLK 200K and a new member on the site. My cars got 48K on it and the last owner was an 81 year old lady so its has had a gentle life.....until now. I hadn't planed to buy a SLK as I was looking at S2000s, but this one came along at a price I couldn't refuse.
First thoughts on the car? Well, Mercedes manaual boxes aren't as bad as I was lead to believe. Not great mind you, but not terrible. The roof is great and gives extra security over my old MX5 and gives you a bit more faith when parking up. All in all a good car that I think I'll keep longer than my normal 6 month track record for cars.
I've just had it serviced at a specialist in Stockport and also had a cam sensor replaced, no other issues were found so no more looming bills. The only other things to sort now are the corroding alloys and front tyres that show signs of being run at too low a PSI and may be goosed. I'm thinking after market alloys as a refurb and tyres will cost a fair whack anyway.
So there you go, hello every one.
First thoughts on the car? Well, Mercedes manaual boxes aren't as bad as I was lead to believe. Not great mind you, but not terrible. The roof is great and gives extra security over my old MX5 and gives you a bit more faith when parking up. All in all a good car that I think I'll keep longer than my normal 6 month track record for cars.
I've just had it serviced at a specialist in Stockport and also had a cam sensor replaced, no other issues were found so no more looming bills. The only other things to sort now are the corroding alloys and front tyres that show signs of being run at too low a PSI and may be goosed. I'm thinking after market alloys as a refurb and tyres will cost a fair whack anyway.
So there you go, hello every one.