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Old 03-10-2004, 05:16 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Location: Sarasota
I finally bought a (not quite) new car!

I've been yakking about buying a decent car for a couple years but did nothing. Well, the old Dodge finally died last week (and I mean donated it to Goodwill "died") so the decision was made for me to do it rather soon.

Anyway, came home just this afternoon with this one. I do believe I'm going to like it.





Any other SLK owners here? Please do share your experiences.
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Old 03-10-2004, 05:33 PM   #2 (permalink)
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beautiful looking car!!! very nice choice in deed. i love the way the hard top retracts. I saw a guy at the mall put up the retractible roof and i just stared in awe..

the new SLK is coming out i believe. It looks really slick - very similar to the SLR. If you waited a little bit more i'm sure you could have picked up the newer model. But good choice regardless.
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Old 03-10-2004, 05:38 PM   #3 (permalink)
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I was struggling to keep the price under $20K so this was it. It's a '98 model (should have said that in the first post) with 40K miles on it.
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Old 03-10-2004, 07:58 PM   #4 (permalink)
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Amazing looking car, great choice!
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Old 03-11-2004, 06:41 AM   #5 (permalink)
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Ahh German engineering. Looked at those should be a pretty good car. I really like the retractable hardtop.
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Old 03-11-2004, 07:03 AM   #6 (permalink)
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Nice choice! I've always wanted an SLK, and that would be my choice too! Enjoy your purchase.
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Old 03-11-2004, 08:34 AM   #7 (permalink)
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Location: In the garage, under the car.
Great choice! Gotta love German engineering!
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Old 03-11-2004, 08:39 AM   #8 (permalink)
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Nice and shiny
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Old 03-11-2004, 09:22 AM   #9 (permalink)
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looks great. Should be a lot of fun to drive.
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Old 03-11-2004, 09:39 AM   #10 (permalink)
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glad to see ya bodypainter... and that is one sweet sweet car. Good thing you got the last generation SLK because MB is pumping out some damn shitty cars with their new generation.
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Old 03-11-2004, 10:54 AM   #11 (permalink)
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I think I have a woody. Yes, I have a woody for your car.

DAMN! That's nice.
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Old 03-12-2004, 05:03 AM   #12 (permalink)
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That thing is soooo sweet!!! I know a woman who drives a silver one, with red and black leather interior...drooolll....made her open and close the roof 3 times, just 'coz its so damn cool... Excellent choice, sir!
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Old 03-12-2004, 05:21 AM   #13 (permalink)
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Sweet ride you got there Awesome choice and great condition. Congrats and enjoy
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Old 03-12-2004, 02:02 PM   #14 (permalink)
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Location: Sarasota
Thanks everyone. 48 hours later I'm lovin' it.

Probably not many care besides me, but I put several more pictures up (and with much higher resolution) on one of our sites.

http://www.techquarium.com/gallery/slk-01
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Old 03-12-2004, 05:30 PM   #15 (permalink)
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I envy you by quite a lot atm....
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Old 03-15-2004, 09:22 AM   #16 (permalink)
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Not a Mercedes fan at all, but not a bad car nonetheless......
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Old 03-18-2004, 03:59 PM   #17 (permalink)
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Not a Mercedes fan at all
Any special reason (something I don't know)?

I've never been a Mercedes fan either but something about this one, especially seeing the top go down, just grabbed me. I'd been looking at convertibles anyway and this made sense. It's certainly quieter when it's up than a ragtop would be and more secure as well.

It's been over a week now. I already wish it had a few more horsepower. Maybe someday I'll chip it and put a different pulley on the supercharger. Word is I can gain 20 to 30 HP for a reasonable price without taking significant life on the engine. 17" wheels/tires might be in my future too (has 16" stock).

This car must rate though because I did something special for it. I've lived in this house 6 years and have never had a car in my garage due to lots of junk and my motorcycle being in there. Well, now all the junk is in the shed, the motorcycle is in the driveway, and the car has a dry home.



woot!
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Old 03-22-2004, 12:09 PM   #18 (permalink)
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Nice looking car, must be a real change from driving a Dodge.
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Old 03-22-2004, 06:11 PM   #19 (permalink)
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Location: Sarasota
You got that right! Not that I hate Dodge or anything, just my old Dodge.

Presenting the Dodge...


As you can see, I did take a step up.
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Old 03-23-2004, 01:41 PM   #20 (permalink)
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Great car, and congrats, cars are sweet!
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Old 03-26-2004, 06:43 AM   #21 (permalink)
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Location: Hanging off the tip of the Right Wing
I've always like the SLK but it desperately needs some aftermarket wheels.
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