Thread 28707344

thoughts on this thing?
there is a manual one near me for 1700 euros, but its rhd

apparently its an SLK underneath, and has the reliable merc v6
not particularly fast, not particularly good handling, interior is ass

am I retarded for wanting it? looks like a good baby GT

the next gen slk is a lot better/improved, if you can find that used, I'd recommend it

>>28707356
Yeah it's an early one with a re-skin. A neighbour has a Crossfire and it still lives despite spending its entire life outside in the UK.

>>28707344 (OP)
chrysler has some magic power of creating shitty cars that end up popular in europe

On same street in Poland I have seen 1 crossfire and 2 lebaron cabrios. All from different houses.

>>28707356
>instead of spending 1700 euros for a quirky car spend 7000 euros on a good car
okay thanks for the advice
>>28707385
is the slk a shitty car?

>>28707391
you are gonna spend thousands on the 1700 car just to keep it drivable anyways

>>28707391
>is the slk a shitty car?
first gen: yes
second gen: not nearly as much
(same for z3 vs z4 the first gen always used awful archaic tech/engines)

>>28707393
oh really, what are the well known failure points on these cars?
oh wait, you dont know anything dumb wrenchlet
>>28707394
okay, I dont care about 2nd gen slk tho

post cars

>>28707400
>I dont care about 2nd gen slk tho
look into it, if you like the idea of a compact roadster with luxury, it's a better thing

>oh really, what are the well known failure points on these cars?
it's probably 1700 because the brakes are shot the engines is leaking oil etc.
you will have to do thousands of repairs if you actually want it in perfect shape, and if anything brakes parts are scarce and expensive

>>28707402
please dont respond to me anymore

infact delete your posts, they are ruining my thread

>>28707344 (OP)
>reliable merc

>>28707404
its a shit car and you get what you deserve if you buy it

>>28707402
>you will have to do thousands of repairs if you actually want it in perfect shape
no one is expecting a 1700€ car to be in perfect shape
>brakes parts are scarce and expensive
lmao

I would assume any 1700 euro car is a shitbox good luck

>>28707400
You're gonna have to do every wear item on a 1700 car. Fluids, filters, belts, seals, brakes, tires, bushings. That's assuming it hasn't been neglected to the point of serious damage.

>>28707344 (OP)
I hated this car because you couldn’t turn it for shit in gran turismo 4 so fuck it

>>28707344 (OP)
>it's slow, it doesn't handle, the wheel is on the wrong side but at least the interior is shit!
Nigga what the fuck is wrong with you? That squatting dog looking ahh is a piece of shit abomination.

>>28708356
Don’t listen to this wrenchlet.
Super easy maintenance with many shared Merc SLK230 bin parts that you’ll find anywhere.


The only thing I really dislike about this car is the recirculating sphere steering rack, which removes all the road feel, but it’s light and comfy as shit. This steering track was made for bigger Mercs where the design goal was to allow the backseat passenger to have a hot tea without spilling.

>>28707344 (OP)
these are really unreliable and if it's 1700, it's totally fucked up

>>28707344 (OP)
I have an slk 230.
The interior is terrible and the plastics are not orderable. Many things buzz from poor fitment, and I can't take it apart to fix it because the plastic clips will disintegrate.

Roof hydraulics mainly have one seal that goes bad that ruins the headliner(unorderable). Fix that and it's reliable.

MAF gets dirty now and again because the air oil separator isn't great.

Security brick in the car WILL die, and you cannot order a new one. I forget where but there's a guy you ship it to that disables the feature so it doesn't brick the car.

Handles well, will it 150mph. I've hit about 135mph with the top down. Super planted at speed.

I bought a cayman 718 to replace it.