where i come from because of the taxes levied on luxury cars they cost TWICE its MSRP in the US. like a semi fully loaded slk200 is about 4million pesos or about 72K US dollars. the diff between the 350 and the 200 is about 18K USD. naturally i would like to get what suits my lifestyle most. i am not a speed demon (am actually afraid of high speeds) but i do like a responsive car. i have and love my volvo s60 but i think its time to get something exciting for my weekend drives. i test drove a slk 200 and was actually disappointed with its stiff handling and unresponsiveness (test drive was city drive in light traffic but i dont think i drove it beyond 80 kph). i really love the way it looks and was wondering whether it was because the car was new and not broken in? or was it because i was driving too slow? or maybe because it was underpowered?
the dealer suggested it was because of the ff: the car needs a lot of RPM to be responsive and develop torque, the stiffness is for stability needed at high speeds, that it was a 200 and that i should try out the 350 because handling is significantly better.
i am scheduled to test drive the 350 next weekend, do you think it will make a difference? i thought that the 350 is just a more powerful car which i dont need anyway in traffic and moderate to low speeds.
i test drove a used 1997 boxster the same day and handling and responsiveness of the steering and accelerator was significantly better, and am now thinking of test driving a new boxster to see if it feels the same (was thinking that the used 1997 boxster i drove was just well-broken in thus the better handling). aside from the better looks of the slk, i thought the slk ride was less harsh (prob because bushings and shocks were still new).
anybody have both or test drove both? any advice?
the dealer suggested it was because of the ff: the car needs a lot of RPM to be responsive and develop torque, the stiffness is for stability needed at high speeds, that it was a 200 and that i should try out the 350 because handling is significantly better.
i am scheduled to test drive the 350 next weekend, do you think it will make a difference? i thought that the 350 is just a more powerful car which i dont need anyway in traffic and moderate to low speeds.
i test drove a used 1997 boxster the same day and handling and responsiveness of the steering and accelerator was significantly better, and am now thinking of test driving a new boxster to see if it feels the same (was thinking that the used 1997 boxster i drove was just well-broken in thus the better handling). aside from the better looks of the slk, i thought the slk ride was less harsh (prob because bushings and shocks were still new).
anybody have both or test drove both? any advice?