Dear list
I'm new here. I'm 47 years old and live in Singapore
and am about to embark on the MB adventure
after owning VOlks-Passats/Audis up to now.
I;m looking at either
a) a 15 year old SL 300 with 100k on the clock
vs a
b) 3 year old SLK200 AMG.
(it will be the 2nd /fun car in the family)
I;m told the SL is a classic but am worried about the older car thing
and am leaning towards the SLK cos it's a newer car.
I Tried the SLK200 yesterday and thought it was
a) slightly sluggish especially in city driving and up slopes
but on gearing down (it's an Auto) with steptronic
it did have a little kick but much less than the Passat Turbo 1.8T.
(I do realise i m looking at the Base model with an SLK 200..)
and
b) noisy and slightly rougher ride than the SL300.
Also the brand new (newest model SLK 200) that i tested
seemed more refined.
Any advice...will be appreciated from this newbie.
ie fuel consumption, maintenanc, problems with the model,
too underpowered?, simple mods to improve performance.
thanks very much again
Doc
[email protected]
I'm new here. I'm 47 years old and live in Singapore
and am about to embark on the MB adventure
after owning VOlks-Passats/Audis up to now.
I;m looking at either
a) a 15 year old SL 300 with 100k on the clock
vs a
b) 3 year old SLK200 AMG.
(it will be the 2nd /fun car in the family)
I;m told the SL is a classic but am worried about the older car thing
and am leaning towards the SLK cos it's a newer car.
I Tried the SLK200 yesterday and thought it was
a) slightly sluggish especially in city driving and up slopes
but on gearing down (it's an Auto) with steptronic
it did have a little kick but much less than the Passat Turbo 1.8T.
(I do realise i m looking at the Base model with an SLK 200..)
and
b) noisy and slightly rougher ride than the SL300.
Also the brand new (newest model SLK 200) that i tested
seemed more refined.
Any advice...will be appreciated from this newbie.
ie fuel consumption, maintenanc, problems with the model,
too underpowered?, simple mods to improve performance.
thanks very much again
Doc
[email protected]