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when test driving the SLK350 last weekend, I was stunned by how cluttered and messy the dash was. TOO MANY knobs/buttons (and they want to make cell phones in cars illegal cause the are a distraction). The worst part was that the car I drove had a low end stock stereo.....sounded like shit and no fader control. The problem was that it is so integrated in the messy dash as to be awkward to pull out/replace.

Myself? Yea, the outside of the car looks nice but darn if the inside ain't bad news. Was a big factor in my decision to go with a different car (TT)..

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G-Benz230 - 3/17/2006 8:37 AM


IMHO,

there is no comparison between the 350 and the TT interior, the 350 is far superior and way better looking, designed and styled.

Obviously I don't agree.....but to each their own. My pref is SLK320 > TT > SLK350....but everyone loves his/her car for their own reasons. You do however have to admit that if one wants to gut the POS stock SLK350 stereo (the low end one), there are significant problems.

Too many damn friggen knobs/buttons.....people should be looking at the road, not their cell phones or dashboards.LOL

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Need I say more?

ROFLMAO.

 

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the number of buttons is borderline insane.......12 on one side, 8 on the other AND that's just counting the top part of the dash! what the hell were they thinking?

 

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one thing I do like is how they have illuminated things on the dashboard......really did not care for the orange in the SLK320 (but I guess VW spoiled me with the blue...)

 

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slknow - 3/18/2006 9:43 AM

You already bought a TT? Why are you still here?

I loved my SLK320.....and I love cars....that is why I'm here. Why, you have a problem with me discussing Mercedes at a Mercedes chat board?

 

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nickwilcock - 3/18/2006 3:10 AM

The only extra things I would wish for in my SLK32 AMG are:
1. A front/rear fader.

WHAT THE %#[email protected]%!!! WERE THEY THINKING. Those idiots at MB have been selling high end cars containing multiple speakers without fader controls for a few years now. To add insult to injury (or is it insult to extreme stupidness?), they now give you such a foo foo dash as to make it really difficult to swap out the shitty head unit! Oh the pain, the pain...

 

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Shinigami

That's interesting that you have the option for a less cluttered dashboard. The problem is that to make it look reasonable, you essentilly have to buy a car with little/no options. I drove 2 SLK350s....one was a launch edition (which was scary cause of how low the front end is!). Didn't not realize that one had the choice to go with a less cluttered dash. I agree with an earlier poster....all those knobs and buttons put the driver/passenger potentially at risk.....worse than cell phones (OUCH!!!).

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Bazzle - 3/18/2006 4:46 PM

Bruce, Brian, R=170???

Please move to R171 forum?

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Bazzle,

Don't be such a freakin wuss. I posted here becuase I love the look of the R170 (owned one) and was more than a tad surprised by what they'd done with the new styling. To post at the R171 forum might be considered a bash and was just chatting with R170 owners about what I feel is an inferior new design.

Here, I was thinking it was just a discussion.....you know...chat.....opinions...and you and another poster go all boo hoo hoo? Gawd forbid I chat up anything you don't want me to here.......you best watch out Bazzle, wouldn't want people thinking there were any snobs driving Mercedes[:0]

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Sorry for being "snappy" Bazzle.

dbrimhall,

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