Small car better suited to petite women. Local club has a SLK group of just that demographic.
Early examples had issues with the hydraulic tops. Same issues the early CLK cab had. No room in the trunk for more than an overnight bag and cosmetic case. Some folks are able to fit a golf bag with top down. The 230 is underpowered. Drivers prefer the 320 for greater speed and torque. The examples I have seen are not well cared for as a rule. I am sure there are many people who do all the dealer work, but I suspect the bulk of the cars were leased and sold CPO down the line to wannabe owners who did not provide the care required after two years. Early models were plentiful on the road as new, then seemed to fill secondary market used lots, and now are not seen on CL or the road. Second gen cars are few and far between. clay 2002 s430 - Victor, a Stately & well tailored chap 1974 450sl - Frosch - Two tone green 1976 300D - Blei Vanst - it looks silvery 1972 220D - Gump - She was green, simple and ran 1995 E300D - Gave her life to save me against a Dame in a SUV POS 1987 SDL - Beware Nigerian Scammers On Oct 20, 2015, at 7:15 AM, Rich Thomas via Mercedes wrote: > I saw one of the first of those things sitting in front of the grand casino > in Monte Carlo, it did not appeal to me then nor does it now, though my > daughter likes them. > > I know nothing about them other than they are really small. > > --R > > > On 10/20/15 10:05 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: >> Fellow employee is buying an SLK230 (2001) with 100k on it from a >> neighbor/original owner. >> >> I know nothing about these cars. Anyone out there familiar with them, know >> any of the Achille's heel/warts? I'm figuring hydraulics, since it's a >> convertible. Looks like a fleece oil filter engine, too, but not totally >> sure of that. >> >> Of course he's asking me about it, so I said I would do some digging. >> Looking over at BW now, too. >> >> Dan >> >> Sent from my iPad >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> >> > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com