Interesting that you mention those, Mitch, as I have a co-worker that owned a
Sky hardtop coupe, very rare. I’ve looked at these before, and as Grant
suggested with the R170s, I can’t comfortably fit in one.
And they are not about to hit bottom, in fact, their values are still quite
good - I lo
When you're done improving it, stick a SLS badge and a six digit price
tag on it.
Or if you don't want to go that far, you can call it an R129.
The R170 was for those who wanted something smaller than those.
Hmm, I wonder how good the Solstice and Sky are? They're probably about
ready to hit bot
It is really too bad Mercedes made it a car for midgets instead of life
size folks 6 ft and up.
Expand the wheelbase another 20 inches and widen the body to keep
proportional aspect proper.
Widening and adding length would make room for a nice V8 and competitive
with Porsche and Corvette, and other
They’re not bad cars, but the front seal on the supercharger is a weak point
and most likely will need to be changed. They have other minor issues as well,
but nothing I would consider a dealbreaker.
I’ve been looking for a nice SLK320 for the Mrs. for a while as it’s
practically the same car b
I looked at one here a coupla years ago, thought someone on the list
might be interested. It was a nice enough car and reasonably priced but
for 6'4" me it was a little tight working the clutch
--FT
On 9/16/20 10:47 AM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes wrote:
I don’t think I’ve ever seen a manual in
They’re around, but very rare. These things are best left alone. A number of
issues with the engines and supercharger when they get up in miles. Go for an
SLK320 and get a much more reliable and easier to work on chassis.
-D
> On Sep 16, 2020, at 10:47 AM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
I don’t think I’ve ever seen a manual in one of these. This thing is a hot
mess.
Bob R
>
> 99 Mercedes SLK 230 (Manual)
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