peter richards Posted October 5, 2022 Share Posted October 5, 2022 in my old age and supra gone been looking at these ,anyone ever had one or info relating to them ,prices are good atm ,would they likely to rise . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dnk Posted October 8, 2022 Share Posted October 8, 2022 (edited) https://forums.mbclub.co.uk/threads/which-sl-3-5-or-3-7.166055/ No idea on prices, there's lots for sale so maybe not, possibly rarer versions You looking just at pre facelift Peter Edited October 8, 2022 by Dnk (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter richards Posted October 9, 2022 Author Share Posted October 9, 2022 (edited) thanks dunk had a slight change of mind due to the size of the SLmate has just got one which kind of started my interest and the prices are quite low ,so started looking at the SLK 55 AMG smaller car but a V8 but prices are twice that of the SL and not many about ,05 or 06 i like it has the F1 style nose ,wont get the SL in my garage Edited October 9, 2022 by peter richards (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Raven Posted October 11, 2022 Share Posted October 11, 2022 (edited) On 10/9/2022 at 7:40 PM, peter richards said: thanks dunk had a slight change of mind due to the size of the SLmate has just got one which kind of started my interest and the prices are quite low ,so started looking at the SLK 55 AMG smaller car but a V8 but prices are twice that of the SL and not many about ,05 or 06 i like it has the F1 style nose ,wont get the SL in my garage I would look at the face lift 350 slk. The actual figures vs the 55 are not to far off and they are loads cheaper. I think they are maybe 50bhp less? of course the sound and grunt wont be the same but for the money? And it has the f1 nose to, 2008 onward i think. Edited October 11, 2022 by The Raven (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter richards Posted October 13, 2022 Author Share Posted October 13, 2022 (edited) thank you ,it was the v8 that i liked plus the nose ,as long as its 06 tax is 360 i think plus the 350 had balence shaft issues where as the v8 is pretty solid ,still early days itll only be a summer car so running costs wont be to high ,just had a look pretty much the same car ,but is the v8 worth 10k,hmmm not to sure Edited October 13, 2022 by peter richards (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dnk Posted October 13, 2022 Share Posted October 13, 2022 2004 to 2010 for the second gen SLK, the 55 would be much more fun with 355 hp & 376 lb/ft compared to 272 hp & 258 lb/ft for the 350 but you really pay for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter richards Posted October 13, 2022 Author Share Posted October 13, 2022 (edited) yes sure do dunk not really looked at the 350 till raven said earlier ,found a good head to head on youtube with good info , so then looked at the prices and for a decent 55 lowish miles your looking at 17kish the 350 similar 6k 7k hell of a difference but that v8 is the one to have ,hand built .few with90- 100k are cheaper and for that v8 probably isnt a problem but the rest of it might be Edited October 13, 2022 by peter richards (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dnk Posted October 13, 2022 Share Posted October 13, 2022 My concern as I said is the balance shaft problem and also i've read oil consumption problems on the earlier engines, there was a really good list with 3 outlined problems and engine serial numbers to avoid but I can't find it. I still really like the SL but would be looking at a 400 AMG but with low miles its the wrong side of £30k but on 2017 so a tad younger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Raven Posted October 14, 2022 Share Posted October 14, 2022 (edited) 19 hours ago, Dnk said: 2004 to 2010 for the second gen SLK, the 55 would be much more fun with 355 hp & 376 lb/ft compared to 272 hp & 258 lb/ft for the 350 but you really pay for it. The 350 got a power boost to 300bhp on facelift, The acutal HP isnt to bad the torque is where the money is. However factor in the huge price difference. Id be very interested in hearing a report of driving both to see if extra cost is really worth it. The other downside is the 55 can get into the lower tax bands, the 350 on a 2009 will be top wack Edited October 14, 2022 by The Raven (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dnk Posted October 14, 2022 Share Posted October 14, 2022 (edited) Stating the obvious here but plenty of videos on youtube that are worth a watch including decent reviews and buyers guides Edited October 14, 2022 by Dnk (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter richards Posted October 14, 2022 Author Share Posted October 14, 2022 (edited) spot on mate ive seen that vid for a decent one lowish miles your looking at 17k ish, the 350 is 10k cheaper ,yes dunk thats why i was looking for an 06 £360 tax,itll only be a summer car just like the supra sornd in winter so running costs are ok Edited October 14, 2022 by peter richards (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dnk Posted October 14, 2022 Share Posted October 14, 2022 Incase you've not been on here here's a link https://www.slkworld.com/forums/slk-r171-general-discussion.8/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter richards Posted October 14, 2022 Author Share Posted October 14, 2022 yes mate i joined it last week Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swampy442 Posted October 14, 2022 Share Posted October 14, 2022 Id love a 55 AMG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter richards Posted October 24, 2022 Author Share Posted October 24, 2022 from my research it looks like a bit of a money pit ,the V8 is ok pretty solid engine ,its the rest of the car ,subframes are like butter apparently ,but might get it changed as its a common fault by merc, the roof can also play up ,and all expensive to fix ,so will carry on looking no rush but can of worms i think Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dnk Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 4 minutes ago, peter richards said: from my research it looks like a bit of a money pit ,the V8 is ok pretty solid engine ,its the rest of the car ,subframes are like butter apparently ,but might get it changed as its a common fault by merc, the roof can also play up ,and all expensive to fix ,so will carry on looking no rush but can of worms i think Sadly everything I look at is a potential wallet emptier Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter richards Posted October 24, 2022 Author Share Posted October 24, 2022 (edited) thing is dunk its 15 to 17 years old ,my supra was barely 5 ,and all the years i had it it never cost me anything apart from tyres Edited November 5, 2022 by peter richards (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter richards Posted November 5, 2022 Author Share Posted November 5, 2022 well what can i say guys didnt go for the bonkers 55 amg ,but this popped up so bought it ,ive ordered the blonde wig Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annabella Posted November 5, 2022 Share Posted November 5, 2022 Very nice! Does the LD09 stand for Lady Driver? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter richards Posted November 5, 2022 Author Share Posted November 5, 2022 (edited) yep me ,low down Edited November 5, 2022 by peter richards (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Raven Posted November 6, 2022 Share Posted November 6, 2022 Went for the 350 in the end then. What changed your mind? be interested to hear your experiences with it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter richards Posted November 6, 2022 Author Share Posted November 6, 2022 well its only going to be a summer car pretty much just like the supra , 55 would of been nice but when i sat down with my sensible head on it just wasnt going to be practical servicing costs are high ,plus running costs ,so i carried on looking and found this one ,ticks a lot of the boxes ,reviews are all good as its the newer engine ,the older ones had ballence shaft issues , so yes went for it ,started off as the thread title said looking at an SL but to big ,then looked at a 55 ,to rare hard to find a good one ,and if you did the price shot up ,so found the 350 kind of the middle ground . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annabella Posted November 6, 2022 Share Posted November 6, 2022 Looking at the specs, if I found the correct one, 300 Horses and weighs 1390, so should feel rapid, 6 speed manual? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter richards Posted November 6, 2022 Author Share Posted November 6, 2022 (edited) 7 speed auto,but still quite quick,from my research the 7 speed auto gets a bit of stick for being to slow on the changes ,but i think thats only if you are thrashing it which i wont be Edited November 6, 2022 by peter richards (see edit history) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Raven Posted November 7, 2022 Share Posted November 7, 2022 7 hours ago, peter richards said: 7 speed auto,but still quite quick,from my research the 7 speed auto gets a bit of stick for being to slow on the changes ,but i think thats only if you are thrashing it which i wont be When i looked into it i think they can remap that box. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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