Test drove 2005 SLK 350 not impressed with speed
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Test drove 2005 SLK 350 not impressed with speed
Went with a friend of mine to a Mercedes dealership he was interested in the 7sp auto for the slk 350 he drove the car pretty hard for about 10mins then on the test drive back he let me drive it I stomped on it all the way down but the car didn't feel any faster than my 5at I know the magazines have these car running 5.3s to 5.4s and 13s in automatic or manual form but if that is so the G is right there with these car in terms of speed but the 20k more gets you little bit better looks, handling felt bit better than my 5at, better interior, and of course the Mercedes name plate. My friend is thinking about buying it 61,000 out the door with navi.
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Originally Posted by MIKEY212
Went with a friend of mine to a Mercedes dealership he was interested in the 7sp auto for the slk 350 he drove the car pretty hard for about 10mins then on the test drive back he let me drive it I stomped on it all the way down but the car didn't feel any faster than my 5at I know the magazines have these car running 5.3s to 5.4s and 13s in automatic or manual form but if that is so the G is right there with these car in terms of speed but the 20k more gets you little bit better looks, handling felt bit better than my 5at, better interior, and of course the Mercedes name plate. My friend is thinking about buying it 61,000 out the door with navi.
Just another MB, looks pretty good from the rear though but not as good as G does, too small, only 268HP, G looks much better, G much better value
$61K YIKES
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Originally Posted by MIKEY212
Went with a friend of mine to a Mercedes dealership he was interested in the 7sp auto for the slk 350 he drove the car pretty hard for about 10mins then on the test drive back he let me drive it I stomped on it all the way down but the car didn't feel any faster than my 5at I know the magazines have these car running 5.3s to 5.4s and 13s in automatic or manual form but if that is so the G is right there with these car in terms of speed but the 20k more gets you little bit better looks, handling felt bit better than my 5at, better interior, and of course the Mercedes name plate. My friend is thinking about buying it 61,000 out the door with navi.
The SLK350 finished third behind the Corvette convertible and the Boxster S in the Car & Driver comparison test in their new issue. If my memory serves me right, the SLK350 they tested was something like $51K. Still a lot of $$$$!!!!
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Originally Posted by 98intrigue
either your friend is getting a huge mark up from the dealer or your friend was looking at the slk55 amg. i met a guy at the track a few weeks ago who had the first slk55 amg in florida. i think he said he payed $66k out the door. but it was a verrry nice car. the interior was beautiful.
I really was considering a C320 and a 330ci when I got my G. The base prices were about the same. However, once I added similar equipment to the machines, I was looking at a 7,500$ difference for the MB and 9,000$ difference for the BMW.