Picked up my SLK 350 today
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Nice colour.
We picked ours up yesterday, only done about 50 miles so early days but I quite like it.
Am I to assume that you had a Z4 before? We traded our Z4 in for the SLK. Over the past six years plus the Z4 had done only 25K, the first 10 over the first two years when the wife used it to commute. For any long trips we always used our Passat smoker.
The Passat went earlier this year for a 530D but we hope to more equalise the mileage over the two cars now, the SLK seems a better way to travel long distances than the Z4.
We picked ours up yesterday, only done about 50 miles so early days but I quite like it.
Am I to assume that you had a Z4 before? We traded our Z4 in for the SLK. Over the past six years plus the Z4 had done only 25K, the first 10 over the first two years when the wife used it to commute. For any long trips we always used our Passat smoker.
The Passat went earlier this year for a 530D but we hope to more equalise the mileage over the two cars now, the SLK seems a better way to travel long distances than the Z4.
Quite liking the SLK so far, though haven't done many miles yet. Better in every way than our Z4, though that was an 08 plate, (E85?) 2.0SE, so it should be.
One small thing, I found that when stopped at lights and the stop/start has kicked in, I can press the handbrake and then take my foot of the brake. Touching the throttle again starts the engine as normal.
Is there any way of getting the brake to hold without pressing it each time, as with the VW /Audi, BMW etc auto hold function?
One small thing, I found that when stopped at lights and the stop/start has kicked in, I can press the handbrake and then take my foot of the brake. Touching the throttle again starts the engine as normal.
Is there any way of getting the brake to hold without pressing it each time, as with the VW /Audi, BMW etc auto hold function?
Mmmm interesting I will try that.
Now a question for you. Rather stupidly, I didn't look to add folding mirrors in my search option....I have found someone who can add them, as per OEM, for £1050....I am happy to pay it, but am I nuts?
Also in case your car doesn't have Xenon, I found a company to do a retrofit for me, and wow wow wow, £400 later, and they are too bright now!! Brighter than the LED strips even....
Now a question for you. Rather stupidly, I didn't look to add folding mirrors in my search option....I have found someone who can add them, as per OEM, for £1050....I am happy to pay it, but am I nuts?
Also in case your car doesn't have Xenon, I found a company to do a retrofit for me, and wow wow wow, £400 later, and they are too bright now!! Brighter than the LED strips even....
REALIST123 said:
Quite liking the SLK so far, though haven't done many miles yet. Better in every way than our Z4, though that was an 08 plate, (E85?) 2.0SE, so it should be.
One small thing, I found that when stopped at lights and the stop/start has kicked in, I can press the handbrake and then take my foot of the brake. Touching the throttle again starts the engine as normal.
Is there any way of getting the brake to hold without pressing it each time, as with the VW /Audi, BMW etc auto hold function?
When at a stop press the brake pedal down hard, this will activate the hold feature. But there is no automatic system, I think that's reserved for the next rung up, ie E/S/SL etc.One small thing, I found that when stopped at lights and the stop/start has kicked in, I can press the handbrake and then take my foot of the brake. Touching the throttle again starts the engine as normal.
Is there any way of getting the brake to hold without pressing it each time, as with the VW /Audi, BMW etc auto hold function?
-Z- said:
REALIST123 said:
Quite liking the SLK so far, though haven't done many miles yet. Better in every way than our Z4, though that was an 08 plate, (E85?) 2.0SE, so it should be.
One small thing, I found that when stopped at lights and the stop/start has kicked in, I can press the handbrake and then take my foot of the brake. Touching the throttle again starts the engine as normal.
Is there any way of getting the brake to hold without pressing it each time, as with the VW /Audi, BMW etc auto hold function?
When at a stop press the brake pedal down hard, this will activate the hold feature. But there is no automatic system, I think that's reserved for the next rung up, ie E/S/SL etc.One small thing, I found that when stopped at lights and the stop/start has kicked in, I can press the handbrake and then take my foot of the brake. Touching the throttle again starts the engine as normal.
Is there any way of getting the brake to hold without pressing it each time, as with the VW /Audi, BMW etc auto hold function?
NickZ4 said:
Mmmm interesting I will try that.
Now a question for you. Rather stupidly, I didn't look to add folding mirrors in my search option....I have found someone who can add them, as per OEM, for £1050....I am happy to pay it, but am I nuts?
Also in case your car doesn't have Xenon, I found a company to do a retrofit for me, and wow wow wow, £400 later, and they are too bright now!! Brighter than the LED strips even....
The car we've bought wasn't built to our spec, it happened to be coming in to the dealer and is close enough. It does have the folding mirrors but I don't think I would pay that much for them. I guess it depends where you park and the risk of them being knocked. Now a question for you. Rather stupidly, I didn't look to add folding mirrors in my search option....I have found someone who can add them, as per OEM, for £1050....I am happy to pay it, but am I nuts?
Also in case your car doesn't have Xenon, I found a company to do a retrofit for me, and wow wow wow, £400 later, and they are too bright now!! Brighter than the LED strips even....
I'd be interested to know about the xenons. Haven't been out in the dark yet. Are the standard lights, which I'm pretty sure we have, not very good?
Trailhead said:
NickZ4 said:
The lack of space in the boot is the one design aspect I don't like, esp when I compare it to my mk1...which has a f
king enormous boot! I moved home from Switzerland back to the UK in just one journey with the pos 230, but it would take about 5 trips in the new 55. I loved that aspect of the pos.
king enormous boot! I moved home from Switzerland back to the UK in just one journey with the pos 230, but it would take about 5 trips in the new 55. I loved that aspect of the pos.DJRC said:
The lack of space in the boot is the one design aspect I don't like, esp when I compare it to my mk1...which has a fking enormous boot! I moved home from Switzerland back to the UK in just one journey with the pos 230, but it would take about 5 trips in the new 55. I loved that aspect of the pos.
Jeez, that's impressive! Last time I moved home I needed a big truck.......... king enormous boot! I moved home from Switzerland back to the UK in just one journey with the pos 230, but it would take about 5 trips in the new 55. I loved that aspect of the pos.
Well I tried to keep my possessions when in Europe to whatever fits. I went out there with just a suitcase, by the time I came back it was an entire car full of stuff...and the car! I couldn't even get two suitcases in the 55 last week for us to go down to Gatwick so had to take the ML which is just a tad overkill I think!
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