New toy 98 Benz SLK

[R.I.D.E.]

Picked this one up on the DC craigslist. #852535627

98 Mercedes SLK 230 Kompressor
98k miles
$6800

4 minor flaws nothing serious.

My son in law bought it for me tonight. Will pick it up Oct 10th.

Maybe not a hypermiler, but a great price for one very nice machine.

Every old man needs a toy!

regards
gary

[JoeBob]

Originally Posted by R.I.D.E.

Picked this one up on the DC craigslist. #852535627

98 Mercedes SLK 230 Kompressor
98k miles
$6800

4 minor flaws nothing serious.

My son in law bought it for me tonight. Will pick it up Oct 10th.

Maybe not a hypermiler, but a great price for one very nice machine.

Every old man needs a toy!

regards
gary

EPA website (which doesn't list a '98, but does list a '99) gives 22mpg combined, and 27 or 28 highway (depending on automatic or manual transmission), which beats my Eldorado...and I always thought that "KOMPRESSOR" looked more imposing than just "Supercharged".

Enjoy!

[Danronian]

One of my high school students just traded her hand-me-down Kompressor for a new g4 Pontiac (what a downgrade).

Good luck with your toy!

[theholycow]

This G4?
http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do...ticleId=109347

Doesn't sound so bad. Probably get better FE.

[R.I.D.E.]

My experience with EPA mileage ratings is I usually get about 110-115% of the old highway ratings, in almost anything I have owned for the last 10 years. Thats combined city and highway.

97 Altima
99 F150 V6 manual
05 Scion XB
06 Toyota Corolla
94 Del Sol
94 Civic VX

I have always liked the Benz SLs going back to the pre war (WW2) monsters they built. Saw one of them in Houston in 1982, belonged to one of the members of ZZ TOP.

This is probably the only one I will ever actually buy, and I love the retractable hardtop, and the smaller 4 cylinder engine.

The old highway rating was 30, I am hoping to average 33. The car will be a toy, with my VX doing most of the transportation when I am alone. The wifes Murano will get fewer miles and our overall average will probably stay close to the same, at about 42 MPG for all of our vehicles.

regards
gary

[R.I.D.E.]

Made some different arrangements brought it home yesterday. Rough guess was high twenties for mileage. Found out the tires were at 25 PSI, raised them to 32 front 35 rear, huge difference.

regards
gary

[Project84]

Nice ride and yes, good price! Hell, I just spent $2k on a '96 Miata w/ a hackjob turbo kit slapped on it that doesn't even run!!

What is this about the Pontiac G4?? I thought it was the G5.......???n They've been on the road for like 3 years now, right?

[civic94]

whats the specs on the car? such as cylinders, engine cc, hp, epa before and now, and weight

[JoeBob]

Nice looking car, and nice clean garage! (I've been trying to dejunk mine for weeks now, and still can't get a car in it!)

[R.I.D.E.]

Weight just under 3000 empty
2.3 liter 4 cyl
rated at 185 HP (MB is conservative)
belt driven supercharger 7 psi boost
0-60 about 7 seconds
5 speed auto tachs about 2500 at 70 MPH
one button top down-top up in 25 seconds
only synthetic oil for changes
original sticker was about 43 k it even has a MB marked cell phone
michelin pilot radials with at least 65% tread left

needs;
4 wheel alignment
oil change
power mirror switch

regards
gary

[R.I.D.E.]

old epa highway was 30. new is something like 28. I think I can beat the old highway average, hoping for 32. This car does'nt downshift untill you give it a lot of gas pedal, and shifts into 5th at just over 30 mph, so you can keep the revs low and keep a good load on the engine without the tranny downshifting. Absolutely no neutral coasting, owners manual says it will ruin tranny.

I will probably drive this car 2000 miles a year, and 18,000 on the VX.

Both cars combined cost me less than a new Toyota Corolla base model.

regards
gary

[BEEF]

NOT FAYR

you have two beautiful cars and got great deals on both of them. I have always liked the Kompressors. I wish I could find deals like those.

beautiful cars man. you need to drive the SLK more than just 2K a year. it's just too good looking not to.

[Danronian]

MMMmmm Can't wait to have my own drop-top.

I'm looking to buy myself a slightly worn-in s2000 soon. I need something as my "fun" car that I can take to the track and beat around with after only owning my VX for over a year now.

[VetteOwner]

yea we all have our fun cars in mind, mine would be a 70's muscle car, nova, chevelle, elcamino (probably that and any year) somehting that sounds mean and can roast the tires with a drop of a feather on the gas pedal...

that and or drop a V8 into a normal car/truck (possibly the s-10 when its 4 banger dies) and make a sleeper out of it

[civic94]

thats actually a pretty sweet car, considering you can still hit 30 mpg with it, hard top convertable where you dont need to take off the roof yourself (not like a del sol) and its also a mercades

[Jay2TheRescue]

I'm looking to buy an old Cadillac convertible sometime in the next year or two as my "fun car", and possibly restore the Big White Hooptie to her former glory as well, and I'll have 2 fun cars.

-Jay

[theholycow]

Originally Posted by R.I.D.E.

This car does'nt downshift untill you give it a lot of gas pedal, and shifts into 5th at just over 30 mph, so you can keep the revs low and keep a good load on the engine without the tranny downshifting.

Absolutely no neutral coasting, owners manual says it will ruin tranny.

I'd love to find out the technical reason why.