Why are Mercedes SLK so cheap?
They’re cheap because although it’s a Mercedes, it lacks a lot of the nicer bells and whistles of the better Mercedes models. You’re also getting less car. It’s a tiny two seater.
Is the Mercedes SLK a future classic?
The SLK was a game-changer, and that makes it a good choice as a future classic – look after one and the value is only going one way – an inexpensive investment, and a nice car to have around for high days and holidays.
How reliable are Mercedes SLK?
It’s been a few years since the SLK featured in our annual What Car? reliability survey, but in the last one in which it did it scored a 74% rating, finishing in the second half of the table in the convertible class.
Is Mercedes SLK a girl car?
Ever since it minced into the marketplace 16 years ago, Mercedes’ little SLK has been the world’s only transgender car. Even though it was born with an Adam’s apple, dressed in shorts and trained to use the urinals, it has always been as girlie as a pink bedroom full of soft toys.
Is the Mercedes SLK 350 reliable?
The Mercedes-Benz SLK350 Reliability Rating is 3.0 out of 5.0, which ranks it 10th out of 17 for luxury compact cars. The average annual repair cost is $808 which means it has higher than average ownership costs.
What is the best future classic car to buy?
We thought we’d help by listing our top 25 affordable future classic cars.
- Ford Cortina Mk2. © Russavia.
- Mazda RX-7 Series 1. © OSX II.
- Mercedes Benz CE (W123) © OSX II.
- Ford Puma. © Zozi1995.
- Jaguar XJ Series 3. OK, this one is not for the faint-hearted!
- Ford Capri.
- Porsche 924.
- VW Corrado.
Are Mercedes SLK expensive to maintain?
I find the SLK to be very expensive to maintain compared with an Accord or Camry but typical of a luxury car ie BMW etc. Even DIY an oil change is about $100 compared to about $30 for Honda.
How long does it take to replace Mercedes SLK timing belt?
1-19 of 19 results for Mercedes-Benz SLK, Timing Belt/Chain Replacement in the UK Part brands: Febi Bilstein, Mercedes-Benz Labour time: 3-4 hours Part brands: Febi Bilstein, Mercedes-Benz Labour time: 3-4 hours
When to replace timing chain on Mercedes a class?
It seems that the A class has a few timing chain problems if you get a bad one but the rest of the merc range seem to have no undue problems and chains should be good for 150000/2000000 miles. There is a recent thread on timing chains.
When is it recommended to change the timing belt / chain?
SLK 230, when is it recommended to change the Timing belt/chain. Hi gang. I’ve been wondering if any one has any idea at what mileage/KM it is recommended to change the timing belt and/or chain {have they a chain or belt?}on a SLK 230.
What happens if your Mercedes Benz timing belt breaks?
If your timing belt broke in interference engine of car drive belt connects crankshaft and camshaft and turns them together. This Results into smooth running of engine. So the essential role of timing belt is to keeps them smashing into each other.