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#31 of 226 MY wifes SLK by greasykid1 Mar 15, 2005 (2:10 pm)
Took delivery a week ago. Almost bought a nice preowned slk320. Changed our mind at the last minute. Glad we did. My wife has always wanted a convertible & she is thrilled to death.Silver with berry interior. No problems so far. Cannot believe that we are getting 22-23mpg around town.In the country 25-26. Not bad for 268hp.
#32 of 226 7 spd by stroudman Mar 15, 2005 (3:11 pm)
It may have been a mistake to put that tranny in the AMG car. Time will tell. This is the first I've heard of any problems with this gearbox. So far, the story I heard was the torque was too much for 7 speeds, and the 5 spd would remain in those AMG cars. None of the V-8 cars have had major problems with it.
#33 of 226 Transmission Update: by amgnut Mar 15, 2005 (8:57 pm)
Picked up my SLK55 from the dealer. Had to replace valve body assy, valve body tubing & filter. Also performed "ED Shifter position learning".   Drove home, seems fine. Almost feels like shift points are slightly different, but wouldn't swear to it (adaptive transmission?).   dsb - dealer said programming was technical, but did not give any details. Diagnostic should show the code as far as I can tell.   stroudman - I read on SL500 board of an '04 with very similar problem. Probably an isolated problem.   As I push over 1000 miles I intend to test the limits of my car. I'll keep you all posted of my experience. Replies to this message: dsb (Mar 17, 2005 9:17 pm)
#34 of 226 amgnut by merc1 Mar 15, 2005 (9:33 pm)
Yes please do keep us informed.   M
#35 of 226 Re: Transmission Update: [amgnut] by dsb Mar 17, 2005 (9:17 pm)
Replying to: amgnut (Mar 15, 2005 8:57 pm) Okay, I dropped off the car at the dealership today. They diagnosed it and found an error code with the transmission. They were unfamiliar with the problem and will be contacting the engineers before they continue. Sadly, I expected some possilble issues with MB and therefore I am not totally upset. I told my wife that I expected it to fail before my 04 toyota. However, I didnt think I would have an issue this early. Nonetheless, we shall see when I speak to them tomorrow. I am hoping it is a programming error and requires no physical repair. If they have to drop the transmission with only 200 miles, I consider that a serious problem regardless if this is a new model. Again, I will keep you posted.
#36 of 226 golf bag by wbreaux1 Mar 18, 2005 (12:43 pm)
Can you confirm whether or not a golf bag will fit in this car? I assume not, which is why I have not considered cars like this. I do however like the new version.
#37 of 226 re: golf bag by stroudman Mar 21, 2005 (10:40 am)
Unless you're really tall, one set of clubs should fit in the trunk with the top UP. With the top down, no.
#38 of 226 stroudman by merc1 Mar 28, 2005 (10:20 pm)
When does the SLK280 arrive? Is the 227hp estimate correct?   M
#39 of 226 amgnut; dsb by merc1 Mar 29, 2005 (1:57 am)
Any updates?   M Replies to this message: amgnut (Mar 30, 2005 5:06 pm)
#40 of 226 re:merc1 by stroudman Mar 29, 2005 (2:33 pm)
I'm still getting conflicting reports about whether it will be a 280 or a 300, hearing a little of both. I do think either way that is close if not correct on the hp rating.

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