Hi guys, been driving as my daily driver for 14 years a 2000 slk 230. I also have a 2014 c300 sport version. I am 68 years old and not sure if I should pull the trigger on a 171 slk55. My c300 is very comfortable, slk230 is very noisy in the cabin. I hear the 171 noise has improved over the 170. I know getting in and out is slow for an old guy, is the amg seat nicer in a 171 amg? (confused old guy). Oh PS: probably getting a 2021 AMG glc 43 for my young wife very soon : unrelated just a note.
jeff g
Get it! don't delay! tons of fun!!! get datacard and brochure!
I am 72.5 and have my R171 55 AMG for 18 years
Let me know if you need anything
Since you plan on getting a 55, these might interest you
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Jeff
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I am 72.5 and have my R171 55 AMG for 18 years
Let me know if you need anything
Since you plan on getting a 55, these might interest you
My mods - also check my albums in my profile
and my videos in the 'Driving Stories' section
Kleemann Supercharger:
My Kleemann Supercharger adventure (Pics/vids all over...
Dropped the Beast off at C2Design this morning and handed over the key. Will be brought in and placed on the lift and operation begins 1st thing Monday morning. More pics and updates as the job progresses. good stuff starts post 37, 45, etc There are a ton of pics and pages and videos...don't...
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Kleemann ECU Tune and Headers:
My baby had the operation Kleemann ECU Tune &...
pics start post 32 and 35 and 39. Yes, it was time. Must go faster. Stinger almost had as much horsepower as me (NOT). So ecu being overnighted to Kleemann today. An optimized ECU software upgrade tune + a set of stainless steel tubular exhaust headers, downpipes and straight pipe being...
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Wavetrac Limited Slip Differential (LSD):
My LSD (Limited Slip Differential) adventure begins
Taylor doing his most excellent work again!
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Carbon Fiber Diffuser:
My Carbon Fiber Diffuser arrived today! Install pics...
Install pics start post 37 Here are some pics...Really looks great! Clearcoated 4 times. Chrometec also did my door pulls, door handles and door covers and emergency brake handle (see my albums for those) Installation next week! :D
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Carbon Fiber Air Brakes/Side Vents
Carbon Fiber Side Vents
Finally got them installed Thanks Taylor (c2design)! Pretty! Taylor yanking the old out outside pics:
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Politically correct way of saying Kill stories. Beat em off the line?
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mods you should do:
SmartTop
What is this SmartTOP all the members keep talking about?
A new member asked me so I wrote this primer. Tired of holding that inside vario roof button for 22 seconds (20 - 26 depending on model)? Tired of standing outside your car with your keyfob/smartkey pointed at your door handle for 22 seconds looking like an idiot while the roof cycles? Watch...
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Jeff
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I am the same age and drive an SL with 585 hp. The entrance/exit on that one isn't much different to the R171. But hey, no pain - no gain
Many 30 year olds with a further 30+ years experience.
Got my 55 as I thought ‘if not now, then when’.
Can always sell it on if it is not for you.
(Bet you don’t).
Got my 55 as I thought ‘if not now, then when’.
Can always sell it on if it is not for you.
(Bet you don’t).
I have had 2 SLK320s R170, 1 SLK350 R172 and now the SLK55 AMG P30 R171. I and she who shall be listened to are both 82 and got this one at age 77. Age is not a factor in enjoyment.
Top tip. Program the seats to button 2. When you get out move the seat back manually as far as it goes before exiting. When you get back in your hand will fall more or less naturally where button 2 falls naturally to hand. Push it and the seat returns to your driving position. Poor mans EasyExit/Entry. MB programs the seats in our GLA that limits travel rearward on the EasyExit/Entry to "prevent crushing the knees of the passenger rear seat" but manually you are free to crush away. We set M3 to move the seat back further than the feature allows. We push that to exit and we each have a memory setting in the others.
Go for it!!
Top tip. Program the seats to button 2. When you get out move the seat back manually as far as it goes before exiting. When you get back in your hand will fall more or less naturally where button 2 falls naturally to hand. Push it and the seat returns to your driving position. Poor mans EasyExit/Entry. MB programs the seats in our GLA that limits travel rearward on the EasyExit/Entry to "prevent crushing the knees of the passenger rear seat" but manually you are free to crush away. We set M3 to move the seat back further than the feature allows. We push that to exit and we each have a memory setting in the others.
Go for it!!
Do it while you still can, life is short. As Clint Eastwood still says, "don't let the old man in"...
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Just to add to the encouragement:
"Life is to short to drive a boring car"....!!
With R171's the optional perspex wind deflectors is worth ever penny of the ~£450+ they occasionally come up for on eBay:
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At ~70mph, they do an amazing job at reducing turbulence in the cabin. This is always a good negotiating point, if looking at a R171 that doesn't have one.
"Life is to short to drive a boring car"....!!
With R171's the optional perspex wind deflectors is worth ever penny of the ~£450+ they occasionally come up for on eBay:
Sensitive content, not recommended for those under 18
At ~70mph, they do an amazing job at reducing turbulence in the cabin. This is always a good negotiating point, if looking at a R171 that doesn't have one.
I just sold my 2006 for a 2014. Love them both and the 06 can be had for a bargain. They are super fun to drive. I would've kept my old one, but it was really showing it's age. I did try and find a lower mileage example without much luck.
Get the 55... Better sound, better accelleration, better brakes, better dampers, and better seats than any other R171, even if you don't like it, the example you're contemplating purchasing is so ridiculously low mileage for it's age it's bound to appreciate as time goes by. Worst case, you tried a new car and made some money, best case, you find something that tickles your soul. And FWIW, my young girlfriend will absolutely not let me sell mine, so this is one of those rare cars where the woman in your life will very quickly become an advocate for the car, rather than a critic of it.
You have that right mate. Make the best of every day and enjoy our toys. The attached picture I took last year at the Oak Bay Collector Car Festival in Oak Bay BC outside Victoria. Our MBCA chapter participates every year. The SLK55 on the left is SLicK, my car. The sign on the story across the road says it all.
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As Jeff noted I was replying to Gene Gorman in the context he, as am I, driving a 2009 MY SLK55AMG of which - according to MBC - there were 292 (Jeff has 293) built and there were only 19 imported into Canada of that model year one of which is shown on the left of the above picture.
That said a friend how has a 2006 SLK55 AMG cannot get collector plates in BC because according to the agency who controls them there were over 1900 built in MY 2006 which aligns with Lomg's data for that MY 1931 Jeff your data appears to be the US imports only but then again do I accept what MBC told me re 2009MY or Long's number of 227.
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That said a friend how has a 2006 SLK55 AMG cannot get collector plates in BC because according to the agency who controls them there were over 1900 built in MY 2006 which aligns with Lomg's data for that MY 1931 Jeff your data appears to be the US imports only but then again do I accept what MBC told me re 2009MY or Long's number of 227.
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