![]() In the meantime my son found a stream about the problem on the MB forum. They hooked me up with an appointment on my return trip to Wyoming to evaluate the problem. I bought the car As Is with no warranty of any kind but gave Mercedes Benz Omaha a call anyway. The trunk opens and moves forward to receive the top.but nothing other than the whirring of the hydraulics obviously trying to do something. In the morning I discovered that the convertible top would not fully retract. I drove it to Cedar Falls, IA that evening. I rented a car, drove to Omaha and the dealership was very accommodating, picking me up in Council Bluffs for a late evening car pickup. This particular car is a one previous owner 2001 SLK 230, barrillo red. I bought the car over the phone and never saw anything but pictures before I picked it up. The search took me two months and I finally found what I was looking for at Mercedes Benz Omaha. What are you thinking when you order a 2 seater sports car with an automatic transmission? I find that mystifying. I've discovered that only about 10 percent of these have manual transmissions. The R170 version of the SLK was only made from 1998 through 2004, averaging about 10,000 US versions each year. I live in the Rockies and the mountain folk aversion to rwd vehicles is near legendary so my search took me well out of my area. The sticker is for $43.650.The experience put me in the market for a replacement. She ordered it in 1998 and it took ten months to get it. Ps when she gave me all the records, she still had the window sticker. The sticky's on this sight has saved me so much $$$$$$. Bought it for $120.00 and installed in about 10 minutes. The only repair that has been required is a camshaft sensor ( per check engine light). Spark plugs can be changed out for about $12.00įuel filter-$18.00 ( I take my truck to one of those basic oil changing places and gave him $20.00 to replace fuel filter)Ĭhanged belts-$45.00-did not show any wear but probably time to change anyway. Oil changes can be done for about $47.00 (get a topsider) I would also do some basic easy maintanance yourself. fluid, power steering, brake fluid and the trans, mount changed out. The first thing I would suggest is to change all the fluids. Garage kept not a scratch on it, one owner, 60yr old woman, all records. Six months ago I bought a 98-230 with 65,000 miles on it for $12,500. but it is right at the mileage point where you need to be careful That is just my experience with the SLK230, I've had mine since April. so it could affect what goes wrong sooner, etc. I, personally, have done some performance mods. No problems with any hydraulic rams for the convertible top. Replaced 2 shift linkage parts, manual transmission only. The clutch was slipping even when we bought it, but very minor. It has 96k miles, I just redid the clutch (other owner probably didn't take care of it at all). Well as far as I know the maintenance stuff you might experience soon could be:ĭepending on the condition of the transmission right now (They can last 150k miles)įuel Pump (maybe within 20k it might need changed)Īs far as I know that is the most common stuff with that mileage.
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