New SLK owner from Lincolnshire

Delpel

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How do folks.
Just brought myself a 2015 SLK 250d with 7g autobox. Coming to Mercedes ownership from a Mazda MX5. So I'm looking forward to a car thats easier to get in, a better quality ride and more comfort than my little Japanese roadster. I plan to take the SLK into Europe every year and enjoy some top down motoring in the sun.

Derek
 

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Welcome Derek, I'm down near Spalding, no need for Europe as Lincolnshire is a pretty dry county :)
 

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Hi Derek, welcome to the forum :)
 

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Hi Derek and welcome.
One of the strange things we noticed when in the South of France last year was that when temperatures got beyond 30-35 degrees it was far more comfortable to have the roof closed!
 
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Hi Derek and welcome.
One of the strange things we noticed when in the South of France last year was that when temperatures got beyond 30-35 degrees it was far more comfortable to have the roof closed!

I know what you mean. We were in a traffic jam driving into St Tropez with temps upto 36degC Had to put my MX5 owners club baseball cap on. Wife said I looked daft but stopped my forehead from burning
 

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I know what you mean. We were in a traffic jam driving into St Tropez with temps upto 36degC Had to put my MX5 owners club baseball cap on. Wife said I looked daft but stopped my forehead from burning

Just spat my hot Kenco Rich Ground coffee all over my 2017 MacBook Pro with Retina display. :alien:
 

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Just spat my hot Kenco Rich Ground coffee all over my 2017 MacBook Pro with Retina display. :alien:
You couldn't be more specific could you ? ;)
 

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Hi from another newcomer.

I also have upgraded from an MX5 mk4 to a SLC 250d. I found the new MX5 a bit of a let down from the mk3, especially the canvas roof and the body roll. Although for the money the Mazda it is very good value. But the Mercedes is on another planet, OK, for fun the MX5 is hard to beat, but for open top cruising the SL with far more comfort and low down grunt is ideal.

Quite agree re open top motoring in the summer. Best by far is a crisp winters day with the heater on full blast and the " Scarf" wafting warm air round the ears.
 

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