petercooper
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- SLK 250 CDI / 2012
I've been lurking on here as I ordered a new SLK and was waiting for it.. and have enjoyed lots of great threads. So, hi!
SLK arrived last week (the SLK250 CDI) and I've been settling in. I'm not a performance driver at all though I used to have a 2.8 V6 Signum (!) and a mid 90s C class so a little power isn't entirely alien, but I'm struggling to feel confidence in the SLK's handling so far.
At similar speeds to the family Astra (a 2.0 diesel) it feels skittish cornering (oversteer) and I've felt the electronics pull it back into shape quite a few times. Is this normal? Every review I've read says how great the grip and handling is so I'm either being paranoid, driving too fast (though no faster than in the steady footed Astra), or "..." ;-) Any tips, pointers, experience? For now I will just stay in the boundaries of what feels OK.
A few other things have leapt out:
- When sitting still or stopped, there's often a "tick tock tick tock" noise coming from behind me. Could this be a testing mechanism on the vario roof or something?
- The driver's side of the bonnet hisses for 30 seconds or so after stopping. Opened it up and it's from flow in a pipe. Radiator system still running for a while? Just not something I've noticed in previous cars.
- Also after stopping, there's often a big "clonk" from the rear of the car. I'm guessing it's something in the exhaust system cooling, but thought I'd bring it up just in case it's unusual.
Any pointers welcomed and other than that.. glad to meet all of you and hope to enjoy some good times on the forum!
SLK arrived last week (the SLK250 CDI) and I've been settling in. I'm not a performance driver at all though I used to have a 2.8 V6 Signum (!) and a mid 90s C class so a little power isn't entirely alien, but I'm struggling to feel confidence in the SLK's handling so far.
At similar speeds to the family Astra (a 2.0 diesel) it feels skittish cornering (oversteer) and I've felt the electronics pull it back into shape quite a few times. Is this normal? Every review I've read says how great the grip and handling is so I'm either being paranoid, driving too fast (though no faster than in the steady footed Astra), or "..." ;-) Any tips, pointers, experience? For now I will just stay in the boundaries of what feels OK.
A few other things have leapt out:
- When sitting still or stopped, there's often a "tick tock tick tock" noise coming from behind me. Could this be a testing mechanism on the vario roof or something?
- The driver's side of the bonnet hisses for 30 seconds or so after stopping. Opened it up and it's from flow in a pipe. Radiator system still running for a while? Just not something I've noticed in previous cars.
- Also after stopping, there's often a big "clonk" from the rear of the car. I'm guessing it's something in the exhaust system cooling, but thought I'd bring it up just in case it's unusual.
Any pointers welcomed and other than that.. glad to meet all of you and hope to enjoy some good times on the forum!