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Hello, new member. I wasn't really a SLK or Mercedes fan until I saw mine. All thoughts of the Z4 I was going to get went out of the window!

I love her but it's poorly. I'll post my question in the right forum though.

Has anyone ever waved to a fellow SLK driver when they see them on the road? I'm a Sportsbike rider and giving the nod is giving an acknowledgement of "belonging". Or is it just me?
 

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Hello and welcome

No, they’re a miserable bunch :rolleyes::p
 

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Hello, new member. I wasn't really a SLK or Mercedes fan until I saw mine. All thoughts of the Z4 I was going to get went out of the window!

I love her but it's poorly. I'll post my question in the right forum though.

Has anyone ever waved to a fellow SLK driver when they see them on the road? I'm a Sportsbike rider and giving the nod is giving an acknowledgement of "belonging". Or is it just me?
Think is nice to do that, but if they don't respond, you feel like a bit of a wally. :)
 

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Yep, done the wave myself and you feel a bit like, 'where's the rock I can crawl under' :oops:
 

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If enough people persist with 'the wave' it'll become a thing.
 

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If enough people persist with 'the wave' it'll become a thing.

When I drive my old cars I get waves from other motorists but with driving so many different cars the other car has gone by before I register and I end up waving back at some one different :oops:
 

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When I drive my old cars I get waves from other motorists but with driving so many different cars the other car has gone by before I register and I end up waving back at some one different :oops:
Do you use all five fingers? :D:p:cool:
 

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Welcome, no we don't wave to each other when passing - by the time we've checked each others cars out it's too late ... I've thought about waving but turning the gesture into scratching my ear just in case there is no response..:rolleyes:
 
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Is there a specific board I need to post a problem to please?
 

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Is there a specific board I need to post a problem to please?
Depends upon the issue... pick one of the sections in the technical area most relevant to your issue. If it’s in the wrong area a friendly mod :rolleyes: may move it for you :cool:
 

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Is there a specific board I need to post a problem to please?

Yes, down the left side of the page after clicking on forum there are different thread titles. You can go from there.
i.e electrical
body
brakes
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Hello, new member. I wasn't really a SLK or Mercedes fan until I saw mine. All thoughts of the Z4 I was going to get went out of the window!

I love her but it's poorly. I'll post my question in the right forum though.

Has anyone ever waved to a fellow SLK driver when they see them on the road? I'm a Sportsbike rider and giving the nod is giving an acknowledgement of "belonging". Or is it just me?
I do a surfs up hand signal to other MB convertibles but only when the roof is down :D
Edit (and their roof is down )
 
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Welcome to the forum - A R171 is a nice motors, I still admire them all the time..if I hadn't a hankering for a V8, I would have gotten an R171.

The members on this forum are very knowledgable and you should have no problem finding answers to your questions.
 


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