New member in North Lincolnshire

[fire3500]

Hi from North Lincolnshire,

I've joined the forum after watching a very well-produced YouTube video posted by the club a few weeks back.

Our Mercedes is a 2002 SLK 230K that has been in the family for a long time, previously the pride and joy of my late father-in-law. We took it on in 2021 and after some remedial work enjoyed a trip to Germany in it last summer, where during 1500+ miles it didn't miss a beat.

Although I always hankered after a W123 estate I never previously aspired to own an SLK and am guilty of being somewhat dismissive of them as a new car in the late 1990s. I have though been forced to eat my hat, it's an extremely nice old thing, not slow and very capable of munching miles in comfort and style. We're looking forward to years of pleasure from it.

 

[Blobcat]

Hello and welcome,

An excellent choice of car is an SLK

 

[A.J.]

Hi and welcome the forum

 

[sonic]

Welcome must be one of the last 170's? We had two 171's both great cars, now have a 172 SLC250d.

 

[grahamcol]

Welcome from a fellow R170 SLK owner.

 

[dry run]

Welcome

 

[axelcls]

Hi and welcome


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[davidsl500]

Welcome, I've heard of these SLK's of which you speak....

 

[SmartAmg]

Welcome.

 

[fire3500]

Thanks for the replies folks. I am uncertain how the SLK-Class and the R170 specifically are viewed by the Mercedes community, so it's great to get a warm welcome.

 

[Blobcat]

Thanks for the replies folks. I am uncertain how the SLK-Class and the R170 specifically are viewed by the Mercedes community, so it's great to get a warm welcome.

I wouldn’t be worrying what others think of your choice of car, I’d just be enjoying driving it.

 

[fire3500]

I wouldn’t be worrying what others think of your choice of car, I’d just be enjoying driving it.

100% agree, that's the right attitude.

 

[00slk]

Hello and welcome.
We've had 3 SLK's still hot one and on the look out for another, as a toy

 

[00slk]

Hello and welcome,

An excellent choice of car is an SLK

Of course, you would say that Blobcat

 

[Blobcat]

Of course, you would say that Blobcat

Well yes… and I did… I do it again as well…

 

[sonic]

Thanks for the replies folks. I am uncertain how the SLK-Class and the R170 specifically are viewed by the Mercedes community, so it's great to get a warm welcome.

A friend of mine has a 170 SLK350, loves it & has had it about 8 years.