Mercedes Benz SLK 230 Kompressor

I have a 1999 Model 230 SLK with 95000 miles,passed all MOT's easy as been properly maintained throughout its life,

the Fuel Filter hould be replace at least every 3 Years as they can be a problem,.Otherwise a great looking Car with good performance and looks,

The Hard Top can be a problem on some models and have a intermittend fault when to open and shut.So look out for that

I am selling my one now because I only done 600 miles in three Years and she is parked in my Garage.

I have a SL500 and don't need two Mercs.She is in silver,blue leather,come and have a look .You may fall in love with this Beauty.Also has a Privat SLK related Number Plate

From front to rear, side to side this car out performs any competitor in its class. The gass mileage is comparable to as good as any Toyota, if not better. I have owned two of the SLK230 I was hit from the side at 30mph by a van in that car and was safe. It is overall of the 15 collectible cars I have the 2nd best next to my 2012 Maserati!

Good looking, comfortable for a two-seater, good performance and handling, with the bonus of a vario roof. Great fun.Reasonable insurance cost. Fuel economy averaging 30-31mpg (imperial).

Steer clear of official Mercedes service departments. Mine wanted to charge me £75 labour for changing the battery! Failure of a £5 compressor oil seal would have resulted in a total cost in excess of £2000 for a new supercharger from the same dealer had I not been able to source a new seal from the USA and my local garage not been prepared to rebuild the blower. So go to a good local independent Merc specialist and the cost of ownership is quite reasonable

I feel in love with the car. I was six months old and I have had it for 10 enjoyable years. Performance is great and the traction control can really come in useful some time when pushing it too hard round bends. The ability to raise and lower the lid has never lost its appeal. Realiability is second to none, not a single serious problem in 10 years. To be critical there has been a slight rattle somewhere in the lid which merc spent 1500 pds not finding! One anoyance is with the exhaust which is SS and still original, but you just have to change the ordinary steel connecting bolts when they rust away. A couple of blown indicator fuses and some condensation in the headlights. On that subject, full beam (even without the condensation) is average and greatly improved by fitting HID units. I marked practicality low as lets face it, you can get much in the boot and only a 2 seater but even so after 10 years, this style and model is still my number 1! Get a C180 estate as a second car to take the kids and rubbish to the dump!

slk 230, great car!!

I love my SLK 320 purchased nearly ten years ago. It has only done 24k miles but has cost me hugely in repairs. The latest question - how much does it cost to replace a Xenon headlight? Answer £831. The reason for this I am told is that one of the components in the headlight failed and as the part cannot be purchased singly one has to buy a whole new headlight assembly. And of course while the local Mercedes service centre diagnosed the problem they came up with a huge list of other things wrong with it. When I decided to take the car elsewhere for repair I was informed that I could not have it back unless I paid nearly £200 for their diagnosis. I decided to go ahead and have the new headlight but took it to another specialist Merc repairer to have the other things attended to. It turned out that I had been duped - none of the other things needed done. Reminds of that Harry Enfield sketch - "I saw you coming Madam". Mercedes dealership repairs - what a racket!

My car(SLK230Kompressor) has been bedevilled with electrical faults. First the indicators until someone told me that you can extract a printed circuit board and tap the flasher relay to get it working again. MB solution a new £600 printed circuit board.

On holiday in France one day the retractable roof failed to lift back up. Big prob! Solution brute force and ignorance, I enlisted the help of 2 French guys and we physically lifted the roof up and forced it up into position and attempted to lock it into position at the top of the W/screen. Only one clip engaged but I got home. Apparrently this is quite common. Had it repaired by a local mobile mechanic, it now works but makes a terrible bang when it goes up and locks into position on the w/screen. MB wanted to fit a new hydraulic pump, megabucks (cost represented about a quarter of the vehicle's value).

Recently driving from London to Bristol on M4 started to loose power, obviously running only on 3 cylinders, after a bit longer got worse now down to two, but managed to limp home, awaiting mobile mechanic to fix. I don't dare take it out again because I fear that it might break down at the side of the road.

The car has been regularly serviced, I have found it to be a great expense and disappointment.

It would be interesting to find out how many Mercs are scrapped early because they're now too expensive to keep running. These cars aren't as good quality as they used to be!

I have just bought 1998 slk 230, it has only done 40,000 miles and looks like new, goes beautifully, but a bit wobbly if you hit a dip or bump on one side, unlike a true sports car. My only complaint/ query is that the sort of rubberised coating on the centre console is peeling off. This could be due to sun ( I live in South Africa ) MB agents tell me it due to some people having acid skin? Any others having the same complaint?

Bought my little silver SLK for GBP6,800 two years ago which is about the prize of a new Corsa! Ok, it's now 12 years old, but still looks great and turns heads. I love the power of it, but it was a bit of a shock after my 589cc smart car, which was my first car after passing my test. I find the car very reliable and sturdy. I've only needed new tyres and pads to get it through MOTs. The only other thing that went wrong was a stud which snapped on the exhaust and was duly replaced, but with my habit of parking on curbs, in fields and on top of traffic islands (I'm a journalist and often need to abandon my car in the most unlikely of places) this isn't surprising! Ok, then so what don't I like about my car? The remote locking is very temperamental - it sometimes works and sometimes doesn't. The brake lights keep going off, think there is a dodgy connection somewhere and the light on the dashboard which illuminates when there is a bulb out doesn't always go out when you replace the faulty bulb. The car is at best terrifying in the wet and in wintry conditions, be very careful especially turning right on roundabouts. Once you have got used to this you should be ok, but it took me spinning my little car a few times before I learned my lesson! As far as rust is concerned it's not bad, but I have noticed a bit of bubbling around the passenger door handle which will need attention and a few tiny spots here and there that need touching up. My exhaust is quite corroded underneath I have been told and I'm dreading forking out for a new one, but hey these things happen, especially with a car that's done 108,000miles. My boot lid is also a little out of line and needs a special trick to shutting it so that you can open roof. I would recommend this car to anyone it's soooo much car for the money. My boyfriend calls it girly but still drives it whenever he can!

This Mercedes Benz Kompressor is great for day trips and picnics. A wee bit hard to see out of is my only gripe.