2000 Mercedes-Benz SLK review from UK and Ireland

Nothing.

Guess I may not have had the car long enough.

A wonderful head turning all-rounder.

I bought my SLK on the way to the dentist. There was a 6 month waiting list, used cars were selling for a premium and there were three on the forecourt opposite. The salesman admitted they’d just had a cancellation, and according to company policy could sell it, for £3,000 below the “used price”.

I signed on the dot there and then.

It’s been a wonderful experience. Head turning with the roof up, and jaw dropping with it down.

The best experience I had was in Soho, the smart bars and restaurants part of central London. On a very hot night in a traffic jam, I dropped the roof, along with the jaws of the 100s of drinkers who crowded the pavements. Best reaction of all was a black tramp who was passing, who burst out laughing saying…

“That was the most amazing thing I’ve ever seen”.

The car itself drove wonderfully. Fast (although surprisingly quiet – I’d have preferred more growl from the engine), and it took corners like it was on rails.

It drinks petrol though. Expect around 20-25mpg – so not one for an environmentalist.

This is all “in the past” – I then married a wonderful woman with two children, fathered another and traded in the SLK for an “A-Class”.

Still. I loved it.