Red SLK - Day 1
Today afternoon I went picked up a red Mercedes SLK from the dealer so I could review it over the weekend. Originally I was supposed to get the G55 but it was out with a potential buyer so I got the SLK instead. Which by the way isn’t a disappointment at all since the weather is perfect for a convertible.
I have had a crush on the SLK for a long time now but the original one, the first model that came out was a bit girlish while the new model looks more aggressive. They gave me the SLK200 which is the low end version of the car meaning no power seats, no navigation and the smallest engine but all that really doesn’t matter when flying down the Gulf Road with the roof down.
The first thing I did once I drove out of the dealers lot was to bring down the hard top with a click of a button. My Wrangler needs like 15 minutes and 2 people to be able to remove the roof and here I was sitting in my car and with a flick of a switch, 30 seconds later the roof was off. How I love technology. I am extremely disappointed that BMW still use soft tops which I really hate.
The color of the SLK is red which matches my Ducati nicely. It was dark by the time I picked up the car so I couldn’t take any decent pictures so I will take better ones tomorrow. While at the dealer waiting to pick up the car I spotted an SLR on display. I was surprised they were displaying it since I thought you needed to order the car. The price is KD150,000 which the dealer assured me is a good deal since it was previously priced at KD165,000. Thats still a bit over my budget.
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1. Lexicon | February 15th, 2007 at 10:31 pm
why didn’t a blogger come to my school when i was young during career day explaining the benefits of becoming a blogger?
2. Stafa | February 15th, 2007 at 10:52 pm
damn! id prolly faint if i saw that SLR infront of me!
3. arabianfox | February 15th, 2007 at 10:53 pm
isn’t there a 3 series hardtop?
4. Mark | February 15th, 2007 at 10:58 pm
arabianfox dont know if the new ones now will be hardtop but the old ones were soft.
5. MiRoOoOo !! | February 15th, 2007 at 11:24 pm
Aren’t u a f”ing lucky bastard ??
6. Carlsb3rg | February 15th, 2007 at 11:34 pm
The new BMW coupe will have a hardtop, the M powered one will have a softtop for weight reducing issues.
7. Bony | February 15th, 2007 at 11:57 pm
Why in god’s name do they give you cars? I doubt it’s for the blog. What do you do exactly for a living? Godfather?
8. dalooom | February 15th, 2007 at 11:58 pm
nice car..
btw do u know how much it cost ?
9. Mark | February 16th, 2007 at 12:16 am
There was an SLK in the showroom with a retail price of about KD17,000 and I think it was also a SLK200 but I will double check on Saturday.
10. Mathew | February 16th, 2007 at 12:39 am
wow nice car,
looking forward to more pictures in daylight
11. ananyah | February 16th, 2007 at 12:40 am
hot car!
12. Marzouq | February 16th, 2007 at 12:41 am
Its a relatively good handling car, I’m not too much into its look though! I think that Mercedes is overpriced in Kuwait, and their spare parts is rediculous!
13. eshda3wa | February 16th, 2007 at 1:28 am
hot ride!
but the ducatti is even hotter
i heart ducatti!
14. K.thekuwaiti | February 16th, 2007 at 2:16 am
The dealer prices are still inflated, SLR’s are going for 100 - 120k.
15. evolution | February 16th, 2007 at 2:19 am
That’s fucked man! How come I don’t get stuff?
16. jaja | February 16th, 2007 at 2:41 am
SLK sux. SLR sux too. In general, mercedes sux.
Get Carrera GT instead.
17. Waswas | February 16th, 2007 at 2:55 am
shotgun!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
18. Armani_Exchange | February 16th, 2007 at 3:10 am
GOD bless the SLR!
19. Financy | February 16th, 2007 at 9:37 am
i think the BMW Z4 is much better than the Mercedes SLK
20. Lucky_Boy | February 16th, 2007 at 1:18 pm
I like this car cute and hot
21. moocherx | February 17th, 2007 at 2:21 pm
where are you supposed to put your goats?
22. Truth | February 19th, 2007 at 9:15 am
Mark,
Proper grammer would be to say “this afternoon” not “today afternoon”!
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