You can like the SLK all day long, that's fine. But you're delusional to call it a factory V8 S2000. Might as well call a Chevy SSR a factory pickup-bed-equipped S2000.

An S2000 isn't defined by its length, width and height - and dimensional similarity to a hardtop convertible doesn't imply any other kind of similarity.

 

For starters, I have an AP2 (2008) S2000, not an AP1.

Secondly, since us S2000 drivers are so hardcore and care so much about light weight, we drive around with less than a 1/2 tank of gas at all times. That takes us from 2835 lbs down to 2785 lbs curb weight.

Plenty of people on here have weighed their S2000s (stock) and had them under 2800 lbs with less than a full tank of gas. REGARDLESS, I'm off by supposedly 36 lbs. You're off by 556 lbs when it comes to our standard of being lightweight. I think you're still talking to the wrong crowd and barking up the wrong tree.

Thirdly, I said ROUGHLY 3500 lbs for your car. I was adding in the obviously very large chip on your shoulder as part of the car's weight.

 

If you think this is a desert, then you really do need cataract surgery. Maybe you could sail here in your new SL Titanic AMG barge and check it out for yourself! By the way, Pillock is an English insult, but we Crocodile Dundees don't expect much from someone with the intelligence of a potato - a fitting username indeed.

 

You may no longer think of the S as special, but here you are comparing your new MB to it... Not sure what that really says about the S, the SLK, or you, but there's little point in picking fights with people who disagree with you.

The SLK AMG is a nice car but its no S2000. The automatic transmission alone drops it from contention in my book. If you want to go uplevel from an S, most people here would tell you to pick up a Boxster, not a Mercedes.
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True, and I dearly love the Boxster except for maybe the looks. And they are reliable as hell. Better cargo room. To me, the absolute best roadster on the market in "S" form from a performance standpoint. And they are in the same price range as the SLK55. But.....still a noisy soft top that wears out. And much as I love a manual transmission, I have learned that it's just not enjoyable (for me) where I live. And the PDK gearbox is basically = the AMG 7G-Tronic for me. Don't knock it until you've actually driven one. Not the same as the regular Mercedes 7G-Tronic. AMG has reworked the hardware and the programming. I have the regular 7G-Tronic in my R500 for comparison. Very different transmissions. Also, it seems hard to find a Boxster S with PDK and low miles plus loaded with options. Don't know if they didn't make that many or people are holding onto them.

Not trying to pick fights with the resident Honda fanbois. Just contrasting two cars that I've owned in the Car Talk section. The similarities in physical dimensions and overall feel were surprising to me, that's all. The differences were obvious and no surprise at all. And I'm willing to bet that unlike me the S2000 fanbois have never even been in an SLK55 let alone driven one for any extended period. So, JonBoy's opinions are completely anticipated and duly discounted.

 

If you think this is a desert, then you really do need cataract surgery. Maybe you could sail here in your new SL Titanic AMG barge and check it out for yourself! By the way, Pillock is an English insult, but we Crocodile Dundees don't expect much from someone with the intelligence of a potato - a fitting username indeed.


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From Wikipedia..........

Hydrology

Relief map showing major rivers and lakes
Because much of Australia's interior is arid, the low average annual rainfall means interior rivers are often dry and lakes empty. The headwaters of some waterways are located in tropical regions where summer rains create a high rate of discharge. Flood events drastically alter the dry environment in which the ecology of central Australia has had to adapt to the boom and bust cycle.

The Great Artesian Basin is an important source of water, the world's largest and deepest fresh water basin. Access to water from the basin has led to the expansion of grazing into areas that were previously far too dry for livestock. Towns and cities across the country sometimes face major water storage and usage crisis in which restrictions and other measures are implemented to reduce water consumption. Water restrictions are based on a gradient of activities that become progressively banned as the situation worsens.

Wiki also quotes the country as being 18% desert. That's 1 in every 5 square miles. Not arid, desert. Sure you didn't decide to site Melbourne, Brisbane, Sydney, and Adelaide in the desert. The coast is livable. That's where the population centers grew. And where they suck up the water supply of an overall arid land mass.

And sorry that I don't keep up with the Aussie / English slang. Both nations are irrelevant on the world stage today. Just anachronisms of a dead empire. We chose to leave that legacy behind when we booted the English out of our country. You chose to become their penile colony. Your colloquialisms aren't really of much importance to us.

 

'06+ maybe. 2001-2005 models are the subject of a class action suit which car owners recently won against Porsche due to the very high rate of total engine losses resulting from IMS bearing failure. Something on the order of 7% of these cars have experienced this devastating failure. Porsche now has to totally or partially cover these repairs retroactively, depending on the car's age from new and mileage when the "event" occurred, and whether the owner is the original owner or not.

More cargo room, but split into two smaller trunks. I don't know if you can fit a medium to large suitcase in either of the trunks though like you can in the S2000's trunk.

 

Spudracer just stop now before you ruin any credibility you thought you had on this forum. You are digging your own grave by being a pompous and condescending asshole. We get it, you like you SLK.

End of story.

Someone close this thread this is retarded.

 

Said the guy with the feminine blue 11 year old Honda hairdresser's car. Seriously, I've always wondered who buys Suzuka Blue S2000's. Now I know, cocksuckers like you.

 

Seriously?

Consider this a warning.