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!

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!

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!

I bought this Mercedes CLK new for my Mom in 1998, it is a 99 model. It currently has 15,000 miles on it and was kept in Florida, in a garage, until I had it shipped up this spring (2008). I have every reciept and the window sticker. It is economical to run, it is an automatic, and probably could use an extra gear. People who see it cannot believe it is 10 years old and has so little milage, and that it really does look new. AC needs to be watched, probably some leaks in the system. Had an A and B service done on it, mechanic said everything looked like new.

I have had my 230 Mercedes SLK for 3 years with only minor up keep - new motor mounts. I purchased it with 36k miles. It now has 62kmiles and still runs great. Everything works on the car.

My Mercedes SLK 230 had 6000 mls on the clock when I bought it, within one month I noticed an electrical fault that kept the left hand indicator permanently on or, not working at all. Back to MB to rectify. Three weeks later the fault was back again so back to MB this time a new indicator switch was fitted. One week later back it came again but this time it € s in the brake lights so very dangerous when motorway traveling so back again to MB, this time they agree to change the electric management unit which they informed me would cure the problem. Shame it never did and within a month the fault was back again this time in the heated front seat driver side, the light is on regardless of whether the seat is turned on or off. 4 years later they have still been unable to fix it and it is now outside of its warranty so they are no longer interested. During these numerous visits to MB I pointed out that the nearside front side light unit did not appear to fit very well, I was assured it was fine. At 24500 miles while coming home from work on the A329m the light unit popped out of its hole and hung by the wiring, which damaged the paintwork so back to MB instead of home, the technician popped it back in and was unable to explain why it had come out, I was quoted £175 to repair the paint damage (its still there!) At 26300 miles the same front side light unit spontaneously ejected itself while I was traveling at 90 miles an hour on the M5 catapulting itself into the path of traffic behind me who swerved to miss an obviously flying object nearly causing a pileup. MB said it was impossibility for this to happen, that I had done it myself! (still trying to work this one out) but Greenoaks of Ascot did agree eventually to replace the unit FOC on the basis that I had pointed out on many occasions that it was a poor fit while it was still under warrantee. The car is now 5 years old, has done just 27022 miles and yesterday the clutch pedal disintegrated under my foot, (I am 5'3 and weigh in at 9st so not a great force to be reconed with unless you are a MB car). MB has said that as the car is SO OLD! it is only to be expected! obviously no longer built to last! It will cost in excess of £400 to repair and the fact that it has done so few miles is not an acceptable reason for me to expect it to be covered by their now expired guarantee. I now understand why when the car approached its 3 year warranty limit MB was very insistent that I pay £695 year for a full service and parts cover, this did not include breaks or tyres, and they obviously expect their cars to fall apart. Now after a life time of wishing to own a MB just 4 years of ownership has proven to me that they are not what they were, no longer built to last, and are no better than your average lower end of the market car and the sooner I can get shot of it the happier I shall be. Give me a FORD or a HONDA any day of the week please from now on.