5 Things I DON'T Like About My SLK55 (they were hard to find)
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- Опубликовано: 31 июл 2024
- Considering buying yourself a Mercedes SLK55 AMG V8?
In this vlog I thought it'd be a good opportunity to cover everything that is wrong with my SLK55 AMG and what you should be aware of when buying one.
I still believe the SLK55 is one of the best cars you can buy for under £20,000, however there are a few issues that may make you consider a BMW M3 or an Audi RS5 or TTRS.
00:00 Intro
00:42 The Gearbox
01:18 Fuel Economy
02:27 Throttle Response
04:58 Rattles
06:06 Steering
I lubricated all my roof and bootlid rubbers with gummi pflege and adjusted the triangular bootlid supports, which made my SLK 55 quite a bit quieter on uneven road surfaces, as rattles concerned.
Though the V8 still distracts me from annoying noises 🤣🤣
The auto transmission on my SLK55 is super-smooth, even from cold.
My SLK55 gearbox was similar to yours, then the conductor plate/Valve body failed. Once replaced it is now silky smooth even when cold.
Just found your content and have subscribed.... keep up the good work and thanks for an enjoyable watch
Thanks man!
Great video and great car 👍🏼 if I’m gonna be honest though, fuel economy shouldn’t be a reason why you won’t like the car. The expectation of having good fuel economy in a V8 is a tall order. If anything, you would expect the car to have not great MPG because it’s a V8. If anything, it should be smiles per gallon! Driving a V8 is always fun because of sound and power 👍🏼 but great video!
Thanks man! Yeah you're right, sometimes I can get 30mpg if I drive like a granny too
Howdo, I’ve had my 2005 for about 18 months.couldn’t believe the amount of creaks I had to sort. Gummi Phleged all the seals and sprayed silicone furniture polish into all the plastic joints and seat backs. Totally sorted it.
Steering is shite. I’ve got R172 steering wheel and seats, which are both nice upgrades.
I’ve never noticed the throttle lag. Cheers.
I’m aiming to get one in November. Thanks for the video. Ignore the haters. Your video. They can watch something else if they want. Going from a transit daily to this will be appreciated 😂
Hilarious, in your other video about this car, you talk about the great fuel economy.
My c55 never got above 27 on the highway, my c63 26. I’m selling the c63...and this will be my next AMG.
Great video I have a 2006 slk 55. All the things that you mention are true and I can live with! except the gearbox it gets annoying. I’ll be installing a remote starter to let it warm up before driving it. Besides that I love the car
Ah nice idea! Yeah the gear box is only annoying when cold. It's 7am, it's a cold winters day, you just want to comfortably get to work and instead of you have to endure being shook about for 5mins lol
Use Comfort mode during warm up if the 2-1 shift is annoying when cold
I’ve got the facelift version. The gear changes are ok when mine is cold but it does improve when warm. Make sure you’re running the latest gearbox ECU, I also don’t get the throttle lag like you demonstrated. I’m wondering if this was improved? I know the something to do with the steering was improved in the facelift. Variable steering rack I think.
But yes, they are thirsty! Definitely not a good daily driver. Weekend blaster though, tons of fun..
(Also, make sure to buy some lithium grease, silicone spray and gumipfledge to keep squeaks at bay)
Cheers for the vid 👍🏻
James
hi James you were referring to to the 2008 facelift right?
I've just picked up a first gen (R170) SLK 320, I want to partner it with an (R171) not sure which model yet but ideally I'd like the SLK55.
Great vid I had a cl55 same engine better gearbox, glorious to drive, I got 33mpg on a drive once, 17-25 normal driving. I fancy one of these or the clk, miss that v8
Thanks I’ve really enjoyed your SLK 55 videos. I guess you’ll lean towards the Merc, but have you any views of it vs the Alpina Roadster S?
Grand Arcade car park….the cyclists of Cambridge must chase you with pitch forks for you having a loud v8 in their city. Great video by the way, the cold start in your other video made me say “yep this will be my upgrade from a Z3!”
Yep! 2 completely different cars, Z3 is small and nimble with not much power. SLK55 is all drama, noise and straight line speed but won't blow you away on the corners
What year is yours? I have a 2007 and don't seem to have those issues. My steering is about 2:1, around 180° on the wheel for a slow 90° turn. I wonder if your throttle body servo is perhaps just a little sticky.
but in your last video on the SLK you were singing its praises about how good the fuel economy is (for the car) that you get 26mpg mixed driving? so what is it? good fuel economy or not?
Haha yeah, good fuel economy for a V8 with 380bhp, bad for a daily driver when you could get something like a 435d and be getting 40mpg.
The only problem with the car is the tool driving it
I love these, I have a 350 and a 55, the 350 was made in Japan, the 55 in ? Guess which one is better. I think these are budget collectables, or am I wrong? Thanks for the review, that engine in that car well...
2:29 my dads f250 had this problem, a Banks pedal monster or any kind of throttle booster will help
Did you ever factory reset the gearbox
Slow throttle response must be just your car. Could probably get easily fixed. Ok I have a SLK 350 2007 and it has no lag at all. Mercs often like to rev higher when they're cold before they change gear but after 200 yards it goes back to normal.
hey i noticed you're from around cambs, do you still have this car?
In the mornings start driving use Mode C & not S this does not use 1st gear until the gearbox warmup then switch to S mode , Reset the throttle once a month its takes 30 seconds so no more lag ,
R172 is a totally different 55, fuel economy on 4 cylinders is lighter than a VW Polo. no shit at all. very reliable. G7 box is briljant.
Bro I'm max happy when my SL55 gets 15 MPG... i like slk55 styling but when I had it it offered no comfort at all...
Great video, do you still have the car?
Has gearbox oil been changed?
0for the roof noise you have lubrificate all the joins and ruber of the roof . i us5ed to own a slk 350 with 220000 km and the only noise i geted was due to the win at higth speeds.
This. Fella. Is. Really
Honest. With. His. Remarks. And. Evaluation
Of this. AMG...I. Like
His. Character more. Then. The. Car!!!
Lol...good. Man!!!
Make. More. Videos
Please....
are you having a stroke, good sir?
O.K. w.e u..n.d.e.r.s.t..and
You said in your last video that you liked the fuel economy! Which is it then?
I've heard that about the R171, creaks and rattles, compared to the R170, but l would prefer the seats though ...
Sounds like my ML430 lmbo trans is horrible when it's cold
I love this car & work on it my self so the cost is not bad at all just learn how to fix it your self & owning a Mercedes isent bad at all
I have an SLK 350 r171 2006 and the throttle response is very quick. You might have some sort of problem with yours
Ditto, but on mine the gearbox is slow to shift down. I always assumed it has a relatively slow computer because of its age.
I had one.. nice car but the gearbox is sooooo slow.. sold it
I am planning to get SLK55 or similar SLK, my Budget is around 20-25K and planning to use the car for daily and commuting etc. Any advice, recommendation for me before purchasing? Thanks guys
Turn on your flash and take photos underneath, check the rear sub-frame has no rust, that's the big expensive repair you want to avoid. Make sure the roof goes up and down smoothly. Apart from that there isn't much else that can go wrong.
autotrader got nice one for £16k
@@alistairmacgregor1456 link?
just turn your antispin off keep your gearbox in manual and (not on winter mode)
and your third problem is over
The throttle delay is in the torque converter mercedes does that so the car doesn't takes off aggressive , maybe if u change the converter it will run better the same reason maybe what's causing the rough shift when cold.
If you hold the down paddle before you accelerate it jumps down several gears. Using this little trick you can get way better throttle response on almost all modern Mercedes and Astons.
Ive got the SLK-55 AMG and dont have the gearbox, accelerator, rattling or steering issues. Think you bought a lemon....
Still damn lovely though 👍🍻
You literally turned the steering wheel 180 degrees while claiming you were turning it 360 degrees.
Unless you are over 5’ 6” (168cm) the only way you can reach the pedals is if you crush yourself into the steering wheel. A classic example of something designed by men assuming women don’t exist.
Mate your half a second pull away issue! It looks like you are in C for comfort so 1st gear disengaged 😎 Try sport and yes all SLK have a shake rattle n roll 😂
Sounds like your TORQUE CONVERTER is malfunctioning
Your Torque converter is Malfunctioning
My Mercedes SL55 has the same annoying gearbox, I hate how it shifts when it's cold. I always think something is wrong with the car LOL.. Sometimes there is $$$ that's another reason not to buy an AMG, they're expensive haha.
Yep! This car is a little simpler than the SL55 so hopefully it won't cost me too much in repairs/maintenance. I wanted an SL55 really bad then I watched an american RUclipsr explain his repair bills and my eyes were watering. The SL55 has more performance and presence so probably worth it though.
@@fullyplantd FACTS! My repair bills have made me sob quietly in the corner as I swipe my credit card. Just to fix my brakes and replace the spark plugs cost me $5,200 dollars.
Fuel economy on my suv is way worse...
Don’t blame Mercedes or your car for problems which only result from poor maintenance, friendo! 🙄 You can solve problem #1 with a gearbox oil change (or better not only oil change but oil flush) and problem #4 with cleaning and lubricating all window and roof sealings with a special krytox lubricant (original Mercedes part number of the lubricant is A 000 989 36 60). 😉
Thanks. The gearbox fluid was done at 40k miles, it didn't make much difference. The garage told me that it's just a high performance gearbox to handle the extra torque which is why it is so aggressive.
Fully Planted nope, it‘s more or less a standard 7g-tronic gearbox that comes with amg-specific software. normally it should change gears smooth like butter. only facelift-models like my 2008 slk 55 are shifting a bit rough in m-mode but that‘s on purpose for better feeling and quicker gear changes. in c and s-mode it‘s shifting gears also very smoothly. You can also try to make a soft-reset on your gearbox or a fully re-adaptation by your friendly mercedes dealership. 😋
You should gummi your seals on the roof and doors then the creaking will disappear
Also the throttle response can be reset:
www.slkworld.com/threads/reset-transmission-adaptive-learning.70666/
Finally try driving the new Audis if you want to see poor throttle response 😳
@@nigelwheeler3312 Thanks, I'll check it out. Oh I drove an Audi TTS last weekend (will upload that video soon) and I found throttle response to be fine in dynamic mode, yeah in comfort it was a bit turbo laggy.
@@fullyplantd E55 AMG manual gear box will sort it
try an s204 c63 amg, thats even worse.
You buying 5.5 liter old v8 and you cry about fuel economy god help me.
European car always somethings wrong to the electronic shit
Kkkkk...o cara quer ter um V8 e ter economia de combustível...pé de chinelo
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kkkkkk....the guy wants to have a V8 and have fuel economy... foot slipper!!!