Goodbye SLK Hello GTS

PMY8HV70 · Post by **PMY8HV70** » Fri Sep 18, 2020 8:04 pm

Looking forward to our 4-door GTS. Spec is my user name

chosen with ideas from this Forum. Build starts 25/9 delivery by end October. To replace our 2-door SLK, once someone buys it

ScotMac · Post by **ScotMac** » Fri Sep 18, 2020 8:50 pm

Great news

Remember to post some photos

kmacuk · Post by **kmacuk** » Fri Sep 18, 2020 9:13 pm

PMY8HV70 wrote: ↑Fri Sep 18, 2020 8:04 pm Looking forward to our 4-door GTS. Spec is my user name chosen with ideas from this Forum. Build starts 25/9 delivery by end October. To replace our 2-door SLK, once someone buys it

Bold (brave) colour choice

. I posted on another thread that I had seen a Gen II in the flesh and I was surprised how good it looked.

The GTS is just an all round great car you are going to love it - did you manage to get a test drive?

Tracky · Post by **Tracky** » Sat Sep 19, 2020 7:04 am

Congrats

Followed a non GTS in that colour home the other day.

No Pan roof after a convertible though?

On-Track · Post by **On-Track** » Sat Sep 19, 2020 10:10 am

Welcome to the forum.
As your spec is your user name it's probably just as well that you've past lockdown date

PMY8HV70 · Post by **PMY8HV70** » Sun Sep 20, 2020 4:02 pm

Thanks for the comments.

Choosing between all the options was a nightmare (I know, it's a First World problem

) and went right up to lockdown. Comfort Pack snuck in at the last minute. IMHO pan roof adds weight, is expensive (so other options would have had to go) and only useful for rear passengers. We've had our convertible SLK for 8 years and decided it's time to move on. We can always hire a convertible on holiday (yes, another First World problem).

We test drove a Gen II 4-cylinder (fantastic roadholding) and a Gen I GTS (pretty quick). I expect there should be an appreciable difference to our Gen II GTS? Might even be as quick as our SLK? It is the 55 AMG and managed a quarter mile time of 13.2 a couple of months ago

We saw a Gen II Turbo in Miami Blue and the colour just "popped"

Although the blacks greys blues are nice, we wanted something that stood out. We were also considering Marmite Green, but couldn't see us living with it long-term.

Did I mention our SLK is for sale?

RGS · Post by **RGS** » Mon Sep 21, 2020 12:46 pm

I think you have made a great choice, I came out of an AMG c63s and don't miss it or its uncompromising ride one bit.
Glad to leave Mercedes after 25 years of loyal ownership, they have become a mass manufacturer with all the problems that brings especially disastrous residuals. You see more Mercs than Fords on the road now and the AMG badge no longer carries the same prestige that it once did, same for the cars unfortunately.

PMY8HV70 · Post by **PMY8HV70** » Sat Oct 17, 2020 10:37 am

Our Brewdog Blue GTS has been built and landed at Grimsby on Thursday 15/10. Hopefully delivered by next Friday 23/10

In the meantime, our SLK55 AMG is still for sale if anyone cannot resist a n/a V8

On-Track · Post by **On-Track** » Sat Oct 17, 2020 11:03 am

I used your Porsche code this morning and was told Adaptive Cruise Control is no longer available and has been removed from the spec. It will be interesting to see if your car has it or not when it is delivered. I'm sure the car will be worth the wait.

PMY8HV70 · Post by **PMY8HV70** » Sat Oct 17, 2020 11:34 am

OMG

Thanks for the heads-up. We recently did a (Covid safe) UK tour in our Golf GTD (49mpg) and used ACC about 50% of our 2400 miles

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