Holy Mother of New Want. 

"My citroen won't start" (lucasboechat) 03/22/2017 at 20:37 • Filed to: None

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Yes. This will do just fine.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > My citroen won't start 03/22/2017 at 20:39

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Eee tree fiddy

Chariotoflove > My citroen won't start 03/22/2017 at 20:43

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I wouldn’t kick it out of my garage. The red gives it a nice edge.

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > My citroen won't start 03/22/2017 at 20:48

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I was like “meh” until I saw the red top.

TheHondaBro > My citroen won't start 03/22/2017 at 20:48

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Nice Solara.

Thomas Donohue > My citroen won't start 03/22/2017 at 20:50

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Not a huge fan of that rear quarter-panel bulge.

Milky > My citroen won't start 03/22/2017 at 22:05

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2 many seats 4 me.

If I didn’t care about my wallet or about getting a manual, I’d rock one of these.

fintail > Thomas Donohue 03/22/2017 at 22:10

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It was supposed to echo this, but that’s a hard act to follow:

Bourbon&JellyBeans > My citroen won't start 03/22/2017 at 22:22

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Conversely,

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > Milky 03/22/2017 at 22:23

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Can be had in manual. Also pretty basic and not terribly problematic. Just avoid an 06 model unless its balance shaft has been done.

Audistein > Milky 03/22/2017 at 22:24

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I think the Merc SLK was actually available with a manual until 2014 (yes, in the US too).

Milky > AMGtech - now with more recalls! 03/22/2017 at 22:35

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Ha, nice to hear “not terribly problematic”.

Also just passed 190,000 miles in the Crossfire. Only about a half dozen things wrong with it, but its still working just fine!

Milky > Audistein 03/22/2017 at 22:35

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I honestly just assumed they phased it out earlier then that.

hike > Audistein 03/22/2017 at 22:59

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2015 actually. Good luck finding one though!

hike > Bourbon&JellyBeans 03/22/2017 at 23:00

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Ugh. The new c and e class convertibles are so bland. I loved this gen e coupe body style

Thomas Donohue > fintail 03/22/2017 at 23:01

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It looks close to this

fintail > Thomas Donohue 03/22/2017 at 23:16

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Yep, it kind of has haunches. which don’t always work. The original intent was a Ponton tribute, but it wasn’t fully integrated into the somewhat angular design, and most buyers don’t know or care about the heritage anyway. The bulge was removed from the sedan for the 2014 model year facelift.

Would have been cooler if they gave it fins as a heritage theme instead, and also would have coincided with the 50th anniversary of the fintail for W212/C209 debut in 2009.

404 - User No Longer Available > My citroen won't start 03/22/2017 at 23:27

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Ever since I got Valka, I’m noticing red interiors are showing up everywhere now.

Thomas Donohue > Milky 03/22/2017 at 23:55

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2 less seats, lots more money.

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > Milky 03/23/2017 at 00:05

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Nice! I would say the 171 SLK is considerably more reliable than a 170/crossfire to be honest.

Audistein > hike 03/23/2017 at 00:34

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There’s actually quite a few out there for sale, surprisingly. Two 2014 SLK manuals within 50 miles of my location alone, with one at the my closest MB dealership where I just bought a Mercedes a month ago!

I’m seeing between 50-100 manual SLKs total for sale nationwide on cargurus/autotrader, so that’s not even including any craigslist listings of which I’m sure there are many.

Milky > Thomas Donohue 03/23/2017 at 09:08

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I honestly think the last 10 years of the SL have been its saddest. This whole gen, and the last gen refresh are not pretty imho.

Thomas Donohue > Milky 03/23/2017 at 10:12

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Agreed (I think). The pre-facelift R230 was the last one I like. Though the black/red Mille Miglia edition above is the best I’ve seen recently.

Ironically, they did a 40th Anniversary MM edition of the R129, and a 60th anniversary R231 last year...but as I far as I know, there was never a 50th anniversary for the R230. The MM usually aren’t anything special, but I appreciate the history. Maybe one day I’ll rectify their omission with a tastefully updated SL55.