M3 BMW or SLK350
 

I own a 99 BMW M3 convertible and a, looking to upgrade it to a new car..am
stuck between a new M3Conv or an SLK350..I know the shortcomings of an
M3...however to buy a newly created model worries me..My M3has never had a
thing wrong with it in the 5 years i owned it...any comments??

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How many seats do you need? The SLK is a definite 2-seater with room for a
golf bag. But a stylish solid convertible roof.

Two very different cars, I would say.

No car is perfect.

Do test drives.

DAS
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>I own a 99 BMW M3 convertible and a, looking to upgrade it to a new car..am
>stuck between a new M3Conv or an SLK350..I know the shortcomings of an
>M3...however to buy a newly created model worries me..My M3has never had a
>thing wrong with it in the 5 years i owned it...any comments??
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in 5 years one person sat in the back seat...i got an M3 originally cause
the Porsche salesman was such a ****, went across the street and ....

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"Dori A Schmetterling" > wrote in message
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> How many seats do you need? The SLK is a definite 2-seater with room for
> a golf bag. But a stylish solid convertible roof.
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> Two very different cars, I would say.
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> No car is perfect.
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> Do test drives.
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> DAS
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>>I own a 99 BMW M3 convertible and a, looking to upgrade it to a new
>>car..am stuck between a new M3Conv or an SLK350..I know the shortcomings
>>of an M3...however to buy a newly created model worries me..My M3has never
>>had a thing wrong with it in the 5 years i owned it...any comments??
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"RM" > wrote in message
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> I own a 99 BMW M3 convertible and a, looking to upgrade it to a new
car..am
> stuck between a new M3Conv or an SLK350..I know the shortcomings of an
> M3...however to buy a newly created model worries me..My M3has never had a
> thing wrong with it in the 5 years i owned it...any comments??

What do you mean by newly created? The E46 M3 isn't new, and the E90 M3
isn't coming until 2005.

-Russ.

> What do you mean by newly created? The E46 M3 isn't new, and the E90 M3
> isn't coming until 2005.
>

He is referring to the SLK

"RM" > wrote in message
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> I own a 99 BMW M3 convertible and a, looking to upgrade it to a new
car..am
> stuck between a new M3Conv or an SLK350..I know the shortcomings of an
> M3...however to buy a newly created model worries me..My M3has never had a
> thing wrong with it in the 5 years i owned it...any comments??

Well , the M3 is on big advantage , M3 is expensive, but it"s worth it, the
SLK 350 is new , but the sport felling is very low compare to M3, the SLK
350 is a great roadster , perfomance are very like ( M3 ( 5,4 ) , SLK 350
( 5,6 ) ), but the RPM are on a BMW side :-), but i assume that normal car
enthusiast woudn"t take any second to think , and to see which is better .

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"RM" > wrote in message
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>I own a 99 BMW M3 convertible and a, looking to upgrade it to a new car..am
>stuck between a new M3Conv or an SLK350..I know the shortcomings of an
>M3...however to buy a newly created model worries me..My M3has never had a
>thing wrong with it in the 5 years i owned it...any comments??
>

You might test drive a BMW Z4 3.0 as the performance should be similar to
your M3 and the storage space is better than the SLK.

Tom

I have driven both quite recently. Both 2004 models... the Mercedes I drove
was automatic however. Personally i found the noise levels with the
convertible top up to be a bit irritating. The new slk350 is spectacular with
a great solid feel and sporty sound. plus the new design has killer looks.

I am a bmw guy.. but I would pick an slk350 with manual transmission.




>>I own a 99 BMW M3 convertible and a, looking to upgrade it to a new car..am
>>stuck between a new M3Conv or an SLK350..I know the shortcomings of an
>>M3...however to buy a newly created model worries me..My M3has never had a
>>thing wrong with it in the 5 years i owned it...any comments??
>>
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>You might test drive a BMW Z4 3.0 as the performance should be similar to
>your M3 and the storage space is better than the SLK.
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>Tom
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"Tom Korth" > wrote in message
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> You might test drive a BMW Z4 3.0 as the performance should be similar to
> your M3 and the storage space is better than the SLK.

?????
M3 321 bhp (99")
Z4 3.0 231 bhp
The numbers are closely similar :-) , but perfomance ? No way

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"Miki" > wrote in message
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> "Tom Korth" > wrote in message
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> > You might test drive a BMW Z4 3.0 as the performance should be similar
to
> > your M3 and the storage space is better than the SLK.
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> ?????
> M3 321 bhp (99")
> Z4 3.0 231 bhp
> The numbers are closely similar :-) , but perfomance ? No way
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Actually.... if you compare the paper figures of an M3 cab. and a Z4 they
are suprisingly similar, only .4s on 0-60 and nothing in 50-75 in 4th...
what it doesn't say is that 50-75 when you work through the gears is a damn
sight quicker in an M3! Also, BMW performance figures seem very
conservative. I know and have seen a standard M3 hit 60 in 4.8 and my cab
isn't that much slower, unless I have the kids in the back!

For me there is no competition, I've never owned an MB but have driven C and
E classes and SLs. I'd stick with an M3 any day.