Miata Mailing List: September 1996, Message #0046
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   From: Nico van Steen 

Subject: [Fwd: Re: Merc SLK]

   Date: Sat, 31 Aug 1996 13:42:55 -0500



Date: Sat, 31 Aug 1996 12:57:17 +0200

From: Nico van Steen 

Subject: Re: Merc SLK

To: mx5@juno.com

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It seems Mercedes once again left out the most important factor for 

a small roadster: FUN TO DRIVE.









mx5@juno.com wrote:

> 

> For those of you expressing interest in the SLK, the Sept issue of

> Performance Car had some *interesting* things to say: (my apologies in

> advance for the wasted bandwidth for those of you that have read the

> article)

> 

> "The Mercedes SLK is the least sporty small roadster on the market"

> 

> "It's lovely to drive, but it's too substantial, and too much like mummys

> Merc SL to really turn on horny young daughters." (Sorry Rev. I'm

> quoting)

> 

> "And what about the young blokes, who want to thrash the nuts off it? . .

>  It isn't scary quick . . . it may be sporty by merchant bankers wives'

> standards, but not by ours.

> 

> "Very safe, very predicable, very Mercedes-like."

> 

> "Despite the protestations of the Benz top brass, the SLK is no enormous

> step for Mercedes, no leap into untried hairy roadster territory. It's a

> small SL, not a true sportscar, and it'll be bought by the same people

> that buy SL's."

> 

> Not much I can add to that.

> 

> Mike Menozzi

> Mokena IL

> 

> "Ahh Jeeves, cancel my order for that SLK will you?"

























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