I love Mercedes-Benz and since I was a child I remember my parents having several MB's in the garage, such cars as a 450 SLC, 1980 560 S-class, 93 300SL-24V and many others.

I now have an SLK55 that I truly love,appreciate and take care of and to tell you the truth I don't drive it alot because I am busy with work and that its pretty low in regards to ground clearance. If I want to drive it, I usually take it out on the weekends were I am calm,relaxed and enjoy the car properly without having work and other things pop into mind.

The car is out of this world it feels like a dedicated track car in comparison to the sedan like XKR which feels much more loose or comfortable interms of suspension feel, the car just begs to be pushed hard the exhaust sounded brutal and since the car is tinted it grabbed everyones attention at the traffic light which I didn't expect since its just an SLK.

I've welded my leg to the gas pedal and it reminded me that I am in a small car that is the size of a jacuzzi with a 5.4L V8 that has gobs of torque down low.

The car looks so menacing when wet and due to the rain today I had some fun encounters with ESP off, I love this car and I really didn't want to leave the cabin after I got suited to it.

I was afraid the car might turn off due to having such low gas on reserve, I finally arrived to the local gas station and filled it up with 98 octane for the equivalent of 20 dollars.



Delivery Pictures, the only special order and the first SLK55 in Kuwait, a Designo Mocha black, a moody yet luxurious black that shifts to a slight burgundy hue with gold and red sparkles at different lighting conditions.




Me and member "The Boss" from 6speed hanging out at my Diwaneya.










I have more pictures but they are taking alot of time to upload on image shack, will upload them later.

For now just enjoy these pictures,In conclusion, an international way of expressing my feelings towards this car, tres bien, bellisema , fantastic and in arabic "Rawaa'a"

 

The colour is a moody black that shifts to a nice burgundy with light golden flakes and a purplish red sparkles in certain lighting conditions but however the colour is hard to capture with an ordinary digital camera. The interior is the two tone dusky red which is basically black leather with red center's and according to my salesman he states that this is the only SLK55 with the exact interior/exterior/wood colour combination in the world.

Since having my car for around 1 year and 8months I have all ready flashed the ecu and opened the limiter, added two drop in green filters, removed the spare and added some Kleemann 200 cell sport catalytic converters and a SuperSprint/Carlsson X pipe.

Overall I am greatly thankful that my education really paid off , enjoying a good life and I thank god for giving me the best of health.

For now some interior pictures,

 

Some more pictures for your viewing pleasure,









My old 280 SLK with my SLK55 AMG,

 

our small local turnout,

 

 

very cool mean! saw one of those in the way home last night. enjoy!

 

That interior is sexy!

Hahah that's so wrong. Don't rub it in, buddy. I just filled up my X5 with 93 octane for $70. Our members in California can't even get better than 91 octane (except for very few stations that have 100 at a high premium) and their gas is even more expensive!

 

I didn't mean too but a litre of Evian water is more expensive than a liter of our finest petrol.

 

Both my SLK's, the 280 is long gone now as it was traded for the XKR.

 

Very, very nice man ! enjoy it in the best of health...love the interior selection and colours.

I bet it flies