Originally Posted by cgocifer
Unfortunately no. Well, maybe. If I did do it again, I would buy a brand new one. My car had 10k on it when I bought it and something just doesn't seem right. It feels a bit tired. I can't pinpoint what is wrong with it, but it definitely doesn't feel fresh. The drive train is noisy (I know, I've heard tons of things about this), and when the SC kicks in at a normal acceleration rate, the engine bogs severely adn the drive train makes even more noise. All I've ever been told is that this is normal, but I've driven in the AMG SLKs and it is not normal. The transmission has a ind of it's own too. The biggest reason, I probably wouldn't get one is due to the treatment at the dealerships. I don't want a car where even a good long term warranty doesn't mean squat. Just my opinion.
That is definitely not normal. My car has none of those issues. Only intitial complaints I had was the throttle response sometimes (fixed with sprint booster) and the copious amount of brake dust generated by the stock brake pads (easily fixed with rotex gold). With those two things fixed this car is pure joy to drive.