Originally Posted by
scirocco16v
Slk (170) cars have a lot of interior noises..rattles and such, and ride on smaller wheels with larger (taller) tires. Vario roof aside, they're basically the same...more chassis flex on the slk naturally as it doesn't have a fixed roof. I've also noticed that slk interiors don't hold up as well.
Paint on the interior was prone to flaking off on some of the earlier models. I think they fixed this in the later years before it became a Chryzler. I've been in 4 R170's, 2 32's, 1 320, and 1 230. None of them had the flaking problem and none of them rattled.
The Hydraulic pistons were prone to leaking too. Something they fixed when they made the R171.
The 320 had didn't have the solid seats the crossfires received. Instead the seats the base models had, except they were wrapped in leather.
The 32 and crossfires had the same seats.
The R170 had better arm rests. both were cushioned and wrapped in leather. The Crossfire door arm rests are the worst. This wasn't a big deal on short trips, but on long trips my elbows were bruised. (Yeah I'm a wuss)
The R170 had a 6 disc cd changer and a tape player.
These are the things I can remember.