Hello


just lost my 2004 in the flood in Pensacola and looking at SLK to replace my crossfire and need some advance I found a 98 2.3 supercharge auto 67,000 miles for $6000 and a 2005 3.2 V6 manual with 87,000 miles for $10,000. Love both just wondering which you guys think which in the long run would be better. which do you think has more available mods, which engine is better . Heard anything bad about either.


If a get the 98 I will have the throttle body and MAF to sell, plus never use mess grill and complete black switches and A/C controls


Thank for any help
sive

 

The 98 is the pre-facelift R170. 2.3l Supercharged i4. Add a smaller pulley and some bigger intake tubes and you've got a faster car than the 3.2 V6. But the pre facelift car has the black plastic cladding on the bottom and looks awfully dated. Also the auto in 98 was a 4 speed without a slapstick.

I don't think they made a R170 for the 2005 model year. That should be a R171 which had a 3.0 V6 or a 3.5. Both are great motors, but very little you can do with them mod wise. Same problem with the 3.2L V6, just throw an intake, tune, and open the exhaust a bit and you're at the top. Suspension is much better in the R171 over the R170, and less top issues.

Sorry about your 2004

 

That Crossfire is overpriced.

 

I'm thinking the '98 and the '05 to which the OP is referring are both SLKs - not a Crossfire for the '05.

 

We give advice here, for an advance see a bank.