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A 580BHP "Kleeman" SLK55 with 145k on the clock....can't say I'm not tempted for a laugh:

https://www.pistonheads.com/buy/listing/15648676

That sticker What a wally.

Quite funny though!

He doesn’t get 45mpg so what else is utter bollocks?

Jobbo wrote: Fri Sep 29, 2023 10:25 pm He doesn’t get 45mpg so what else is utter bollocks?

and that yeah!

Superchargers are famously really good for fuel consumption.

I think it's a typo.
A bit like "No money down" should have read "no, Money down!"

It should read "I get 4.5 mpg (normal SLK 55 AMGs get 23.5 mpg) on long journeys, due to the supercharger"

Maybe looking at the instant mpg readout as they are coasting

A Cayenne GTS for £3k, just needs a minor engine repair. Looks like they've already sold the nice wheels it would have had originally.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/266424582516

Minor? Is a cracked block an easy repair then?

JB Weld and it’s good.

Jobbo wrote: Sun Oct 08, 2023 4:55 pm Minor? Is a cracked block an easy repair then?

Classic, and deliberate, Sundayjumper understatement

And I'm not immediately convinced it's a cracked block, you'd have to really go some to do that. Worst case, engine swap, and I just happen to have one here. In my Cayenne. Which is not a GTS but I *think* the only difference to the engine is a remap, so physically a straight swap and then sell the current one for £1k as a non runner. Makes a very cheap upgrade to a GTS...

So when’s the delivery?

If I don't tell the wife and drive up to Rugby tomorrow morning with the trailer while she's at work, it'll be back just after lunchtime.

(not actually happening)

Sundayjumper wrote: Sun Oct 08, 2023 6:47 pm If I don't tell the wife and drive up to Rugby tomorrow morning with the trailer while she's at work, it'll be back just after lunchtime.

And the divorce proceedings will start Tuesday morning

Wasn't the main draw of the GTS that it was mit Manuel? I seem to remember the road test making a point about it being the driver's/sporty (if such words can be used about SUVs) choice.

I thought the GTS was a V8 like the Panny..

DeskJockey wrote: Sun Oct 08, 2023 8:36 pm Wasn't the main draw of the GTS that it was mit Manuel? I seem to remember the road test making a point about it being the driver's/sporty (if such words can be used about SUVs) choice.

Available as a manual, yes, as was the regular "S", but virtually nobody ordered them because a manual SUV is stupid.

IanF wrote: Sun Oct 08, 2023 8:40 pm I thought the GTS was a V8 like the Panny..

Yes. Same 4.8 litre V8.


Further research suggests the GTS had a larger intake than the S (wich iz wot I got), and the Panny got that too, but the engines are otherwise the same.

Seems a lot of work - what are you actually gaining? I gues ls GTS badges are cheaper!

Rich B wrote: Sun Oct 08, 2023 9:14 pm what are you actually gaining?

Cachet, if you're the type that cares, or more usefully, resale value. A (running ) GTS is worth quite a bit more than my "S".