barryj Posted December 14, 2023 Report Share Posted December 14, 2023 So..... looking for a convertible and the MB SL400 and the E400's have caught my eye. The wife and I are test driving the SL and and E series Cabrios next week. I work in CA and we have been contemplating a cross country road trip from Cali to our home in NH in May and then for me to drive it back to Cali in Aug. I've test driven both but need to get the wife in them to see what she likes comfort wise. I could be happy with either. Obviously the E series offers more room/storage. Just wondering if anybody has had experience good or bad with either series cost to maintain, reliability, E series soft top vs SL series retractable hard top .....etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keenan Posted December 17, 2023 Report Share Posted December 17, 2023 We have the 450SL, but it's a 1979. Probably a little different these days. Hardtop is not retractable and takes two people to lift it off. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueB Posted January 14 Report Share Posted January 14 (edited) Merc convertibles are great. I have an old SLK as my summer toy, love it. The only thing I dislike is the early version of engine computer/chip. It kind of learns how you drive and tries to adjust the engine torque/acceleration to it. With the city driving at slower speed and lots of stopping, it becomes a granny car after a while. I do the factory reset every now and then, to keep it lively. Edited January 14 by BlueB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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