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Asked by Trevor Cox
WE RECENTLY traded a 2003 Mercedes-Benz C180 on a 2000 CLK 430, which we love because it offers classic styling in a two-door coupe: prestige motoring, wonderful road-holding and fantastic V8 performance in a European sports car. Also, we have a vast array of luxury items that would normally be beyond our means because this car was more than $135,000 new. The money we saved enabled us to put in a premium after-market in-built DVD/satellite navigation system as well as an ipod and hands-free mobile phone system. Our belief is the CLK will suit our needs for quite a few years. We have even found that the Mercedes V8 is quite frugal when driven appropriately. The big thing we love is that we have a luxury performance coupe that won't date any further than it has already. Are there any issues or problems we should be aware of?
Answered by CarsGuide
29 Mar 2007NOT really. The CLK430 is a great car and should give you years of motoring pleasure. The only thing to be aware of is that it is a couple of years older than your C-Class, but Benz quality is good enough and you shouldn't have any specific problems. The key is to keep up the servicing.
