Mercedes-Benz CLK 230K Elegance

Newest Review: ... day one I started getting problems. These were mainly minor – trims loose/ falling off and squeaks and rattles. The ... more

... car returned to the dealer at least a dozen times during my ownership to rectify these problems, sometimes for several days at a time. Each time the car returned for more remedial work I was offered a courtesy car, but only if I insured it myself! I decided to sell the car when at twenty five thousand miles the supercharger developed a fault, which was repaired but shortly afterwards started misbehaving again. A final point - the depreciation was far worse than I had expected - fifteen thousand pounds in two years...more

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Mercedes-Benz CLK 230K Elegance: A poor buy (152 words)
by - written on 30/09/00
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I purchased a 230 CLK shortly after they were launched and owned it for two years. The car, in silver, with lots of extras certainly looked the ‘business’. However from day one I started getting problems. These were mainly minor – trims loose/ falling off and squeaks and rattles. The car returned to the dealer at least a dozen times during my ownership to rectify these problems, sometimes for several days at a time. Each time the car returned for more remedial work I was offered a courtesy car, but only if I insured it myself! I decided to sell the car when at twenty five thousand miles the supercharger developed a fault, which ... Read the complete review