A poor buy (Mercedes-Benz CLK 230K Elegance)

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Product:	Mercedes-Benz CLK 230K Elegance
Date:	30/09/00 (498 review reads)
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Advantages: Looks

Disadvantages: build quality

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 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! So much for Mercedes holding their residuals.

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