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Old Apr 4, 2004 | 11:17 PM
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Hello everybody.

I'm about to buy my first CLK430 and I think I found the perfect one. Its a Silver 2002 430 with almost 10,000 miles, perfect paint, very good interior, it has the navigation screen and cd changer and player...any ideas on a good price? he's asking $36,000. From what I know its been garaged kept and hardly driven. What is the K3 k2? and that stuff which I still don't understand?

Is there anything I should know or make sure the car has? Thanks

Any help is much appreciated.
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Old Apr 4, 2004 | 11:49 PM
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Sounds like a great deal , this must be an individual, because I would think a dealer would be asking more, 10,000 miles wow
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Old Apr 5, 2004 | 12:28 AM
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K3 and K2 are the option packages, i can't really remember what the K3 or K2 include, maybe you could check on mbusa.com, from what u're telling me it sounds like they car has full options. Good Luck!

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Old Apr 5, 2004 | 01:23 AM
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Originally posted by Big Terry
Sounds like a great deal , this must be an individual, because I would think a dealer would be asking more, 10,000 miles wow
great so its a good deal...and its probably fully loaded then also...anything else I should know? thx
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Old Apr 5, 2004 | 06:44 AM
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K2, Integrated port cellular phone and 6-disk cd changer
K3, Power sunroof and rear sunshade.
K4, Rain sensor, headlamp washing system, xenon headlamps and heated front seats.
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Old Apr 5, 2004 | 06:57 AM
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I'm getting my 2002 CLK 430 today! I'm pretty excited about it. I was looking at a 02 with 12k miles at a Bentley dealer and they wanted $42K. Your price is pretty amazing. I'm getting an 02 with 38K miles for a bit over $34K. I have K3 and K4 packages but no COMAND or phone. It does have the CD changer though.

One thing many people have said is that Black exteriors get a premium. Has anyone experienced that?
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Old Apr 5, 2004 | 07:14 AM
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I'm getting my 2002 CLK 430 today! I'm pretty excited about it. I was looking at a 02 with 12k miles at a Bentley dealer and they wanted $42K. Your price is pretty amazing. I'm getting an 02 with 38K miles for a bit over $34K. I have K3 and K4 packages but no COMAND or phone. It does have the CD changer though.

One thing many people have said is that Black exteriors get a premium. Has anyone experienced that?
what warranty are they giving you?
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Old Apr 5, 2004 | 08:31 AM
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I paid 32,500 for a Texas ( no rust ) 2001 CLK 430 MINT CONDITION with comand Navigation and all other options with 33,000 miles, plus I BOUGHT 7-100,000 mile Chrysler Maximum Care 100 deductable warranty and was very happy with the deal, Bought certified Pre Owned from Stealership
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Old Apr 5, 2004 | 10:06 AM
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Originally posted by BeNz NYC
what warranty are they giving you?
I'm getting it through a private party so I get the balance of the original factory warranty. So that would be about 2 years/12k miles.

I have a company vehicle and a Dodge Ram truck that will be my primary vehicles. I bought the Ram new in 96 and it only has 54K miles on it. I use the company vehicle for most of my driving, saves miles, repair costs, and they pay for the gas. I'm not too concerned about the mileage, I figured getting a 2002 was the better option for me.
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Old Apr 5, 2004 | 10:22 AM
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Yea, thats a great price and you can always add the extended warranty later, if it would have been around here I might have beat you to it, I was looking for a 01 or 02 because I like the w208 body style better than the w209, You are going to love that car, Have A Great Day , AND GO GET IT
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Get the newest and lowest mileage example you can afford.
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