hazards280

I am looking at purchasing a CLK500 and came across one in town that is priced very low at $9000. The car is in great shape however it has HIGH HIGH Miles. Im talking 245,000!!! Would I be wasting my time and money purchasing a CLK500 w/ milage so high.

I own a 2006 Grand Prix GXP as my DD. It has a 5.3 Liter LS4 and I love it so the CLK would be more of a weekend car. As long as I don't like it too much!

Opinions? What should I check on? I know they have problems with the shift linkage and the auto close doors are imperfect by design however, anything else?

kevblah

How many miles?

hazards280

245,000! Also, good point on the pictures. I didn't even notice the tape coving the switch. I will contact the owner regarding the time they were taken.

kevblah

Honestly, I wouldn't even bother with it, that's an easy $9,000 down the drain if it craps out on you the next day...and then good luck finding a buyer for it after that, lol.

hazards280

Lol, isn't that the truth! He said he's had it for sale for about 2 months now and everyone keeps walking away because of the milage.
Duh!

I was thinking it would be a bad purchase, however I wanted a second opinion regarding the reliability of these cars. It just looked so nice w/ such high milage!

Thank You!

kevblah

It sure is a nice looking car, but think of it this way. That $9k is pretty much a sunk cost, consider it yours for life, no one is going to buy that from you. Now think about how many cars you can buy, drive for 3 years, and then sell and still not take a $9k hit on..

dynomite05

Too much money and too many miles. Run!

hazards280

That was a very valid point. I would pay that $9k and could never expect a return on investment regardless of the money I put into it. I really didn't even look at it that way.

On another note, it seems as if you guys a very nice to new members, that's actually a thought I put into my car purchases. How exactly the forums are online regarding the model I purchase.

I will continue looking for the right CLK and well..."I'll be back"

Mka77

Walk away and save up for one that's a little less tired. Anything that goes wrong with these cars can be very expensive. My.02

dynomite05

This is a great bunch here with a lot of experience and info to share. Good luck on your search and let us know when you find one.

Mka77

Best of luck with your search. I'm sure we will see you back on here.....

before you know it!

grmnpwrd

Don't bother spend the extra 5 and get one with a quarter of that mileage and enjoy the car

elijah

You are crazy for even considering!!

Newjd2

Don't do it man but keep looking and you'll find your deal and know that is the car for you...the sticker is probably for tint I'm guessing so you can't lower the windows...

We'll see you on here soon...



Angelo

559EVO

I'd sell or trade in the gxp to afford a better clk and use it as a daily driver, unless you can afford a more expensive clk without selling your gxp.

kostas86

Wow that's a lot of miles!

M-bENZ

I didn't know our CLK can run that much miles ...

ahmadk

why dont you buy it ... and change the engine (ok...this sound stupid )

kostas86

TechSuperstar

Did I miss something? What year is it?

Two points:

1: The price is too high... reasons: milage, going to need work, most people dont want a gas guzzler. Talk them way down.. walk away and see if they call back.

2: How are you with cars? If your the DIY type and are able to perform alot of the tune-up type stuff yourself (spark plugs, wheel bearings, control arms.. etc..) then it may be a good purchase for you (at a lower price of course).

newman2000000

Thought I would give my experience.

I bought my 240 on 175,000 miles about 6 months ago.
Got to test drive it for about 1000 miles as it was one of the bosses cars, and had full MBSH and ran extremely smooth.

But the price also reflected the mileage and I got the car for about 50% off similarly aged cars, but with less miles.

I would say for your weekend driving purposes, it should be good, AS LONG AS the price reflects the miles, and therefore you wont feel much of a hit if something does need repairing.