assuck

looking to buy a used 2003 coupe. just wanted to know how well these cars hold up with high mileage? any major mechanical or electrical problems i should know about?

Stiggs

MIne has 34K miles. At around 25K miles the passenger side headrest stop going up and down. Now at around 31K miles the driver side headrest won't go up or down. So far nothing major. (knock on wood)

assuck

damn if that's the only major concerns, then that's really good to know. Thanks.

pazuzzu

i'm up to 60k on my 2003 clk55...no major problems. just typical mb electrical **** as Stiggs said. my nav antenna has been flakly, heated seats stopped working, and my outdoor thermometer thinks we live in desert. all under warranty...

nothing compared to my clk320 or bmw325 which both had some major engine stuff done. (under warranty again.)

assuck

so should i stay away from private party sellers and try to pick up a certified pre owned?

Stiggs

Well....I would say any kind of extra warranty will be a plus. Private party you won't get anything.

F14Tomcat

This has come up just recently here: https://mbworld.org/forums/clk55-amg-clk63-amg-w208-w209/206781-new-member-getting-clk55-have-questions.html

Again, there was a recall for the alternator/power regulator. Make sure the car had it done, or didn't need it. And if it has a Valeo radiator, GET IT REPLACED! I link to our experiences in the thread above.

We've got 43K on our '04, and outside of the radiator/transmission problem, no other problems at all.