betrezra

Wife got a C63.... I got really jealous.... so I got this
My new baby.

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Got her from my local MB dealer , CPO, 20K Miles for $23K USD

I'm happy.

I have to clear up a few small issues and she'll be perfect..... a few scratches..... a cracked driver side mirror light lense.... and some curb rash on the wheels..... other than that pretty clean and drives nice...... not the beast of the C63.... more of a refined gentleman out on the road ..... which suits me for now..... but I do see headers, CAI, chip...... then kleeman, and coilovers in my future ........ oh the humanity.

F1Bobby

Congrats!

BLKCLK550

give it to your wife and get the C63!

betrezra

"give it to your wife and get the C63!" - yeah I already tried that and she was like..... the CLK is slower right? ..... and I was like errrrrr yeah but's it's more civil.... and she had already started shaking her head...... say NOPE...... no way.

The clk is a much better daily driver though..... easier on the rump..... but I do miss the kick in the gut of all those lovely HP/tq of the C63...... what would it take to get the same HP/tq out of my clk?

will probably start with long tubes, cai, chip..... then kleemanize it......

NORCAL///AMG

Since your wife doesn't want to trade...take the CLK out and get BLOWN

mk4mike

23k is that is i feel like i got robbed for my clk500!

betrezra

Spent some "alone time" with my new toy....

clay bar
wax
my own curb rash fix for now
leather conditioner
fuel inj cleaner
buffed/polished the amg tips
repaired the wind shield squirters... hose was unhooked.
set tire pressure.. it was way too high.....

I'm thinking it's time for a tune-up..... it's only 20K miles.... but 6 years old.... probably time for some spark plugs / wires.
Also thinking K&N's.

Would you all rec having the trans serviced just as a precaution due to age?

I need a drivers sideview mirror light lense..... anyone know where I can get a new one?

Cheers,
..... Oh and what a car! I just love the look with all the windows down and sunroof open....... reminds me of the old hardtop 55 chev's from back in the day.

M-bENZ

Dont start ......

Andy

betrezra

You can't buy a new toyota for $23K..... you can't buy a new Mustang GT for $23K....... this is my dream car, and a bargain at that.

M-bENZ

I hear ya bro. always love the silver of MB (used to have silver) .

Andy

Stiggs

Looking good man!

betrezra

Thanks!!!!

Just got back from the stealership....... having them check out a squeaky from suspension.... it sounds like the torsion rods are unhappy..... gotta love CPO.

My MB sales guru was chatting me up about having renntech work done there..... OR if I want to save some beans getting the kleeman done at "another shop".......

I'm thinking:
New Wheels/tires... HRE?
coil overs (1/2" drop.... very slight)
nat asp bolt-ons..... long tubes, cams, af's, bored mas, tune...... run nat/asp for a while..... then later Kleeman-ize it.....

and so it goes...

Jons95c36amg

Nice! My Clk55 is also silver. Great for daily driving. My C63 is raw almost like a racecar.

betrezra

She's in the Dealership shop today for new mm's...... was making a terrible squeaky noise with the up/down travel of the front end..... suspect it was the driver side mm. I'll let you know what the mb service paperwork says.... TG4CPO. (Thank goodness for CPO warranty).

I've only owned this car for a couple days and I'm already attached to her..... the base model c300 loaner car is a complete downer to drive...... worse than a yota.

iikillali

congrats on ur ride ~pretty good deal for that price.. also how much u got ur warranty?

betrezra

Car came with CPO warranty of 12 mo / 100K Miles.
I added 2 more years so I've got 3 years or 100K Miles.

It's got 20K miles now..... so I'm golden for the next 3 yrs.

Looks like I would have already incurred cost if I did not have a cpo car!!!!

Hard to believe a car with only 20K miles needs suspension work... but from the looks of the curbing and the under carriage this car was ridden hard over speed bumps and into curbs and things... probably some retireeeee.... with bad vision and a lead foot

iikillali

lol... u going to get a new suspension anways right? lol.. good luck!

betrezra

Yep dealer just called it's getting two new front sway bar bushings.

Prior to me buying it they just installed two new control arms.

Hopefully this will be the end of repairs for a while.

I had them check the MM's also, but MM's are good.

can't wait to get her back

betrezra

Two new front swaybay bushings...... now she's nice and tight.

Just talked to MotorWerks in Houston..... they can do a Kleeman for $8500 parts $2K install/tune....... time to save some clams up for this mod

guofan

i paid $32k for my 05 CLK500 couple years ago with 30k miles. oh well, still love it. lol

vegas55amg

enjoy the ride!!

sounds like u got a sweet deal, and were especially lucky to find a 5+ year old car with such low miles!!!

that's one of the great things about these cars, sometimes they are bought new by folks with lots of bucks and lots of other cars, so the mileage stays low! back in 2005 I got my 02 CLK55 with only 12k miles on it. I've kept it pristine, just passed 40k miles last month.

betrezra

Yeah I'm thinking the prior owner (1 owner car) was retired and NOT a car enthusiast...... suspension was well worn..... and wheels curbed bad, and lots of little surface scratches here/there.......... around the gas filler, and drivers door handle....... I'm thinking river-oaks elderly woman who doesn't know how to park when she visits the mall

I'm stoked it has no mods and was not smoked in.

I think this car sat up for a while too.

I had the fuel inj cleaned and the car runs soooo much better.

It's got the Valeo radiator which I hear bad things about....... will the dealership change it out? Or do I just wait for it to go out and nuke the trans and have them fix it all under warranty?

New Direction for car....... since this is my daily driver... I'm thinking I'll just get the stock wheels fixed up, and I'll also run the stock suspension.
I'm going to limit body mods to the CF front lip and the clear side marker lights.

The fun will come with the motor: I'm thinking Kleeman S/C and exhaust and tune.

No K or Kompressor badging..... more of a sleeper.

What exhaust mods do you all rec with the Kleeman blower? I'd like to keep the stock quiet noise level.

Would I expect any cooling issues with the blower in stop-go Houston traffic in 110Deg F heat with AC on with the blower? Do you have to upgrade the cooling system with the blower install?

My experience is with Vortech Supercharged domestic cars...... the blower easly outpaces the ability of a stock cooling system.......especially with a mech type fan/clutch assy. The LS1 boys were reprogramming the ECU to turn the fans on early to keep the motors cool. Can this be done with the CLK?

THX guys..... I'm a CLK-nut now.

waveterrorist

did you get this through the dealer or MB?
how much did the 2 years of sleep cost?

betrezra

Yep through the dealer...... the extra couple of years was $3700...... but I figure a computer module here, or a sunroof motor there, or a suspension problem here, or an alternator there, etc..... it will pay for itself over the next 3 years.

MARTYMAR

Good stuff! I bought my 04 CLK 55 with 64k miles for 32K!!!! Hell for the price you bought yours, I could have installed a Supercharger