Driving 2005 Mercedes CLK 320 W209 - DRIVE WITH ME | POV , REVIEW , CAR TOUR 2020 , DRIVE TEST 

I have one

I have a 2008 black convertible Mercedes Benz and I am in love with it.

Why would you not service such a beautiful car, for 8 years??

@@droge192 Cuz it was worthless. Started smelling inside... also rust started appearing.

I give it to you

@@iSimplifiedTech thanks

Thank you!

Check your hydraulic fluid tank, left side of the trunk behind that liner opening. If it’s empty or low its clearly a leak in the system and that could be one or more cylinder leaking. If that’s still full it’s most likely a pump or micro switch.

Two places I've used with my CLK550 over the past 2 years are: Mercedes Only in Cummings, and Gibbs Auto Interiors and Accessories. in Jonesboro. Yeah, these Benzo dealers around the ATL are full of it. I'm from Chicago, and the dealerships there don't have the 7-year rule of your vehicle being too old. Look them up as I was referred to them by others, and have used them as well. I'll be going to Gibbs soon, since I have a similar issue with the 'Close Trunk Partition' error. Good Luck!

After re-reading your post I'm sorry you've had bad experiences. Todd at Mercedes Only is a really great guy, and with Gibbs, since my problem was an obvious Hydraulic cylinder line failure (they saw the leak, told me what lines to order, which I decided to get from Top Hydraulics located in Oregon), thus there were no true analysis of what had to be done. From what I've read all Hydraulic cylinders should be replaced simultaneously since not doing so will cause the old ones to fail. Feel free to reach out to Top Hydraulics as well with questions. 😎

Thanks for watching the video. 4000rpms seems a lot to me for just 80mph ... are you driving in S (Sport) mode by any chance ? I will test out the revs soon I will let you know.

@@iSimplifiedTech no pretty sure I wasn't in sport mode, but I will check when I take the car out next.

@@kerrymorgan5610 I checked today and I get around 3100 RPMs at 80mph , but I shifted to 4th gear and I get 4000 RPMs at 80mph. Looks like your car is not shifting into 5th gear.

Hey dudes convertible is good option even if i wanna drive highway ? or sometimes to colder region ?

That used to be for W208 - for W209 manual says Sport and Comfort.

It's not sport and comfort, it's actually standard and comfort. The only thing it does is that in comfort mode, the car takes off in second gear. It's recommended for slippery or snow, since the car is rear wheel drive

Oh yeah definitely, you will enjoy it for sure, still in 2023 will be a solid car.

AutoVirose thanks!

Got an 2009 solid

When I was 16 just last year I got a 2004 CLK320, get one! It has the perfect amount of performance where I can still have fun yet I do not risk killing myself in traffic

I have a 2005 clk320, wonderful car but go for a clk500 if you can, the V8 is amazing.

There is a group on Facebook called "Mercedes Benz CLK W209" has almost 9k members, join there for any questions.

AutoVirose alright thanks man will do! Much appreciated!

hahaha

hahah yooo whats up! Im 17 and have the exact same year and model and close on the mileage! CLKs are a beast man but I agree with you I am looking into the exhaust and other mods aswell. Checkout this aero kit its wayy to expensive but it is just nice to look at. I think ill get some wheels first www.priordesignnorthamerica.com/tuning-for-mercedes/clk/w209/prior-design-pd-aerodynamic-kit-for-mercedes-clk-w209/#optional

Yes, you will love it!

This is not a good idea. It has rear wheel drive. Not a good thing on first car :)

@@wasik722 it depends on the driver and how he acts on the road,my first 3 cars were rear wheel drive and i didn't have an issue with that.

17”

What year is your camaro ?

@@iSimplifiedTech 1994

Of course! Few months after this video I installed a Kenwood receiver and works great!

It does have an Harman Kardon Logic 7 system look it up.

@@iSimplifiedTech Nope. I'm sorry. The 7.1 harman kardon came with the navigation unit and until the 2006 model. This one has the bose

Looking at the VIN it has 810 Sound System (option). In US all convertibles for the year 2005 came with HK System, no one added that badge. If you look it up on any convertible CLK you will see the HK badge. Never seen a Bose convertible so far.

@@iSimplifiedTech the badge goes there for shure. But , if they switched the radio, then yes. It's HK, but still not the 7.1. That one has de navigation, and a screen

@@iSimplifiedTech A simple way of knowing the HK from the bose is, the HK has 9 speakers instead of 6, and the subwoffer is in the trunk

Rims are Original Mercedes coming from SL55 AMG 2007

@@iSimplifiedTech sorry, but its not the SL 55 rims, look a little bit like it, but that's not the original ones from factory

It looks nice, but I guess a lot of parts were changed to emulate the facelifted w 209.

Also the shift knob was changed, but not for the w209 one, but the one in the C class.

Looks good, but I know CLK s.

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@@iSimplifiedTech I'm not sure that really addresses what he said...

@@MrBaconHawk its called having class. Something grown men do. One day you'll understand.

I have 2004 209 Convertible which is admittedly slower than my previous 208 Coupe, but you should be looking at around 7 sec to 60 in the 209 Convertible. Maybe he had it in C and not S?

I would not call it junk, the engine is not powerful but strong. One of the best engines out there in terms of reliability. Having a reliable Mercedes that what makes this car special.