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Writing from Victoria, Australia. Great video, gents. I own a 2001 CLK 55 AMG ... 342hp and quite surprisingly economical. I can get 10.5L/100km and even better on highways. I love the shape of the car and its styling. Reminds me of our classic Holden Monaro from 1968-1971.
I am thinking of buying this car and this video came verry helpful, so now I'm saving money for it. Thank you guys for making this great video, keep up the good work🔥
Bought a jet black with brown interior. Year 2000. Fully loaded Elegance Amg alloys, Sunroof. Only 85kms (52000 miles 2 owners) import from Italy to Spain. Cars here on 2nd hand market are 20% more than Uk. So price was £4600 about €5200. No rust at all inside like new. I thinkin the next 5 years these will pick up in price. In Spain ive seen then at €7500! Which could be badge snobbery. People own small SEATS and Peugeot
Great video, very informative. In my opinion it sounds awesome straight piped, like a classier version of an A45, or an older version of a CLA45, of course a lot slower but should still be good for traffic light dashes along Cromwell Road :)
I had a 2001 SLK with that same 230K engine in. Stock 197hp. Had it remapped which took it to 238hp; that's 20hp more than the S/CLK 320 ! Cracking engine. Had no issues with it whatsoever.
I had one of these back in the day. 😊 Great bargain, classy, lovely to drive. 😊 In my view this shape would be a classic in years to come. Kind of wish I did not sell mine. Should have kept it as a perhaps second run around car!!!!
I used to have one of these back in the day, in 'Sports' trim, and in the best colour (red). Probably one of my favourite cars. Very comfortable, even in the back, and I could get a surprising amount of stuff in the boot. I'm not sure I'd have one again though due to the car tax on such a cheap vehicle.
Would love to but we actaully swapped it for our Honda accord/Rcord build. The previous owner has told us though that he has done some upgrades to it and is making around 250hp!
I've had a few merc's. I've a clk now their lovely to sit in and drive. There very reliable. They are cheap to buy.. Say with the 2.0 kompresser.... Your 230 2.3 are heavy on petrol
You can honestly pick one up in the UK for around £1500 or even cheaper. Maintenance is all depends on the engine, the bigger the more maintenance. on this engine is its not that much, unless you need to access the chain.
Hello, im about to buy a clk 230k from the year 2000 with 200k kilometers on it for 3500 euros. Am i crazy ? Its à garage that sales it so it has 3 month warranty. How many km does this particular car and engine do in its life ?
Just about to go look at a one owner, 1999, CLK320 Convertible with 120k miles and full MB service history! Guys asking for £1,300 but has all receipts and will get any outstanding issues sorted before I collect! No rust on the wheel arches and looks tidy, Wot do you think?? Worth the risk?? 🤔😎
Sounds like a pretty good deal if he is getting everything sorted, these old Mercedes are pretty reliable. Great with no rust too, with that kind of history doesn't seem that risky to me at all. If it drives well id buy it!
underrated and cheap also for 2000€ you can get one... clk200 K or 230K 163hp 193hp you cant get that for cheaper.... 3000€ if its a good state :) runs e85 cheap 0.60€/L love my car
Own one myself, got it from my grand father before he passed away from cancer.. It was a nice gift and it touched my heart. Its really sad to see that it rusts like no other car. They really cut corners on those models. The electricity is saddening too. Mercedes should be ashamed.
I know right I prefer the older ones as they aren’t computerised. So If a problem occurs in the computer you either have to give your car up or pay a hefty amount to get it up and running agaib
I have owned a W208 for 16 years. It is a bottomless money pit, and many parts are no longer available from MB. Fuel economy is never over 40 mpg on my Kompressor 200 automatic. On a run you will achieve high twenties, round town 24 mpg. Parts from Mercedes if you can get one are ridiculous. A new MAF sensor from MB is £352. You can get a Bosch one for £95. Also Mercedes cars of this era are severely prone to rust around the Wheel arches, boot lock. The leather stitching on the front seats tends to split. If the car is registered after March 2001, VED will cost you £585. Even changing the spark plugs is a major job. Once these four cylinder Kompressor engines get to 80,000 the engine wiring loom tends to fill with oil.
16 years is a long time to own a car, cars will always have there problems and will never be perfect. Electric can be expensive on all Mercedes its always been that way and I agree although expensive the electric do fail. However we have owned a lot of Mercedes in our time and find that the earlier Mercedes pre 2004 were quite reliable mechanically compared to other European competition. They are definitely a luxury brand and cost a lot of money when new this must be taken into account when buying a cheaper used one, just because the purchase price is cheaper doesn't mean it will be cheaper to maintain. Not all but some of the newer Mercedes however we have had pretty severe issues much more than the earlier ones
I have one, from 1999, for seven years now, every problem I had was self inflicted by me :) Any kind of parts I needed from bumpers, doors, traction control valves and mechanisms, always got in 2nd hand or junkyard. My mechanic even bought 2 british ones, I'm fom Portugal, to put pieces on my own, and pieces of other mercedes in the junkyard are compatible. I bought mine in 2016 for 5000€ and now they are selling for 8000. Because in Portugal tere were only sold 300, as they cost new, a sport edition like mine 60000€
