Buying used Mercedes

[-Dominicankid-]

looking on cars.com theres a ton of CLK's 03-05 in the 20-23k range with 30k-60k miles

is there some serious problems with them or something? or is the economy to blame? (live in north jersey)

[BlvdBrawler]

DON'T DO IT!!! There are TONS of problems with these cars. Or if you do have to get one, make sure you get a warranty up to at least 100k miles. Good luck.

[-Dominicankid-]

DON'T DO IT!!! There are TONS of problems with these cars. Or if you do have to get one, make sure you get a warranty up to at least 100k miles. Good luck.
deep down inside I know this is true but I dont want to believe it its so pretty

one of em's at a acura dealer so maybe its certified gonna start looking at them in person next week

[The Bilingual Gringo]

Yup. Worst years of Mercedes EVER, IMO. Those were the years they started business w/ Chrysler. Their reliability and maintenance took a big sh*t that's why those values are the way they are.

[JKFrazier]

Yup. Worst years of Mercedes EVER, IMO. Those were the years they started business w/ Chrysler. Their reliability and maintenance took a big sh*t that's why those values are the way they are.
They started with Chrysler in '99. Had Chrysler had nothing to do with those Benzes turning to sh*t. Mercedes tried to make their cars lighter and cheaper(which actually worked) but took some hits in quality and what little reliability they had in the first place.

[The Bilingual Gringo]

They started with Chrysler in '99. Had Chrysler had nothing to do with those Benzes turning to sh*t. Mercedes tried to make their cars lighter and cheaper(which actually worked) but took some hits in quality and what little reliability they had in the first place.

They started parts bin sharing and the whole nine. They shared production ideas w/ Chrsyler all the time during that relationship.

[Diggy_Dat_Niggy]

I know those E classes in the same year had mad electrical probs, leave it be

[BlvdBrawler]

I had an '02 AMG and honestly man, I couldn't even list the amount of shyt that was wrong with that car. shyt that couldn't be fixed, "I'm sorry sir, we just don't know what's wrong with it...." was their favorite line.

[Riot the Rebel]

lol glad I read this thread. Infiniti it is then.

[beaniemac]

deep down inside I know this is true but I dont want to believe it its so pretty
one of em's at a acura dealer so maybe its certified gonna start looking at them in person next week

acura dealerships don't certify any other cars than acura's. if u want it certified, u better get it from a benz dealership. either that, or u can buy the warranty from the benz dealership as well. thats always an option. maybe u can haggle the price for that warranty.

[88M3]

like everyone said lots of problems(all benz's) the clk 500 is cool 05+ and you can find them for cheap

[Luken]

lol glad I read this thread. Infiniti it is then.

infiniti's tend to be a grip (if your speaking about g35's and such). the ones that come with the brembo breaks are a b!tch to have serviced and replaced, they tend to consume a lot of gas and alot become victims to electrical problems(common Nissan motif). if your going infiniti or nissan, go 350z.

[luciano23]

yo theres mad e320s and e500s ('03 and '04s) for like $16k around here too (ny/jersey) ... should i worry bout that same problem with them?

[88M3]

yes for more specifics go to a benz forum and search or go to and see what recalls they have had

http://www.benzworld.org/forums/

[H.O.V.Ballin']

looking on cars.com theres a ton of CLK's 03-05 in the 20-23k range with 30k-60k miles
is there some serious problems with them or something? or is the economy to blame? (live in north jersey)

Yo never cop used high end cars. The markup is ridiculous especially since they prolly drove the car like sh!t the whole time they had it.. thinkin; "I'ma get a new car in two years when my lease is up"

86 that c/s

[luciano23]

yes for more specifics go to a benz forum and search or go to and see what recalls they have had

http://www.benzworld.org/forums/
damn sounds like e-classes between 03-05 got a lotta problems.

[88M3]

yeah i would never cop a e class anyways but they are an electronics nightmare and have had lots of recalls

clk500 has had quite a few gremlins too but its worth it...
the gl benz is crazy.. but they are $$$$
thinking about getting a 07 or 08 ml500