$13,995
East Greenwich, Rhode Island
Category
Coupe
Mileage
104000
Posted Over 1 Month
2006 Mercedes CLK-500 Convertible, brilliant silver over grey leather interior with burl wood trim. Loaded car, with heated seats, navigation, CD changer, wind deflector, iPod connector, Bluetooth, power trunk, cruise control, self-dimming mirrors and power everything. This has been, literally, the best car we have ever owned. We bought it as a one-owner Certified car from New Country Mercedes in Hartford CT with just 5400 miles on it. The original sticker was in excess of $73,000. It has always been dealer serviced. This car has been incredibly reliable, it has never needed anything beyond scheduled services and brake pads and tires. I think we had a woofer rattling in the door once that was taken care of under warranty. That's all I can remember. The car went with us from Massachusetts to the Austin, TX area for a couple of years, where we racked up a ton of easy Texas highway miles on her commuting. It is now with us in Rhode Island. The mileage is getting near 104,000 now, but if you saw the car you would think it had 20,000 miles on it. It is in beautiful condition, detailed regularly, no accidents or paintwork ever, no wear on the interior, top is in terrific condition, car still smells new. There are a few minor scrapes on the rims, and one small parking lot ding on the passenger side that we just noticed taking the photos today (paintless dent repair will take care of that). It still looks new. The photos were taken today. The guys at the dealership are amazed. Our service advisor told us we are crazy to sell it. He is probably right. The car runs strong and tight, everything works properly. It has the AMG body styling and spoilers and AMG 5-spoke 17" rims in staggered sizes. Handling is excellent and the car has a ton of power from its 5.0 liter V8; it puts out an astounding 329 lb.-ft of torque at just 2700 RPM, and has 302 horsepower. When you put your foot in it, it takes off like a rocket, but it's extremely tractable around town and gets decent mileage if you drive it reasonably, I averaged 24 mph running around town today. It can be shifted manually as well as left in automatic. This car is still available as the E class convertible but it hasn't changed ... we drove a new one recently to compare and this car looks and feels the same but it's a ton less money. Frankly, we love the more sculpted flowing lines on this car better, and Mercedes is now moving back in that direction from the more squared off and boxy recent designs. This car is one of the best looking Mercedes on the road. You will not find a nicer convertible in this price range. It looks, drives and feels like the $73,000 car it was when it was new. The car has Pirelli P-Zero Neros on it (and always has). We will include a set of winter tires, if you want them. We would welcome and encourage a pre-purchase inspection at the local Mercedes dealer -- Mercedes-Benz of Warwick. Ask for Matt, he knows the car. We have the Rhode Island clear title in hand, there is no lien on the car. We have always owned nice German cars -- Porsches, Audis, BMWs, Mercedes -- but this one has been remarkably good to us. One thing we can tell you from a lot of experience, it's better to get a car that has been driven regularly and maintained properly than some creampuff that has been sitting around rarely driven. It's time for it to go to a good home. You won't believe your eyes.
Trim Silver
