So I am looking to trade my 2002 Mercedes CLK 430 for a comparable Miata or similar small-engine manual-transmission, street-legal, track toy. I have had this car for three years, my brother bought it new. It has 260,000 miles, but I had to change the gauge cluster so it reads 170,000. Once you own it, that information is yours to do as you please.
I love this car and it’s a great commuter. Heated seats and the AC works. The color and high propagation of Mercedes here in Atlanta render it virtually invisible to speed enforcement.
It still has the original stereo. I use a blue tooth adapter and it sounds pretty good.
The joy of the car is a solid, torque monster 4.3 V8. It will propel the old girl with alarming force. I have had all the work done at local independent tech with all of the records.
It’s not perfect. I have one key, it’s pretty chewed up but works. The driver's seat has two tears, the door seat controls wood is delaminating, the front clip is from a 320 and the paint doesn’t quite match. The headliner is dropping at the corners. But it’s a solid car and everything works, even the electric rear window shade. All of this is in the pics.
Tires are new this year, and I change the oil every 5,000 miles with Rotella T6. The next thing it will need is Service A which is due in about 3,000 miles.
I just can’t really put this car on a track. I want to get back into track days and instructing HPDE and this car is not made for it. She is quick, comfy and capable but too heavy for that kinda work.
This is my DD, so what I trade it for needs to work for that as well. No projects please. I know I am going to make a comfort sacrifice for a track toy. That’s OK.
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