A used 2009 Mercedes Benz CLK for sale.
“Any man who can drive safely while kissing a pretty girl is simply not giving the kiss the attention it deserves” Albert Einstein once quoted. To alleviate this mess, one needs to have a Mercedes CLK to uplift all the worries while driving. Buy used Mercedes CLK crafted in the year 2005 with the following specs to boot.
Firstly, it is priced from £30,385. The Sport version with the Mercedes AMG body styling package of front and side skirts, has 18-inch alloy wheels and a rear boot lid spoiler. Equipped with a host of up-market goodies, this model weighs in at £32,885. Moreover, the test car had a whole load of ‘essential’ Mercedes extras including leather upholstery, heated front seats, Bi-xenon active headlights, a five-speed Tiptronic automatic transmission and pre-wired hands-free ‘phone facility which pushes the price up to a pretty hefty £38,475 — and that doesn’t include a navigation system. So, not only are Mercedes selling more cars but they are successfully up-selling the specification of them as well.
It’s a great car, but realistically you are still paying a lot of money for a medium-sized coupé — although still not anywhere near the cost of the latest AMG and 500 additions.
If Mercedes Cabriolets are not your thing and you prefer a metal roof, then the stylish CLK-Class Coupé is for you. This compact car comes with an extensive range of engine options and is ideal for a two-person ‘family’ who have the need to carry two extra passengers. The rear space is large enough for two adults, and the 435-litre boot is big enough for luggage for four people. For added versatility the rear seat has a fold-down section, so longer items can be loaded through into the car.
Typical of this car’s sophistication is the seat belt feeder system: a mechanical arm either side of each front seat that ‘hands’ the seat belt to you. There are countless other executive and upmarket items of specification fitted as standard, as indeed you would expect in a car of this price. Having four electrically-operated side windows to create a pillarless coupé layout is also a good feature. Cruise control, climate control and excellent steering and seat adjustment facilities add further icing to this particular cake.
A Mercedes CLK parks by the road.
The CLK is not quite as sharp to drive as BMW’s 3 Series Coupé, but it does most things very well. The electronic stability control and acceleration skid control keeps the Coupé well mannered, while the revised steering gives better feedback and is more responsive. The lowered sports suspension is compliant — certainly not hard — and irons out the worst of the potholes and ridges that are an inescapable fact of life on today’s roads. When cruising on motorways, wind and tyre noise is very low and entirely in keeping with all the other quality attributes of this car.
The 2.1-litre, four-cylinder direct-injection diesel engine with turbo-charger and intercooler produces a modest 148bhp with 251lb ft of torque from 2,000rpm. Don’t be fooled: this is a strong and flexible
unit, and the most popular unit for many customers. The alternative 3.0-litre CDI diesel engine would add a bit more zest to the overall performance, but at a price — an extra £4,180.
Furthermore, a used model such as a CLK has unbeatable features for just about: £10,995. It has seat warmers, auto windscreen wipers, auto lights, handfree kit, navigation, leather seats, 2.7 litre engine, fm/mw radio, full settings control on screen, controlling buttons on the steering wheel, cruise control, electric windows, electric mirrors, central locking, cd player, alloy wheels, anti-lock brakes, alarm, voice activated dialling (if you have handfree kit) and a whole lot more!
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