CLK 320

"ajb723" ha scritto nel messaggio news:BE6C9756.D348B% snipped-for-privacy@optonline.net...

I have it. It is a 2003 CLK 3200 Elegance. Very good for details, quality and look Vote 9. The comfort is great vote 9. Compared with a BMW the handling is softer; vote 6.5 and also the engine is pretty soft, vote 6. Overall I'm satisfied, but I think that the new 2005 engines (they are rady for our european market, for USA I don't know) will be better. If you prefer a relaxed GT is ok, if you want a real sport car look somewhere else.

Ciao

Alex

Thanks so much for the advice. I'm really hung up on this. I plan to test drive the 320 as well as the new BMW 3's which my dealer should have in shortly. I don't want the idrive in the BMW but the dash is so boring and Spartan without it.And the new CLK 350 will not be around until about Sept.

I also have a 2003, and agree with Alex's assessment, though maybe a half point higher on the handling and the engine. I'm glad I have it.

The BMW definitely has a sportier feel to the drive. But, it also feels much smaller, and that was a significant factor to the decision.

Andy

in article BE71FF12.D3BF0% snipped-for-privacy@optonline.net, ajb723 at snipped-for-privacy@optonline.net wrote on 3/31/05 4:25 PM:

Correct. My votes for the BMW are higher for the engines and handling, but for the other factors (interior quality and look, comfort, design) the MB is so much metter, that I prefer by far the CLK. Buy Mercedes...

Alex

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FWIW I have a 2001 CLK 320 Cab, a somewhat different car. I like it, been happy with it so far.

My question is, why would anyone spend lots of extra money on a two-door car?

For me there have to be special reasons, in my case the ragtop. I do like the look of the CLK Coupé but I am not sure I would buy one. A suitable C-Class or E-Class is much more useful.

DAS

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That's always been the way; it seems to make the car seem more elegant or exclusive, especially when it's a Mercedes, and 2 doors really cleans up the lines of a car as far as design. None of which explains the outrageous price differential between, say, the CLK320 and the C320. Emanuel

The past masters at making the rear doors 'disappear' are Alfa Romeo (FIAT). You need to look closely to see the rear door handles.

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DAS

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The CLK is the coupe alternative to the E-class sedan, and *that* explains the price differential. The C-class has its own coupe. You may as well complain about the difference in price between the E320 and the C320 because they both have four doors and the same engine.

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The CLK actually is supposed to stand on its own, AFAIK. It is not a coupe/cab version of anything specific.

DAS

The CLK isn't the C-coupè, but it isn't an E-coupè. It is a different model, probably in between. The internal design is different from both, the handling is different and the engines are the at 90% the same for all 3 (C, CLK and E). I think the Clk more elegant adn with a general image of higher level than the C.

Alex