2008 Mercedes-benz Clk-class Black Series on 2040-cars
Barrington, Illinois, United States
We have decided to sell our Black Series and go into a different direction. We love this car and that is why we
did all of these upgrades, but unfortunately it is time to move on. We are the 3rd owner, I know the 2nd owners
name and his California address is still in the Navi. However the Autocheck shows 6 owners since it went from
dealer to dealer. If a dealer has the car longer than a month they have to transfer the cars title into their name.
We bought the car locally from a dealer here in the Chicago area in April of 2014 and have put around 4K miles on
it since then, but only 150 this year. The plates expired in April and it needed emissions tested for us to renew,
at that point we kind of knew that we wanted to sell, so it just sat here. Yes, it will pass emissions.
Over the winter 2 pieces of carbon fiber cracked (lucky me), the ashtray and the shifter surround. I removed the
front bumper in February to get it repainted (rock chips & several previous touch ups) so I had the front louvers,
ashtray & surround redone by a carbon fiber guy. All 5 pieces look like new.
Specs;
-42,715 miles.
-19x10" & 19x11 Forgestar wheels (2500 miles)
-Bridgestone RE11 tires (2500 miles)
-Extra carbon fiber trim in interior (last year)
-Rear seat & seat belts from standard CLK (last year)
-Weistec oil separator (last year)
-MHP ECU tuning (tuned for LTH, does not have LTH currently)
-MHP Low-temp thermostat (last year)
-K&N air filters (last year)
-Throttle blip/rev-match from Ralf with Stage II upgrade (last year)
-Secondary cats removed/X-pipe (no smell, no light, not that loud)
-Adjustable camber/toe bushings (last year)
-Rear control arm bushings (last year to fix wander)
-Girodisc front rotors (maybe 300 miles)
-Yellowstuff F&R brake pads (maybe 300 miles)
-New spark plugs (last year)
-Window tint (came with)
-Exterior lights tinted (just wrapped last year)
-Optima Yellow battery (last year)
-Just serviced
*More Pictures* This car has went up in value and I am sure that it will continue to do so. They imported 367 of these to North
America, most of those are Black, or Silver. The other 2 colors are Red (approx. 10 made) & White (approx. 35
made). Here is your chance to get a rare car that has all of the "required" upgrades already done!
Private Sale!!!!!
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Comparison test: 2019 Acura RDX vs. compact luxury SUV competitors
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