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1999 Mercedes-benz Clk320 Base Convertible - Incredibly Low Mileage - 26k Miles! on 2040-cars

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You are bidding on one of the lowest mileage Mercedes CLK320's remaining. This car has only travelled 26,200-miles from new, has never seen snow, always garaged and is in immaculate condition. I bought this car from an independant Florida dealer who in turn obtained it as a trade-in from the original owner. Between Florida and Texas this car has seen nothing but sunny, salt-free roads and it shows! 

This particular CLK320 is in immaculate condition presented in a very rare Quartz Blue with Black leather interior. The car is solid, rattle free, in excellent condition and will be sadly missed. The following text is a very honest assessment of the car and it's condition -

  1. Mechanical - as of today the car needs nothing! See my notes below on the $5,000+ work performed since April 2013. Next service due in approximately 5,000-miles (per the onboard computer)
  2. Exterior - there are a couple of small stone chips on the hood and a very small dent on the rear fender that would not show up on the photos due to its small size! Otherwise all paint and body panels are original
  3. Soft Top - immaculate and free from any holes or tears. All hydraulic cylinders are working well and the top raises and lowers as it should.
  4. Interior - Exceptionally clean! No discoloration of seats, wood or interior parts. Carpets are in fantastic condition. This car includes a 100% intact rear wind breaker with all sliding sleeves working well.
  5. Electrical - everything works without exception. Radio and CD changer work well, all speakers are in fantastic condition. 
  6. Extras - the mobile phone is still inside the car and powers up - the 1G network on which it worked of course no longer exists in the USA (so you can't make calls from the phone). All books, three keys (two original and one new 4th generation key) and receipts for the work I've performed are included.
  7. Known defects - at present the only item that does not work is the multi-contour seat function. This is ran by the same (new) vacuum pump that operates the central locking so I do not know what has caused the seat contour function to stop working. Note! This is totally separate from the multi-way seat adjustment that works well for both the passenger and drivers sides.
So why am I selling? This is an excellent car and I have thoroughly enjoyed driving it. I have recently bought a very rare 1999 Mercedes E55 with 30,000-miles which I have just finished restoring. I only have room for one of these and the E55 wins for practicality with my 11-month old daughter! If I hadn't found the E55 I wouldn't be selling this one!
 
Since buying the car I have invested more than $5,000 in 'Life Preservation' work to ensure this car is mechanically excellent. If you are looking at a car that is 14+ years old and was rarely driven, then all fluids and associated items should be replaced (or you will be doing it very soon!) Rest easy knowing that since April 2013 a Mercedes Benz Main Dealer or an Independent Mercedes Benz garage has performed the following work -
  • Replaced Valve Cover Gaskets
  • Replaced Vacuum Pump in the trunk (operates the central locking)
  • Replaced Passenger Door mirror motor
  • Replaced Oil and Filter
  • Replaced Air Filter and Cabin Filter (time consuming one as it is behind the dash)
  • Replaced Fuel Filter
  • Replaced Rear End Fluid
  • Replaced Transmission Fluid and Filter
  • Flushed, cleaned and replaced Coolant System
  • Recharged a/c system
  • Oiled and Lubricated all door locks and convertible hood joints
  • Cleaned and protected all electrical connections
  • Installed new OEM black floor mats
  • Installed new Glove Box Lid catch (the old one looked scratched)
  • Bought new 4th Generation ignition key from Mercedes ($430!!)
  • Bought locking wheel nuts from Mercedes
  • Replaced leaking Rear Deck Lid Soft Top latch and replaced soft top hydraulic fluid at Mercedes ($1,307!)
  • Mercedes re-machined three of the four AMG alloy wheels
  • Bought four new Yokohama YK580 tires ($847) that now have ran 7,000-miles since installation.
Email me with any questions! 

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The cars of notorious dictators

Tue, Apr 21 2015

It's good to be the king, at least until your people have had enough of you. Last week, we brought you famous presidential cars. This week, we're going to the opposite end of the political spectrum, looking at what history's mad men drove throughout their repressive and violent regimes. These dictators were absolutely powerful, and absolutely corrupt. More nightmares for their people than rulers, their iron-fisted control gave them the ability to satisfy any wild desire with nearly limitless funds. While they all splurged on luxury goods, cars were a particular passion of many dictators. Cars make a powerful statement to the public about wealth, status and control. It's how you are presented at ground level to your adoring masses or mortal enemies. A custom luxury car with plenty of armor plating reinforced the specialness and "otherness" of the ruler to friend and foe alike. Muammar Gaddafi, Libya, 1969 - 2011 Lybia's President for Life Muammar Gaddafi fancied himself not just a car enthusiast, but a car designer for the masses as well. He supposedly designed a car called the "Saroukh el-Jamahiriya" or Libyan Rocket. It had a 230-horsepower V6 and the nose and tail of a rocket. He was trying to produce a safer car. What makes it safe car? Tough to say. Not a lot was ever released it. Apparently the el-Jamahiriya did come with airbags and collapsible fenders in case of a collision. A spokesperson said "The invention of the safest car in the world is proof that the Libyan revolution is built on the happiness of man." We'll just have to take his word for it. When he wasn't designing his own cars, Gaddafi was ordering up custom rides, large and small. Besides a heavily armored BMW 7 Series and a Mercedes S-Class stretch limo, Gaddafi had this custom Fiat built at a cost of $260,000. The gold in the trim is real gold (of course) and comes with some touches that are pure Gaddafi. For instance, the Fiat badge was replaced with an outline of the continent of Africa, with Libya cut out in green. Rebels seized the Fiat and Gaddafi's other trappings of power after putting an end to Gaddafi's 42 years in control. Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier, Haiti, 1971 - 1986 Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier was the second-generation dictator of Hati from 1971 to 1986. He made life hell for his people for 15 long years, starting when his father died when he was just 19 years old. Imagine if Justin Beiber was given a tiny island nation to run.

Maybach lost upwards of $500k on each vehicle sold

Wed, 08 Feb 2012

Daimler is shuttering Maybach in 2013 after seven years of production. In that time, the company's ultra-ultra-luxury arm managed to sell just 3,000 units, and CAR reports Daimler lost somewhere around $500,000 on each and every one of them.
Even with a ludicrous price tag of over $370,000 for an "entry" Maybach 57, the brand couldn't quite recoup the dizzying $1.33 billion Daimler poured into it since its (re)inception. Rumors ignited over a possible tie up with Aston Martin that would have resulted in a range of new and attractive models, but Daimler has instead decided to snuff out Maybach altogether.
We can hardly blame them.

Mercedes teases a new Maybach concept convertible

Wed, Aug 9 2017

Once again, Mercedes is taking a Vision concept to the Pebble Beach Concours this year. To start generating excitement, the company has released a teaser trailer for the car, and effectively no other information. But we think we've pieced together what the car is. Let's look at the video first. It shows a voluptuous blue body. It's all curves and clean lines inside and out. It also has an impressively prodigious prow with a proud three-pointed star at the front. The interior is all white with very little detail, and in addition to chrome, there are many copper trim pieces. There appear to be only two seats, too. Toward the end, we see a strip of copper trim on the outside as well, and just before the shot changes, we can see a bit of white interior that indicates this is a convertible. So we know this is an elegant, luxurious roadster. Is there anything else we can discern? Well, it seems Mercedes may have accidentally revealed the name of the car, or at least what it's based on. The video's file name includes the words "Maybach six." That happens to be the name of last year's Mercedes-Maybach coupe concept. On top of that, there's a striking resemblance between the long, flowing hoods of both cars. So it seems like a pretty safe bet that Mercedes will show the convertible version of that car, which was 18 feet long, and produced 738 horsepower from a quartet of electric motors. We'll find out if we're right when the car is revealed at Pebble Beach. Related Video: Image Credit: Mercedes-Benz Design/Style Maybach Mercedes-Benz Technology Emerging Technologies Convertible Concept Cars Electric Luxury Pebble Beach