CLK-Class (C209) World's most expensive lemon? (CLK-GTR)

[Zafiro]

Dealership says $1.7 million car won't run and maker Mercedes-Benz won't fix it

 

[wltsm]

I'd be damned if I bought a car for that much and it wouldn't work, or the fact that I couldn't drive it in public!

BTW, this must have been bought second hand, I think I'd take a CLK DTM over this car now though!

 

[Osnabrueck]

Says in the article that the car was purchased directly from MB Germany.

Damn, would I be furious if I shelled out that kind of money and got no service in return. I wonder what gives? There's got to be something we're missing for the story that would explain why Benz is being so stubborn about servicing that car.

Mental note - Don't buy any hyperexotics from MB.

 

[warot]

"Additionally, according to Johnston, the car's transmission failed to shift properly, the hydraulic jack system failed and the car's window's came unglued. "

That cracked me up.

 

[Centurion]

Mental note - Don't buy any hyperexotics from MB.

Don't buy any from BMW either.

 

[Zafiro]

Don't buy any from BMW either.

that was just overrated, nothing had do be done and btw a Z8 dont even cost the half of a CLK-DTM so stop bashing

Apparently there seem to be problems with the 997 engine so dont buy Porsche either (Just_me, stop bashing)

 

[sunnyman12]

lolhyper cars face problems but companies should willingly help out customers...but i guess Mercedes don't respect customers

 

[Osnabrueck]

Well you know - when you shell out well over a million dollars for a car you kinda assume the company's gonna take care of you in one form or another. The implied guarentee is usually like - "We're robbing you. But in return, we'll send a crack team of thickly accented scientists to come wipe your butt when something goes wrong."

 

[drronh]

There's more going on than just repairs needed. The buyer says the car was devalued because 6 were made rather than 5. My speculation is MB balked at fixing it because of threatened legal action over production numbers, and MB probably wanted the buyer to pay freight to get the car to Germany to be worked on. If you buy a car like that there are alot of expenses that go with it. I have to pay $420 to ship my Lamborghini to the nearest dealer, but that's part of the game. A CLK GTR needs to go to Germany for repairs.
Also MB may have had a resale clause in their contract that the current owner was violating. These are just my guesses, you shouldn't judge until both sides of the story are known.

 

[Centurion]

So he bought the car in 2004? Was the car produced up until then?

 

[Osnabrueck]

Also MB may have had a resale clause in their contract that the current owner was violating. These are just my guesses, you shouldn't judge until both sides of the story are known.

Good point. There's probably a slew of fine details here that we're not privy to.

 

[St. Merc]

Dealership says $1.7 million car won't run and maker Mercedes-Benz won't fix it


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MB sucks....joking ...they shouldn't have let it leak to the media...it's bad business for a company selling cars like SLR and 62/57 with those unbelieveable price tags...

 

[Snake Vargas]

I wouldn't be surprised if it was the guy telling the media on purpose, to back MB into a corner - seeing as the story's pretty one-sided, as drronh said. I expect it'll work, too, unfortunately.

Bash all you want, but I'm not of the opinion that MB is wilfully antagonistic to its customers.

 

[Merc1]

I wouldn't be surprised if it was the guy telling the media on purpose, to back MB into a corner - seeing as the story's pretty one-sided, as drronh said. I expect it'll work, too, unfortunately.

Bash all you want, but I'm not of the opinion that MB is wilfully antagonistic to its customers.

My thoughts exactly.

M

 

[LaArtist]

Good going MB..
ohh and good luck to the dude bringing the lawsuit

 

[drronh]

Bash all you want, but I'm not of the opinion that MB is wilfully antagonistic to its customers.

My friend had a problem with his SL55, there was a front end vibration the dealer could not fix. Even though SL65 production was sold out, they built him one and gave him what he paid for the SL55. Of course he had to pay the price difference, but to make him happy they got him a car he couldn't have gotten otherwise.

 

[Mr. Mercedes]

My friend had a problem with his SL55, there was a front end vibration the dealer could not fix. Even though SL65 production was sold out, they built him one and gave him what he paid for the SL55. Of course he had to pay the price difference, but to make him happy they got him a car he couldn't have gotten otherwise.

Wow talk about being treated well. If only all MB dealers were the same.

 

[drronh]

Wow talk about being treated well. If only all MB dealers were the same.

It wasn't the dealer. He went to MB in Germany with his complaint after the dealer and the zone rep could not fix his car.