2001 Mercedes A208 CLK 320 Goes For a Drive
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- Опубліковано 20 жов 2021
- The W208 Mercedes CLK was Merc's luxury flagship coupe and convertible at the turn of the century, today we test an Avantguard CLK 320
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My mum had one of these - in dark blue with ivory interior. It was a lovely looking car. I remember going to Bremen as a child with them to collect it and getting a tour of the factory. Thank you for the nostalgia!
Seamles over dubbing at 3:48
How did you spot it?
That interior is beautiful. This car really doesn't look 20 years old.
That interior is amazing, real attention to detail with the colour coding, if you fancy a CLK then this is the one to go for!
I was just thinking how much I dislike it! Great car mind, and life would be dull if we all thought the same
YES go check a new Merc...quality is not as good
Would have been nice to see the roof in action 😯
These are absolutely stunning value, despite the rust issue there’s probably not much else at this price point that represents such value.
Love the interior colour scheme . The best generation of cars , no ridiculous touchscreens to distract , proper dials and switches , nicely designed dashboard , what’s not to like . Shame it’s not the tin top .
if you want a tin top buy an e320 i had one great interior great engine only gripe it loved to rust under the wheelarches and bottom of door sills
I've owned one of this 320 ,with red and black interior,for 4 years. What an amazing car !!!! And whit the ESP off,it it a joy of handling and drift. Much more precise ,than the e46 m3. . The only complaint I hade, was that the rigidity was not that good, but was not affecting the car precision. But the e46 convertible is more body rigid, but not as well and precise in handling, as this CLK.
Now that's how to do a two tone interior 👍
The CLK coupe is such a beautiful car
I’ve owned Mercedes’ for over 30 years. I had this exact model in the early 2000’s and had a lot of fun with it. It wasn’t however Mercedes’ finest hour. The plastics in the interior had a cheap feel to them, the leather needed regular feeding to stop it going hard and the paint Mercedes used was pretty dreadful. Incredibly rust was a major issue and all of these irritations are reflected in the low values of them. If you’re thinking of buying one check, double check and then check again the roof opens and closes smoothly with no problems or pauses.
It’s common for these to fail and the electric motor/hydraulic system is very complicated and mega expensive to replace.
If you find a rust free low mileage model with good service history and your not using it as a daily driver and keeping it garaged go for it.
In time they will start fetching decent money because so many of them have been scrapped.
Oh. I just bought one about 30 minutes ago online...
I disagree about saying that the roof system is complicated, I saw videos about how it works and actually, it is one of the easiest, no only my opinion but from ppl who work on convertibles full time...Also leather seats have maintenance and these ones hold very well the pass of time because they are good quality, just my 2 cents...
There was a 2002 CLK living near me, right on the coast. At eight years old it had rust streaming down the sides, holes in the wings and flaking cills. It was scrapped at twelve years old, shocking really.
Lovely motor. Very refined and stylish.
This CLK is already a classic, as there are almost no more
It's cold and rainy and windy and the perfect time to take a convertible out for a drive. You have to admire English positivity. I think.
If we didn't go topless in the cold, the wind and the rain then we never would.
I have a CLK from 2005! Soo happy with it🤩🤩
Excellent review Matt, what a lovely noise the Merc makes, think for me the reds a bit either you like it or not.
Lovely autumn drive, that. With one of the most suitable convertibles for the season, I'd say. The first-gen Volvo C70 convertible was an interesting and very handsome rival to this back then, if I was in the market for an older stylish 4-seat quality-convertible, I think I'd look for one of those. Another rival was the Saab 9-3 convertible.
Don't forget the Swedes! Volvo C70 Convertible and the biggest selling Convertible in the UK in the 90-00's was the SAAB 900/9-3 😃
Very good point!
Volvo C70 coupe looks best too me. C70 second gen is a CC, it is just not the same... :/
@@lukemallory7832 My dad had a '99 9-3 convertible in black, with beige leather...it was an excellent car, but the scuttle shake was massive, dash creaked and windows rattled over bumps. Heated seats were so comfortable!
@@DashCamSerbia had a C70 coupe and Peugeot 406 on the same street as a lad, 2 of the best looking of that era.
Brilliant video Matt beautiful old car
What a beautiful car! I always did have a soft spot for these. The interior is absolutely beautiful. For my taste, I would prefer a light blue paint with dark blue top and the two tone Interior in two shades of blue. I can dream
Nice car,great review thanks for sharing 👍.
Lovely car great vid youtuber It’s Joel just bought one of these in Wales as his Range Rover gave up in him,it didn’t miss a beat all for £1000.
Were you using a different camera there seemed to be lots of issues regarding framing and focusing.
I have a 2000 slk 320, that v6 is an impressive engine.
and not a thirsty one if you drive it smoothly...
Just remember that 3.2 v6 has 12 spark plugs. Good fun at service time.
like a bigger Alfa T spark!
Yep. When I first got mine, I instructed my mechanic to put in IRIDIUM plugs on its initial service as I intended on keeping the car for a long time. It was a bit of a shock to be handed a bill for $500 but after 5 years of faultless service ( in this time the only problem that occurred was a blown brake light bulb )
That cost was long forgotten.
The CLK was the best car I have ever owned. The current ML is catching up but the CLK was a thing of beauty.
And the V8 has 16!!
yay i got a W208 Coupe with a V6 and a W211
Stunning interior, love it! Great review Matt, keep it up.
Thank you!
With both wind deflectors in place it´s great!
I've never looked twice at one of these.. but what a great car .. having sold my mk3 escort convertible and thinking I wouldn't go soft top again , this would be a very nice alternative ..( come on post code lottery )
Peace and love brother 👍🏻☮♥️
What on earth is going on with the picture framing during the early part of this?
Flagship? SL might be asking am I a joke to you. Good review yet again though.
Beautiful car, maybe something I'd consider owning in a better life as a second vehicle for weekend leisure drives, like going to the beach in summer. From my experience with the Mercedes A class I'd still hate the multifunction lever, I much rather have wiper controls separate.
I happen to drive an Audi A2 now that also has red leather interior and I'd recommend finding one like that to take for a drive. It's an interesting little car, kind of unique because of the aluminum body. Lots of info about the A2 on the a2oc forum.
Why did you not show us the letter box boot? I do so love the hushed whisper dubbing for extra comments (or replace the small mistakes?) enjoyable start to Friday morning.
My VW Bora 00 & SEAT Toledo 02 had the letter box boot too.
Those buttons on the steering wheel are so reminiscent of those in Mercedes Benz trucks in the 00's and into the 2010's. Of course the truck was a lit more monochrome as apposed to all that red.
Still looks an amazing car Matt tea shelf or no tea shelf , did I blink and miss the roof mechanism demonstration 🤔, such a cool design and colour interior 👌🏻.
Im always reluctant to use roofs, even ones I know work as the pessimist in me expects something to break - Ive only put the roof down on Quentin twice!
Lovely things, I knew somebody who bought one of these to take up and down from Suffolk to their house in France!
Amazing car !!
Now this Mercedes-Benz is the epitome of style and luxury.
Now, the US vehicles had ECC, so surprised to see dials for HVAC
My only dislike is the red steering wheel, otherwise it is nice.
And I adore a convertible!
Most bits from the 1999 W202 and some from the W203 like the door handles. We've had both over the years. I remember the W202 C180. Had that very distinctive Mercedes almost like a perfume smell. 🙂
Yes! They all have that sweet dry smell, my 204 has it as well
@@furiousdriving The best new car smells of the 90-00s. The 1999 Audi A4 which was a lovely organic smell and a new 306 with the leather. Like a sweet leather smell. Good times. 👍
Good morning from Ron in Manchester, it is very cold and wet here, winter seems to have arrived
CLK55 with this interior is perfect.
look like it was made for someone with a pink range rover, hideous colour combination inside
@@laurencebushby713 pink range rover is better than a base model white one.
well thats your opinion
@@laurencebushby713 well yea it is. And saying this is a hideous colour combinations is your opinion too.
What happened to the camera around 5:16? I thought I was being sucked into the Twilight zone for a moment haha.
I've been for a ride in a slightly newer CLK and the luxury just hits you the moment you sit down in it. Not a family man's car though 😅
Any brightly coloured interior makes me wanna cry. All we get now is black. Or black with grey accents.
Good that red is disgusting it would be better in just black
Not bad. Had a 307cc with hard folding roof, those are a bit underrated methinks if one wants a cheap four seater cabrio. *que the top gear image with one parked and smoke pouring out of it* . After 2005 or so the electrical gremlins of PSA were mostly solved in my experience, making it possible to pick up a nice car for cheap.
But these mercs are also nice, I personally would always prefer a folding hard top though. Love the red/black interior of this example.
I realise this comment was mostly off topic and borderline irrelevant. I apologise.
Totally agree. Owned one for a decade - other than needing a driver's window regulator after 5 years it was absolutely fault and leak free.
@@byronmills5952 Mine was also fault free, but I realised I am extremly sensitive to tire noise, which was a weakpoint of at least my example. To be fair, we have very coarse asphalt where I live, on "continental" asphalt it was a non issue. So, sadly it had to go. Still miss it, and checked up on it, but it has disappeared from the register so it has been exported or written off, unfortunately.
407 coupe v6 is a great peugeot
Nice car. I would have the hard top myself. Can't beat a Merc Coupe. Mind you, the bigger, the better in my book.
DRIVE A W202...LAST DECENT MERC RIDE QUALITY. A W203 AND ONWARDS ...THEY DRIVE LIKE ANY OTHER CAR
GRAB ONE OF THESE WITH THE 320 V6 AS THEY ARE NOW GOING UP IN VALUE !!!!
Lovely car, I have a late second generation clk coupe, not convertible from December 2009, so right tow the end of production, that the original owner specified with every available extra and I love it. Indeed to keep it as long as possible. As low mileage and I only do a low mileage myself, the only time I will have to get rid of it is when they ban petrol cars. At that point I will just stop driving. Mine has paddle shifters on steering wheel , but I’m lazy and just let the automatic do it’s thing. I had an earlier second generation 2004 clk that I also loved. Only changed that, when I saw the one I now have for sale. I only changed it as the one I have now is lower mileage and was specified with every extra available. At age 51 I hope to still be driving it until I am too old to be driving. But, more likely scenario will be until they outlaw the driving of petrol cars. I love the red and black interior on this one, absolutely gorgeous looking car! It’s not showing for sale on their website? Nor does it show among their recently sold cars, perhaps they haven’t got the listing advert ready yet? Love car and fantastic comprehensive review as always. No tea shelf on these and no cup holders in second second generation model of clk either 😂 They have one pop out compartment on dash that they call a cup holder, on the second generation, but it’s too small in diameter to fit a cup in.
does yours have the cooling seats?
Yes it has cooling seats
@@andygreen1a distronic too?
There was one of those parking sensor graphic thingies embedded in the middle of the rear seats , so you could see that in your rear view mirror , clever . anyway counting the fingers on one foot .. unintentionally funny .
that was was no accident
Pity they rust so badly, nice engine and very civilised.£1500?
Are you looking at the top of the windscreen or through it? The thing with tall people and convertibles it looks like they are looking over the top haha
Cheeky post: If anyone is looking for an ultra rare Coupe C209 CLK500 5.5 (the 382hp model) in black - I have one for sale on Autotrader with Harrisons. It is the only one listed - KY56 FLX, listing price £6295 (will take offers). Only selling as I now have a 2010 XKR & don't have room for 7 cars - Thanks!
I love these cars mate your the best can u do a car review on a 1997 mercedes w202 mate
Was also mk4 astra convertable that was 4 seater
8:26 honk!
I'm viewing a 1999 320 elegance convertible today!
It was a wreck
@@colinthebeard 😂😂
@@ammlla3984 Well it was 😝
Have you noticed how ugly merc steering wheel blocks look from the side!
I have a 2001 a208 with manual 6.
Superior to quinten 😁 nice 👍 you made references to quinten me think you're keeping said convertible 🤔🤓 the computer on the dash and steering wheel controls very mercedes atego truck 🚚 🤓👍
No he HAS to go in spring!
@@furiousdriving I wish I could take Quentin on myself. I would love him alongside my clk coupe. I have always loved Rover cars. You put in so much work and totally transformed him. I really hope whoever buys him, will cherish and enjoys him.
My m8 offered to sell his 430 V8 convertabile for £2000 its in good nick to , its a 2000 plate not sure what to do , this will be used as a fun/summer car , was looking at getting a MX5 but then he offered me his 430 are they nice cars ?
they are nice, more luxury but less fun than the Mazda
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Rivals would be, A4/80, Saab 93, astra, Volvo c70, E46 3 series and 306 off the top of my head, there was a surprisingly large amount about in the early naughtys. The focus cc didn't come in till much later (07 or 08 I think) as it was based on the mk2 focus.
Cheap crappy vauxhall and Peugeot rivals for a prestigious Mercedes-Benz lol 😆 .Don't think so.
@@jamesrichardson4604 I was more talking 4 seater cabs (like he did in the video) real rivals would be 3 series, saab 93, c70 and a4/80
What happened with the camera on this one?
It wasnt the camera, it was Final Cut - I told it to stabilise the interior section but it massively cropped the shots and did not show that on the previews!
Has all the rust and peeling paint been air-brushed out...🤔
Like the E46 BMW Two of Germaine's best looking cars that look dated these days
Wow your camera is a wee bit out of focus.
not out of focus, the editing software decided to throw in a massive zoom crop instead of image stabilisation, but didnt show that on the preview
I had a volvo c70 convertible of the same year...lovely car, I wish I still had it.
Nein! To the tea shelf
Fabulous but is this model not very prone to the tinworm that afflicted the E class of this era ? A chap I know owned a gold coloured turbo diesel one of those and it literally disintegrated before his eyes. He'd initially paid big money for it but after about five years, sold it to an old fella for £600, having been totally up front about the suspension towers all but collapsing etc. Perhaps convertibles tend to lead a more sheltered {from the rain} life.
But this car got barley any extras
The camera work really needs some attention! (e.g. 6:00)
It looks nice on the outside and it’s not a poverty 4 cylinder model and that interior is the only letting it down as it’s got a disgusting nasty red dash and door cards
I'll have one of them Merc CLK's mate. I'll be paying cash just make sure you include the optional drug dealer red interior....
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Matt, that other worldly voice you've dubbed over your running commentary is a bit unpleasant alongside your "normal voice"...not sure I like that (just saying!)
Designso spec interior
Dust bin interior nasty look stuff
Regarding your comments on scuttle shake: It's subjective, what you consider to be minor might not be to someone else although of course things do become more apparent the more you drive and the longer you own a car. To be honest thought I could see the camera wobbling and the wing flexing against the bonnet as you drove, unless it's just vibration in the shot. The MB owners forum has concerns from owners regarding this. I've a Lexus convertible and it does it more than my MX-5 did, but less than my old Escort! Apparently it's down to wheelbase length, overhangs and centre of mass. Obviously cutting the roof off drastically reduces stiffness. Friends of mine spend a fortune adding bracing, but a BMW suspension tuning specialist is quoted as saying that even elaborate modifications wont really result in any appreciable improvement in ride or handling. Now with a sperate chassis it's a different story, but then body panels can rattle, seem you can't have your cake and eat it! Regards to you Matt, keep up the good work.
Too much red for me! Lovely car otherwise!
Only 218 hp from a 3.2L V6? That is poor.
Acceptable but not groundbreaking in late 90s. The 330s put out around 10bhp more but this was for cruising not tearing around. Dont forget this was the era of mainly NA engines mondeo and vectra 2.0s were only making 130 or so and bigger v8a high 200s ir low 300s 540 made 282 and the e430 around the same. For the time it was plenty.
But a 1999 Jaguar S Type had 240bhp from a 3L V6
Wtf was happening with the zoom and framing, camera throwing a wobbly? Yes I did notice the voice over where you forgot the script.
Yes nice interior why would you want to get out ? 😂😃😂😃😂😃😂😃😂😃
I am a Mercedes fan but that interior is hideous imo
Why do people seem to be in more of a hurry on the roads in nice cars so they can get out of them sooner ? loooool
The CLK doesn't use E-Class body parts (would be nice, sigh...). They just look like that, but it's all CLK.
A convertible with leather seats and without seat heating (no buttons on the center console)? Ohoh...
What is going on with this video?!
WTF happened to the camera in this video? Making me feel sick
Final Cut went a bit crazy when it was meant to do image stabilisation
@@furiousdriving 😂 felt like I was on the high seas during a storm
Who specified a colour scheme like that? More importantly who designed it to be available? A car spec should always be chosen with resale in mind and many people would have walked away from this over its time as it divides opinion too readily.
A car spec should never be chosen with resale value in mind lol, that's exactly why everyone drives grey over black boxes with no creativity, it makes the world a boring place!
Wrong ! When deciding how to spec a car it should be how you want it , don’t think about future drivers .
I agree that interior ruins it had it got a black interior it would be worth more and sold far easier .If it was newer and you had the black trim out of another car it would be worth swapping
@@bmwman1981 black interiors show no imagination , like a coal hole . And get bloody hot in summer . Let’s have a bit of colour .
@@richardhowlett9424 not all that red though is not nice and the red dash and steering wheel is nasty .I could forgive the interior just if it didn’t have the red dash and steering wheel. Black interior also get better resale as it wears better and 90%of second hand buyers prefer it over more hideous colours