Maggra
Active Member
This will be my last thread as I'm now selling my CLK 230 Komp 9 years of age due to my disappointment with th last couple of months which started when my wifes Smart started making a front left noise! We quickly got Merc of Pompey(Ridgeway) to take a look! which seemed to have a solution so after 2 man hours workshop time paid plus steering bits replaced - we took Marty away but 2 weeks later back again! Sorted with no cost to us, stated thats it sorted! at last !
3rd Visit co-insided with MOT so no problems with MOT just 2 rear tyres but then tell us that the noise had been traced to the third party side skirt rubbing against the wheel arch panel ???? So 1 MOT certificate and £500ish labour bills we've got what we went in the first for.
Whilst all that was going on my MERC goes into MERC of Southampton (Ridgeway) for Paint Warranty request on paint bubbles around all wheel arches, this is rejected due to only having owned the car for 6 months 1 week! Then have recently an issue with a Pulley bearing making a noise, front left of engine so take car back to Portsmouth after waiting 2 days for them to sort their computer network cliches out, they refuse to talk to my warranty company which is not Merc's and I've got no other option then to get car back fom them!
The up shot is that the bearing replacement will cost me £80 to pay the German Engineering Repair Company just by Port Solent to sort it out! and I've not had to wait as he's doing tomorrow for me!
Second up-shot is I've bought my replacement car, picking up this Friday and sold the CLK inside an hour on ebay! after being offered a trade-in book price of £2250 which is a joke!
Best up-shot ..., replacement is never ever going to be a MERC ever again!! I waited nearly 25 years to own my own MERC now its been a nightmare!
PS.., I would like to Thank the Forum for helping me a couple of times when I phoned MERC with no reply but contacted you guys and got answers within 5 minutes!!!!
3rd Visit co-insided with MOT so no problems with MOT just 2 rear tyres but then tell us that the noise had been traced to the third party side skirt rubbing against the wheel arch panel ???? So 1 MOT certificate and £500ish labour bills we've got what we went in the first for.
Whilst all that was going on my MERC goes into MERC of Southampton (Ridgeway) for Paint Warranty request on paint bubbles around all wheel arches, this is rejected due to only having owned the car for 6 months 1 week! Then have recently an issue with a Pulley bearing making a noise, front left of engine so take car back to Portsmouth after waiting 2 days for them to sort their computer network cliches out, they refuse to talk to my warranty company which is not Merc's and I've got no other option then to get car back fom them!
The up shot is that the bearing replacement will cost me £80 to pay the German Engineering Repair Company just by Port Solent to sort it out! and I've not had to wait as he's doing tomorrow for me!
Second up-shot is I've bought my replacement car, picking up this Friday and sold the CLK inside an hour on ebay! after being offered a trade-in book price of £2250 which is a joke!
Best up-shot ..., replacement is never ever going to be a MERC ever again!! I waited nearly 25 years to own my own MERC now its been a nightmare!
PS.., I would like to Thank the Forum for helping me a couple of times when I phoned MERC with no reply but contacted you guys and got answers within 5 minutes!!!!