After 2005 Mercedes stopped producing these 5-cylinder diesel with a capacity of around 2700cc

After 2005 Mercedes stopped producing these 5-cylinder diesel with a capacity of around 2700cc. That makes sense, Volkswagen began from 1900cc four-cylinder diesel engines to squeeze more horsepower than this "heavy" 2700cc engine, and after 2005 at Mercedes by the slight difference between the 220cdi 320cdi and no intermediate model more valuable. So unfortunately for the former 500cc per cylinder diesel principle, 4-, 5- and 6-cylinder diesels respectively in 2000, 2500 and 3000cc content.
However, the REST of this large, lazy, 5-cylinder engine really is not comparable to a 4-cylinder engine, which nowadays squeezed as much horsepower from the engine, but at a much greater speed.

Modern 220cdi Mercedes finally does produce a more-speed automatic, making the speed finally quiet on a highway, but after switching 7x.

My first Mercedes was a 190D from 1989. (XT-89-KB I believe) four-speed manual transmission, manual windows (crank), huge luxury with a sunroof, you but without massive muscle never and was never mechanically open . No tachometer, air conditioning, or whatever, but all that was heavily handheld, never was, never really much !! At Spartan model I was already infatuated !!
Until I was overtaken again uphill with my 77PK oliestokertje in Germany by a truck when I bought a BMW 325tds from anger (the JN-XZ-94 I seem to remember) and the review thereof must still AutoWeek stand ......
This digression is me come to be very expensive, quickly a C220cdi Avantgarde in 2002, then by circumstances Mazda 3 (fine car, took me like Mercedes, BMW and unlike never abandoned) and now so these CLK 270 cDI Avantgarde with lots, lots of kilometers.
Humorous Display after 3 months of use, Mercedes CLK Avantgarde 270cdi
• Conclusion


It seems sensible equal first typing the claim, then the story.
- It is wise not to buy a CLK 270cdi. The engine power related to the consumption is no longer in the modern era. I mean, 170 hp at 1550 kg with an average consumption of 1:13 with a road tax of € 1650, - per year, is not as efficient compared with a Volkswagen Passat 2.0TDI with 180hp. You need to be a mathematician to conclude that the purchase of a used VW Passat many years younger with better technical specifications and to purchase the same amount as a much older Mercedes CLK 270 CDI is a more sensible choice.
- After having parked it at first quite a challenge to climb, for rear seated passengers, it is to get even an acrobatic tour to visit the world vertically with two feet from the extremely low car at a busy Albert Heijn, but after doing the shopping, it's a much more complex puzzle to decide where the grocery store in the car, then still a difficult puzzle how the messages also to get there. In other words, the car is not only practical, it is simply impossible to build a less practical car than a Mercedes CLK.
- You, as a director comes hard in and out, all the people you would like to carry out still more difficult in and out, and any materials if all transport come extremely difficult and always a lot harder again.
- So actually harder than you might imagine yourself in every way, but what a gorgeous, exclusive and tasty driving model. Oftwel FOR THE MAN 100% comparable to a WOMAN !!!! Impractical, illogical, not to understand, not to follow, but what a pleasure, therefore, love of a man is not to be avoided !! After all, a man falls in love with a beautiful woman with similar properties, making it logical that men want to own this car just. It is that simple. Ostentation which generates envy raises a proud feeling that compensates for any shortcoming, so far the comparison with a gorgeous lady at your side.
- The car you will only purchase if you want it, if you can, and enjoy the above logic and practical application / designing condition.

• Enjoy!

Yes, enjoy. 2050 rpm at 120 km / h. No comment at 4100 revolutions per minute and a speed of 240km / h. (all on the counters, because actually it is not according to the specifications) Fuel consumption at 120 km / h is not extremely low, but not much higher at 200 km / h !! 120, 160 or 180, it makes almost no difference if you have to refuel again. A big difference is only when driving in urban areas, compared with driving on a highway. Once on the highway makes it so no matter how fast you drive. Residential area, however, you'll never under 1:11. Buy this car so never if you only short pieces must travel within the urban area.
If you behave normally in urban areas, and on the highway, you come with this car never above 2100 rpm !! Therefore, the engine will probably last as long. Little but very long switch gears in the machine thus little about, the speed remains in normal use under the 2100, so 300,000km is a piece of cake for this oil-fired 5-pitter.

The seat in the car, actually the whole ergonomics including engine noise, invites totally to the accelerator pedal as far as the kick-down is activated, let alone get the idea from the car once the machine in S (= Sport) in position.
You do this only from a total own idea after example AUDI your aggressive right catches up, but if you have all the bells and whistles to go switch which has this car, it goes in one fell swoop a totally different world opens .... .
Then let this wolf in sheep's clothing on demand just see what all he can .......

And that's dangerous ............... ..

• Dangerous ??

Yes, dangerous.
Imagine driving 120km / h on the left lane, and you are right overtaken by some Audi A3 with a lot of red text on his boot, from left to right sorts of numbers and letters. Probably the driver of that car is so proud that he found it necessary to his trunk from side to side to record all the technical specifications of the engine of his baby grand. This, of course, in heavy contrast to the average Mercedes driver, who usually leave note no details on their trunk. On the back of the wife of an average Mercedes driver is not listed what a sexy thong panties she wears, what material it is, what size it is, and at what temperature it is best to wash it after extraction.
However, if a Mercedes CLK 270cdi rider, so find irritating behavior of the aforementioned director, is in its driver to move subtle and controlled from the center console to the right at the right overtaking manouvre, and the engine by pressing a button to switch to the S (sport) mode. Then, the throttle can be hard pressed to be felt on the foot that a button is pressed, and then the device goes in a completely different way to the hallway, a moment that the driver himself the right foot to let go because the accelerations above the control come from an average driver.
Acceleration from 100 to 140 km / h is in fact exactly the same as from 140 to 180 km / h nice detail is that the S-Class Mercedes at 180km / h just one more time will switch to the next gear, and just in the same way to the car by pulling (over the counter) about 240km / h.
Only when (as far as I can see that 1x, because it was really all too fast for me) thick around the 4,000 rpm the car stops simply by pulling, I suspect this is so programmed. I felt the car just content, and keep the maximum speed, very strange.

• Confidence

The car just always does. In time you will get warnings, but you have plenty of time to give to respond. That beautiful German too, two weeks have to listen and to read: KUHLMITTAL AUSPRUFEN !!! Bought at one point but coolant and replenished the reservoir are no comments for weeks.
Oh yes, and 'sochtends (for gentle and sweet talk the Germans unfortunately) LEFT NEBEL Scheinwerfer KONTROLIEREN haha, it is beautiful.
So in that respect it is again not comparable to a woman, the car never nags about nothing. Do example never GESCH Windig HEITMANN MINDERN heard

• Cost / malfunctions

As I wrote, it is not a wise choice, it is not a cheap car.
For all diesel models from Mercedes after the introduction of the common rail system (CDI models) the following a major cost problem:

1. Replacement of an atomizer € 400, - per unit (ie per cylinder)
2. Spare fuel line system from the high pressure pump (plumbing leak, a lot of air and little fuel in the cylinder, cost depending on earlier maintenance and leakage)
3. fuel high pressure pump (1800 bar) € 1100, - euro

problems for all models after 2002 :
1. drive power steering pump and drive them to the front wheels. Costs could rise to € 6000, -
2. Electronic parts. (often, if a windshield is replaced by, for example CARGLASS leaking windshield, and there will be moisture in key electronics !! This often results after 8 months in unexplained malfunction and failure of the entire car, rust takes awhile, but get those costs but come back !!)
3. Cable connections under the seats in relation to the airbag system. There is nothing really broken, the dashboard displays have an SRS error message each time. You can just keep driving it, however, nice is not it ....

Strangely almost NEVER a problem:
1. Rust and rot / abrasion due to poor treatment factory
2. All parts of the automatic transmission
3. cylinder head gasket
4. Water pump / radiator / cooling system
5. Turbo diesel models
6. Glow Spirals (diesel)
7. Exhaust (including turbo)
8. Distribution chain (no belt, indeed)
9. Wheel bearings
10. Starter
11. All hydraulic brake system components
12. All electric motors, such as belt tightening, power windows, sunroof, air conditioning, radio / navigation / TV etc. PROVIDED THAT NEVER CHANGE THE WINDSHIELD !!

The last 12 components include BMW and Volkswagen (Audi) very common charge, and ALFA / FIAT / LANCIA and all French brands naturally occurring daily. Only Japanese brands get above assessment equivalent. American cars are factory as leaky as a sieve, so the weather when such a car is determined that interference will occur. This makes for American cars ever charting single clear picture as the image of a Mercedes.

19-04-2013 Mileage 319 750

I read after my review, and putting my own story into laughter, but it all makes sense. Meanwhile been the counter 321 750 and the car is outside one maintenance nowhere for the garage.
Well I have just an addition to the automatic transmission, in a test of AutoWeek and in a comment from a reader says that the automatic transmission has two modes, the "s" from Standard and the "W" of winter.
However, the automatic transmission in my CLK has the letters "C" and "S" (no "W")
So yes, it can be Standard or Comfort and Sport, I will still have to look at once ....

24- 06-2013 holiday coming up ...

The Mileage is now 326 300, but that does (thankfully and hopefully) increased by approximately 130km each day. Recently I have in this crisis or crises have time to move my work to Rotterdam, where fortunately still commands enough, but what takes daily many kilometers.

With a mileage of 299,000 Mercedes had its last turn, with a mileage of 315 000 I received a message: 1l Motorol bei tankstelle Fullen !! (or something) but I did get the same message with a mileage of 325,000.
Immediately refilled (26 euros for a bottle of one liter of Shell Oil) and the engine sounded healthier.
I do wonder, only 1 liter refill after 15.000km and now after 10.000km or motor at the end of her tether is coming .....
To be continued !!!
MOT, overhaul and reporting bugs (329 016 km)

Minor setback ...

Mileage 329 016, I have so 55,000 Km ridden, and the car must be inspected.
So, this is currently at Garage Van Riel in Terheijden, I live there anymore but family van Riel has really helped me all my life so I still like to come there.

I also had a whole list of things that came to my attention while driving this beauty. One of the reasons why I love Mercedes was because she never gives up, she begins to complain at first, but she always takes you from A to B !!!
The following emerged:

Necessary for approval:
four new tires. 18-inch, 235/35 Michelins, 600 euros
steering oil, overhaul, new license (these villains have probably ever destroyed a trailer hitch) MOT and labor, everything came to a total of 1265 euro, and I therefore could bring drive.

But the car is still in the garage because I want her to be perfect, and there are the following repairs / replacements required for:

- Starter motor turns (too long) along with the engine
- replacing Glow Spirals
- Stabilizer rod for and something control rods
- stabilizer bar rear
- Intake manifold
- Turbo hoses are in the past taped with duck tape (as you see but be careful to buy at cheap)
- Slide valves into a collection header (seems to be a familiar Mercedes cdi problem)
- which rubbers and bullets here and there

total additional costs 3,000 euros

So in total a cost of about 4200 near the euro.
But she's worth to me.
I would, therefore, may ride for 1,200 euros and 4,200 euros she is all patched up.

Indeed, there is no available replacement for my CLK270cdi, a new E-Class Coupe, C-Class Coupe, now even though front-wheel drive CLA models with two doors, this 5-pitter with the old Mercedes thought no longer exists.

The only problem I have now is after she was soon restored ......
How am I going to tell my wife ............

Moreover, new license still a hassle great story in itself, it hung askew for months after the rogue action, and I lost it eventually golly in a laundromat without my knowing it.

While I then no license plate on the front parking lot of the Galdersemeren drove into with nota bene a jeep KLPD half an hour behind me driving I was an employee of a law parked mobile snack facility is alerted that I was lucky to police drove behind me and not for me.

I asked him why? Anyway, I was so behind that I no longer had a license which I first hour underlying thought in the sun, Damn, you're so lost him anyway as you saw for months that he hung askew, you are such a loser. ...

But suddenly, suddenly and totally unexpectedly appeared as the light in my head and said in a deep voice: Maybe you license it is in the Texaco laundromat near the Aldi in Breda where you Quite Dagga did you get your car washed and had a problem your keys .....
This I never could invent itself, so there must be more than life ...

Because that was, I could open my car with one key, and only start with the other key but the batteries have been replaced by Van Riel so that problem is solved, alone, or again a Mercedes warning, you could drive but under conditions .....

so, after we were pretty burnt, drove to the Texaco and there was indeed my license plate. 2 days without driving, and frankly I found my car really much nicer without that record, but an enthusiastic colleague who was so insist I could not resist and when that license plate with tyraps tied again ...

I also drove more relaxed without license the risk for a ticket than a provisional license tied to any moment could fall off, too, is a special experience.

Maarja my colleague was so enthusiastic and helpful without knowing that I would be driving less relaxing, and assessed the risk of the consequences of an offense, such as driving without a visible license plate, probably different from me.

For me it was really important that I would never lose that record, so I do not unexpected fines in the bus get that caused other people with my plate, so I had that license rather pinned on my dashboard and not provisionally with tyraps which you can still get a ticket from an enthusiastic cop because the numbers and letters read out clearly

Anyway, this setback we'll get beyond the planning is that Mercedes will transport us August 10 to Lucera in Italy, with a stopover in sirolo .........

I shall again posts !!!
Unimaginable !!! (351,000 km)

Meanwhile, the CLK IN SOUTH .... yes, be careful, south Italy and was in Poland, tourist driven, currently the counter then at about 351,000 kilometers. Good heavens, what would I like to share the wonderful moments that makes these apparently indestructible Mercedes me with all the pictures, I want this car also never lost so much I have experienced already with her !!! But I think my FACEBOOK open to everyone and you can find a lot of pictures and reports, maybe you can click HERE: https://www.facebook.com/martin.herreweghe?ref=tn_tnmn
and then scroll right down so !!!
Update (374 722 km)

First of all thanks for the nice and positive comments !!

Meanwhile, it is time to find a replacement.
In retrospect appears overdue maintenance by the previous owner to be the culprit of the one-off major maintenance costs of more than 4000 euros, then I have no problem.

Out of curiosity and with a view on the future long are you going to still look around, and I doubt now, the new E-Class Cabrio is in fact affordable !!! And a convertible is quite fun suddenly something else again !!

Just because I do not see the Mercedes quality as I see in my CLK, all bumpers to mid front and rear, and the rear to nearly the window and the door are made of plastic, one minor collision against a pole consequence, as with Renault, Peugeot and Citroen a never to recover damages on which it replaced in the correct color of all that plastic huge costs are incurred.

The E-Class Cabriolet are also rounded controls away in the pretty solid on every corner, I see no stitched leather dashboard like in my CLK, a little square hard plastic Ford-like center console, can you imagine how I feel about it ugly with sharp square corners like finished steering wheel, also not provided with any stitching leather upholstery.

Through all these disappointments, I got to thinking and I drew the following conclusion !!
You have SQUARE and ROUND Mercedesen and exchange any models themselves in this same round-square-around cycle !!
The first C-Class: SQUARE, ROUND second, third SQUARE !!!

So look at a Mercedes not only to the corners of the headlights, but always look at the vents in the dashboard !!
They have a round shape, then you have to deal with a SPECIAL timeless model that retains its value and adding a little emotional. A Mercedes SQUARE vents? No noteworthy, Taxi-value drop, and no special model which makes you cheerful in a sjagrijnige mood after boarding !!! Haha, everyone is what he or she would naturally think, but this conclusion I drew right after investigation.

I now have four E350Cdi Cabrio versions can ride, but the emotional one: 1 binding was gone, it gave me the feeling to be in a sort of Playstation game while riding in these devices.

But the CLK hit the market, so today to one of the last of mohanikanen look anywhere near Utrecht, a Cabrio making quite a bit different but much too heavily priced, I suppose they may also understand themselves.
I'm curious !!!
Indestructible (406 850 km)

A quarter 2015 is now almost worn in 3.25 years now traveled about 132,000 kilometers with the CLK.

The asking price for an E-Class Coupe 2011 or later gives in my opinion not the value of enjoyment compared to my current Mercedes, disappointed I did not drop asking prices in January 2015 still an expensive car in terms of road tax, insurance and use .

So I keep on class tiles in my old faithful oliestokerT i week some 1,200 kilometers along a row, excluding the trips to our second home in Poland.

Barendrecht four new wheels including winter found that the price was lower than four winter tires on rims beneath.
So, these wheels with winter tires designed for a C-class only get put under the tires are actually too narrow (only 225 wide front and rear same) but then again, now that the weather is better weather the rims are still going again under!

Unfortunately I can not post here only four small photos, so an explanation through images is almost impossible .... Picture 2 and 4 pictures show the different wheels, I think.

Well, the 4 tons passed now, and I've never been so long trouble-ridden as the last half year, it seems that the car is only now just like new !!
They also seem more economical with this winter, but with the other wheels week speedometer exactly 0% from indicating a tom-tom, and these wheels provide a deviation of 3 km / h, oddly enough at ALL speeds, the deviation not percentage. This is because the number in height of the tire is the same, but because the band is narrower, the height of the same number is therefore smaller. The height is in fact expressed as a percentage.

No reason to this long written trusty old oil heater to turn off the door.
Up to half a million, I think ???
Still like new !! (468,000 km)

468 000 kilometers There is meanwhile on the counter, I have therefore almost 2 tonnes driven. Not only hear sound crazy and amazing works everything is electric too good !!! On to the next MOT in August !!