Mercedes with 150k miles.. should i be worried

toocan

Ive seen a 2005 Mercedes CLK 200 for sale with 145k miles on the clock. its a petrol has had just the 1 owner and has full main dealer history.. the car runs fine as far as i can tell and is a bargain at 3800 im just wondering should i be worried about somethign with such high miles especially being a petrol

Strider590

Apparently long gone are the days when Mercs would go on and on forever.
But on the other hand, they're still mainly used as taxi's in Germany and the rest of europe, so I don't know......

These days long-term cost wise, a petrol is less costly (mainly due to hight repair costs on diesels).

WisdomTooth

toocan wrote: »

Ive seen a 2005 Mercedes CLK 200 for sale with 145k miles on the clock. its a petrol has had just the 1 owner and has full main dealer history.. the car runs fine as far as i can tell and is a bargain at 3800 im just wondering should i be worried about somethign with such high miles especially being a petrol

One thing to watch out with this range if its an automatic , is the oil cooler ( fitted into the radiator ) if it springs a leak , therefore coolant ends up in the transmission unit ( which can be extremly expensive to repair )

get an independant check of the car is the safe bet

Lum

If that were a 1985 or 1995 Merc I'd say go for it, but a 2005? Not a chance.

Inactive

Lum wrote: »

If that were a 1985 or 1995 Merc I'd say go for it, but a 2005? Not a chance.

Agreed, if it were a year 2000 Merc, it would have rusted away by now.;)

Hintza

But Mercedes are going back to their traditional build quality not sure when this improvement started to felt. As an aside, my old 1990 Mercedes was at 230k miles and is now enjoying a new lease of life as a taxi in Nigeria.

ukmike

One thing to watch out with this range if its an automatic , is the oil cooler ( fitted into the radiator ) if it springs a leak , therefore coolant ends up in the transmission unit ( which can be extremly expensive to repair )

That problem was for pre 2005 cars,with a Valio radiator,2005 will be fine.

Lum

Hintza wrote: »

But Mercedes are going back to their traditional build quality not sure when this improvement started to felt. As an aside, my old 1990 Mercedes was at 230k miles and is now enjoying a new lease of life as a taxi in Nigeria.

Did the buyer pay you by bankers draft and ask for the change via Western Union?

Rossy.

High mileage is not really a big issue

As long as it's been service correctly and runs well, i.e no bluke smoke, hesitant etc then i see no real reason not to get the car

My car, granted it's diesel, has just touched 158k miles and still runs sweet as a nut.

It's a Renault Laguna mk2, granted French electrics are something to be desired, but their engines seem to be well built.

It starts first time, every time, it doesnt smoke at all, and it returns 45-50mpg around town - 60+mpg on a long run

Not bad for a £1500 motor

Lum

Rossy. wrote: »

French electrics are something to be desired

Only if you're an arsonist or a pyromaniac.

That said, your Renault will probably last longer than that Merc, French electrics or no.

Rossy.

Lum wrote: »

Did the buyer pay you by bankers draft and ask for the change via Western Union?

Not everyone from Nigeria is a 419 con artist

Would you like to be classed as a Welsh sheep shag*er by all and sundry?