clk or keep 5 series

[chasdad]

As title really,been told about a nice clk .dont know anything about it yet. But feel like a change from my e39 528 sport.the only is i,ve never driven one. Has anyone on here had both ,some advice would be good

[schmalex]

I had an e39 530i and then, a few years later,a CLK500.

The Beemer felt like it was hewn from a solid block of granite, whereas the Merc felt "lighter".

The engine in the CLK is what really made it for me. A rich, never ending wave of torque ans power made it just sublime to drive at any speed. Regardless of how fast you were travelling, plant your foot, watch the bonnet lift and just slam down the road. As a very refined coupe, it was breathtakingly quick - much, much quicker than the S4 that, sadly, replaced it.

[chasdad]

A clk500 would be nice but i dont think the mrs would suffer the mpg. Im hoping its a 320 . Whats worrying me is i went away from a e39 to a saab 9-5aero and couldnt stand the poor build quality. Its going to be hard enough going to the 2 doors and 4 seats in the clk.but from the little i know of the merc it sounds too good to ignore

[schmalex]

IIRC, my 530 averaged 28mpg, whereas the CLK averaged 25.5. Not a world of difference...

[chasdad]

My 528 averages about 28. So ill ring tomorrow and tell him im interested. You never know i could end up the owner of a 500.hope its not a 1.8 though