Clk 55 amg or 350z as a second/fun car?

[Test driver]

Any advice please? Looking for a fast/fun car, can be 2 seats.

[soad]

TVR Tuscan?

[Terzo123]

Do you not mean a SLK?

A CLK has 4 seats. The SLK, 2.

I'd have an SLK 55 AMG over a 350z.

[Deep Thought]

Terzo123 said:

Do you not mean a SLK?

A CLK has 4 seats. The SLK, 2.

I'd have an SLK 55 AMG over a 350z.

He said "can be" not "has to be"

[DoubleD]

How much cash have you got?

[Jasandjules]

TVR Chimaera.

[ZX10R NIN]

CLK55 AMG everytime as much as I like the 350Z the CLK55 AMG trumps it but I am bias as I've had four of them.

[anonymous-user]

Budget, mileage, needs?

[sim16v]

Does price really matter?

You could get a rough car for relatively little, or a minter and pay a fortune.


The AMG 55 engine is really rather good.

Op, do you want to change gears or not?

AMG only available as an auto, but still a quick car.

[Test driver]

Thanks for the replies, budget £6K, second car so fun and as much bang for buck as poss.

Mustn’t be fwd or estate otherwise anything goes. Like the idea of a 2 seater sports car or fast car.

[Commander2874]

Slk 55 AMG everytime but at 6k you won't get one! You are looking at 10k for a half decent example.

[anonymous-user]

Pick of the lightweights would be a Locost. Alternatively for my money an already turbocharged MX5. If you’re feeling brave you could go for a Jaguar XK8. Even braver RX8, but it’d be fun....

[sim16v]

CLK 55 fastest out of all suggestions so far.

Budget might even stretch to a W211 E55 with Kompressor.

Performance on a whole different level!

[colinrob]

C32 amg saloon some start at £2500 for £6000 you will get a good one or pay £5000 change the pulley and remap for £1000 and you have a very quick sleeper

[ZX10R NIN]

Test driver said:

Thanks for the replies, budget £6K, second car so fun and as much bang for buck as poss.

Mustn’t be fwd or estate otherwise anything goes. Like the idea of a 2 seater sports car or fast car.

At 6k you'll be struggling to get a CLK55 AMG if you do it'll be high miles (in general you'll find more convertibles than coupes) so there are a few things you need to check.

1) When you start the car if you hear a clicking from behind the dash then the flaps that direct the air have gone this means the dash has to come apart so although cheap parts wise this is an expensive job labour wise.

2) Check to see what radiator the car has, Mercedes had a problem with the Valeo Radiator which allowed water to mix with the Transmission Fluid the redesigned version is made by Behr & that's the radiator you want to see.

3) The transmission filter & fluids should be changed every 40k if there are no receipts of this being done haggle hard.

4) Rust isn't really an issue but on the front of the rear arch you can get some blistering from where the rear tyres are constantly throwing stones at it caught early & it's an easy fix costing no more than £300.00

5) If you open the drivers door & look at the paint code & see a C or a K near the paintcode then it means your car has Ceramic lacquer which is self healing for light scratches, this one can cause problems if you don't go to a decent bodyshop as it can turn a simple repair into a nightmare.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2004-54-MERCEDES-BENZ-C...

You can get the earlier W208 CLK55 AMG but then you really need to inspect it for rust.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2000-Mercedes-Benz-CLK5...

You could take a look at the very rare 5.5 CLK500 Sport but again it'll have big miles:

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...

[virtualm]

350Z for looks and fun factor and a lot cheaper to run, plus you'll get a newer year compared to the CLK. I can't imagine what repair costs will be like on the CLK, let alone the tyre shredding monster it is. If you go 350Z route my suggestion is go for one that hasn't been molested.

But I am biased as I've had a 350Z, loved it and still miss it a lot. So much better than the 370Z (had one of them as well and hated it). Even thinking myself as a 2nd fun car but my daily would be jealous lol.

[Mr Tidy]

You could also try a BMW Z4 3.0Si - a bit less power than a 350Z, but also a bit less weight.

[ZX10R NIN]

virtualm said:

350Z for looks and fun factor and a lot cheaper to run, plus you'll get a newer year compared to the CLK. I can't imagine what repair costs will be like on the CLK, let alone the tyre shredding monster it is. If you go 350Z route my suggestion is go for one that hasn't been molested.

But I am biased as I've had a 350Z, loved it and still miss it a lot. So much better than the 370Z (had one of them as well and hated it). Even thinking myself as a 2nd fun car but my daily would be jealous lol.

Nothing really goes wrong with the CLK the biggest bill you may have is the 16 spark plug change, they're great cars I'd recommend one of them everytime.

[Deep Thought]

Commander2874 said:

Slk 55 AMG everytime but at 6k you won't get one! You are looking at 10k for a half decent example.

He said CLK....