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    Mercedes-Benz CLK430 Problems

    Are you having problems with your Mercedes-Benz CLK430? Let our team of motoring experts keep you up to date with all of the latest Mercedes-Benz CLK430 issues & faults. We have gathered all of the most frequently asked questions and problems relating to the Mercedes-Benz CLK430 in one spot to help you decide if it's a smart buy.

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    Gear slippage problem on Mercedes-Benz CLK 230
    Answered by Graham Smith · 20 February 2014

    It's always a good idea to get a second opinion when facing the prospect of a large repair bill on something like an automatic transmission. Independent specialists who are working on automatic transmissions all the time often have greater knowledge about them than the dealership mechanics who don't work on them every day.

    Aircon comparison between cars
    Answered by Carsguide.com.au · 12 October 2010

    Generally it was always felt that the air-conditioning of European cars wasn’t up to the task for Australia; that was because there wasn’t the demand for powerful A/C in Europe where the climate is generally milder. But when the European carmakers began to move on to the world market and export their cars to places like America where the demand for good A/C is very high they have improved the performance of the A/C systems in their cars. The cars you say have had good air are cars that are typically built for the US market, those you say don’t have good performance are not. A/C systems soak up quite a bit of engine power in driving the compressor and that has a greater impact on smaller engines than big ones, and again the cars you are critical of have smaller engines, so they will also probably run smaller compressors.

    Lap of luxury
    Answered by Carsguide.com.au · 29 March 2007

    NOT really. The CLK430 is a great car and should give you years of motoring pleasure. The only thing to be aware of is that it is a couple of years older than your C-Class, but Benz quality is good enough and you shouldn't have any specific problems. The key is to keep up the servicing.

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