broken spring on rear

[nutrunner]

hi all my 03 clk 320 cab is back in the garage tomorrow to have 2 rear springs fitted 1 has snapped ,will i ever have a touble free Merc ,its now costing more than the car is worth

 

[pimpdriver]

My 2002 W210 is having all 4 springs replaced tomorrow as I have a broken front and a broken rear.

 

[nutrunner]

thats bad hope u get it sorted, just dropped mine of at a indie back in 2hrs £150 , then the steering arm bush to be sorted , the garage says that should sort the slight rattle and noise out

 

[pimpdriver]

I should get mine back today. But needs rear sub frame bushes doing too.

And then pads all round and rear brake pipes.

The joys of running round in a twelve-year-old car

 

[Reggie-rock]

My rear springs snapped on my last CLK but at least it was a cheap fix, as if it had been problems with air shocks like my last car or a CLS which I was contemplating suspension problems could run into the thousands.

 

[nutrunner]

it seems u have more problems with MB so called German Engineering than u do with the more run of the mill makes ,ive had more trouble with this car than all my other cars over the yrs , but never had much trouble another German marque BMW had 3 of them , unless im just unlucky with this 03 clk 320 convertible such a great car to look at but from rusty wheel arches to faulty sensors now a broken spring and bushes failing OUCH

 

[Reggie-rock]

If it was me I would move on to a newer model as the W209's from late 2004 are a much better car, and now (Nov-Dec) is the best time to get a great deal on a convertible.

 

[nutrunner]

very true, looks like up 03 was a bad time for them