Faults:

Nothing has really gone wrong, except one of the xenon lights won't turn on 'till after 1 minute of driving. Going to get that done at the dealer soon, so I'll keep you guys updated.

General Comments:

This Mercedes is the best car I've ever driven in, and sat in, it's comfortable, fast, and reliable. This car has the best looking everything, exterior, interior, engine, etc.

The interior is awesome, and full of features for the money, I got mine with the navigation which makes the whole interior look more sophisticated. The option command navigation is a bit hard to work with sometimes, but it's easy once your used to it.

Exterior is like a work of art, pillar less windows, and the rims of the CLK320 look beautiful with the beautiful lines that work throughout the car. In addition, the big Mercedes logo on the front looks great with the front headlights.

The car has a good shape to it, very congruent, and rounded, which basically drew me to this car. When I first saw the car, I gazed at it for 10 minutes, and knew it was THE ONE.

Handling wise, the car is precise, you can't go wrong with these German sports coupes. Don't want to sound repetitive to other car reviews but the car just handles like it's on rails.

Brakes are a bit touchy, but most European cars are like that, it'll save your life. (Driven my mother's BMW where the brakes literally saved me from an accident with a stupid driver in a Camry.) You get that sense of security that your in a tank.

Safety is the best part of having a Mercedes, the car is all quality, and every panel of the car feels strong and secure. The car has little tags everywhere you look saying "AIRBAG", which makes you feel quite safe.

Performance is good for the 215 horsepower it has, could have more, but it's good for my local driving.

Some cons would include not having bluetooth installed, or an iPod interface. And there's only one cup holder, but I don't drink or eat in the car so it doesn't really matter to me. 10 Speaker Harmon Kardon could be a bit better.

Faults:

The A/C seems to have a mind of it's own. It decides when I want to breathe the outside air or recirculated air. And chooses my fan speed for me every now and then.

Other than that, I haven't had much go wrong with it in my first month of "pre"ownership.

General Comments:

I've always wanted a German Luxury powerhouse-of-a-car. When I spotted this beauty for less than half of its original price of $60k, I just had to test drive it. And sure enough, I was taken in, and decided to take her home.

The leather seats are comfortable and breathable. The previous owner had opted out of getting the heated seat option, so I'll be a little chilly in the seat come winter.

The interior gadgetry is convenient, albeit a bit confusing. There are 2 CD players; a multi disc and a single disc. And a DVD nav. (first year option) player which is not touchscreen. Believe it or not, the car actually comes with an aux. mp3 plugin. You wouldn't recognize it if you saw it; a small silver port, installed in a random location on the right side of the inner glove compartment. The Harman Kardon speaker system isn't the most enjoyable, but it beats the one in my previous car.

The 300hp, 5.0L V8 is a work of art. Plenty of torque, coupled to a 7 speed automatic transmission (first year option on this car for the CLK500 only). A sport and comfort driving mode are offered. There is a noticeable change when Sport mode is activated; the revs seem to hold longer. I cannot seem to keep from grinning-n-gunning in this car. 0-60 times don't even matter. This car makes 300hp almost seem excessive, with it's throaty exhaust note, engine hum and seamless gear changes, as it accelerates to 60 and beyond.

The exterior appearance is breathtaking to say the least. Built on a stretched version of the C Class W203 platform, this particular CLK came with Mercedes' signature color, Pewter. Having always admired the pillarless B design, and modern day conveniences, this auto seemed more suitable then my personal favorite, the BMW 8 series. This one happened to come with an AMG appearance package and staggered 18" AMG wheels. The windows come with an attractive transparent blue tint unique to the CLK500. I park this car far away from other cars for 2 reasons: so no idiots hit it with their doors (even though it has side moldings), and because I enjoy looking at it from a distance.

The single fault I have with this car is the fact that the previous owner did not choose the bixenon headlamp option. Instead I'm left with bright white HIDs, which aren't bad mind you, but seem to detract from a car of this caliber.

Overall though, I'm extremely impressed with this car.