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What's this world coming too? A MB that won't run for more than 10 blocks. - Pure Luxury - Car and Driver Forums
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) - The owner of a Los Angeles car dealership is suing Mercedes-Benz, its parent company DaimlerChrysler and other affiliates, alleging that a $1.7 million car purchased in 2004 wouldn't run for more than 10 blocks without problems.
The car, a Mercedes-Benz AMG CLK-GTR Limited Edition Roadster, was supposed to be one of only five made.
In the lawsuit, the owner of exotic car dealership Grand Prix Motors also alleges that six were actually made, reducing the value of his car.
A two-door sports car, the CLK-GTR has a carbon fiber body and a 6.9-liter 12-cylinder engine enabling it to go from zero to 124 mph in 9.9 seconds.
It has a top speed of 198.4 mph.
According to the dealership's Web site, the car's intended retail selling price was $2.5 million.
The car is believed to be the only one of its kind in the U.S., said plaintiff Mark Johnston.
It is intended to be a street car but, because of differences in safety and emissions rules between the U.S.
And Europe, it cannot legally be driven on public roads here.
"Unfortunately, the car turned out to be 'exotic' in the worst possible way," dealership owner Johnston said.
"When we took it off the lot in 2004 for its first customer test drive, drove the car all of 10 blocks with a prospective buyer when the oil light came on.
We've been trying to get it fixed ever since, but the Mercedes folks have refused to stand behind the car as promised in our contract."
Additionally, according to Johnston, the car's transmission failed to shift properly, the hydraulic jack system failed and the car's windows came unglued.
Mercedes ultimately determined that the car suffered from an oil pressure-related engine failure, the plaintiffs allege, but refused to make any repairs.
"It's unfortunate the defendants have forced us to bring a lawsuit in order to have our contract honored," said Johnston.
"We obviously cannot sell the car in its current condition, which right now represents nearly $2 million of scrap metal."
Mercedes-Benz USA spokeswoman Donna Boland said she could not comment on the lawsuit since the car was purchased directly from Germany and not through Mercedes' U.S.
Arm. Mercedes-Benz USA is named as a defendant in the suit.
Mercedes-Benz officials in Germany could not immediately be reached for comment.
The suit seeks a full refund of the car's purchase price as well as legal fees and other expenses.
Http://www.cnn.com/2006/AUTOS/06/14/pricey_lemon/index.html
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K - itsa dupe - I let the admins know to delete
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Why not just get a Corvette Z06 and save about $1,730,000?
They both perform about the same...
1) "A man and his truck is a very dumb thing;
A woman and her truck is a very lesbian thing."
-PMC
2) "Texas: Where the men are real men ...and the sheep are real scared..."
-PMC
3) "Horsepower sells cars;
Torque wins races..."
- Carroll Shelby
4)
"When your competitors are drowning, ...shove a firehose down their throats and turn it on full-blast..."
-Ray Kroc.
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Date: 6/18/2006 6:56:42 PM
Author: Proud Mary Cadillac IIII
Why not just get a Corvette Z06 and save about $1,730,000?
They both perform about the same...
You know what would be great?
I'll tell you. If everyone that was shopping for a high end sports car just bought a Z06.
That would make everyone a genious.
And oh how interesting it would be.
Hell, who needs variety?!
Whats the point of having a choice at all?
You're right, everyone should have the same tastes.
I admit that I believe the Z06 is the best bang for buck, but even if I had twice the money the Z06 costs, I wouldn't choose it.
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The dealer was breaking federal law by importing the car as a driveable machine and broke yet another one when demonstrating the beast.
He was about to charge his customer $2.5 million for a car the purchaser could not license in any state in the union.
I don't really think he has any room to squawk.
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