Surprised to see this great little Mercedes unicorn show up on CarMax this weekend (would be even better to see a CLK55 AMG!). The CLK550 is a nice coupe sporting a 380hp 5.5 liter V-8 and 7-speed automatic good for a sub-5 second 0-60mph sprint. Checked out the data card and found it has a sport suspension and AMG wheels/skirts package.
According to this lengthy and very positive NewCarTest review from 2009, the car sold new for maybe $57,000. For a 10 year old car, 38,000 miles is very low and should lead to a decent MaxCare warranty plan – maybe up to 150,000 odometer miles and for sure five years.
Why the “time is running out headline”? Because CarMax doesn’t sell European cars more than 10 years old, and the CLK line ended in 2009. Maybe there’s time for a CLK55 AMG, but not much. 