$1.7 million car won't run and maker Mercedes-Benz won't fix it.
06-21-2006, 08:40 AM
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$1.7 million car won't run and maker Mercedes-Benz won't fix it.
man i hate to be this guy, but then again he can afford it :P. any how the original pic is to small. so i found another one just like it. but the original pic was a covertable type.
World's most expensive lemon?
Dealership says $1.7 million car won't run and maker Mercedes-Benz won't fix it.
June 16, 2006; Posted: 11:29 a.m. EDT (1529 GMT)
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, [dealership co-owner Ernest Johnston] 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.
World's most expensive lemon?
Dealership says $1.7 million car won't run and maker Mercedes-Benz won't fix it.
June 16, 2006; Posted: 11:29 a.m. EDT (1529 GMT)
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, [dealership co-owner Ernest Johnston] 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.
i wonder what happened with the suit? maybe ill track it down later if nobody else has yet.
03-07-2010, 03:55 AM
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(found on casanovacars.com)
Mercedes sent and engineer from Germany who dismantled the car and took with him a number of parts to Germany to never install them again
Mercedes sent and engineer from Germany who dismantled the car and took with him a number of parts to Germany to never install them again
03-07-2010, 10:40 AM
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rofl 4 years old thread bump ...
and I always tell all my friends that people buying Mercedes are morons. well. I guess my point is pretty valid.
10 blocks and it failed and Mercedes refused to fix it. lmao. yeah its not directly from MB USA but who cares ? its a ******* 2 Mill car MB should lick whoever's toes for buying it.
and I always tell all my friends that people buying Mercedes are morons. well. I guess my point is pretty valid.
10 blocks and it failed and Mercedes refused to fix it. lmao. yeah its not directly from MB USA but who cares ? its a ******* 2 Mill car MB should lick whoever's toes for buying it.
03-08-2010, 09:18 AM
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The saddest part of this is that he bumped a thread that had NO responses!
As a bit of a follow up, those cars were never built as street cars and not supposed to be sold as them. They were all designed as race cars and were then sold off later as used race cars even if not actually raced. If a dealer was selling one as new, he was an idiot. MB never warranted the car as it wasn't a new car to warrant which is why this guy had problems. Unless he had an air compressor system that could do 200 psi, and most people don't, the air jacks under the car won't work. At least not enough to pick the car up which is what he probably complained about. The dealer was at fault here for misleading a customer and MB was in the right to do nothing about it.
As a bit of a follow up, those cars were never built as street cars and not supposed to be sold as them. They were all designed as race cars and were then sold off later as used race cars even if not actually raced. If a dealer was selling one as new, he was an idiot. MB never warranted the car as it wasn't a new car to warrant which is why this guy had problems. Unless he had an air compressor system that could do 200 psi, and most people don't, the air jacks under the car won't work. At least not enough to pick the car up which is what he probably complained about. The dealer was at fault here for misleading a customer and MB was in the right to do nothing about it.
and thats no joke
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