Thread: 300CE or CLK?
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Old 01-05-2008, 03:43 AM
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Originally Posted by jlomon View Post
Can you elaborate on this at all?...What are the really expensive problems, and are they common?
Don't have enough history on the ragtops to know what problems are common, but the cable that allows the top to lift up may either break or require replacement. The dealer wants $1000 for that task.

I had the rear headrest rams die on me once...that prevented the top to fold down. The burnt-out motor unfortunately was integrated to the hydraulic pump, a $1200 part. Dealership took a half a day to do the repair. Came to about $1900 when it was all said and done!
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