Friday, June 16, 2006

Dudes $2 million Mercedes is broken?

Men may fantasize about rare, exotic cars, but consider the plight of Los Angeles dealer Mark Johnston. He said he shelled out $1.7 million for a Mercedes roadster that broke down -- after about 10 blocks.

Johnston wants his money back for his Mercedes-AMGCLKGTR, one of just five made, and is suing Daimler-Chrysler.
Johnston, who has bought and sold exotic cars for years, said he bought the car new, about three years ago. When his brother took a prospective buyer for a test drive, the dream coach became a pumpkin, with oil pressure and transmission problems.

Johnston said Mercedes stalled, but he finally shipped the car to Florida, where Mercedes declared it needed a new engine and that Johnston should pay. Mercedes USA referred questions to company headquarters in Germany. Article here.

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