For those of you who have been reading, I'm probably going to be ditching my X5 soon.

My first choice has been the E46 M3 convertible .... but lately I've realized that, for the same price -- even a little less? -- i could have a similar yet quite different beast:

a CLK500 convertible.

Any thoughts? Maintenance? Reliability? Anything to match the M3's maintenance/service/parts plan?

Thanks

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MARC/CROSVS | UCLA Bruin, B.A. Econ, Aug 2004 | J.D., Thomas Jefferson School of Law, May 2008 -- MEMBER: California State Bar, December 4, 2008

2005 BMW 645 Cabrio | Black Sapphire Metallic, Ti trim | 6AT | fully loaded sans HUD

2000 Ford Mustang V6 | laser red on tan | 5-spd | track-prepped