is it reliable and cheep to repair?
75k miles
$8500

Mileage is decent, but... the late-90s CLK's were far from reliable. I wouldn't touch it. If you're looking at it for the Bling factor, you're going to pay out the nose for it in the long run.

No used Benz is ever cheap to repair. Parts are high (some extremely high).

Much better (and newer) choices out there for the money.

its not at a good price, but if i had the money to buy it than i would

OH YEAH!! ITS A CLASSIC!! ITS A GREAT CAR but it is not cheap to repair.

At 75k, dude its a Benz besides ford trucks they have the best track record. The handle beautiful no matter the conditions. Repair might be an issue! The part are 90% German Custom, so you can't replace them easy. But it should last till 250k miles, no joke. Talk with your local Mercedes-Dealer. The fuel is decent and I am telling you will never find better handling unless its custom.

O an for the retard you said its not at a great price, benzs that are five years old are at 35,000 the CLK model new is 65000-70000 i think.

go for a newer year to avoid problems with that model