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pitbull · 2nd April 2008, 09:03 AM

i have a mate who works for mb dealership and he recons i should get a 4 year old cl500 but i don't reallyu know much about them so anyone have any thoughts on them?
you can get a nice on for 14k and they have a great spec.

EvolutionVI · 2nd April 2008, 09:27 AM

I had the new CL500 as a rental car for my trip to Geneva Motorshow,it drives perfect,youll never feel how fast your going(even at 250km/h),really a good car,appart from how expensive it is.

Cris · 2nd April 2008, 09:51 AM

Lots of metal for the money. No-one seems to like them (hence the price) which is always a good reason to get a bargain.

If you like that sort of thing then why not.

Bajie · 2nd April 2008, 10:02 AM

I think it has a "Pipe and Slippers" kind of appeal.
If I knew I would keep it for a long time I would have one, if it was to be sold on after a year I would expect to lose a fair bit of money.

pitbull · 2nd April 2008, 10:02 AM

does anyone know how reliable they are and what sort of running cost is involed as i want something doffrent tot my skyline

pitbull · 2nd April 2008, 10:06 AM

i was going to buy one which as already lost the money! new cost £78000 and i would get a 4-5 year old one with 45000 likes for £14k! so the money is already gone and the old model cl's still cost 8k so i can see me losing more that 5k over 4 years which is better than my r34!
i was maybe even thinking of a clk430 as they are cheap to but not the same car as the cl.
my mate works for mb so i get trade part and labour prices

Bajie · 2nd April 2008, 10:38 AM

I know two people working at MB.
One [mechanic] talks highly of the CL's, the other says they are a b@stard for parts etc. If you can source parts easily and as you have done your homework regarding residuals I'd say go for it.
I'll try to get some more info but won't see one of the guys until Saturday.

pitbull · 2nd April 2008, 10:45 AM

ok sounds good.thanks lads.
the one thing is it has such a good spec list and i am using the skyline for work and its not the best car for this.and i can see me crusing in a top of the range merc for comfort value and its still quite fast although a sl600 is the one to have as its 0-60 time is 4.5 sec on the cl600 and cl500 6.2

Bajie · 2nd April 2008, 12:38 PM

0-60 not so important for this though surely.
CL500 AMG not too far from your price range either though

pitbull · 2nd April 2008, 01:31 PM

its not to imortant but nice

bobwoolmer · 2nd April 2008, 09:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bajie

0-60 not so important for this though surely.
CL500 AMG not too far from your price range either though

merc dont make a cl 500 amg ,its cl55 thats an amg.............

had a cl 500 for 3 yrs ,still miss it when im on the motorway,will be getting back into german ownership soon maybe a cl55 kompressor awsome car

NotoriousREV · 2nd April 2008, 09:44 PM

A mate of mine has a CL55 AMG and it's a nice car but the depreciation is epic. Plus he's just had to have the brake discs replaced after they splintered. He wouldn't tell me how much it cost to have them fixed but he had tears in his eyes and brought sarnies in from home instead of spending £2on ones from the shop. That's a mark of being skint if ever I saw it

Luckham · 12th April 2008, 06:38 PM

I had a 1997 CL600 [the last shape] a while back and it had no end of reliability problems, I owned it for about a year and a half and it cost me about 15K in parts and labour to fix the issues that it had. [That is not including fuel, insurance and standard servicing!!] Most of the problems were electrical but I also had both front shocks go [at about a grand a pop!].

It surprised me that a car that was so expensive [105 Grand new] would be so unreliable!?! For that kind of money and over engineering I would have expected it to last a lifetime..

Saying that maybe the newer ones are more reliable?? The electrics in 1997 were not as good and a lot more complicated and less robust than they are now after all..

When she was running properly though she was a beast and you literally felt like you owned the road!! You could have had a head on collision with a Bus and won in one of those things as the one I had weighed about 2.5 tons!!

6 litre V12 ~ Pillarless coupes are cool.. just bloody expensive to run unfortunately [especially if you drive them hard]

Luckham · 12th April 2008, 06:55 PM

Additionally my sister has a new shape SL 55 AMG and although it is one of the nicest looking cars on the road and is blisteringly fast for a car of its size [it will wheel spin in third with the traction control off!] it has had a number of expensive issues and has been off the road quite a lot due to problems with MB sourcing the parts.

All of the work on hers was fixed under warrantee, so if you do get one make sure it comes with full warrantee..

pitbull · 14th April 2008, 03:05 PM

i have heard they have had alot of issues

2nd April 2008, 09:03 AM	#1 (permalink)
pitbull GTR Register Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 932	merc cl 500 i have a mate who works for mb dealership and he recons i should get a 4 year old cl500 but i don't reallyu know much about them so anyone have any thoughts on them? you can get a nice on for 14k and they have a great spec.

2nd April 2008, 09:27 AM	#2 (permalink)
EvolutionVI GTROC Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Stuttgart/Germany Posts: 1,771	I had the new CL500 as a rental car for my trip to Geneva Motorshow,it drives perfect,youll never feel how fast your going(even at 250km/h),really a good car,appart from how expensive it is. __________________ _____________________________________________ March.06 --->R34GTR V-spec,my first GTR arrived March.07 --->R34GTR V-specII,a dream came true March.08 --->R35GTR,the order is placed March.09 --->R35GTR should arrive

2nd April 2008, 10:02 AM	#4 (permalink)
Bajie Banned Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: London Posts: 3,688	I think it has a "Pipe and Slippers" kind of appeal. If I knew I would keep it for a long time I would have one, if it was to be sold on after a year I would expect to lose a fair bit of money. __________________ Kakimoto Exhaust for Sale He couldn't fool anyone with an automatic fooling machine on the foolingest day of the year ... 360 spinner at Spa Jaffa survived a trackday with me MX5 VR limited Combination A RK500 with Serious Performance バジエアールケイ五百＝　セリウズ　パフォーマンス

2nd April 2008, 10:38 AM	#7 (permalink)
Bajie Banned Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: London Posts: 3,688	I know two people working at MB. One [mechanic] talks highly of the CL's, the other says they are a b@stard for parts etc. If you can source parts easily and as you have done your homework regarding residuals I'd say go for it. I'll try to get some more info but won't see one of the guys until Saturday. __________________ Kakimoto Exhaust for Sale He couldn't fool anyone with an automatic fooling machine on the foolingest day of the year ... 360 spinner at Spa Jaffa survived a trackday with me MX5 VR limited Combination A RK500 with Serious Performance バジエアールケイ五百＝　セリウズ　パフォーマンス

2nd April 2008, 12:38 PM	#9 (permalink)
Bajie Banned Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: London Posts: 3,688	0-60 not so important for this though surely. CL500 AMG not too far from your price range either though __________________ Kakimoto Exhaust for Sale He couldn't fool anyone with an automatic fooling machine on the foolingest day of the year ... 360 spinner at Spa Jaffa survived a trackday with me MX5 VR limited Combination A RK500 with Serious Performance バジエアールケイ五百＝　セリウズ　パフォーマンス

2nd April 2008, 09:51 AM	#3 (permalink)
Cris GTROC Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: South London Posts: 484	Lots of metal for the money. No-one seems to like them (hence the price) which is always a good reason to get a bargain. If you like that sort of thing then why not.

2nd April 2008, 10:02 AM	#5 (permalink)
pitbull GTR Register Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 932	does anyone know how reliable they are and what sort of running cost is involed as i want something doffrent tot my skyline

2nd April 2008, 10:06 AM	#6 (permalink)
pitbull GTR Register Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 932	i was going to buy one which as already lost the money! new cost £78000 and i would get a 4-5 year old one with 45000 likes for £14k! so the money is already gone and the old model cl's still cost 8k so i can see me losing more that 5k over 4 years which is better than my r34! i was maybe even thinking of a clk430 as they are cheap to but not the same car as the cl. my mate works for mb so i get trade part and labour prices

2nd April 2008, 10:45 AM	#8 (permalink)
pitbull GTR Register Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 932	ok sounds good.thanks lads. the one thing is it has such a good spec list and i am using the skyline for work and its not the best car for this.and i can see me crusing in a top of the range merc for comfort value and its still quite fast although a sl600 is the one to have as its 0-60 time is 4.5 sec on the cl600 and cl500 6.2

2nd April 2008, 01:31 PM	#10 (permalink)
pitbull GTR Register Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 932	its not to imortant but nice

2nd April 2008, 09:44 PM	#12 (permalink)
NotoriousREV GTROC Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Cheshire Posts: 583	A mate of mine has a CL55 AMG and it's a nice car but the depreciation is epic. Plus he's just had to have the brake discs replaced after they splintered. He wouldn't tell me how much it cost to have them fixed but he had tears in his eyes and brought sarnies in from home instead of spending £2on ones from the shop. That's a mark of being skint if ever I saw it __________________ My completely pointless blog: www.hi-rev.co.uk Turn it up to 11. Although that's pretty quiet on my stereo, it goes up to 100.

12th April 2008, 06:38 PM	#13 (permalink)
Luckham GTR Register Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: La La Land Posts: 1,618	I had a 1997 CL600 [the last shape] a while back and it had no end of reliability problems, I owned it for about a year and a half and it cost me about 15K in parts and labour to fix the issues that it had. [That is not including fuel, insurance and standard servicing!!] Most of the problems were electrical but I also had both front shocks go [at about a grand a pop!]. It surprised me that a car that was so expensive [105 Grand new] would be so unreliable!?! For that kind of money and over engineering I would have expected it to last a lifetime.. Saying that maybe the newer ones are more reliable?? The electrics in 1997 were not as good and a lot more complicated and less robust than they are now after all.. When she was running properly though she was a beast and you literally felt like you owned the road!! You could have had a head on collision with a Bus and won in one of those things as the one I had weighed about 2.5 tons!! 6 litre V12 ~ Pillarless coupes are cool.. just bloody expensive to run unfortunately [especially if you drive them hard] Last edited by Luckham; 12th April 2008 at 06:57 PM.

12th April 2008, 06:55 PM	#14 (permalink)
Luckham GTR Register Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: La La Land Posts: 1,618	Additionally my sister has a new shape SL 55 AMG and although it is one of the nicest looking cars on the road and is blisteringly fast for a car of its size [it will wheel spin in third with the traction control off!] it has had a number of expensive issues and has been off the road quite a lot due to problems with MB sourcing the parts. All of the work on hers was fixed under warrantee, so if you do get one make sure it comes with full warrantee..

14th April 2008, 03:05 PM	#15 (permalink)
pitbull GTR Register Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 932	i have heard they have had alot of issues

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