Alross1212
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- Mercedes CL500
Long time lurker but first time poster.
Just before Christmas I took the plunge and bought a car that I have been wanting for a looooong time, the W215 CL500. I always thought they had a timeless design and I have been a big fan of pillarless Mercedes Coupes since I bought a 300CE-24 when I was a 20 year old student about 10 years ago. I could have done what my friends do and lease a new BMW320d but where's the fun in that? With the CL I've a 5.0 V8, luxury, 300+bhp, no monthly payments and no big deposit to lose!
The CL is a wonderful car yet flawed in its design. Mercedes didn't quite get the electrics right with these cars though later models are a bit better. The infamous ABC suspension is also prone to regular failure and costly to fix. However with all this in mind I still had to own one of these for myself before they got too old to be a daily driver.
My car is an 05 car, most options ticked and I am the second owner. It's been well looked after and had the ABC pump replaced a year ago. The only issue it has had in my ownership is the Command head unit playing up.
I was planning to keep it a year and sell it on but in all honesty I am enjoying it so much that I don't see what could replace it for my budget and get bigger smiles per gallon on my face. With this in mind I'm going to be further tidying it up. It will be going in for a paint correction in the spring to fix some common rust bubbling and I will replace the suspension with a coil over set up for peace of mind when it eventually breaks. In the meantime I have got it sounding a bit more healthy via some loud pipes
Just before Christmas I took the plunge and bought a car that I have been wanting for a looooong time, the W215 CL500. I always thought they had a timeless design and I have been a big fan of pillarless Mercedes Coupes since I bought a 300CE-24 when I was a 20 year old student about 10 years ago. I could have done what my friends do and lease a new BMW320d but where's the fun in that? With the CL I've a 5.0 V8, luxury, 300+bhp, no monthly payments and no big deposit to lose!
The CL is a wonderful car yet flawed in its design. Mercedes didn't quite get the electrics right with these cars though later models are a bit better. The infamous ABC suspension is also prone to regular failure and costly to fix. However with all this in mind I still had to own one of these for myself before they got too old to be a daily driver.
My car is an 05 car, most options ticked and I am the second owner. It's been well looked after and had the ABC pump replaced a year ago. The only issue it has had in my ownership is the Command head unit playing up.
I was planning to keep it a year and sell it on but in all honesty I am enjoying it so much that I don't see what could replace it for my budget and get bigger smiles per gallon on my face. With this in mind I'm going to be further tidying it up. It will be going in for a paint correction in the spring to fix some common rust bubbling and I will replace the suspension with a coil over set up for peace of mind when it eventually breaks. In the meantime I have got it sounding a bit more healthy via some loud pipes