For Sale Large purple Mercedes CL500 for sale - Scotchland

[cort16]

As mentioned on other threads the fact this doesn't fit into my lockup is giving me grief as Mrs C can't get Cort JNR down the drive when it's lurking there so I need to shift it. I don't want to really but you know how it is? If it doesn't sell oh well. I TRIED

 

Here's the pish pater I put on the gumtree ad I placed (then subsequently deleted).

 

 

The CL500 has a 5 litre v8 engine with 300+bhp and an autobox with the manual tip tronic change. It lots and lots of kit on it such as satnav, parking sensors, cruise control, sunroof, leather heated and air conditioned electric seats with inbuilt massage, pillerless self closing doors, double glazing and loads of other stuff you'd expect on a top spec mercedes

The car drives really well. Its got 161,000 miles on it but it doesn't feel like that. There's full service history up until around 10,000 miles ago and a huge book full of really expensive looking receipts. All the tyres are good. There's a few little marks and dings but nothing unexpected for the age and mileage of the car. It's also been fitted with an aftermarket parrot bluetooth phone system,

Unlike other CL's in this price range there are no ABC (active body control) faults.

I have 2 keys and the v5 is in my name.

 

It's mot'd until September but no tax because of the new tax rules. Because it's pre 2001 it only costs £120 to tax for 6 months even though it's a big v8. Fuel wise I've been getting over 20 mpg. Not great but not bad for an engine of this size.

 

When you're giving it the beans it has a really brutal on off power delivery. I'm not convinced this how it's supposed to be but others on here with more powerful mercs have said this is how the can be. The eml has come on once but not recently. Could be nothing but worth mentioning.

 

I'm after £2595 for it. A shitters discount is available for a painless sale. If you look online anything even vaguely around this price range has ABC faults, which can get expensive. This doesn't have any ABC faults. It's also worth saying the ABC makes this thing handle really well for its size. When I had the XJR it was atomic in a straight line but a bit of a pudding in the corners. This can do both.

 

I'm in Ayrshire Scotchland

 

I would swap or PX for something old or interesting but I'd prefer cash.  No playstations, christmas puddings, vectras or betamax video recorders.

 

PIXTURZ

 

 

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[Cavcraft]

50, nearly 51, year old kidneys?

[cort16]

Sorry I only take eye balls and elbows

[DVee8]

2 eyeball 2 elbows and a knacked right knee?

[Mr_Bo11ox]

I would buy this if it had more buttons on the dash.

[cort16]

I would buy this if it had more buttons on the dash.

I've got to be honest I don't know what 95% of them do .

[messerschmitt owner]

could you give it an estate body? Am looking at pics on RR of an E320 estate in that very same purple.

[philibusmo]

will u take px for Austin princess and cash my way m8, u will have to drive it to me in Devon and I want money off because it is so far away lol ect

[The Reverend Bluejeans]

What an absolutely stunning car these are, easily the best looking Benz ever made. There is an absolutely fucked one dumped behind a BP station near me. Collapsed suspension, door trims removed and chucked inside the car. Very sad end to a magnificent bit of kit. I shall post a pic.

 

 

 

Oh and £2500? These bastards were 100 grand new, not long ago.

[trigger]

That is just an awesome amount of car for the money, Christ what does £2500 buy you? A fucked Renault Megane?. I know what I'd sooner own!

[barefoot]

What's your best price m8?

Will bring cash & can be their* tonite.

[Cavcraft]

I'd absolutely fucking love this. I don't think there's a better car out there for that sort of coin.

[cort16]

The problem is folk are scared off by them but fortune favours the brave and all that.

It's a great car for the cash even with the mileage .

[Cavcraft]

I tell you what, I hope they stay being scared off (by) them for a couple of months. I'll be all over this like an all over thing if I get the dosh.

[Pillock]

Luckily for my bank balance, it doesn't fit in my garage. It's bloody lovely that though, I bet foot-down is a bit like being punched in the face by a wrecking ball.

[Lord Sterling]

Fancy 6 fairly knackered Rover 800s and a E280 Estate?

 

Thought not, at least I tried...

[Guest Lord Sward]

No Betamax. WTF is wrong with you?  I've a lot of new unused Agfa tapes for Sony's finest hour.

[Largactil]

Sweet Jesus... Conducting man maths at present.... Is it more pleasant to travel in the Citroen LNA I currently roll in?

 

(If not, I know someone else who might be interested in it...)

[New POD]

If the next 6 weeks were not going to be very busy, I'd buy this, LPG it, and flog the Honda. I love it.

[cort16]

Hard back instruction manuals that are more complex than the build instructions for a flux capacitor.

 

Also thanks to Pete-m's excellent advice when I replaced the number plate bulbs with 2 brand new bulbs they both now work and there's no warnings on the dash.

 

[Station]

If only it were closer.

That's a lot of car for the money.

What a bargain!

I have ten cars already.

Just asked SWMBO and she glared at me.

Looking for something like this, if it's around in 10 month I'll definitely have it off you.

GLWS.

Etc

[Skizzer]

I just had much the same 'discussion' with Mrs Skizzer. I'd love to find a way to accommodate this in the fleet somewhere.

 

Swap for Jag + Dedra + Golf, none of which is road legal?

[Pillock]

I've got a line on "excuse bingo", what do I win?

[Station]

If only it were closer.

That's a lot of car for the money.

What a bargain!

I have ten cars already.

Just asked SWMBO and she glared at me.

Looking for something like this, if it's around in 10 month I'll definitely have it off you.

GLWS.

Etc

[chaseracer]

HHHHNNNNNNNGGGGGGG.......!!!!!

 

Is it big enough to sleep in?

[cort16]

Definitely it'll massage you to sleep and the heated seats with dry away your tears.

[2Thumbs]

As is normally the case, you're the opposite side of the British isles! Were's your nearest airport?

[richardmorris]

It's an awful lot of car for the money. But you need ago be able to a. Walk away when something breaks, or b. Sell a child or kidney to keep it running,

 

My favourite top gear is the Italian super car one- yes you can buy a supercar for the price of a second hand mondeo, but for the love of God don't. If it wasn't for this I'd have several CLs by now. For goodness sake, r2d2's was for sale not long ago for £5k and that had darth vader as the second owner!

[Pete-M]

I'd have had this, but I've just bought a big purple Mercedes.

 

The colour is called Violeta, by the way.

[Pete-M]

could you give it an estate body? Am looking at pics on RR of an E320 estate in that very same purple.

Which I've just bought.