Mercedes CL55AMG - would you?

[Lanciaman]

Got a mate who has offered me his 2001 Merc cl55 amg. Non supercharged so the 354bhp job. It's all sorted with abc suspension done, new air con condenser, good tyres blah blah blah. Full history Inc a repaint by Benz under warranty in 2012. £1000s of receipts. I had a loan of it for 3 months during the summer and nice enough. I can get it for the trade in price. £1508! Things is I know these things are an utter liability and it WILL go fizz at some point and I don't like it enough to spend serious money keeping it going. I have previous with mercs and am not a fan of their componentry. Basic running gear good but electrics are shit.

 

It'll also be parked outside over winter.

 

One to enjoy until it goes bang or just ignore?

[Guest Hooli]

I'd find that impossible to say no to if I didn't already have a big liability parked on the drive.

[Royale80]

GIB

[bangernomics]

Cheap yet terrifying.

 

Suspension plumbing is crap but can be fixed cheaply if you can add a flange to the pipe work or it’ll end up on the floor.

 

Personally you’ll get a quick £500-800 for the coil packs and the rest back on bits so buy it. Or let me buy it, they’re terrifically fast things and will divest you of many £’sss in tyres and fuel but utterly worth it.

 

Do it

[Brodders]

At that price, it is not a case of whether you should buy it, but a question when would be best to pick it up. Unless I am completely out of touch, that is a bargain.

 

Grab it whilst you can, enjoy it, and then raffle it on here when you have had enough.

[Cavcraft]

Two questions:

1) what was it like when you drove it home?

2) when are you going to roffle it?

[Guest Hooli]

 354bhp £1508!

 

 

That's £4.35 per BHP & when you're bored of it 1508/59 = £25.56....

[Bren]

Will you be prepared to lash ££££ when it goes wrong? 7 and 23 please.

[Lanciaman]

Yeah it's a bit of a hoot if you give it the beans. Amazingly flat cornering too. 30mpg on a mway cruise. A lot going got it. If someone else paying the bills...

 

But yeah. Would make a good roffle. Could be the first roffle for utter financial ruin included.

[cort16]

Bargain for that price . That’s even cheap for a non amg cl500!

 

As mentioned the abc suspension is the real wallet loosener on these that’s the only thing that would make me pass on it.

[Lanciaman]

Will you be prepared to lash ££££ when it goes wrong? 7 and 23 please.

Not in the slightest!

[Captain Furious]

Yes, I would.

[dome]

Do it!

 

2 randoms please...

[Pillock]

That's £4.35 per BHP & when you're bored of it 1508/59 = £25.56....

Alternatively, that's over 0.23 on the Cort Liability Scale which means balls of steel required.

[cort16]

If sri05 gets his 1000 quid 4.2 a8 we could have a race ( to bankruptcy)

[Cavcraft]

Actually, it sounds really shit. You're best off swapping it for a possibly expensively broken ML350.

[w00dy]

I'd rather be the guy living in a cardboard box talking about the CL55 he once owned than the one boring his neighbours with talk of how he almost bought one when they were cheap. 

 

I'm keen for a roffle ticket too.

[Bradders59]

If you dont want it at that price, I would be seriously tempted to buy it myself - as long as it isnt silver.

They can be trouble, but when they are right they are awesome. God knows what it cost new, but its the kind of car we should all own at least once.

[Six-cylinder]

The one I nearly bought!

 

Just get on and say yes.

[NorthernMonkey]

Hmm. 59 randoms please.

[Lanciaman]

If you dont want it at that price, I would be seriously tempted to buy it myself - as long as it isnt silver.

They can be trouble, but when they are right they are awesome. God knows what it cost new, but its the kind of car we should all own at least once.

It's silver.....

[skattrd]

Have you bought it yet?

[Lanciaman]

Well. To be confirmed in the morn. Offered when sober but asked for confirmation when not so if still up for it tomorrow then may as well. What could possibly go wrong....

[Jim Bell]

The answer is always BUY IT AND TAKE PICTURES.

[Bren]

If sri05 gets his 1000 quid 4.2 a8 we could have a race ( to bankruptcy)

I'm in.

[skattrd]

Well. To be confirmed in the morn. Offered when sober but asked for confirmation when not so if still up for it tomorrow then may as well. What could possibly go wrong....

 

That's the spirit, but whatever you do, don't think about what might go wrong, just enjoy it.

It would probably scrap/break for a reasonable chunk should the worst happen.

[Lanciaman]

Well he's just confirmed.... need this like a hole in the head. Hole in the head prob less grief.

[New POD]

I wish I had mates like you.

 

I'd buy it. Off a mate who I trusted.

 

Depreciation on a second hand £6k fiesta will be £1000 a year so if it lasts a year and you can sell it for swears and reappears for 500 quid or break it for similar. You are squids in

 

Man maths is what you need.

[Lanciaman]

It would be a no brainer if i didn't have a thema 8.32 hoovering up all the money....

[Captain Furious]

Well in. I have spent 1200 quid keeping my ST220 on the road this year so it’s basically only cost you a bit more than a battery, starter motor, shock, spring, brake calliper and 4 tyres for a friggin Mondeo!!

 

Bargainous