Just something to see if it works. Mod on Duty!

[Birdster]

See this whilst crawling the classifieds.

http://www.gumtree.com/p/jaguar/jaguar-xj-4.2-v8-x...

[k-ink]

DSLiverpool said:

Bork fund would need to be £10k - lovely though

Agreed. That would apply to pretty much all high end Mercedes, Audi, BMW and especially VW.

[Birdster]

Birdster said:

See this whilst crawling the classifieds.

http://www.gumtree.com/p/jaguar/jaguar-xj-4.2-v8-x...

I had mentioned this to someone else. Link disappeared, but appeared again with an increase in price of £1200

http://www.gumtree.com/p/jaguar/jaguar-xj-4.2-v8-x...

[vento]

Looking to get an S-Class (W221) shape.

Any suggestions what to look out for, common problems, etc. What would be a good budget and year?

[ATM]

£7,495.00
BMW 550 M Sport
2006
113,500 Miles

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/271636699715

[ATM]

CLS55K

01/03/2006
87,906 miles
£14,750.00

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/281391785157

[hornetrider]

That is glorious. What a refreshing colour combination

[Mephistofleas]

hornetrider said:

That is glorious. What a refreshing colour combination

Couldn't agree more

Even with 'showroom tinted spectacles' that is spectacular

[Patrick Bateman]

I always love that colour of red.

[CampDavid]

hornetrider said:

That is glorious. What a refreshing colour combination

Sobre wine and tan always looks good on a car with grunt. I think it looks a little try hard and a little poor on a 520d but on something with serious balls <makes internationally recognised gesture for testicular fortitude> it looks very correct

[0a]

Debadge it and that would be perfect

[ATM]

0a said:

Debadge it and that would be perfect

It needs some nascar pipes if you ask me.

[TurboHatchback]

I have put down a deposit on a 2007 Audi A6 (C6) 4.2 FSI Quattro and will be picking it up in January or as soon as my Golf sells . At over 4.9m long and 1770kg of leather lined luxury it definitely qualifies as a barge. I was surprised what a rude noise it made, I was expecting it to be whisper quiet but you can tell there's a V8 in there from 50yds away!

What do we reckon the odds on it horrendously bankrupting me are?

[jet_noise]

ATM said:

CLS55K

01/03/2006
87,906 miles
£14,750.00

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/281391785157

I had a look at this a couple of months ago (or more).
I've not driven any Merc before let alone one of these.
Bit of a thrummy wizzy noise at idle. Does the supercharger belt make a noise?
Drove OK for all of the couple of miles I could.
Paintwork was as tired as the mileage suggests. Wheels refurbed. Interior fair,

Interesting dealer & site,

regards,
Jet

[Birdster]

M5? I though one owner and was moving in their own car. It's listed as a trade sale.

http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/b...

[Mephistofleas]

What's the catch with this?



http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2014...

If I was in the £15k market I wouldn't hesitate

[sly fox]

I've looked at a couple of CL500's ; lovely cars if you are happy with them being a long term proposition, selling them on is extremely hard according to a few mates in the trade. Nice one in Merc Southampton with Night Vision etc.
Maintenance costs not that much higher than an E or S class.
Bizarrely what put me off was the insurance quotes i got back- 3x what i pay on a Lexus LS today. Some companies did not want to even quote on it.

One hell of a barge though- 5m plus and wider than it looks too.


Forgot to add; Depreciation is an absolute killer in first 3-4 years with these.
Year old CL63 which was £90+ new, advertised for £69k but immediately offered at £59k. It's only done 8000 miles.
3 year old car with 6000 miles 59k , 80k new.

Selling one privately without a warranty would be the motoring equivalent of Ebola.

Edited by sly fox on Friday 2nd January 22:04

[Patrick Bateman]

I wouldn't expect higher running costs than an S-class, it more or less is one.

That benefits from not having an all black interior. I find that really spoils a lot of Mercs.

Edited by Patrick Bateman on Friday 2nd January 22:11

[hornetrider]

I'll wager that CL is just fabulous.

[jke11y]

My father in law had a new 600 that shape in 2007, sure it was about £110k new - sold it after 6 months. I haven't ever had the guts to ask what he got for it at 6 months old.