CL65 engine problem, HOW MUCH!!!!

[tight fart]

A good friend of mine has a customer that he normally supplies cars to, thankfully he did not supply this one ( although he did buy the p/ex)
CL 65 40 months old, low mileage, solid Merc service history, sounds like it has a misfire, main dealer diagnoses a split cylinder bore, ( or liner if it has one)

They have quoted £57,000 for a replacement engine, how goods that?

[Armen]

First time EVER I hear a 65 AMG engine problem, these are rock-solid.
Good luck anyway

[JimmyR1]

At that price get 2 and keep one as a spare. Seriously though I know the dealers love to problem solve by replacing everything but surely treating a misfire with a completely new engine is going a bit far. I hope the victim of this sting is getting a second opinion.

[iluvmercs]

I can't help with the unfortunate situation here, but it may be worth contacting AMG GmBH and/or MB UK. If the car has been carefully (perhaps main dealer) serviced all its life, then there may be some contribution they could offer.
I can't imagine they would like the thought of their flagship car having such problems.

They could of course just be interested in running a business and tell you to buy an engine, but just a thought!

Failing that, perhaps a used unit from a breaker car or it may be cheaper to find a decent indy to do a rebuild.
Of course, this could be an opportunity to go knocking on the door of a tuner if spending tens of thousands is the only option

Darren