Brabus Rocket for £80k vs new CLS 63

[AndrewSV]

Found this '07 Brabus Rocket in the classifieds - http://classifieds.pistonheads.com/classifieds/use...

And considering how much it cost new, it seems quite a bargain... well, not bargain, but you know what I mean...

It is just cheaper than a brand new "base" CLS 63 AMG, so my question to you is... the new 63, or the Rocket?

Edited by AndrewSV on Tuesday 11th September 12:14

[Sexual Chocolate]

Google the seller of the brabus then decide if you want to part with 80K.

[Speed_Demon]

AndrewSV said:

Found this '07 Brabus Rocket in the classifieds - http://classifieds.pistonheads.com/classifieds/use...

And considering how much it cost new, it seems quite a bargain... well, not bargain, but you know what I mean...

It is just cheaper than a brand new "base" CLS 63 AMG, so my question to you is... the new 63, or the Rocket?

Edited by AndrewSV on Tuesday 11th September 12:14

The Rocket. I have no doubt the new CLS is probably better in the new world but I'm a sucker for exclusivity.

[DanDC5]

Sexual Chocolate said:

Google the seller of the brabus then decide if you want to part with 80K.

I saw this post and just knew...

[TobyLaRohne]

Sexual Chocolate said:

Google the seller of the brabus then decide if you want to part with 80K.

I thought knew who it was selling it by reading this before I clicked on the link...I was right.

[SWoll]

£60K+ a year in depreciation.

Looks like a lot of car for the money, but unless you live in Germany with regular Autobahn access I'd imagine the new CLS63 would be a better all round package.

Very cool though, and likely to become collectible at some point perhaps?

[blearyeyedboy]

TobyLaRohne said:

Sexual Chocolate said:

Google the seller of the brabus then decide if you want to part with 80K.

I thought knew who it was selling it by reading this before I clicked on the link...I was right.

+1.

[Sexual Chocolate]

Its been for sale for a while which I can only put down to who is selling it. Its an amazing car and definately a very rare one.

OP, why don't you look at CLK Blacks. They seem to hold their money very well.

[CooperS]

I thought they did one of these with an extremely lairy bodykit on it which wrapped it in carbon costing north of 250k... was in EVO a few years ago?

[jbailey93]

Can anyone elaborate on why the company have such a bad rep? I googled them and all I found was posts saying do a search, nothing to do with the actuall reviews

[jke11y]

They say its a Rocket and a 6.3, the details on the side of the ad are for a 55 and mycarcheck shows it as a CLS500. Is it a genuine Brabus? I know sometimes the "base" car might be what it shows as but this looks fishy.

[AndrewSV]

Hadn't realised they were a bad lot... such a nice car for the cash, although i don't have the cash for this or a clk black (as much as i'd love one)

[AndrewSV]

jke11y said:

They say its a Rocket and a 6.3, the details on the side of the ad are for a 55 and mycarcheck shows it as a CLS500. Is it a genuine Brabus? I know sometimes the "base" car might be what it shows as but this looks fishy.

The CLS 500 is the base car, so it might still be registered as that. I thought it was a bit wierd that the link calls it an SV12R, which is a different model...

[Sexual Chocolate]

jke11y said:

They say its a Rocket and a 6.3, the details on the side of the ad are for a 55 and mycarcheck shows it as a CLS500. Is it a genuine Brabus? I know sometimes the "base" car might be what it shows as but this looks fishy.

They might be many things at good ole KTC/KSP but they won't be selling a car that isn't what they say it is. Its definatley a brabus rocket. Nice! Get yourself to the golf club, if it ever makes it off the forecourt, in a matter of minutes even though you live 3430843 miles away

[jke11y]

Found an MB-Club thread from Feb 2011- it was for sale at an MB dealer for £175k. Ouch.

http://www.mbclub.co.uk/forums/general-discussion/...

[matc]

I'd have this: http://used.mercedes-benz.co.uk/dorchester/used/20...

Was about £120k new!

[Sexual Chocolate]

That MB link reckons its a CLS500 with a Rocket conversion. I love my fast Mercs but I have never seen a rocket conversion in the options list. I wonder if its like that .50MM Calibre option you can get for the toyota HI-LUX