RE: Mercedes-Benz CL600: Spotted

[SpeckledJim]

J4CKO said:

I sold my 8 years newer CLS 5.5 for five grand, I know the CL is a dearer car new but I just cant see these as being worth anywhere near this, really not sure who buys these now.

People with patience and foresight. And somewhere dry to keep it. And a quiet lane to run it up and down once a month.

It's a very beautiful, top-of-the-range, 2-door Mercedes. Given a long enough timeline it will eventually be worth an absolute fortune.

If it doesn't die (which I'll accept is a possibility) my guess is that it'll be as good or better than money in the bank over the next 40 years.

[BigBen]

I would hold out for a later TT car, similar risk of large bills but 500bhp makes up for it.

I have a S600 TT which I drove for the first time in ages today (to get an MOT so I can sell it) and had forgotten just how good it was, very quiet and refined but can take off like a stabbed rat if necessary.

Ben

[sshenton1975]

I'm fairly well placed to comment as Ive had both Twin Turbo versions - the W215 model in this thread and the later W216

W215
Very elegant but showing its age now
Very quick when pushed
Surprising lithe
Issues:
ABC pump
2 x coil packs at 1000 pounds each
Dashboard display replacement
Gear stick brake lock out problem

W216
Beautifully made
Made you feel like you were driving something expensive
very floaty - not easy to "hustle"
Quick
Gearbox was horrid - flappy paddles were a joke
Issues:
2 x coil packs
ABC lines
ECU at 3000 grand fitted
Ignition module
Various ignition sensors

Now driving A C6 RS6 and so far so good!!

[BIRMA]

sshenton1975 said:

I'm fairly well placed to comment as Ive had both Twin Turbo versions - the W215 model in this thread and the later W216

W215
Very elegant but showing its age now
Very quick when pushed
Surprising lithe
Issues:
ABC pump
2 x coil packs at 1000 pounds each
Dashboard display replacement
Gear stick brake lock out problem

W216
Beautifully made
Made you feel like you were driving something expensive
very floaty - not easy to "hustle"
Quick
Gearbox was horrid - flappy paddles were a joke
Issues:
2 x coil packs
ABC lines
ECU at 3000 grand fitted
Ignition module
Various ignition sensors

Now driving A C6 RS6 and so far so good!!

You are very well placed to tell the difference, interesting your comments on the floaty ride and paddle shift on the CL600 I'm going to have to do a bit of specification digging to find out what AMG did to the suspension to make the CL65 handle so well for a big car and I guess it's software upgrade for the gearbox.

[J4CKO]

SpeckledJim said:

J4CKO said:

I sold my 8 years newer CLS 5.5 for five grand, I know the CL is a dearer car new but I just cant see these as being worth anywhere near this, really not sure who buys these now.

People with patience and foresight. And somewhere dry to keep it. And a quiet lane to run it up and down once a month.

It's a very beautiful, top-of-the-range, 2-door Mercedes. Given a long enough timeline it will eventually be worth an absolute fortune.

If it doesn't die (which I'll accept is a possibility) my guess is that it'll be as good or better than money in the bank over the next 40 years.

Yeah, but the reality would be rust appearing, random electronic eccentricity and coming back to it after a month with it sat slammed, but only on one side.

It may well be worth good money in the future, it is easy to see them as low value now, E Types were dead cheap in the seventies for example, just not sure it won't end up costing a lot to keep it from deteriorating.