£10k GT

[ZX10R NIN]

No problem glad to help with your budget in mind here are a (all with less than 80k on the clock) few ideas:

CLS

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2017...

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2017...

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2017...

CLK

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2017...

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2017...

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2017...

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2017...

E Coupe

Very rare colour it really suits the car & good spec

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2017...



http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2016...

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2017...

[Pvapour]

the first t E on your list i have saved already as they fit the light exterior want, would steer away from dark exterior as i like it easy to keep clean, thats more important than a light interior tbh.

this one needs a bit of paint and a bit leggy but probably 9-9.5 pretty rare combo, not sure if its for good reason though


will look at the cls options, clk not even on radar but not sure why so will take a look, just feel its not quite so special, is it pretty much C-class minus 2 doors?

Edited by Pvapour on Tuesday 1st August 06:53

[ZX10R NIN]

Pvapour said:

the first t E on your list i have saved already as they fit the light exterior want, would steer away from dark exterior as i like it easy to keep clean, thats more important than a light interior tbh.

this one needs a bit of paint and a bit leggy but probably 9-9.5 pretty rare combo, not sure if its for good reason though


will look at the cls options, clk not even on radar but not sure why so will take a look, just feel its not quite so special, is it pretty much C-class minus 2 doors?

eta: all of those CLS are the 215, didn't we say they were a mare for reliability ?

Edited by Pvapour on Thursday 27th July 12:46

The CLK is slightly bigger than the C Class in both width/length it's always been a step up from the C, the CLK replaced the CE & the CLK was replaced by the E Coupe.

Mercedes defines it's E class coupe range from it's C Class ones by being pillarless & having the rear windows drop away.

[Pvapour]

ZX10R NIN said:

The CLK is slightly bigger than the C Class in both width/length it's always been a step up from the C, the CLK replaced the CE & the CLK was replaced by the E Coupe.

Mercedes defines it's E class coupe range from it's C Class ones by being pillarless & having the rear windows drop away.

thanks, thats a bit clearer, lets hope thats it for shuffling for a bit then..

managed to get this on budget, what do you think?

https://www.easternwestern.co.uk/car-deal-warehous...

[ZX10R NIN]

Seems pretty good does it have Nav? As it's not listed.

[Pvapour]

ZX10R NIN said:

Seems pretty good does it have Nav? As it's not listed.

i don't think so, i use my phone for nav though which I'm more than happy with, are there any other drawback about no nav other than re-sale? ( I'm out of date as to wether car systems are better than phone)

it has audio 20 and harman kardon, strangely the other listing on AT has more info http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2017...

[TopGear7]

Pvapour said:

the first t E on your list i have saved already as they fit the light exterior want, would steer away from dark exterior as i like it easy to keep clean, thats more important than a light interior tbh.

this one needs a bit of paint and a bit leggy but probably 9-9.5 pretty rare combo, not sure if its for good reason though


will look at the cls options, clk not even on radar but not sure why so will take a look, just feel its not quite so special, is it pretty much C-class minus 2 doors?

eta: all of those CLS are the 215, didn't we say they were a mare for reliability ?

Edited by Pvapour on Thursday 27th July 12:46

CLK pricing is in a bit of an odd stage at the present time. They are still commanding strong money (whether they are selling or not is another matter).

To get a good CLK you need to spend about 7k. As linked above, good E Coupes have hit 10k. You'd better off paying the extra few K and ending up in a whole new gen, fresher and newer car. (And that's not even taking in to account that CLK was based on the the C Class and not the E, like the current gen is).

[ZX10R NIN]

The newer E is still based on a bigger C Platform, I will say one thing about the CLK is that it rides better & feels like a better quality product. I have no axe to grind as I have both the CLK & E Coupe, interior wise the thing I changed on the CLK was the headunit on the E Coupe I changed a lot of the trims seat backs etc to Carbon to make the cabin feel more classy, it took two visits to my Indy to get all the squeaks & rattles sorted, from personal experience I'd say the CLK's are better built than the E Coupes. I like both but prefer the CLK as it feels that little bit more special & nimble but that's a personal opinion but I would say try both remember they have the same engine.

Edited by ZX10R NIN on Friday 28th July 19:37

[Pvapour]

ZX10R NIN said:

The newer E is still based on a bigger C Platform, I will say one thing about the CLK is that it rides better & feels like a better quality product. I have no axe to grind as I have both the CLK & E Coupe, interior wise the thing I changed on the CLK was the headunit on the E Coupe I changed a lot of the trims seat backs etc to Carbon to make the cabin feel more classy, it took two visits to my Indy to get all the squeaks & rattles sorted, from personal experience I'd say the CLK's are better built than the E Coupes. I like both but prefer the CLK as it feels that little bit more special & nimble but that's a personal opinion but I would say try both remember they have the same engine.

Edited by ZX10R NIN on Friday 28th July 19:37

Interesting, and maybe why they values are holding, for me they are miles apart on looks though, I couldn't drive a clk around (no offence) there's that much between them for me.

With what you've said I'm going to see if I can get a ride in an e coupe then, was going to buy blind due to distance, must be a move on from the e60 though?

Have you driven the facelift jag xf by any chance ? Be great to know how it compared (if at all)

[ZX10R NIN]

Looks wise the E Coupe wins, it's a good drive don't get me wrong but for me the CLK is the better car both of mine have been fettled but I feel my E Coupe has lost that specialness the CLK has I think this is more to do with Mercedes going mass market, it's still a good car & it's only because I have both that I can compare the two.

The CLK63 also saw off my F80 M3 I bought to replace it so the fact I've kept the E500 says that Mercedes got a lot right




The XF is a step behind the E Class I'd also say if you're looking at one make sure you get the S Version but I'd buy an E Class over the XF but find one locally for sale.

Edited by ZX10R NIN on Friday 28th July 22:43

[Pvapour]

Thats very floridian quite like the look myself but i really wouldnt feel comfortable in it where i live, i'm even wandering if the standard e coupe is too much tbh, i quite Like being under the radar, maybe an xf would achieve this better, that looks nice though

[300bhp/ton]

Pvapour said:

Thats very floridian quite like the look myself but i really wouldnt feel comfortable in it where i live, i'm even wandering if the standard e coupe is too much tbh, i quite Like being under the radar, maybe an xf would achieve this better, that looks nice though

Not sure how an XF is a GT car though.

[ZX10R NIN]

Pvapour said:

Thats very floridian quite like the look myself but i really wouldnt feel comfortable in it where i live, i'm even wandering if the standard e coupe is too much tbh, i quite Like being under the radar, maybe an xf would achieve this better, that looks nice though

Just get one in the silver or black they blend in fine then I didn't have a choice because I wanted the 4.7 Twin Turbo engined E500 it wouldn't have been my first choice colour wise (it wouldn't have been 3rd or 4th ) but it was the only one for sale with that engine my first choice would have been Tenorite Silver (I prefer a more subtle colour) followed by that E350 I first showed you but hey ho it's grown on me.

[Welshbeef]

Masaratti 3209GT

NEXT.

[Pvapour]

Welshbeef said:

Masaratti 3209GT

NEXT.

been there welsh (pretty extensive car history)


this cropped up, most will hate the wheels but i love em tbh, not a light interior which id'd like but its pretty well specced, good price, not to bothered about the miles (or should i be)

http://www.mk-motorschesham.co.uk/used-cars/merced...

looked at some CLKs at the weekend and just no way i could live with exterior or interior

love the matt paintwork of the later grand edition CLS, theres a white one on AT + i think the interior looks better than the CL if i'm honest, is it different in the flesh then? low rent?

[ZX10R NIN]

Go for it they're the standard wheels for a 500 with the AMG suspension set up so may well be worth deeper investigation.

[Pvapour]

ZX10R NIN said:

Go for it they're the standard wheels for a 500 with the AMG suspension set up so may well be worth deeper investigation.

Not sure what you mean re AMG suspension set up? Cant find any info on suspension outside the ABC? Which from what i can see had its previous w215 problems sorted sorted.

Comparing (online only so far due to my location) e coupe, cls, cl the e class falls well short on interior drama, at my price the spec is so much lower then a 3 year older CL, CLS interior is lovely though, realy love the mat finish wood (wood plays a big part in my life), but the gadgets on the CLS at 10k are still very low in comparison to CL.

Whereas the XF S portfolio matches CL for interior looks and toys and only a tad down on power once chipped (unless 4.2 v8) a 2007 Lexus GS 450H matches the CL for toys & power, though looks arent a patch.

CL is at top i think based but not seen any in flesh yet or driven, lining up preferences to blits next week visiting dealers (have to fly in)

Edited by Pvapour on Tuesday 1st August 07:04

[ZX10R NIN]

It was the way the ABC was set up so the AMG had slightly different valving giving a less roll the standard set up was a bit softer the wheels signify (unless they were put on after) that the car in question has the sports set up.

Mercedes did the same on the CLK & CLS for a short period. I have a soft spot for CL's they just ooze class every time I get in my dads you just feel like you stepped up a couple of notches even compared to my CLK/E Coupe.

[Pvapour]

That's very

The dealer has no idea if this is the case

Got a copy of services, 13k, 39k, 60k, 85k and its on 108k so needs a service

Seems some bigger than normal gaps in there to me, though I remember our Audi of that era had 20k mile intervals.

[ZX10R NIN]

Just checked with my uncle his 500 asks for a service around every 14-18k or every year so you're missing a few stamps, as I said before check everything twice also ring up a local Independent Merc specialist near you & get a price for a through service on one of these & go armed with that & it should help with negotiations, check all the discs & the park brake if it goes down more than four clicks it at best needs adjusting & at worst the shoes need changing make sure the windows open for part of the test drive so you can hear if any of the bushes are worn.