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Wulf Sternhammer said:
I could not live with that on a long term basis, but I would really like to use it for a tour of the UK for a month or two.That dealers website - If you ignore the pictures and descriptions and looked only at the prices, it could almost be an estate agency rather than car sales.
KadettE said:
Wulf Sternhammer said:
That has been for sale for what seems several millenia.
The mileage in the photos is from 2021. No idea what's going on here, maybe a combination of doesn't really want to sell, can't deal with messers, hard to deal with seller, car not as describedRusty Old-Banger said:
This makes my teeth itch. Just why? Is the steering wheel f
ked underneath? Why not spend 3 seconds straightening the cover? Makes it look cheap.
Why keep the central console cubby open? Just looks broken/missing.
Also, the cover above the central air vents.
The centre console looks to be missing the lid or 'phone insert. That steering wheel though. ked underneath? Why not spend 3 seconds straightening the cover? Makes it look cheap. Why keep the central console cubby open? Just looks broken/missing.
Also, the cover above the central air vents.
Hippea said:
This has been on car and classic before, I thought it was the same one, an import , but the other pictures have gone from the advert. The one still linked shows it on its foreign plate.
https://www.carandclassic.com/l/C1852179
Congratulations Pete, lovely purchase.
Ref the W140 - lots of ‘flowery pish’ in the advert as some say in this part of the world. Ultimately might be a decent rolling project and a V12 is always a special thing.
The CLS really is a nice thing. My only worry would be the engine type still being in the danger zone prone to premature failure; I think the revised units were late 2006/07 onwards but still a very attractive thing at the miles/money.
Ref the W140 - lots of ‘flowery pish’ in the advert as some say in this part of the world. Ultimately might be a decent rolling project and a V12 is always a special thing.
The CLS really is a nice thing. My only worry would be the engine type still being in the danger zone prone to premature failure; I think the revised units were late 2006/07 onwards but still a very attractive thing at the miles/money.
BlueMR2 said:
This has been on car and classic before, I thought it was the same one, an import , but the other pictures have gone from the advert. The one still linked shows it on its foreign plate.
https://www.carandclassic.com/l/C1852179
It has an advert on Autotrader dating back to November 2024, with about 5k fewer miles on the clock and an asking price just under £12k. With the mileage and missing bits and pieces it’s rather a stretch, it will be interesting to see where the auction lands. https://www.carandclassic.com/l/C1852179
W00DY said:
https://www.carandclassic.com/l/C2004214
Phwoar. Criminal how few CLS exist outside of the grayscale .
They are truly horrendous examples for cracking.
I recall standing beside my CLS, after fitting a second set of those rims due to the first giving up after they had already been welded, talking to a delivery driver. I could hear a faint hiss of air escaping. Another f
king cracked alloy wheel. Replaced the whole lot with some aftermarket 19" rims and never had the issue again. I've 8 of those original AMG rims somewhere in the warehouse gathering a lot of dust.
PeteH66 said:
I'd just like to thank the thread for alerting me to my new acquisition:
Purchased from Mike over on the MBClub UK forum, a pleasure to deal with. A couple of little niggles but a lovely drive. Now need to get my finger out and sell the W211...
The advert for this was not the best, I think that helped keep the price low. Some saloons on sale at the moment at 5k + just seem massively overpriced.Purchased from Mike over on the MBClub UK forum, a pleasure to deal with. A couple of little niggles but a lovely drive. Now need to get my finger out and sell the W211...
What made you change from the saloon? I understand the extra boot space makes it a much more useful every day car, I find estates easier to reverse park too.
BlueMR2 said:
What made you change from the saloon? I understand the extra boot space makes it a much more useful every day car, I find estates easier to reverse park too.
Exactly that - I've been procrastinating for about a year over replacing the W211 but finding something that has the same combination of ride comfort, pace, refinement and room at a sensible price proved difficult. Plus petrol E class estates are quite hard to find (I would have considered the S212 but they only seem to come in diesel flavour which aren't ULEZ-compatable in my price range). As the saying goes, "I know what I like.."PeteH66 said:
BlueMR2 said:
What made you change from the saloon? I understand the extra boot space makes it a much more useful every day car, I find estates easier to reverse park too.
Exactly that - I've been procrastinating for about a year over replacing the W211 but finding something that has the same combination of ride comfort, pace, refinement and room at a sensible price proved difficult. Plus petrol E class estates are quite hard to find (I would have considered the S212 but they only seem to come in diesel flavour which aren't ULEZ-compatable in my price range). As the saying goes, "I know what I like.."Does your saloon have a panoramic roof?
BlueMR2 said:
PeteH66 said:
BlueMR2 said:
What made you change from the saloon? I understand the extra boot space makes it a much more useful every day car, I find estates easier to reverse park too.
Exactly that - I've been procrastinating for about a year over replacing the W211 but finding something that has the same combination of ride comfort, pace, refinement and room at a sensible price proved difficult. Plus petrol E class estates are quite hard to find (I would have considered the S212 but they only seem to come in diesel flavour which aren't ULEZ-compatable in my price range). As the saying goes, "I know what I like.."Does your saloon have a panoramic roof?
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