CLS350 Shooting Brake Petrol IMPORT

[Naldrett]

Hi - Looking at an imported CLS350 Shooting Brake with the petrol CGI engine. Love the look of these things and have been tempted by the CLS63 but can’t really justify the extra outlay and running cost. The 3.5 V6 is 300bhp+ and makes a decent noise with reasonable fuel economy - a pretty perfect compromise in my book.

Does anyone know if these were even sold in the UK? The E350 CGi seems rare enough, especially in estate form.

Anything I should be concerned about with a Japan-sourced car? I’m assuming all normal UK conversion has been done (satnav/radio, Speedo, reversing lights etc). Assuming also that it would be ULEZ compliant?

Does the CLS suffer from the same subframe corrosion as the regular E-class estate? Should I be worried about that being covered under Mercedes warranty if an issue?

Any thoughts appreciated!

[Naldrett]

Yeah that’s it - looks nice doesn’t it. Not huge spec compared to some but has all that I would need. Seems decent value too.

[Naldrett]

No I didn't - looks promising but figured might be a few too many headaches being a spec that wasn't officially sold in the UK.

[Naldrett]

Scrump said:

I wouldn’t assume it was ULEZ compliant. A car made for the Japan market may not have the same emissions equipment as an EU market car. There may also be differences in what emissions are measured for the Japanese registration, so it may not have the required EU emissions data.

Actually the reg plate shows up as compliant with ULEZ so that looks to be ok.