New Owner with an interesting story! (pics)
06-05-2016, 03:53 AM
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MY 11 CL550
New Owner with an interesting story! (pics)
Hey everyone!
I bought a 2011 CL550 about 3 weeks ago from Texas Auto Direct. It was fully equipped (P1, P2, Splitview, Sport Plus 1 etc) and had 48K miles on the dot. The car was great and we got it for a good deal at 38K.
They gave me a 7 day buyback guarantee on the car....
After taking the car on a roadtrip right after we bought it, I fell in love with the car's ability to drive on the highway. What a car!
Well on the 6th day (Sunday) we were almost back home from our road trip, the car died. I suspected alternator had gone bad (battery drained) and had it towed to a mechanic. Everything was closed Sunday so I got a rental car and drove the family home.
Monday I called the dealer I got he car from and told them what happened. I was told to just have the mechanic send them the bill and they'll take care of it, or I can be reimbursed for the repair. Great!
Well I called the mechanic and apparently it was a lot more than the alternator. Somehow the main nut that holds the harmonic balancer had loosened and caused the belt to stop spinning. The front main seal had ripped and there was visible damage to the crank. It practically needed a new engine or an internal overhaul. My world shattered when I heard this.... I called the dealer back and they were very good about it and initiated a buyback right away (this was on the 7th day which was the last day!!) Close call!
I guess god was looking out for me. I'm not sure...
Fast forward couple weeks, I found a local '11 CL550 (P1, P2, S+1) with only 9500 miles on it! Car was owned in NY and barely driven. Clean carfax with all service records.
I paid 47K for this one and went over budget, but this thing is practically new. The indy dealer who also runs a european car mechanic shop threw in the next 2 years of service in for free (So I guess couple Service A and B) A dealer tried to sell the car as a CPO, but wasn't able to, so it went to an auction and this current dealer got the car. It has brand new tires on it as well. This time I got the USAA warranty with it, so I will have warranty covering it for the next few years.
Pretty excited! Car pulls hard and drives great. I can't say it puts my Stingray to shame in performance, but it does in class and luxury. I'm hoping this one will be trouble free and be a great addition to my collection!
Here she is!
I bought a 2011 CL550 about 3 weeks ago from Texas Auto Direct. It was fully equipped (P1, P2, Splitview, Sport Plus 1 etc) and had 48K miles on the dot. The car was great and we got it for a good deal at 38K.
They gave me a 7 day buyback guarantee on the car....
After taking the car on a roadtrip right after we bought it, I fell in love with the car's ability to drive on the highway. What a car!
Well on the 6th day (Sunday) we were almost back home from our road trip, the car died. I suspected alternator had gone bad (battery drained) and had it towed to a mechanic. Everything was closed Sunday so I got a rental car and drove the family home.
Monday I called the dealer I got he car from and told them what happened. I was told to just have the mechanic send them the bill and they'll take care of it, or I can be reimbursed for the repair. Great!
Well I called the mechanic and apparently it was a lot more than the alternator. Somehow the main nut that holds the harmonic balancer had loosened and caused the belt to stop spinning. The front main seal had ripped and there was visible damage to the crank. It practically needed a new engine or an internal overhaul. My world shattered when I heard this.... I called the dealer back and they were very good about it and initiated a buyback right away (this was on the 7th day which was the last day!!) Close call!
I guess god was looking out for me. I'm not sure...
Fast forward couple weeks, I found a local '11 CL550 (P1, P2, S+1) with only 9500 miles on it! Car was owned in NY and barely driven. Clean carfax with all service records.
I paid 47K for this one and went over budget, but this thing is practically new. The indy dealer who also runs a european car mechanic shop threw in the next 2 years of service in for free (So I guess couple Service A and B) A dealer tried to sell the car as a CPO, but wasn't able to, so it went to an auction and this current dealer got the car. It has brand new tires on it as well. This time I got the USAA warranty with it, so I will have warranty covering it for the next few years.
Pretty excited! Car pulls hard and drives great. I can't say it puts my Stingray to shame in performance, but it does in class and luxury. I'm hoping this one will be trouble free and be a great addition to my collection!
Here she is!
. Makes a great pair with the red Corvette 
