02cl55amg

This could be a good find, or drain someone's account. $20k for cl65 is tempting....
http://automaxsocal.com/showroom/mer...nz-cl-class-2/

Grip Grip

At that price we should have a new CL65 owner on the forum. I really like that interior color over mine.

Dr Matt

Saw that yesterday too. At that price it's tempting to buy for spare parts, LOL....

Thats the same interior color I have too.

kamilclk430

I wonder what my 600 is worth if 65s are selling for 20K. Might as well just keep it and run it to the ground

MooJohn

So what about insurance on 65s? I've been with Progressive for 15+ years and they will cover a 600 or a 55 but no model of 65. My brother had that issue as well and he ended up with Amica (not a bad choice) but mainstream insurers like Geico or State Farm wouldn't even cover the car.

That was expected when the car was near the $100k mark but now that you can buy them for Honda Civic cash, how are they insured?

02cl55amg

I just sold my 2005 cl600 sport pkg, Eurocharged tuned, linked, cl65 Oem rims, new tires, brakes, coils, plugs, serviced, clean 72kmiles for $18,000. How could you not take a chance on a 65 for $20k? For $3k, you've got a 4800lb 10sec car!!! If its still around in August, I'll check it out on the way to the beach....

RaceHorse

No respect for the ol' 65. Less than 200 made and people could care less. Mean while, GNXs fetch $60-80k with half the power and 1500+ made. The Hellcats will have a production number around 3,000 and will be bought up to sit in garages with plastic bags on the seats and window stickers that will never come off. You'll never hear of those cars breaking 100k miles. One day the 65 cars are going to be so tough to get parts for, anything that's not interchangeable, will require sending in a core to be rebuilt. I'll worry about that then....

02cl55amg

Ohhhh man, I was hoping to steal yours for $10k in about 3-4yrs...

adamls2

Its true... these car so so undervalued for what they are...

V12Godspeed

+++1, You have to appreciate these cars. This is my second 65, I thought I would not miss it, but I am a sucker for them. I saw a white one and just hand to get it. Mind you it has 100K on the clock but I did not care since I was easy with the wrench. I have so far changed 1 coil, 1 Ignition box, Plugs and Front ABC hose that popped. Car drives like it's new. Not 1 issue after that.

Dr Matt

I've only had mine since October of last year and only put 5,000 miles on it, but can't think of anything I'd rather have for a DD. At the current price of these cars they are just awesome.

V12TTenthusiast

I have progressive on my SL65 and been with them for 8 years, but all my cars are under commercial auto. Maybe that's why or it could be by state, but in MD they allow it. That or maybe I have 8 other cars on the policy so they let it slide, but when I worked in insurance years ago, AMG's, M Cars, Porsche's, Ferrari's are were consider in another auto group (line 19) while other regular cars were under line 10, In some cases auto insurance company's wont touch a line 19 car unless you already had a history with the company and your first car was under line 10, If you have a line 10 car then adding a line 19 wasn't an issue to that policy

MooJohn

My brother's Supra (light single, just over 500 whp) was with Geico but when he checked while CL shopping they wouldn't do it. Just this year, a guy from the State Farm booth at the Atlanta Auto Show insisted they could save him money until he said he's got a CL65. They quickly said "Oooh, we don't cover those..." The 65 cars aren't even in the dropdown menu on Progressive's "quote a policy change" section of their website.

This probably won't be a limitation for me since I'm leaning toward an E55 when it's time to get another "fun" car. I'm over 40 and have a clean 10 yr driving record so insuring it won't be any more than my current "old man" Lincoln

V12TTenthusiast

IDK what to tell you but this is my progressive card attached to the post


Either coverage isn't allowed in your state, this is limited to only commercial vehicles or you don't meet the requirement to have this on your policy, but as you can see progressive def covers 65 AMG cars

MooJohn

I didn't disbelieve you! It's got be because you have a commercial policy. That's why I was asking for people to chime in through, because it's an interesting dilemma now that the cars are getting so cheap. You can buy them now for less than the sales tax amount when they were new!

Maybe 10 years ago or so, I wanted to buy a flatbed tow truck because there was one at a price I couldn't pass up. It was older but all the bed hydraulics were new. Why have a trailer when you can have a flatbed, right?

Progressive wouldn't cover it without being on a commercial policy. I wasn't going to tow any vehicles other than my own yet they would not cover it as a Ford F450 or whatever it was; I had to get a commercial policy if I wanted that truck. Needless to say I stuck with using a trailer.

canes85

I've never had an issue getting any of my car insured partially list of previously owned 2006 CL65, 2007 S600, & 2005 SL600 currently own 2007 CL600.

I've had Liberty Mutual, State Farm, & I'm currently with The Hartford.

sloanbj

You can eventually find an insurer for any car. It is just of who you are willing to work with on the deal and what you are willing to pay.

red60R

I was worried at first when I bought my 05 back in Mar 2012, but to my surprise, my 65 was actually CHEAPER to insure than my wife's MDX (granted it was on 07). You might want to at least check with Liberty Mutual because that is what I have and they covered that and my ML63 no problem. My ML is actually more than the CL was (still only about 640/yr for full coverage), it's almost like they didn't realize that thing had a V12 600+hp engine in it.

red60R

Same here, LM has covered my E55, 911TT, 135, CL65, and ML63 without any crazy rates or anything. I am married, over 25, have 0 tickets/accidents so maybe that does help some.

red60R

Not to hijack or anything this but I will tell you one thing, it IS slightly harder I have found in my own experience in finding aftermarket extended warranty coverage on some of these cars. Once you get above 65k miles, most of the reputable ones won't cover them, I found that Fidelity and EasyCare would cover my 65. There is a guy on the forums here (forget his name---lives in Jersey) that is good at finding aftermarket warranty coverage. Seems like some of them are moving away from covering the AMG brand.

biker349

liberty mutual has a deal with mercedes and insures the cars very reasonably. i saved $200 a year on my 2004 cl600 over geico.