Cole

For same price as a new W204 can pick up an 06 CLS sport with 20K miles. Woud love to hear why you chose your W204 and if you chose it over a used CLS or not?

ShoremNJ

I wanted a new car with good mpg and I like the size and style of the W204. Also 4 matic was important to me.

Azn_C300

some prefer new vs used.

w204 is a better daily driver.

Stryder04

Same here, I wanted a new car. Having the new car smell is a must. plus I also got the 4matic for winter time. but if you don't mind having a gently used car a CLS is a great alternative.

artemW204

+1 on the 4Matic, really useful here in Canada and I wanted something compact to zip around downtown.

CLS is great choice also only if its been properly maintained and has a fair amount of warranty left over. Parts and service could cost you a fortune

michaeljdunn

For one the W-204 is actually engineered by Mercedes and blieve it or not the CLS is manufactured by chrysler engineers. The only thing is the W-204 sits on the new sebring frame but at least its not engineered by them..

artemW204

So why didn't you get a nice shiny Sebring instead?

michaeljdunn

cause its a sebring..

Cole

For the record...I am not considering a Sebring

michaeljdunn

Will617

I owned a dodge once. did I say once

I'll take a new W204, don't like used cars.

Kar don

Go lay on the beach some more, your brain isn't fully cooked yet.

Flame3g

well here in cali its hard to find a cls thats in good condition or for a good price, i just started seeing the cls for like 42,000 and was considering trading but im trying to get a maserati after this is paid off. im tired of trading...

michaeljdunn

u think I'm joking? Go research it.. I know the people at fletcher jones and they told me this and then I heard it again from my friend over at bmw then again at my auto shop. Just like the Chrysler 300 sits on the same frame as an e class..

e1000

you're absolutely incorrect.

MB has never used parts from Chrysler. I'm fairly certain that the sebring and w204 C-class does not even share 1 screw. There were actually very few cars that shared parts. The 300 was built on the older w210 chassis, not the current w211 E-class chassis. Even the Crossfire was built on the older R170 platform instead of the new R171.

Kar don

Fletcher Jones? I don't care about that stupid dealer, the plastic bimbo from OC housewives is affiliated with that dealer which is why i buy from MBLN.

ANYWAY, the fact that you believed some salesman who probably has worked there for a month and your BMW "buddy" just goes to show how little you know about the auto industry. The CLS and new C share NO PARTS with chrysler vehicles. Even when a car is based on another vehicle, it still shares VERY few parts with the car it is "based" on. Go meet your FJ and BMW buddies at Sharkeez or something

drevil2k2

Like getting a fresh new car, like the full warranty from day 1, 4M is great for winters.

jherbias

If I really wanted to save money on a premium car... I would get an econobox like a Kia or Honda and then save up, for a number of years, for a CLS or whatever. I don't like buying used vehicles (our family's had problems with them), especially a high-end one.

RLE

I'll give you a moment to pull your size 14 foot out of your mouth and point out that no MB except the old G-Wagen has a frame.

THEY ALL HAVE UNIT BODIES!

benggolf

Will never consider buying a used car much less a used MB or Porsche as you never know how the previous owner treated the car.
I like to be owner from day 1 and have full factory warranty.

If I really wanted a CLS, I would go order one from my local MB dealership.

michaeljdunn

Its a size 10 and im just telling you what ive heard. A well respected guy who has been on overhauling told me about the cls not being enginnered by mb. And the bmw guy wasnt a salesperson he is a guy who competes in auto shows and builds cars and the guy from mb is the head of collision (not some sales person). So judge me wrong but these guys seem to know what there talking about (there all my friends too so there not just some random telling me some :bs u know):

Kar don

Ask him what the W211 E-class was based from? Was that designed by Chrysler engineers too?

Just because he was on some TLC tv show with terrible ratings doesn't mean he knows anything... he just might be a good welder.

michaeljdunn

Next time i see them ill be sure to ask

aowhaus

unfortunately I live in an area with winter weather, so a RWD car is pretty much out of the question so that eliminates a lot of great cars out there.
The CLS is a beautiful car and a gently used one could be had a good price.

I did look at one at one time, but because it was much larger car than I wanted (it's essentially a E-class with 6 more inches in length), earlier build years has some quality issues, and because it was used in addition to not being front or all wheel drive it was scratched off my list.

It's nice to hear that MB is finally offering 4matic on the CL-class, the first time they offered AWD on a coupe. Let's hope they will eventually offer that option across the model line.

MB Fanatic

You are a ****ing retard. Mercedes Benz CLS is built on the Mercedes Benz W211 chasis you tool. You FAIL sir.