CL-Class (W215) 2000-2006: CL 500, CL 600

2001 Cl500 - $27,950

Old Sep 6, 2006 | 12:41 AM
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2001 Cl500 - $27,950

Have the CLs really depreciate this much? I know the miles are high but this seems like a great buy.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2001-...QQcmdZViewItem
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Old Sep 6, 2006 | 11:00 AM
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Originally Posted by snacl500
Have the CLs really depreciate this much? I know the miles are high but this seems like a great buy.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2001-...QQcmdZViewItem
70K miles for a 2001? That's about average driving (12-15K/year). Maybe not for a car you may want to keep as a collectible (low miles) but not really 'high'.
The prices for CL's are dropping quickly for some reason. It may have to do with the new body for the CL's that is about to come out. When that car is released, you'll be able to do even better than that ($27K)! It also may have something to do with the maddening problems that plague MB cars.
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Old Sep 6, 2006 | 02:30 PM
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what the ****!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i paid 41k january 2006...its good to know i can turn around and sell it today for 27k and take a loss of 14k....im glad i love the current cl over the new one coming out so i have no particular qualms about keeping my car for another 5 years...
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Old Sep 6, 2006 | 04:23 PM
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Originally Posted by blahzayblah
what the ****!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i paid 41k january 2006...its good to know i can turn around and sell it today for 27k and take a loss of 14k....im glad i love the current cl over the new one coming out so i have no particular qualms about keeping my car for another 5 years...
it depends on mileage. condition. any issues.. first bet would be to check carfax and see how many owners it shows etc..

i see the same dealer is offering a convertible 02 m3 for 32k not bad.. i wish prices in California were this way....
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Old Sep 7, 2006 | 02:00 PM
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..... they are depreciating fast, I just traded my '00 cl500 w/ 72k and they gave me 21k for trade in, but they did discount my new ride $6k, so I guess it averages out i paid $44k 18 months and 29k milea ago, tho--- dropp'in like rox
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Old Sep 7, 2006 | 02:12 PM
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the only thing that would suck is if all of the sudden everyone had a cl due to the price...but i doubt this will happen...most people do not realize they are so inexpensive to buy used.and the repair bills would contradict the used price anyway
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Old Sep 7, 2006 | 10:28 PM
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I wouldn't worry about that....how many S/early CL coupes do you see around? None. Remember, the normal person won't even buy an import because they think insurance is too high. The good thing is you can probably put 150k miles on the car and still will get $10k when you sell it....I don't see these cars ever getting lower than that, so you will profit eventually.
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Old Sep 7, 2006 | 10:34 PM
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Originally Posted by blahzayblah
the only thing that would suck is if all of the sudden everyone had a cl due to the price...but i doubt this will happen...most people do not realize they are so inexpensive to buy used.and the repair bills would contradict the used price anyway
It's still a 100K car with 100K repair bills. The CL is my favorite non exotic car but I wouldn't touch it with 70K miles and no warranty.
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