Drove a CL55..... W.O.W.!!!!
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Drove a CL55..... W.O.W.!!!!
Hello All,
So this weekend a friend of a friend of mine says "hey, I hear you have a Mercedes", and I reply, "why yes... yes, I do"
but before going on to reveal how great it, he says, "Oh that's cool, I just got one myself, I got the CL55 AMG" ..... .....
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"Which one do you have?" ......... ..........
"Hey? Which one do you have?" ..... (me) "Oh sorry, did you say C55?" ..."No, I said --", "Oh you said CLK55", "No, I said CL55".
Hmmm... but, before revealing my model he asked whether I wanted to check it out (it was parked right in front of the club), so I figured, what the heck - not everyday I get to drive a CL55, let's go for it!
I get in and the first thing he says is, "push her - she loves it".... My kind of guy
. Now I was respectful as it's not my car and while I know this guy a bit, not very, very well -- and let me just say "Oh My Goodness"..... Talk about love. My heart was pumping, my palms were sweating, my skin got goosebumps, I was nervous -- all the attributes of love at first sight.
So I figured I'd come to this side of the forum and just say to you guys -- jeeeeeeezzzz, this car is freaking unbelievable!! The power is immense. It's right there as soon as you think about it. It literally went from 30 to 50 in 1 sec, either the speedometer, my eyes, or brain was lying - or it actually did. I can sit here and talk on and on about this car all day, but W.O.W.!!!!
I didn't drive it too fast, but when he took over he really showed me the power. And the braking -- my goodness, it went from like 80MPH -> 10MPH within several really fast heart beats! I am amazed, and this engine, this car, it's really quite extraordinary! Congrats to all you owners!
Tee_Tz.
So this weekend a friend of a friend of mine says "hey, I hear you have a Mercedes", and I reply, "why yes... yes, I do"
but before going on to reveal how great it, he says, "Oh that's cool, I just got one myself, I got the CL55 AMG" ..... ........
"Which one do you have?" .........
.......... "Hey? Which one do you have?" ..... (me) "Oh sorry, did you say C55?" ..."No, I said --", "Oh you said CLK55", "No, I said CL55".
Hmmm... but, before revealing my model he asked whether I wanted to check it out (it was parked right in front of the club), so I figured, what the heck - not everyday I get to drive a CL55, let's go for it!
I get in and the first thing he says is, "push her - she loves it".... My kind of guy
. Now I was respectful as it's not my car and while I know this guy a bit, not very, very well -- and let me just say "Oh My Goodness"..... Talk about love. My heart was pumping, my palms were sweating, my skin got goosebumps, I was nervous -- all the attributes of love at first sight.So I figured I'd come to this side of the forum and just say to you guys -- jeeeeeeezzzz, this car is freaking unbelievable!! The power is immense. It's right there as soon as you think about it. It literally went from 30 to 50 in 1 sec, either the speedometer, my eyes, or brain was lying - or it actually did. I can sit here and talk on and on about this car all day, but W.O.W.!!!!
I didn't drive it too fast, but when he took over he really showed me the power. And the braking -- my goodness, it went from like 80MPH -> 10MPH within several really fast heart beats! I am amazed, and this engine, this car, it's really quite extraordinary! Congrats to all you owners!
Tee_Tz.
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2005 SL55, 2000 CL500
CL Depreciation
Beware.
They fall fast and hard.
Especially with the new 2007 out and about. And the 2008 a few months away.
Should be some great deals out there on 2006`s CL55
I would guess like $ 80K for low miles used/Off Lease.
Same car new in late 2005 $ 128K. Ouch.
They fall fast and hard.
Especially with the new 2007 out and about. And the 2008 a few months away.
Should be some great deals out there on 2006`s CL55
I would guess like $ 80K for low miles used/Off Lease.
Same car new in late 2005 $ 128K. Ouch.
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True, the value does tank initially, however, it does retain some value over the long term -- well, at least compared to Lexus, Jaguar, and the likes. But yeah, right now you can get one for a 'decent' price, decent compared to what it cost brand new. But I'd never buy this car out of warranty because I can imagine the disaster of maintaining it, should it experience problems.
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What word other than W O W would describe a ride in a CL65. If you thought the world ends with the 55 your wrong. Nothing better than a 65 bi turbo with 600+ HP!
BTW...The tanking issue. there are excellent CL65s in the low 90s with 24k mi out there. I drove a 05 -- that knocked my socks off.
BTW#2..Jaguars really tank and tank and tank. I know, I own two, but are great cars as well.
BTW...The tanking issue. there are excellent CL65s in the low 90s with 24k mi out there. I drove a 05 -- that knocked my socks off.
BTW#2..Jaguars really tank and tank and tank. I know, I own two, but are great cars as well.
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Possibly a Rennteched CL600 with 650+ hp. If/when I trade my Cl600 for a CL65, I will have to send it to Renntech so I don't get beat down by a chipped CL00.
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My CL55 was $120k new, now 4 years later with lower than average mileage, it might be worth $42k on a trade.
That's what, 35% of original value?
When does it "retain some value over the long term?"
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I can only imagine a 65 (S/CL/SL), but coming from day-in driving with a C320, I first had to step in the 55 first, and I was extremely impressed. I'm sure the 65 will just blow me away, because the thing is - when you look at it on paper, you wonder well how much faster could it really be, but I'm sure once you drive it you realize it's another car.
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Basically, compared to cars such as Jaguar, Lexus, Infiniti, etc, yes it holds value pretty well. Jeez, everyone is attacking me on this, but it's a simple fact: all cars will only depreciate (except in very rare instances when they become classics and demand supply inverse raising the price); but even though your car is at $42K, a Jaguar of the same measure would be at $30K. But yes, the car does depreciate but it hold it's value better than most luxury brands/cars.
I'm going to look at Private Party (no options) value for each of these 2003 models and compare it to list price. Format is original list price (base)/private party retail (base w/no options)/% of original list price.
2003 BMW M5
$73,195 / $42,478 / 58%
2003 Lexus LS430:
$54,925 / $30,571 / 55.6%
2003 CL55:
$115320 /$54,511 / 47%
2003 S500
$81,720 / $37,608 / 46%
2003 Jaguar XJR:
$72,475 / $24,999 / 34.4%
Oh, and I can't leave out the CLK55:
$69,470 / $35,120 / 50.5% (which, honestly, is better than I expected, and doesn't look so bad, until you look at):
2003 BMW M3
$48,195 / $29,416 / 61%
I don't know if it's bad marketing, overpricing, or too much production, but the AMGs don't hold their value particularly well for cars of this type.
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06 CLS55 w/ P030, 05 Jag S Type R, 05 TBird-68 Dodge Charger R/T-440 w/4speed I'm original owner
Improviz-
For some reason my eyes don't focus on your car numbers. I wonder why?
Since the subject of Jaguar came up............
Have a 03 S Type R with factory warranty of 100K/2010 bumper to bumper with 37k mi for $31,500. 390 HP S/C. Anyone interested. It's cherry.
For some reason my eyes don't focus on your car numbers. I wonder why?
Since the subject of Jaguar came up............
Have a 03 S Type R with factory warranty of 100K/2010 bumper to bumper with 37k mi for $31,500. 390 HP S/C. Anyone interested. It's cherry.
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