CriticalK

Im strongly considering buying a 2004 CL55. It has 75000 miles on it, and it looks perfect. The seats look like they have never been sat in. very clean. Kleeman package, stage 1 I think, belts and ecu. It has all service records from the dealer ship, and Im having a full check up by Mercedes before buying. The asking price was $33,999, we agreed at $30,000, and he wont budge. Aftermarket rims, 19s, and comes with the originals, minus tires.

CriticalK

Seems I cant post too much with getting a "bad request" sign, Ill see what I can do

TMC M5

Looks nice...but you can probably find one with significantly less mileage for that money.

Tom

alx

this is a 27k retail if stock in above average condition with those miles.

are the wheels and the kleeman package worth 3k to you?

CriticalK

yea, I think so. At this point im not sure I have time to sit and choose rims, and upgrades and so on. Theres a big difference between stock and a slightly modified car, and done correctly can be a big difference. Plus, its local, and i could find a car a thousand miles away for 3k less, but is that worth it?

I just want to make sure Im in the right ball park, you see the same year from 36000 to 24000, so thats a good margin.

I dont know too much about the CL55, how does it compare to others makes and models of the same year? Could i be getting something way fatter for the money?

uurfantasy

Dont like the rims at all, kleeman upgrade meaning he's probably driven the car harder than a typical cl55 owner (possibly) and 75k miles is a little on the high side. I personally wouldn't buy it due to the fact of high miles and also performance upgrades. If you shop around you can find car with <50k miles for high 20's to low 30's. Thats where I would shoot for and buy from someone that hasn't done engine mods.

CL55AMGRON

I paid 30000 for my 2005 cl55 with 60000 miles one year ago in delaware. Has all the bells and whisles and runs like a champ. I also got a pre inspection.The mercedes thec said go for it. All said and done I bought this car because it felt right most likely not the best way to buy a car but I havn't looked back.If you can move up to 2005 I belive they don't have as much problem with the abc system but I could be wrong about that.Good luck and happy motoring.

Fraser

IMO...mucho denaro

Although a few more miles this is a better vehicle IMO and much cheaper too. Although it is "off the market" now I suspect a reasonable offer may change that
https://mbworld.org/forums/mercedes-...-upgrades.html

Patentmat

In my opinion as well, that's too much money. I had mine for sale for a while and it is in great shape. Never had anything even close to 30K come in as an offer, unfortunately.

AZBENZ-CTSV

....about 25k would be max. you can buy 05 cl65's with much lower miles for
lower 40's.

ezobens

It kills me how many of these things Benz cranked out without 'any' options.
Honestly, in a $120,000 'Flagship' car, you'd think Benz could have at least thrown in the Keyless Go (many other makes at a fraction of the cost of these have it standard).

Personally, the factory options weigh much more heavily than bolt on options. Wheels and ECU changes can be done by any clown at any time but the factory options are what you can't easily (or cheaply) add on after the fact.

I refused to even look at any CL's without Keyless Go or Distronic so it narrowed my choices considerably. Fortunately, I held out for a really sweet 04' CL55 that has EVERY factory option that was available (except for the designer series) and I couldn't be happier. If you've ever driven one of these things with Keyless go etc, you'll never look back.

Just my 2 cents- Your mileage will vary.

Fraser

Well we look back now and say that but when the W220/W215 was first launched back in 1998/1999 how many cars had Keyless Go then?

ezobens

I agree that in the late 90's it was more ground-breaking but by 2004-2006, it was old hat and pretty much any Asian car above their base models had it.

It's OK to update the standard options every once in a while during a model run.. Really ;-)

phuongtim59

Great post! It's very nice and userful. Thank you so much for your post.

Randal70

That's too much for this car.. Mine had only 37k miles.. with keyless go.. for just a tad less..

rondocap

The price does seem high, and a tad bit too many miles - I also don't like those wheels too much. The stock wheels are really well-fitting for this car. I'd look for one with less miles, and stock. People don't put performance upgrades in a car like this to just tell people about it, they run it hard most likely! (This can affect stuff in the future, for example motor and transmission mounts can fail sooner if the car is pushed harder, stuff like that.)

But whatever you do, please try to get a warranty too - these are expensive to maintain so it's a great idea to have a warranty, from Mercedes itself if you can get an extended one.

hot nix

hey just to give u a heads up. i bought mine 2 yrs ago with 32,900 miles for $35,000. but thats with 3 yr extended warranty & delivery to NY from Cali. boy i wish i waited to after this recession!:mad: could of gotten it cheaper.:nix: but most important is to get a warranty!110% these cars cost ALOT to fix! i spent about $3000 on warranty.and they covered over that in my first year.but i have a $200 deductible.dont get stuck with a $500 deductable.good luck!