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Old Feb 25, 2012 | 10:41 PM
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Was shopping for a CL65....found a very questionable one

In my hunt for a CL65 I came across a silver 2005 with a light gray interior at a local dealer in Chicago. I was shocked to see the way the vehicle was prepped, dirty seatbelt, grime and dirt on the steering wheel and some sort of sticky substance on the dash (looked like someone spilled soda on the dash). To make it worse there were what appeared to be rust bubbles on the rear pillar and there were signs that the car was repainted even though it had a clean carfax.

If you are shopping for a CL65 and find one that seems too good to be true make sure you check it out VERY carefully. The VIN on this model ended with A043758.
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Old Feb 26, 2012 | 12:37 PM
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im contemplating selling mine.
2005 blk/blk
34kmiles
DC extended warr til 2015
speedriven 825hp pkg w/ full custom exhaust($3k)
runs 10.9 1/4 mi @ +3300 ft da in vegas
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Old Mar 1, 2012 | 11:48 AM
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In my hunt for a CL65 I came across a silver 2005 with a light gray interior at a local dealer in Chicago. I was shocked to see the way the vehicle was prepped, dirty seatbelt, grime and dirt on the steering wheel and some sort of sticky substance on the dash (looked like someone spilled soda on the dash). To make it worse there were what appeared to be rust bubbles on the rear pillar and there were signs that the car was repainted even though it had a clean carfax.

If you are shopping for a CL65 and find one that seems too good to be true make sure you check it out VERY carefully. The VIN on this model ended with A043758.
Thanks for the heads up. I am also in the hunt for a cl65 and have talked to the dealer about that very car. They assured me that everything is in A+ condition inside and out. Its listed on the cheaper side so I was wondering if it had things wrong with it. And this one doesn't have keyless go. I wonder why they never made that a standard feature on this car?

02cl55amg I sent you a pm about your car please pm me details.
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yup... they are starting to rust... seen a few 03 cl55s in very bad shape already...

w220 s-class is notorious for rust after only 5 years right below the b-pillars.
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Old Mar 1, 2012 | 12:05 PM
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Wow that's terrible. I already didn't like that car because its from Chicago and I don't buy cars from anywhere that snows or from the east coast. That road salt is brutal on cars.
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