aarkaah

All,

After many a sleepless night, I am listing my "Diva" for sale.

Please take a look at the link below and let me know what you think about the price.

https://mbworld.org/forums/mercedes-...6-000-obo.html

Regards,
AA

Blkvip

i just sold my 03 with 120k for 10k....idk if its my location(new England) or what, but nooooo one was interested in my at all. super clean and all not some pos lol. so i just had to take the hit

aarkaah

Blkvip,

Jesus that's low. I think at that price someone got a great deal. In all honesty it would appear that it is better to gut the ABC if and when any other issues come up and drive the car until the wheels fall off.

Thanks for the feedback.

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JrocSRT10

I just bought an 03 with 117k on it for 11k

aarkaah

Jroc,

Welcome to the club! I am revising my thinking and looking at a full suspension conversion over the next couple of months. My current car has no ABC issues (knock on wood) but I don't believe that I am so special as to avoid the ABC grim reaper eventually. What I can say is that there is a shop that is willing to assist me when the ABC starts acting up. And, for the price, the w215 cl55 is a lot of car for the money if you solve or remove the ABC issue in its entirety.

Also, I have found out that the car is not the problem it's the dealer with their outlandish hourly rates and parts with 100% markups. Source everything online and price shop each part. It May take longer to get back on the road but hey.... Saving money is always a beautiful thing.

Again, welcome and thanks for your input.

DoubleA

awiner

The resale values on these cars is dismal. $10k - $14k is about the SALE prices I have seen over the past couple years on cars in really nice condition.

Lot's of owners list them higher and they don't sell. One of the main reasons is the cost of repairs on these models.

This is the main reason I am driving mine until it becomes too costly to fix whatever repair may be necessary at that time.

As you pointed out the ABC system is the main culprit in expenses. A set of shocks approaches the value of the car itself and they will eventually leak. Arnott sells refurbished shocks but the AMG valved shocks are hard to get.

aarkaah

Only way this car can be driven indefinitely is to sort out the ABC. In other words replace the ABC because sourcing parts new or used equates to throwing money down the drain imho. I know there are a lot of purist that believe it's sacrilege to do so, however the value (price for horsepower) goes way up if one can do this knowing your reliability has improved tenfold.

I will be holding on to my cl55 with the intention of ABC replacement in the next few months. It just doesn't make sense guys. Apologies in advance to the purist.