Should I buy this car?
03-23-2018, 12:51 AM
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CL55 AMG
Should I buy this car?
Q: Should I buy this car?
A friend is selling pristine '03 CL55 AMG, only 59k miles. The car drives excellent, everything works, hardly a scratch on the black paint. But it requires new front struts/springs (whatevs they're officially called), trunk latch/wire harness, new plugs and wires, the valve covers leak, some minor other items and fluid swaps. If the car can be had for $10k, and the fixes cost $4k...should I grab this thing? It's not my daily driver, would be for a second home so wouldn't be putting a lot of miles on it - would enjoy a nice ride when in town. BUT...this is a very complicated, 15 yr old car...so are future repair costs going to make me regret it? Budget isn't a huge limitation, but I don't want to spend much on a car I'll hardly drive.
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03-23-2018, 12:26 PM
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These cars needs to be driven. ABC suspension system needs work. It could be costly repair in to few thousand dollars at the shop. Trunk larch is vacuum pump related , couple hundred to thousand dollars. Its a good buy for low mileage CL55amg even after spending $4K on the repair at the indy shop.
03-23-2018, 01:00 PM
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Scrap the ABC and get a coilover solution. Trunk repair is a DYI. Couple hundred bucks for the lock at Parts.com, few bucks for some JB weld, a half hour in the trunk - done. Probably ready for engine and transmission mounts, maybe bushings in the front suspension. And you'll have to get rid of the horrible Command system.
