MoTo

2001 Mercedes Benz CL500

MB's Flagship 2dr Coupe
5.0L V8
Black
Leather Interior w/ Wood Trim
Fully Loaded w/ ALL Options Offered
Car comes w/ everything the CL55 has except for the motor and gauge cluster
AMG Factory Bodykit and Wheels
Car was in a minor flood
NO ACCIDENTS!!!
CLEAN TITLE!!!
STILL UNDER WARRANTY!!!
Engine starts and runs
Minor problems w/ interior electronics:
*Window Modules
*Power Door Locks
*Rear Sunshade
*Seat Adjustment

I'm selling the car b/c of financial reasons. This was a car that I was going to fix and drive for myself but, I haven't had the time to do anything on the car lately. I cleaned up a lot of the car. Do some work and drive this premier elegant car for WAY LE$$ than what you would pay from a dealer or private party. Remember, the car has a CLEAN TITLE w/ no salvage or flood history recorded.

$45,000 obo
Blue Book (Private):
Low - $59,545
High - $67,220

KWiK

I don't understand the "Remember, the car has a CLEAN TITLE w/ no salvage or flood history" and the "Fixer" in the subject. Please explain...

MoTo

Fixer - Car needs work
No flood or salvage history - No marks on the title

silverC

I have seem this car in person looks drivers GREAT ! if i have the money right now i would buy it in a heart beat !

CLK430ROB

Please explain... You state the car is still under warranty, yet all the problems that you have listed can easily be fixed or replaced under Factory MB Warranty. So what is the problem with the car? What is the extra time needed to spend to fix this car up? A bit confused here.

Thanks,
Rob

pointman

i am also curious. something is being omitted.

Paxfobiscum

States that car was in a minor flood. Don't know much about MB warranty but I believe they do not fix flood damaged cars.... just my opinion though.

lorinserbenz

$45,000 is high for a flood car. A 2004 E55 that was in a flood sold for $20k.. on Ebay.
If this car was in salt water I wouldnt touch it... If it was fresh water then it might be ok..

moa4r

how many miles and why is the rear deck and roof painted brown or discolored? also, why not fix the problems under warranty?

Paxfobiscum

That is just a shiny reflection off the red roof of the building in front of it.

MoTo

Yes, the car is still under factory MB Warranty. MB will not repair a car that show signs of being in a flood. Believe me, I woud've had MB repair the car long time ago if that wasn't the case. Car needs to have electronics (mentioned above) replaced. It needs about 5hrs in work for the stuff that MB will not warranty for sure.

As for the 2004 E55 on Ebay, it sold for $45 or 48k if it's the same one we're talking about. Car was in a fresh water flood.

CLK430ROB

"Yes, the car is still under factory MB Warranty. MB will not repair a car that show signs of being in a flood."

I find this a little contradicting. "The car is still under warranty" .. YET... MB will not repair a car that show signs of being in a flood. So it is safe to assume that the warranty is VOIDED? I am very interested, but need facts straightened out and need to know what I'm getting into. Also, regarding the parts needed to fix the problems... do you have the parts or no? Thanks in advance.

Rob

MoTo

Let me clear something up. I'm not stating that you can have the car completely repaired from the flood w/ the MB warranty. You may get away w/ some of the repairs through the warranty but, you're going to have to dish out a little money for the stuff not covered. The warranty acts as a cushion for some of the costs associated w/ the flood. Some of the damaged parts that need replacing (e.g. window motors&switches, seat adjustment switches, and door lock units) may be covered under the warranty since they do go bad on occassion. Other items would be obvious to MB thus, not covered.


I have some of the parts and will help in what way I can to get this beauty back to 100%. I'm not trying to pull a fast one on anyone. There is another option of purchasing a wrecked S55 AMG as a parts car since it has many interchangeable parts w/ the CL. This CL500 is pretty close to being a CL55 (minus the gauge cluster and the obvious 5.5L).

maguzma

Have the car been registered in California post flood damage? Are you willing to give VIN? Tks

MoTo

No it hasn't been registered post flood. I'll provide VIN to serious party's.

super_SL500

can you email me if this is still up for sale? I am very interested.........thanks

MoTo

car is still available.

midget fidger

Not really interested in the car, but I'm a youngin' and dunno much about this stuff - how does a car end up like this? How high does the water have to go?? Does insurance not pay for it? Or did the actual owner get a new car while this one was auctioned off?

TheV12pwr

You people are so funny...all of you want a GREAT deal, but yet do not want to pay for it!?!?!
Remember: you get what you paid for!
Ugly, but true!
Seems like a good deal to me...
Fresh water...smels forever,
salt water... don't

MoTo

I would think salt water would smell more than fresh water. The car doesn't have any real out of the ordinary odors.

MoTo

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...tem=4535327416

Garys

Look at www.autotrader.com, you can buy all you want for 40K to 50K that have no problems.
Garys

MoTo

I'm pretty sure they have problems.

c55m8o

Minor flood "ain't no thing"... I'll tell you a story...

Ya know, my wife's SLK could have been considered a "flood car" ... she drove it through what had become a =pond= in the road during a Nor-Easter the =1st= weekend we owned it! (it was leased)

I was at home. She went food shopping. Coming home, dum dee dum dum dum... boy this rain is hard ... whoosh!!! ...into a newly formed pond in the flooded out road due to the amount of rain. The old SLK had air intakes real low near the ground in the front air damn. She said water went over the hood like a big wave. So I realized water got into the intake and stalled the car. Wouldn't start. Car's interior [floor & seats] got soaked from having the doors open while the firemen pushed the car out of the road ["pond"], kicking more water into the car while they pushed it.

When I got there, engine had dried out enough so I could start it. But as soon as I started up the big hill I needed to go up to get home, it started sputtering and stalled. I surmised the air-box was full of water and every time I'd accelorate (especially when going up a hill), water would run back into the intake and cause it to stall.

...if we were weenies, we could have called insurance and they might have considered it a "minor flood" car.

I eventually got up the hill, went into a parking lot, and blew out the engine with some hi-rpm passes. When we got home, I took off the airbox and dried it out, and we dried out the interior with a wet/dry vacuum, towels, then driers then those de-humidifier containers.

Like I said, that was the =1st= weekend we owned the car. It was great for the rest of the lease. No hint of problems in the engine or interior from the water. It was like it never happened. If the new SLK wasn't better in every way, I would have taken over the lease and kept the car.

...so just say'n again ... it's very possible for a "minor flood car" to "ain't be no thing".

MoTo

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