Alex225
MB Enthusiast
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- CLS63 AMG
Some of you may have seen my other post but sadly I will be moving my S Class on due to the encroaching ULEZ. Sadly I'm just inside the M25 and in the firing line for the new ULEZ expansion.
The only option to get round this is the obvious choice, a V8! So I started hunting down the CL models. I fancied a change from the S, as superb and comfortable as it is, I don't actually ever use the practical side of it, no one actually has sat in the back in years. A CL offers the comfort and refinement but looks a lot prettier (IMO).
So I started hunting and it turns out the CL is rarer than I expected. I was anticipating hundreds of them for me to scour through, it turns out that on Autotrader there was 88 ranging from £2-3k to ~£35k. My budget was £13k max which put me in strange territory. Yes if I wanted low mileage (60-70k) and an early example with base spec, there were a few but a bit uninspiring. Up the budget a little and I'm looking at 2010 models with a few more miles (85-95k) but there seemed to be at least a few with the kind of spec I wanted.
Long story short, I have ended up putting a deposit down on this rather nice 2010 CL500. It's got the 5.5 V8 (380bhp) with the AMG styling pack which I think really enhances the look. The interior is a light grey with dark wood interior, including wood trim on the steering wheel. It has night view assist as well as air cooled seats so a couple of nice extras and is in lovely condition all round. It also has soft close doors which I don't know if they're standard but I like very much! haha
Importantly it has a full service history and a pretty clean MOT history. I have managed to get a gearbox service thrown in and free delivery, so it should be with me on Thursday.
I only managed to get a couple of pics so far.
From inside it reminds me of my CLS63, lower seating position and sportier feeling but the silence and refined of my S Class.
I already have a list of things I want to get done although really nothing major. I'd like the centre arm rest repainted, I'll use my usual leather repair guy to do that as it's not stretched leather just clearly where an elbow has been resting. Guess that is the idea of an arm rest haha. There's also a tiny hole in the material to the left of the passenger seat so will look into that being repaired and lastly a wheel refurb. I believe they were done by the previous owner but there's a few nicks out of them and I'd like them diamond cut with a light anthracite finish like my S Class wheels.
First things first, get it, clean it and brace myself for a full tank of fuel! haha
The only option to get round this is the obvious choice, a V8! So I started hunting down the CL models. I fancied a change from the S, as superb and comfortable as it is, I don't actually ever use the practical side of it, no one actually has sat in the back in years. A CL offers the comfort and refinement but looks a lot prettier (IMO).
So I started hunting and it turns out the CL is rarer than I expected. I was anticipating hundreds of them for me to scour through, it turns out that on Autotrader there was 88 ranging from £2-3k to ~£35k. My budget was £13k max which put me in strange territory. Yes if I wanted low mileage (60-70k) and an early example with base spec, there were a few but a bit uninspiring. Up the budget a little and I'm looking at 2010 models with a few more miles (85-95k) but there seemed to be at least a few with the kind of spec I wanted.
Long story short, I have ended up putting a deposit down on this rather nice 2010 CL500. It's got the 5.5 V8 (380bhp) with the AMG styling pack which I think really enhances the look. The interior is a light grey with dark wood interior, including wood trim on the steering wheel. It has night view assist as well as air cooled seats so a couple of nice extras and is in lovely condition all round. It also has soft close doors which I don't know if they're standard but I like very much! haha
Importantly it has a full service history and a pretty clean MOT history. I have managed to get a gearbox service thrown in and free delivery, so it should be with me on Thursday.
I only managed to get a couple of pics so far.


From inside it reminds me of my CLS63, lower seating position and sportier feeling but the silence and refined of my S Class.
I already have a list of things I want to get done although really nothing major. I'd like the centre arm rest repainted, I'll use my usual leather repair guy to do that as it's not stretched leather just clearly where an elbow has been resting. Guess that is the idea of an arm rest haha. There's also a tiny hole in the material to the left of the passenger seat so will look into that being repaired and lastly a wheel refurb. I believe they were done by the previous owner but there's a few nicks out of them and I'd like them diamond cut with a light anthracite finish like my S Class wheels.
First things first, get it, clean it and brace myself for a full tank of fuel! haha