captainkirk
Member
- Joined
- Aug 6, 2011
- Messages
- 36
- Car
- 2019 GLC 63 s White with 21" wheels
Dear All,
I'm new to the forum and a new potential MB owner (as the title suggests).
I have always been a BMW man, and at 28 have already had 6, but I feel the direction BMW has taken with many of their newer cars has left me wanting. My last BM, a 530d, had two cracked 19" rear alloys in the space of 6 months, which I have now been led to understand is quite commonplace. Not fun to spend £500 per corner for doing nothing out of the ordinary!
Anyways, I am looking at either a CLK55 cabrio or a CLS 55 - very different cars, I know, but having looked through many posts regarding ownership experiences they both seem to have some very strong followers.
Any thoughts? Reliability, depreciation, general maintenance costs (not fuel - we all know what to expect, i.e. sub 20 mpg on a cycle), any particular issues to look out for, and major flaws?
I am looking at CLK's post '04, around 60k miles (max), on the trader @ around £16k.
CLS's - '05 on, around 45k miles, on the trader at around £20k (but really want a black one if I can get one).
Apologies for the long post but it's my first so wanted to give as much info as possible.
Be gentle, and thanks in advance!
I'm new to the forum and a new potential MB owner (as the title suggests).
I have always been a BMW man, and at 28 have already had 6, but I feel the direction BMW has taken with many of their newer cars has left me wanting. My last BM, a 530d, had two cracked 19" rear alloys in the space of 6 months, which I have now been led to understand is quite commonplace. Not fun to spend £500 per corner for doing nothing out of the ordinary!
Anyways, I am looking at either a CLK55 cabrio or a CLS 55 - very different cars, I know, but having looked through many posts regarding ownership experiences they both seem to have some very strong followers.
Any thoughts? Reliability, depreciation, general maintenance costs (not fuel - we all know what to expect, i.e. sub 20 mpg on a cycle), any particular issues to look out for, and major flaws?
I am looking at CLK's post '04, around 60k miles (max), on the trader @ around £16k.
CLS's - '05 on, around 45k miles, on the trader at around £20k (but really want a black one if I can get one).
Apologies for the long post but it's my first so wanted to give as much info as possible.
Be gentle, and thanks in advance!