Mercedes CL 55 - F1 Limited Edition - CollectingCars

[renault12ts]

The car is worth about £12k. It's not a Kompressor and it is not in tip top condition despite the mileage.

 

[MikeInWimbledon]

Any other estimates, Sirs ?

 

[MikeInWimbledon]

The boot lid and front wings won’t rust though. The place you need to check is where the rear ‘C’ pillar meets the roof - alloy vs. steel, corrosion there is a bit more of a problem to sort out.

As Will rightly says, the classic C215 issue is where steel meets the alloy on the "C" pillar.

I doubt you'll find any C215 that hasn't had this problem addressed now. It's not the usual damp garage issue, it's steel meets alloy.

Definitely NOT the best CL55 engine, but that's a unique low mileage. Makes you wonder who the owner was.

 

[E55BOF]

Miss Daisy?

 

[Will]

Let’s be honest, the supercharged ‘55 was a pretty unique engine in terms of power output and performance especially for its time. Even today ~ 500hp/700Nm isn’t to be sniffed at - they were ahead of their time IMHO. Incredible cars back then and still great cars today

But over twenty years ago, the regular 5.4 litre M113 V8 was and still is a decent engine. Very smooth and pretty powerful compared to most other cars of the time, cheap and simple to maintain and pretty much bombproof reliability wise.

Thinking in terms of ‘top trumps’ there’s always something newer/faster/more powerful etc - even in the same chassis you have the turbocharged V12s and let’s be honest the V8s supercharged on not will be out dragged by a moderate EV nowadays (that’s assuming you are able to make progress away from cameras and able to get fuel of course..)

It’s still a nice car, and will not appeal to everyone, but to write it off because later cars have more power seems to be missing the point of collectible/older/interesting vehicles. I’d enjoy it for a clean and tidy low mileage, classic looking MB coupé and leave the 0-60 brigade to it, you’ll only get a tuned Golf R popping and banging past you on the next dual carriageway anyway

 

[MikeInWimbledon]

Let’s be honest, the supercharged ‘55 was a pretty unique engine in terms of power output and performance especially for its time. Even today ~ 500hp/700Nm isn’t to be sniffed at - they were ahead of their time IMHO. Incredible cars back then and still great cars today

But over twenty years ago, the regular 5.4 litre M113 V8 was and still is a decent engine. Very smooth and pretty powerful compared to most other cars of the time, cheap and simple to maintain and pretty much bombproof reliability wise.

Thinking in terms of ‘top trumps’ there’s always something newer/faster/more powerful etc - even in the same chassis you have the turbocharged V12s and let’s be honest the V8s supercharged on not will be out dragged by a moderate EV nowadays (that’s assuming you are able to make progress away from cameras and able to get fuel of course..)

It’s still a nice car, and will not appeal to everyone, but to write it off because later cars have more power seems to be missing the point of collectible/older/interesting vehicles. I’d enjoy it for a clean and tidy low mileage, classic looking MB coupé and leave the 0-60 brigade to it, you’ll only get a tuned Golf R popping and banging past you on the next dual carriageway anyway

Well said. Encapsulates it perfectly.

Like a 300SL, it’s a bit dated. But rarity, history, provenance, condition, mileage and maintenance.

(Although detail needs scrutiny)

 

[Goldeneye]

It's on £15k at the moment with a few hours to go, don't think it'll meet the reserve though if the owner originally wanted £40k and remains optimistic

 

[Gbrowncls55]

Ive even got a 6310i for the phone cradle somewhere.

 

[Goldeneye]

Retro! All the more reason to drop a cheeky bid on it!

 

[MikeInWimbledon]

It's on £15k at the moment with a few hours to go, don't think it'll meet the reserve though if the owner originally wanted £40k and remains optimistic

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[MikeInWimbledon]

Just for the record, unsold. Last seen with bids at £15k.
As always, you can advertise for any price you want, but it doesn't mean that anyone's going to pay it.
Nice car, but doubt that anyone would pay into the thirties for this.