more cl55 questions ;)

[mrcgibb]

further to my previous thread a few more questions for cl55 owners!

compared to a 1999 clk 230 k , how much of an upgrade will this be ?

Is there any particular year is better , ie face lift model ? i was looking at 2002 2003 models?

Apart from the ABC is there any other issues i should look for ?

Since car is pack full off goodies do the electrics cause any problems ?

 

[Howard]

Depends if you go for the supercharged or N/A CL55

N/A will be a huge jump , S/C will be light years.

 

[mrcgibb]

it will def be supercharged

how will the build quality compare , the clk 230k is very well screwed together as it is

 

[mrcgibb]

Depends if you go for the supercharged or N/A CL55

N/A will be a huge jump , S/C will be light years.

is that 2 cl55 you have ?

 

[Howard]

No , 2 x CLK430's

I hanker after a CL55 too

 

[mrcgibb]

i dont suppose there is anyone in Aberdeen area got a cl55 i can come and have a look at ? how much larger are they than the clk ? e60 5 serise bmw sized?

 

[mrcgibb]

No , 2 x CLK430's

I hanker after a CL55 too

i wonder how the mpg is , i heard that taking themm easy 28 to 30 mpg is possible but who would want to take them easy ?

 

[m2287]

mins is an NA, I average 20mpg, best ive had is around 32, worst....4 :\!!!!!

 

[mrcgibb]

4 ! ah had some fun then lol btw how did the strut transplant go ?

 

[m2287]

lol yea that was when i first got it and took a mate out for a spin late at night!!!...

Went perfect, had to do it in the dark, used my mates headlights to see!!!! That was a bit of a bugger, but its all perfect now

 

[mrcgibb]

you def made my mind up that the ABC system shouldnt , now put me off buying a cl55 amg

 

[mrcgibb]

lol yea that was when i first got it and took a mate out for a spin late at night!!!...

Went perfect, had to do it in the dark, used my mates headlights to see!!!! That was a bit of a bugger, but its all perfect now

and what did your mate say ? lol surprised?

 

[m2287]

I didnt tell him that Merc would want £3k+ for parts and labour to do it untill after we did it, he was very....surprised, It was the same guy I got 4mpg with aswell!

all you have to do is:

take wheel off
open a bleed screw
unscrew/remove the strut
openin quick release valve to the strut
throw old strut in bin
get new strut
plug in quick release valve to strut
put strut in place and screw in
put wheel on
top up ABC fluid
start car
raise and lower car afew times
check ABC fluid
repeat last 2 steps if needed
go drive

NOTHING at all to be scared of!!!! That is untill the pump goes, then i would be F"*£&%.... well I would try and figure it out myself anyway!!!!

 

[mrcgibb]

did your m8 like the performace for a 2 ton car ? lol

 

[m2287]

He was well impressed, its a very fast car, I would really like to get the supercharged one, mayb in a years time or something! Just ordered some K&N filters to keep me happy for a while!

He has just bought an audi a3 1.9tdi 4wheel drive thing, its been chipped and hes changed all the plastic turbo piping to metal stuf and that goes REALLY well, I was surprised!

 

[mrcgibb]

how is the audi build quality compared to the cl ?

 

[m2287]

its hard to say, its alot newer, and i only went in the car for 30 mins and I was holding on for most of that! But there are no rattles or creaks from the audi that I noticed.

The one thing that does annoy me on the CL!!....
when you move the seats forward, there is a plastic cover at the back of them just near the bottom, everyone that gets out from the rear cant help but kick it when they are getting out and the one on my passenger side gave up the other day and snapped off...gonna have to glue it back on tomorrow..

 

[mrcgibb]

well that should tell you not to have rear seat passengers hehehe

 

[m2287]

lol tbh half the time its me, my daughter has the baby seat there !!!!!

 

[mrcgibb]

no no not a car for your daughter to be in , i think you should sell it to me , and get an audi for ferrying your daughter