ChrisCLS55
Active Member
After much thinking I've decided I'm going to keep the beast and make it as good as it can be. It needs new pads and discs all-round, a map sensor, the front and rear bumper resprayed due to scuffs and stone chips, rear brake pipes done due to corrosion, a new drivers side door handle for the key-less entry and some other minor scuffs and stone chips removed from general bodywork. The drivers side window could do with some new rubber seals as well it seams as its noisy at high speed, seems it has a split somewhere. Needs an MOT too.
The car itself is all paid for and stands me nothing. I will never own as good a car pound for pound. Even if I get a new one I'll be keeping it as for what I'd get for it at current, I'd be mad to get rid of what is an awesome car that I genuinely believe will appreciate within the next few years.
I've long toyed with the idea of modding it as the engine is easily modded as evidenced on here, but I want to keep it stock basically so I'm just going to get it remapped to improve performance. Although I may look at different alloys and a rear and front carbon diffuser just to enhance the looks, but mechanically it will remain stock.
It was my dream car when I bought it and still remains my dream car as I absolutely love it. I can afford a new car if that's what I need or even another daft car, but this particular car, to buy now I could have a good example for as little as 10-12K and this is a 90K car new with all options ticked.
We are looking for our dream home at the moment, so a new car at daft prices can wait as that's where I need to be putting my money towards. I've always said I'd keep my car if I had a garage which I don't, but the new home will have one for certain.
Back to what the car needs, it will eventually need new tires, I have cheap ones at the moment and do you know what, the car is so much fun to drive with them on, it slides, spins and makes me s*** myself at times, so I may go for another set of cheap tires.
I'll be doing some cosmetic things myself and will post up pictures of the car as it progresses from much loved, but much neglected to hopefully one of the best CLS 55 AMG's out there.
I fancied a C63s and still do, but I can wait for one. This car of mine is quite symbolic for me as I wanted one way before I could even learn to drive or could ever hope to afford a car and its my 3rd official car since I passed my test pretty much. My first being a Saab 9-3 another much loved marque of mine.
My CLS was basically a pat on the back for myself, a reward for turning my life around and making a success of myself and to let all that go for a poxy 10K or whatever I'd get selling it... nah, I'm keeping it regardless of cost.
I had an old BMW 635 CSI (my weekend car to the Saab) which I regret letting go as it was mint and I don't tend to make the same mistake again with the CLS.
I'll no doubt bore many any here over the coming months with posts and threads about my car... but, hey ho!
The car itself is all paid for and stands me nothing. I will never own as good a car pound for pound. Even if I get a new one I'll be keeping it as for what I'd get for it at current, I'd be mad to get rid of what is an awesome car that I genuinely believe will appreciate within the next few years.
I've long toyed with the idea of modding it as the engine is easily modded as evidenced on here, but I want to keep it stock basically so I'm just going to get it remapped to improve performance. Although I may look at different alloys and a rear and front carbon diffuser just to enhance the looks, but mechanically it will remain stock.
It was my dream car when I bought it and still remains my dream car as I absolutely love it. I can afford a new car if that's what I need or even another daft car, but this particular car, to buy now I could have a good example for as little as 10-12K and this is a 90K car new with all options ticked.
We are looking for our dream home at the moment, so a new car at daft prices can wait as that's where I need to be putting my money towards. I've always said I'd keep my car if I had a garage which I don't, but the new home will have one for certain.
Back to what the car needs, it will eventually need new tires, I have cheap ones at the moment and do you know what, the car is so much fun to drive with them on, it slides, spins and makes me s*** myself at times, so I may go for another set of cheap tires.
I'll be doing some cosmetic things myself and will post up pictures of the car as it progresses from much loved, but much neglected to hopefully one of the best CLS 55 AMG's out there.
I fancied a C63s and still do, but I can wait for one. This car of mine is quite symbolic for me as I wanted one way before I could even learn to drive or could ever hope to afford a car and its my 3rd official car since I passed my test pretty much. My first being a Saab 9-3 another much loved marque of mine.
My CLS was basically a pat on the back for myself, a reward for turning my life around and making a success of myself and to let all that go for a poxy 10K or whatever I'd get selling it... nah, I'm keeping it regardless of cost.
I had an old BMW 635 CSI (my weekend car to the Saab) which I regret letting go as it was mint and I don't tend to make the same mistake again with the CLS.
I'll no doubt bore many any here over the coming months with posts and threads about my car... but, hey ho!
for tomorrow ...you could be dead !! Lol
