Not on EBay but……

[Will]

True, but not nearly proportionately much quicker as much more expensive, though. A lot of money for not that much gain in bang for buck, and on the crowded, potholed roads down here where I live, there's not much opportunity safely to exploit the better cornering.


I know, but so do mine...

I'm not impressed by gimmick-stuffed modern stuff. I don't care for the fascias, I don't like or want a touchscreen, I don't want, let alone need, most of the latest gimmicks (though admittedly, a 360-degree camera I would like), I play my music off an SD card; I don't even want Distronic, because when I'm driving I concentrate on that.

I'm a dinosaur driving a dinosaur, and I'd have to spend a good deal of money to buy anything significantly faster that would replace the CLS63.

I'm retiring next month, though, so I will need a pipe, some slippers, a flat 'at and a nice stuffed cushion for the rear shelf.

Or possibly not...

Old cars have always been better value though, so I’m not sure what the point is.

You could pick up an E55 Kompressor for less than £10k, bang for your buck it’s better value that any ‘63 if you’re comparing performance per £ spent?

IMHO it’s more about what you want or like - some people prefer older cars and could easily afford newer ones, but choose not to.

Some drive older ones because they’re not comfortable with the depreciation on a new one.

Horses for courses and no right or wrong, my comments about the cars abilities stands though - but your preference for avoidance of certain tech will limit your options somewhat.

I’m quietly confident that most people who say they don’t like modern things get used to them quick enough. Eg when phones went touchscreen and people who were used to buttons moaned, they all have iPhones or similar now though!

 

[E55BOF]

I still think the S211 is the best-looking estate Mercedes ever made. If the E55K had had a COMAND with an SD card slot, I'd have one still. That's true.

I had a 2008 S211 diesel that did, so the very last E55Ks ones may have had one too, but I never saw one advertised, and the Dension I fitted in my last S211 E500 was too clunky to use for me. I also think that the 211 cockpit is the best I've ever had.

I only have an iPhone because my kids insisted I get one so we could use Whatsapp. That's true too.

 

[Will]

I still think the S211 is the best-looking estate Mercedes ever made. If the E55K had had a COMAND with an SD card slot, I'd have one still. That's true.

I had a 2008 S211 diesel that did, so the very last E55Ks ones may have had one too, but I never saw one advertised, and the Dension I fitted in my last S211 E500 was too clunky to use for me. I also think that the 211 cockpit is the best I've ever had.

I only have an iPhone because my kids insisted I get one so we could use Whatsapp. That's true too.

If the S211 E55K is/was the perfect car, I’d have dropped a blank cheque off to the guys at COMAND in Lightwater, explained what you wanted and left them to it - I’m sure it would have been possible either with MB parts or aftermarket otherwise

See - you can get used to modern tech, just need a little convincing

 

[clk320x]

If the S211 E55K is/was the perfect car, I’d have dropped a blank cheque off to the guys at COMAND in Lightwater, explained what you wanted and left them to it - I’m sure it would have been possible either with MB parts or aftermarket otherwise

I was just thinking that.

Changing the entire car over a SD card slot?

 

[E55BOF]

If the S211 E55K is/was the perfect car, I’d have dropped a blank cheque off to the guys at COMAND in Lightwater, explained what you wanted and left them to it - I’m sure it would have been possible either with MB parts or aftermarket otherwise

Not quite as simple as that. It needed to be either Tanzanite or Brilliant Silver - no black/white/Fifty Shades of Grey - with a light beige interior, and an E55K; the only one I had like that was my last E500, not a 55K.

I was led astray after my last E66K by an early M157 S212 E63S, and we all know how that worked out... Dynamically, though, the 212 was definitely better. The CLS is better still - a bit.

I still look at E55Ks, but I've yet to find one like that, and tbf, they're nearly all either pretty high mileage or (in my opinion at least) overpriced now.

See - you can get used to modern tech, just need a little convincing

'Can' is not the same as 'want to'...

 

[Will]

Not quite as simple as that. It needed to be either Tanzanite or Brilliant Silver - no black/white/Fifty Shades of Grey - with a light beige interior, and an E55K; the only one I had like that was my last E500, not a 55K.

I was led astray after my last E66K by an early M157 S212 E63S, and we all know how that worked out... Dynamically, though, the 212 was definitely better. The CLS is better still - a bit.

I still look at E55Ks, but I've yet to find one like that, and tbf, they're nearly all either pretty high mileage or (in my opinion at least) overpriced now.



'Can' is not the same as 'want to'...

I thought you owned two or three different E55Ks though - did you buy cars that you didn’t like or something?

I know you like your blues with light interiors - I’m not quite as picky on colour and spec tbh but if it means a lot to you there are options - people get trim changes, colour changes etc.

I guess those with deep pockets went tbr designo route when new

I reckon someone could post up a blue E55K with a light beige interor and an SD card reader and there’d still be something wrong with it though!

 

[E55BOF]

I thought you owned two or three different E55Ks though - did you buy cars that you didn’t like or something?

I know you like your blues with light interiors - I’m not quite as picky on colour and spec tbh but if it means a lot to you there are options - people get trim changes, colour changes etc.

The S212 was blue too; Cavansite, I think. I had two 55Ks, a silver one and a Tanzanite one. All three of those had black leather, which I was happy enough with then, but my taste has changed. I spent the thick end of £3k having the Amaretta interior in my blue CLS 350 SB swapped into the red 63 to replace black... It's only money; I'm lucky enough to be able to afford what I want.

I reckon someone could post up a blue E55K with a light beige interor and an SD card reader and there’d still be something wrong with it though!

Not just any blue; dark blue, ideally Tanzanite. Probably either the mileage or the price would be wrong now...

 

[Will]

The S212 was blue too; Cavansite, I think. I had two 55Ks, a silver one and a Tanzanite one. All three of those had black leather, which I was happy enough with then, but my taste has changed. I spent the thick end of £3k having the Amaretta interior in my blue CLS 350 SB swapped into the red 63 to replace black... It's only money; I'm lucky enough to be able to afford what I want.




Not just any blue; dark blue, ideally Tanzanite. Probably either the mileage or the price would be wrong now...

Wasn’t your E63 designo?

I don’t think it was an ‘S’ btw, AFAIK that only came with the facelift. But yours had the power upgrade on the engine IIRC?

 

[E55BOF]

Yes, it was a Designo colour now you mention it (I still have the datacard). You're right that it wasn't an S, too; it had the Option P30 AMG Performance Package with the 550 bhp engine, but no slippy diff.