One Careful? Owner

[itaintemeyouno]

Jeremy Clarkson is apparently selling his SL55:

Yours for £13,000: Jeremy Clarkson's Mercedes which he bought in 2002 for £100,000 and reviewed on Top Gear | Mail Online

 

[cb1965]

Love the article.... "it's for sale for a fraction of the price he paid for it"... it's like they have never heard of depreciation... got to love the media... not!

 

[kianok]

it's like they have never heard of depreciation...

CyKosis, is that you?!!

 

[itaintemeyouno]

I think looking at some of the comments that too many people get caught up in the Clarkson persona of being an anti green petrol head who throws cars around. I don't think he is necessarily how he comes across but has to keep up that image as that is his role as an actor in an entertainment series.

 

[BTB 500]

I thought that went ages ago ... he's had an SLK55 for years ??

 

[bing]

I seem to recall him complaining about this car and how it spent most of the time at the dealers rectifying endless faults ? Dealer don't say how it got to 100k + miles though. Must have had a few owners as I can't imagine Clarkson clocking up all the mileage since he's on demos a lot.

Think his current car is a CLK DTM , and I'm sure one of many !

 

[Teflonso]

Never thought I'd say this, but I suspect you'd get better value and reliability buying Captain Slow's Fiat 500.

Clarkson's car would feel a bit like buying the bed Brooklyn B was conceived upon. Just not right somehow.


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[Ten elena]

Never thought I'd say this, but I suspect you'd get better value and reliability buying Captain Slow's Fiat 500.

Clarkson's car would feel a bit like buying the bed Brooklyn B was conceived upon. Just not right somehow.


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Loving this post! ) Very well said!

 

[Halcyon Days]

On Sunday (Top Gear), it looked like a CLK - though a black series rather than a DTM? Dark grey example?

 

[KillerHERTZ]

That SL is a village bike so many people have had it

I thought that went ages ago ... he's had an SLK55 for years ??

Hes had a CLK63 Black Series for 3 years IIRC.

 

[def90cars]

Its a CLK63 AMG Black Series.

DTM is a 5.4K

 

[SLMILLEMIGLIA]

Never thought I'd say this, but I suspect you'd get better value and reliability buying Captain Slow's Fiat 500. Clarkson's car would feel a bit like buying the bed Brooklyn B was conceived upon. Just not right somehow. .

James May, is that you, reveal yourself. Rhetorically speaking!

 

[SLMILLEMIGLIA]

......Metaphorically speaking!

 

[Vilus]

Thee car is a complete dog. Was passed around the trade for a couple of years until some poor unsuspecting buyer bought it with a cracked piston and it needed an engine rebuild.

SL55 AMG with a cracked piston - what's it worth?? - PistonHeads

 

[Teflonso]

James May, is that you, reveal yourself. Rhetorically speaking!

No, a mere kindered spirit. Same age, liked Meccano as a kid, less hair. But don't like Fiats. Any of them.

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