So I was doing the usual car daydreaming for when the time comes to upgrade my W219 CLS and noticed that the W218 shooting brake models seem to be dropping quicker than I expected.
One independent retailer down in the south appears to have the market cornered in the non-main dealer CLS SB vehicles, having a whole bunch of them in stock. Happens to be one I have read some negative reviews of I think though. This is the cheapest one on autotrader and it looks pretty nice. £19k and 50-odd k miles. A bunch of others too in same price ballpark with lower mileage. Even at main dealers they aren't priced at all that much more.
Mercedes-Benz Cls Class CLS 250 CDI 5dr Auto FULL LEATHER & CRUISE 2.2
Anyway, the SB which seemed to be available from 2013 isn't a great deal more than the cheapest W218 saloon which came out in 2011. So for literally a couple of grand more you're getting a car a couple of years younger and the estate version too. The fact they only did the diesel (apart from the AMG) in the SB isn't ideal for my usage profile (another petrol V6 would have been my first choice) but will be looking at them more closely over the next 12 months.
Any conspiracy theories why they are so cheap?!
One independent retailer down in the south appears to have the market cornered in the non-main dealer CLS SB vehicles, having a whole bunch of them in stock. Happens to be one I have read some negative reviews of I think though. This is the cheapest one on autotrader and it looks pretty nice. £19k and 50-odd k miles. A bunch of others too in same price ballpark with lower mileage. Even at main dealers they aren't priced at all that much more.
Mercedes-Benz Cls Class CLS 250 CDI 5dr Auto FULL LEATHER & CRUISE 2.2
Anyway, the SB which seemed to be available from 2013 isn't a great deal more than the cheapest W218 saloon which came out in 2011. So for literally a couple of grand more you're getting a car a couple of years younger and the estate version too. The fact they only did the diesel (apart from the AMG) in the SB isn't ideal for my usage profile (another petrol V6 would have been my first choice) but will be looking at them more closely over the next 12 months.
Any conspiracy theories why they are so cheap?!
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