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[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

To give you an idea of price, available tomorrow at BCA Blackbushe is a 2005 '05' CLS 500 in Black, 95,742 warranted miles. 7 main dealer service stamps, last at 86,000 miles and MOT until December 2014. Guide price is £5,650.

For £6,995 you could get an '06' or '56' with 65,000 miles or so.

So we're in the right ballpark, Mr Josh......and at least it's not silver like every car seems to be these days. It also has the command/ satnav system which I believe was an option.

Shheesssh...Mercedes are as tight as a ducks arse when it comes to standard kit. 

[chrisgixer]

Check the tyre wear is even.

[Andy B]

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It also has the command/ satnav system which I believe was an option.

Shheesssh...Mercedes are as tight as a ducks arse when it comes to standard kit. 

They are indeed. My R Class doesn't have Comand 

[MR MISTER]

I've now spoken with the owner.

He is the MD of a food processing plant in Spalding and has owned the car for 4 years.The private plate M500 JFC ( which I assume to be worthless) exactly matches his full name. This comes with the car.

He is bringing the car to my house at 2.30 pm tomorrow and is happy to put a new MOT on it if I pay the full price of £6995.

It comes with FMBSH ( last serviced April 2013 at Monarch Mercedes)....and he assures me that everything electrical works as it should. We shall see.

The car has a paltry 2 months tax.

It could be a good buy, or it could be a f**king money pit. Your guess is as good as mine.

It's been removed from the trader, so he must be hopeful Opti is going to buy it.

[Sir Tigger KC]

Why is he bringing it round to you? 

I'd rather go round his place and hopefully have a poke about the engine bay and see it started up from cold? Maybe his drive has a big oil patch where it leaks!!     

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Why is he bringing it round to you?

I'd rather go round his place and hopefully have a poke about the engine bay and see it started up from cold? Maybe his drive has a big oil patch where it leaks!!     

I asked him, Sir Tig.......Maybe it will give me 'home advantage'.

I could have gone to his place, or even his place of work.

[tigers_gonads]

Just a bit of info for you Opti 

One of my customers had a Cl 55 AMG for a few years.
A lot quicker and not much difference in price or fuel economy in the real world 

Ref parts, one thing he did say was that AMG replacement parts was cheaper then the standard Mercedes parts 

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

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It also has the command/ satnav system which I believe was an option.

Shheesssh...Mercedes are as tight as a ducks arse when it comes to standard kit. 

They are indeed. My R Class doesn't have Comand 

What year is your R class, Andy?......2011 seems to ring a bell for some reason.

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Just a bit of info for you Opti 

One of my customers had a Cl 55 AMG for a few years.
A lot quicker and not much difference in price or fuel economy in the real world 

Ref parts, one thing he did say was that AMG replacement parts was cheaper then the standard Mercedes parts 

The CLS 500 is the runt of the litter with only 306 BHP, and offering broadly similar performance to a 3.0/3.2 Omega.

Later CLS 500's came with a 5.5 litre V8 and 388 BHP....and then came the supercharged 5.5litre V8 with 476 BHP.

However, these are all more expensive to buy, especially the supercharged johnny.

[Sir Tigger KC]

Ref parts, one thing he did say was that AMG replacement parts was cheaper then the standard Mercedes parts 

Mercedes parts are quite reasonable to be honest, especially compared to Vx!    I've also found the parts guys at the dealerships knowledgeable, informative and helpful. 

[Andy B]

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It also has the command/ satnav system which I believe was an option.

Shheesssh...Mercedes are as tight as a ducks arse when it comes to standard kit. 

They are indeed. My R Class doesn't have Comand 

What year is your R class, Andy?......2011 seems to ring a bell for some reason.

Not as new as that ...... it's 07 reg 

[Andy B]

There's a thread here re CLS in general. http://forums.mercedesclub.org.uk/showthread.php?t=125840&page=3

A thing to note re Mercedes up to 2006 is the SBC brakes. They can cost mega bucks to sort/reset (they were built to operate so many time then display a warning - not fitted on my car)

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

There's a thread here re CLS in general. http://forums.mercedesclub.org.uk/showthread.php?t=125840&page=3

A thing to note re Mercedes up to 2006 is the SBC brakes. They can cost mega bucks to sort/reset (they were built to operate so many time then display a warning - not fitted on my car)

Thanks, Andy.

The owner told me that road tax was/is £154 for six months.

Is this possible for a 2006 car?

Mark DTM reckons it will be £490 P.A.

 

[MR MISTER]

There's a thread here re CLS in general. http://forums.mercedesclub.org.uk/showthread.php?t=125840&page=3

A thing to note re Mercedes up to 2006 is the SBC brakes. They can cost mega bucks to sort/reset (they were built to operate so many time then display a warning - not fitted on my car)

Thanks, Andy.

The owner told me that road tax was/is £154 for six months.

Is this possible for a 2006 car?

Mark DTM reckons it will be £490 P.A.

Put the details into the tax calculator on .gov

[MR MISTER]

£269.50 according to Parker's.