looking to pick up a cl 55 amg whos driven 1
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The power will amaze you. You will think your Mustang was in reverse when you drive the AMG. Only Mustang that will compare to the 55 is the Shelby Cobra with the 500hp 5.4 supercharged. My buddy has the Shelby and it is wicked fast. The superchargers really hit hard on both cars. I drive a SL55.
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It seems like quite a few MB's are on ebay that were factory buybacks. I am probably going to pick up a used SL55 or CL65 in the spring.....should I avoid the factory buybacks?
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Buybacks are just outside the guidelines for lemon law cars. I sent 2 back in 4 years (03 E500/ 07 GL SUV). Both cars you would not want to own, even if 1/2 price. The E500 ran great but a/c smelled like mold and electronics sucked (radio would eat a module weekly, keyless go never worked, lots of BS trouble codes on dash panel). The GL left my family stalled out on the side of the road twice in the first 30 days of ownership even before 1st payment was made! I got 2 tow truck rides and I had enough.
Both deals were good for me, both cars were returned with little or no money out of my pocket. The GL was replaced with another which has 19K miles in 7 months of flawless service and it has 6K in options (free to me) the first one didn't.
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Jupiter...........MB bought back my 05 E500..same thing
with the smell of mold. They took out the interior 2 times
on the third trip back I was done. They took it back and
I got an 06 CLS500. More electrical problems, codes etc.
I think this is going to be my last Benz...I'm going to try
BMW 7 series.
with the smell of mold. They took out the interior 2 times
on the third trip back I was done. They took it back and
I got an 06 CLS500. More electrical problems, codes etc.
I think this is going to be my last Benz...I'm going to try
BMW 7 series.
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Jupiter...........MB bought back my 05 E500..same thing
with the smell of mold. They took out the interior 2 times
on the third trip back I was done. They took it back and
I got an 06 CLS500. More electrical problems, codes etc.
I think this is going to be my last Benz...I'm going to try
BMW 7 series.
with the smell of mold. They took out the interior 2 times
on the third trip back I was done. They took it back and
I got an 06 CLS500. More electrical problems, codes etc.
I think this is going to be my last Benz...I'm going to try
BMW 7 series.
I switched over to an Audi A8L and after 49K miles the car was flawless. My wife broke the cupholder and a thermostat stuck on the motor, thats it. All maintenance was free. The car was great but the 1K lease ballooned into 1400+++ when I went to replace the car. The resale has been dismal on the car due to the VW flop, Phaeton so the leases ballooned up to accordingly.
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