Yup, what Floyd and Jim said. I will probably have another $4k in the car by the time I’ve gotten it completely sorted to my standards, which is a big part driving those costs, not because the car needs it, necessarily. If I end up replacing the accumulators and ABC/tandem pump, I’ll have close to $2k in parts costs alone, but it remains to be seen if I’ll go that far. Market for the car completely sorted is in the $10k-$12k range, so I’m still under the threshold of “break-even”, so to speak.
And Floyd can back me up on this - I have never had as many smiles to the mile as I have in the CL600. It is a wondrous car to drive. You’re essentially driving the pinnacle of the MB product line for that model year, and you can tell. -D > On Sep 29, 2023, at 1:12 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > Maintenance costs on the older cars (i.e., those out of warranty) is directly > related to retail prices. If you’re only buying parts the deals can be great. > If you’re paying someone else to diagnose and replace parts, you probably > can’t afford one unless the acquisition price is really low. > > Like our CL600s or my CL500 or the ML63 or the $400E500, most people don’t > want to pay someone to keep a 15yo or 20yo or more running right. Even if the > acquisition price is low (oooh a cheap Mercedes!) they choke on maintenance > costs. A similar psychology relates to those who have an older vehicle in > decent condition and are scared “it’s gonna cost me money!” but fail to > consider the likely higher costs associated with a newer car like initial > cost, taxes, insurance, etc. > > --FT > Sent from iFōn > >> On Sep 29, 2023, at 12:59 PM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes >> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> >> That’s nothing. Base MSRP on my 2001 CL600 was $117,200 in 2001 dollars, >> which translates to about $205,000 today. I paid $4,000 for mine in pretty >> good condition, which is equal to about $2300 in 2001. Floyd has probably >> done better with some of his W215/216 cars. >> >> In other words, I paid a smidge below 2.0% of the original selling price for >> the car. Or, if you’re a glass-half-empty person, the car took a 98% hit in >> depreciation over its current life. >> >> Good for us! >> >> -D >> >>> On Sep 29, 2023, at 12:34 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes >>> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>> >>> The invoice is shocking. I wonder which 2007 Mercedes has the lowest >>> depreciation. >>> >>>> On Thu, Sep 28, 2023 at 10:45 PM Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes < >>>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> The lowish miles would add to the price to make it more like $10-11k maybe >>>> >>>> --FT >>>> Sent from iFōn >>>> >>>>> On Sep 28, 2023, at 10:35 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes < >>>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Fred needs to trade in his potato for a better camera. I guess he'll >>>> find out if his price is anywhere close to the ballpark. >>>>> >>>>> >>>> https://chambana.craigslist.org/cto/d/champaign-2007-mercedes-cls-550/7671100809.html >>>>> _______________________________________ >>>>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>>>> >>>>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>>>> >>>>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>>>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________ >>>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>>> >>>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>>> >>>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>>> >>>> >>> _______________________________________ >>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>> >>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>> >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>> >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
