Exactly. There is absolutely NOTHING more entertaining than feeling and hearing the V12 in full throttle, which in Benzes is actually quite low-key and refined but it just pulls like a freight train, esp when you hit 4000rpm and the speedo needle is climbing like a rocket. Maybe I’m wrong about that as I haven’t driven the ML63 yet, and my buddy’s 1289hp AMG GTS was on a whole nuther level.
The 02CL500 is maybe a bit more boy-racerish as the exhaust has a nice growl to it, but it pulls strongly too. Fun. I just took my lady friend to the aeropuerto and of course she messed up on times so we had a fun run to there. Told her to grab the ohshit handle and hang on. That one was $1200. I tightened a power cable and replaced 3 fuses after the PO had paid $100s to a shop to fix something (it was never clear exactly what it was, a battery drain maybe?), they couldn’t, and it had sat for months. I’ve now put 12kmi (maybe more) on it with no other work. So that one was probably 98-99% depreciation in current $$$ and has essentially cost me nothing else. --FT Sent from iFōn > On Sep 29, 2023, at 1:18 PM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes > <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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 >> <[email protected]> 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 >>>> <[email protected]> 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 >>>> <[email protected]> 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 < >>>>> [email protected]> 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 < >>>>> [email protected]> 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 > _______________________________________ 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
