Mercedes-Benz CL500 - I bought one!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 11 ก.ย. 2017
- I was tired of waiting for the Maserati to return from the workshop, so I bought a 2002 CL500 for peanuts - and it's absolutely amazing!
Richard at Oldtimer Centre went above and beyond when the sensor failed, so big shoutout to him. They have a great collection of older MBs at great prices - check them out here: www.old.com.au - ยานยนต์และพาหนะ
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Picked one of these up about a year ago - absolutely in love with it. No major issues so far, although several oil leaks & a brake fluid leak fixed so far. 2003 CL500 with (currently) about 94,000 miles on the clock.
Hi! Im from germany and just wanted to congratulate on this great car and tell you, that these Mercedes easily run for over 600.000km over here as long as you maintain them regulary. So please don't spend maintenace money on 22" chrome wheels and drill holes in the exhaust like many fellow foreign citizens do over here to show off in front of young girls. That would be great! Thank you for caring for this beautiful machine and have fun driving! :) Im looking forward to new videos with the CL. Greetings!
Haha! OK! Wasn't planning anything as drastic as that, just some tasteful upgraded AMG rims. No aftermarket exhaust though! Thanks for stopping by!
Yeah let’s remove that muffler
V8 das macht Krach in der Nacht! 💪💪💪 MAE Felgen sind ein muss bei diesem Babawagen 😎
Thanks for the insight,I'm looking at a dark blue pristine 2005 with 46,000 km at a good price and was wondering if it would be a maintenance nightmare..
GREAT COMMENTRY AND PRESENTATION SIMON LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING MANY MORE FROM YOU ,THANKYOU .
I purchased my 2004 CL500 when I was 19 in 2016 for 17,000$ cash. I absolutely adore my car!!! It had roughly 70,000 miles on it at the time of purchase. It was a fabulous investment and has only gave me a few issues regarding my EIS. Mine is Horizon Blue Metallic with charcoal grey interior 😍 great video!!!
Great story, thank you! Hope the CL gives you many more years of motoring pleasure!
PS you clearly have great taste as well!
Nice video man! This car really really reminds me of my V8 2005 BMW 6 series. That's also got active body control and all that stuff and it also broke on me on my first day of ownership (luckily the dealer here in the UK took it back, fixed it for free and returned it to me)👍
I had the same problem with my SL. It's a good thing these things are easy to work on!
I just bought one mate. Taking forever to come up from Melbourne. Can't wait to get it.
Great review and I agree with all your points. Just bought a 2000 CL500 with FMBSH and 45k miles for £5.6k! It looks understated and sleek and is an absolute pleasure to drive. You just float down the road cosseted in shear luxury. However, it does have an excellent chassis and therefore handles really well so is able to give the feedback a 'petrolhead' enjoys. Can't believe just how cheap CL's are. Grab one now and enjoy before people cotton on to just how good these cars are.
Those CPS usually fail after about 13 years ..
Should be replaced as maintenance to avoid breakdowns.
saw one today same colour as this one with 101k fsh on ebay for £1999 !!
immaculate condition take a look now .
The crank position sensor problem was probably known before you purchased the car, since it's an intermittent problem. Now you get the joy of waiting for the engine mounts to fail and the ABC pump/struts to fail/leak. Inexpensive Mercedes don't stay inexpensive for long.
Just saw your channel while uploading a new video to my own... welcome to the gang ;-)
I actually watched your videos before purchasing, so thank you! My CL500 videos get way more views than for the Maserati!
haha, that's so cool! Nice one. Let's see how we get on!
Great Video...You can buy a CL in the UK for £3000 to £4000...Crazy....I think i might pull the Trigger and buy one.
Yep I am very tempted by one too. I have always like these.
More, please !!!!
Thanks for the informative video ! I have an 04' SL500 - same engine and drivetrain, suspension etc. Never had any problems with the car other than auxiliary battery related issues. Easy to avoid those with a trickle charger if car is not driven every few days. Summer is here and traffic is building so your tip on the bottles of water to cool the CPS is reassuring news. By the time triple A would arrive your car was started and gone!
I have one, Exact same car. Had it for 5 years now. Had ABC pump replaced twice. Its got other quirks and is not perfect.Cost a small fortune to run here in the UK. But I still love looking at it and the ride is addictive how quite it is. I just love it, but as its getting older, more things will break. Its now leaking oil again from somewhere.
Yes, addictive is the word!
Was looking at buying a 2007 CL500 but the Repairs are way to expensive, need to adleast $10000 a year to spend on its up keep
Same thing happened to me but that was the accelerator sensor on the pedal that had to be replaced. Changed the whole pedal.
You're very lucky! Not everyone can pay for such a great car with peanuts (instead of money)!
Sorry if that was worded badly - it isn't peanuts, all I meant was that it is a hell of a lot of car for the price...
I knew that. It's just my literal form of humor! Congratulations on the car!
Any updates?
The wipers are Automatic, it is not shown with an 'A' or an 'Auto' on the stalk but leaving the stalk turned to the intermittent setting activates the auto wipe sensor and the wipers will activate and adjust themselves according to the amount of water on the windscreen.
Great tip thank you. I need to RTFM, as the saying goes!
A car like this has infinite hidden functions that require you to RTFM haha. I learnt a few from my Mercs' over the years. Here are some I can share that you might find useful. If you have the windows open and/or sunroof you can quickly close all of them at once by holding down the recirculation button on the air conditioning. It activates 'tunnel' mode that closes all open areas to prevent pollution from getting into the cabin. Holding it down a second time will re-open all the windows/sunroof back to the exact same spot it was before closing. When you're using the speed limiter, if you encounter an emergency situation that requires you to accelerate over the limit set, push the accelerator into the 'click' and you will hear a beep as the limiter disengages and allows you to accelerate as normal.
Very beautiful car. I am thinking of getting one here in Canada, but am a bit skeptic about the maintenance cost and repair costs. Have you had issues yet with the ABC system?
Check out my CL500 playlist here: th-cam.com/play/PLol6cRxlesbca-Y1QJN1t2eg2aMYkZFJO.html
Lots about the ABC...
I have a cl500 and the abc system needed repair. I had to change 4 accumulators, two hydraulic lines, not to mention the 8 to 12 L of pentosine fluid to replace the hydraulic fluid that spilled out when the abc hydraulic line broke. All in all about 1800.00 US dollars for the parts and I did all the work. Mechanics wanted up to 7000.00 US dollars to fix. Not a cheap fix.
I bet you bought the car at the old timer center lot of Mercedes being sold over there in Merrick
Yep! They’re in Rydalmere now though
Hello I introduce myself Xavier, I have a mercedes cl 500 w215 from 2004 and I have a problem with the hydraulic suspension when the vehicle is stopped 1/2 hours after the car get off the front, could you help me? cordially
Australia has a very different value for used car’s compared with its closest Ally and brother the UK.
You say the car cost $31,000, don't like gloating mine cost £20 in a draw. yes £20 it has cost me so far 2001 sl500. some work to do about £6- 700 should sort it. happy boy.
I think you can buy these cars much cheaper meanwhile. Price range starts at approx 5000€ depending on the maintainance state.
Everything automotive is expensive in Australia...
I follow that dealer. What did you think of them?
My experience buying the CL500 was good and Richard's very decent. He has lent me a number of cars for review on my channel.
I'm seriously considering buying a 2000 CL500 from interstate [Qld] here in Victoria. She looks and sounds in exc cond. 177xxx kms. Should I buy?
They're pretty reliable, but always get an inspection, especially on the ABC suspension, because that can be $$$
Is it smooth? And is it quick to 60mph?
Very smooth indeed. Great luxury! Pretty quick as well if you push it.
So tell me , how your fantastic car doing ?? I'm dying to get one , but hear so many bad things .
Thanks
It's doing well! Update video coming soon!
sputnic same here!! I want one so bad and I truly feel that it gets a bad rap but in real life it's not all that bad to own/work on need be..
They're quirky at times but not that bad if you buy the right one! ;-)
I see one for $4000 USD, I'm thinking of getting it
MOBEEN© bro think of the insurance the gas that it burns and stuff it ain’t cheap
Buy it
theres one for sale for 1450 pounds on auto trader just now
Wow! Crazy value!
Redfern, lucky it wasn't burnt, lol
Haha - or on blocks...!
And i did too
One for sale of Facebook for for £1500
slight boredom sets in watching. fine effort exterior looks great. don't think this represents Mercedes finest hour.
5 grand in the uk now! Get u a good 1! People r scared by the bills! But who takes a 15 year old car to a main dealer? Iv had jags, one Daimler, range rovers and now a wj jeep! All with V8 engines! So I can tell you, main dealers will screw u 4 every penny u have! A knowledgeable mechanic will see u right! Buy it, service it, enjoy it! Remember, all cars cost €£¥₩!!
A lot of car for the money!
LOL
$285,000 when it came out? Haha ok and you bought it in 2017 for $31,000? Haha alrighty. To top it off u said Suede headliner? Where?
Whoever sold it too you made alot of money. Sorry to break it to you brother. But if u love it thats all that matters
Aussie Dollars, not US
Your a fucktard zori marfazelian
This car burns gas like crazy
It’s a v8 Mercedes.. what do you expect lmao
LlHi sir bought a 2002 94000 cl 500 with four good stud car is going perfect automatic g box I will be srlling some parts I don t need all the car exterior silver interrupt black leather bonnet two doors and boot lid carpet all other parts good drivers seat will not move I put the back of seat forward and seat moved forward there are more parts for sale engine and auto gear box one hundred car not Arturo yet if you Need parts con tract Leslie o 07907313113
Its all fun and games, until the ABC craps the bed. You can buy these all day long for $5000 in the US now.
boriiiiiing
Thanks for watching 🤪