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i had the V12 in the SL600 it just rushes along. affortless. and yet you can poodle about with as little effort, and the exhaust note does get going too. IF its been treated right the miles prob not a big issue but it must be said these things can empty yr wallet almost as fast as they move . if yr in a position for that not to hurt much ,go for it, if not common sense says no,but then common sense aint much fun .i had NO reliability issues with the bi turbo V12 at all but then mine had less than 40,000 miles. as said coil packs are a known issue and electrics/electronics are always a possible big headache, i doubt if you will experience much mechanical engine bother they seem fairly bullet proof if oils and filters changed at or less than recc intervals. is that biturbo ? if so at those miles thats a risk unless already done
I like too try and fix things myself now, but it just worries me if both coil packs were too fail or for one of those turbos fails you are looking at thousands just for parts! But on fllip side these engines are solid, it may be a car too consider when im a few years older maybe!
 
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At 175,000 mls and your asking if it's reliable :rolleyes:.
I only buy high mileage cars because they have been reliable, an absolute joy to be in and be seen in, plus they should have been looked after for there high miles?
No brainer for me anyway........hmm the Missus be home tonight, must show her this, thanks for the heads up :D

I know that mercs (if looked after) will go on forever i think its gonna be a couple years and some more overtime before i can own this car! Amazing value if you only do 4k miles a year!
 
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So something like the S600 V12 with 170k miles, would have just lived it's life ticking over nicely? Makes sense really, I've known a few small engine cars that have died well before 100k, probably from start/stop journeys and with being revved to an inch of it's life.
You only have to compare mercs high performance engines s600, e63 c63 etc to know they are way more capable of millage compared to bmw's M cars *cough* rod bearings *cough*
 

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You only have to compare mercs high performance engines s600, e63 c63 etc to know they are way more capable of millage compared to bmw's M cars *cough* rod bearings *cough*
Good point, I know someone that owned the V8 M3, and that had to have something replaced, it might have been head bolts, or something else that holds the engine together. Wasn't a cheap fix, and was a known weak point.
 

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Good point, I know someone that owned the V8 M3, and that had to have something replaced, it might have been head bolts, or something else that holds the engine together. Wasn't a cheap fix, and was a known weak point.
The MB "63" V8s have a known head bolt weakness too.
 
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Good point, I know someone that owned the V8 M3, and that had to have something replaced, it might have been head bolts, or something else that holds the engine together. Wasn't a cheap fix, and was a known weak point.
I must admit the M5 V10 has a symphony like an old F1 car, just terribly unreliable! Yeah the M3 V8 suffered from rod bearings too and like you said there was another fault but i cant remeber specifically!
 

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That's a shame. Is it the cost of the build that forces the accountants to use weaker units?
No idea. Could be that or a material specification error or poor supply.
Only affected early engines.
 
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No idea. Could be that or a material specification error or poor supply.
Only affected early engines.
At least they changed it for later engines bmw kept using the V10 right up until the E60 series ended.
What i also meant to say was the rod bearing issue remained for every single M5 V10 engine!
 
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high power, high running bills its just a case of when that kicks in.. higher the miles the more likely. if you go in understanding and making allowances for that, the more chance of NOT ending up regreting it.
 

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No idea. Could be that or a material specification error or poor supply.
Only affected early engines.
It was a material specification concern. Rather, poor understanding of how that material performed under extended heat aging while in autofret condition, as I understand it.
 

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It was a material specification concern. Rather, poor understanding of how that material performed under extended heat aging while in autofret condition, as I understand it.


lowest tender . rectified when rtn costs outweighed price advantage . would be my interpretation of that and MANY other such issues
 

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I know that mercs (if looked after) will go on forever i think its gonna be a couple years and some more overtime before i can own this car! Amazing value if you only do 4k miles a year!

CL600 can be mine :cool:
In a few years you could have bought it off me, however If I got the 'CL600' But you have to sell the SL55!! Can't have both, That's me told :(
I have thought seriously and the fact that the roof doesn't retract into the boot is a deciding point :rolleyes:
Adamki83 may you have much overtime and many years to come ;)
 
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CL600 can be mine :cool:
In a few years you could have bought it off me, however If I got the 'CL600' But you have to sell the SL55!! Can't have both, That's me told :(
I have thought seriously and the fact that the roof doesn't retract into the boot is a deciding point :rolleyes:
Adamki83 may you have much overtime and many years to come ;)
I slept on the thought and had a think today, and ive decided not to go for it, i will however in the next year or so when i have enough in my car fund to buy somthing like this or an AMG car of some sort!
If you do go for it i really hope it all works out well and if you do decide too sell it in a few years make sure im first in line ;)
 
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lowest tender . rectified when rtn costs outweighed price advantage . would be my interpretation of that and MANY other such issues
Also for us working in manufacturing you can order some material from one supplier and then order the exact same spec of material from another supplier and you'd be suprised how much difference it can make when it comes to milling, this could of been a factor too!
 

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I slept on the thought and had a think today, and ive decided not to go for it, i will however in the next year or so when i have enough in my car fund to buy somthing like this or an AMG car of some sort!
If you do go for it i really hope it all works out well and if you do decide too sell it in a few years make sure im first in line ;)

SL top down ownership wins out I'm afraid over the CL hardtop, though at least she gave me the choice :cool:
 

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SL top down ownership wins out I'm afraid over the CL hardtop, though at least she gave me the choice :cool:
Agreed, on my 8 hour run yesterday I had to have the roof up for the first 4 hours as I had too much in the boot :(

So happy to get the roof down for the last 4 hours :)
 

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Agreed, on my 8 hour run yesterday I had to have the roof up for the first 4 hours as I had too much in the boot :(

So happy to get the roof down for the last 4 hours :)

Blobcat, you obviously don't know how to pack your boot properly!!! :p
 


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