Mercedes 420 CL 1997 64.000 miles?????

[Bobthebuilder58]

Hi everybody,i have the chance of acquiring an absolutely mint one owner FMBSH 64.000 miles W140 420 CL.It is being sold by the owner himself,it is very original with no damage or paintwork problems at all,it is just like new
I would like to add it to my collection but I am not to sure about the price The guy wants £8000 for it I have seen these a lot cheaper but there always seems to be issues with them ie,loads of owners,accident repairs,people buying them to sell on etc,it's not my car mate i'm selling it for a friend etc etc.I would very much appreciate the forums view on it:?: If I did purchase this car I would be keeping it long term and maintaining it's current condition.
Thank you all. Bob.

 

[hawk20]

Hi everybody,i have the chance of acquiring an absolutely mint one owner FMBSH 64.000 miles W140 420 CL.It is being sold by the owner himself,it is very original with no damage or paintwork problems at all,it is just like new
I would like to add it to my collection but I am not to sure about the price The guy wants £8000 for it I have seen these a lot cheaper but there always seems to be issues with them ie,loads of owners,accident repairs,people buying them to sell on etc,it's not my car mate i'm selling it for a friend etc etc.I would very much appreciate the forums view on it:?: If I did purchase this car I would be keeping it long term and maintaining it's current condition.
Thank you all. Bob.

These are dream cars. Fabulous. Always been a fantasy of mine. Looks to die for.

Having said all that the price depends on age, which you don't give, as well as condition, which sounds to be excellent. A 1999 one with 64,000 miles would sell for the £8k price you give, or more, in good nick. If it is close to that age or less it sounds fair value. Bound to be a classic in time so condition is important.

 

[television]

I agree with Hawk on this as we both love the same types of cars.

As for the price, if its a good one thats the main thing,, the face lift was I think in 99 and 2002 the last one being the rear lamps change.
For what it cost new how can you put a price on it, the 2002's sell for £25k so at £8k why not.

malcolm

 

[Bobthebuilder58]

Thanks for your thoughts on my prospective new purchase The car is a Jan 1997.One of these cars was sold on e-bay yesterday for £4,100 it was a 1993 500 CL with 68,000 fsh supposedly??,it looked ok but I wasn't a patch on the one I am looking at Another one was sold on e-bay about three weeks ago for £3,500,that was a 1994 500 CL with 145,000 miles on the clock.I think £8K is to much,I would be grateful for any more advice on this.
Bob.

 

[angus falconer]

Mercedes Enthusiast Magazine have run at least one buyers guide on CL's. Might be worth seeing if you can get a back issue (if you have the time that is).

 

[Speedmaster]

I think the price sounds like a good deal and I am just annoyed I am not being offered it at that. I always liked these and researched them and for a good one, that is a good price.

www.charlesironside.co.uk have a nice silver one to compare it to.

I was offered a 1998 CL420 with 60K in the summer, one local owner for £10000 and the guy could have sold it ten times over

 

[television]

I think the price sounds like a good deal and I am just annoyed I am not being offered it at that. I always liked these and researched them and for a good one, that is a good price.

www.charlesironside.co.uk have a nice silver one to compare it to.

I was offered a 1998 CL420 with 60K in the summer, one local owner for £10000 and the guy could have sold it ten times over

This was my point ok £8k is money,but a good one is worth more than that, and always will be.

Malcolm

 

[Speedmaster]

I agree with Malcolm, if it really is a nice one I would not be thinking about it.

That one at Charles Ironside is a nice example.

There is a good guide to buying them in a past Mercedes Enthusiast magazine I was reading the other day.

Imposing for sure!!!

 

[hawk20]

Thanks for your thoughts on my prospective new purchase The car is a Jan 1997.One of these cars was sold on e-bay yesterday for £4,100 it was a 1993 500 CL with 68,000 fsh supposedly??,it looked ok but I wasn't a patch on the one I am looking at Another one was sold on e-bay about three weeks ago for £3,500,that was a 1994 500 CL with 145,000 miles on the clock.I think £8K is to much,I would be grateful for any more advice on this.
Bob.

The e-bay ones were three or four years older than the one you are offered. Age and condition are all and number of owners and service record. If all these are good on the one you are offered it is pretty good value. You could offer him £7k? And see where it goes?

 

[Bobthebuilder58]

The e-bay ones were three or four years older than the one you are offered. Age and condition are all and number of owners and service record. If all these are good on the one you are offered it is pretty good value. You could offer him £7k? And see where it goes?

I was thinking more like 7K myself:?: I think I might try him at £7500.It is due an mot and a service,I am not sure if it is a big service at 10 years old 64,000 miles:?:

Bob.

 

[Bobthebuilder58]

I am buying the car!!!!!!!! We agreed a price at £7500,I am picking it up early Jan.
The problem I have got now is how the hell do I tell the missus ???????? Has anybody got any suggestions on how to break it to her gently???
Bob.

 

[Blobcat]

I am buying the car!!!!!!!! We agreed a price at £7500,I am picking it up early Jan.
The problem I have got now is how the hell do I tell the missus ???????? Has anybody got any suggestions on how to break it to her gently???
Bob.

Sneak it under the tree late on Christmas eve without her knowing and Christmas morning you can wake to your present from Santa

 

[Bobthebuilder58]

Sneak it under the tree late on Christmas eve without her knowing and Christmas morning you can wake to your present from Santa

Do you think if I told her that I had taken the rear doors off my 500SEL and turned it into a coupe she would believe me???
Bob.

 

[television]

You realize now that when you put the 500 out to graze the battery will stay up and it will start every time, and the new CL will be crying in the garage saying "please charge me"

You are a hard man,but good luck, nice feeling isnt it ?

Malcolm

 

[Bobthebuilder58]

You realize now that when you put the 500 out to graze the battery will stay up and it will start every time, and the new CL will be crying in the garage saying "please charge me"

Malcolm

They will both be parked side by side in my garage I won't know which one to polish first

Bob.

 

[television]

They will both be parked side by side in my garage I won't know which one to polish first

Bob.

Hope you checked the sex of the new one, you will open the door one day and it will be full of SLK's if you are not careful

Malcolm
PS, So your wheel problem is not going to go away then :???:

 

[daveenty]

Hope you checked the sex of the new one, you will open the door one day and it will be full of SLK's if you are not careful

If it is, any chance of the *pick of the litter*???

BTW....Congrats on your purchase Bob

 

[Bobthebuilder58]

Hope you checked the sex of the new one, you will open the door one day and it will be full of SLK's if you are not careful

Malcolm
PS, So your wheel problem is not going to go away then :???:

if that happens,I won't have any problem finding a hairdresser

Bob.
P.S I am trying to keep the 500SEL'S wheels original with no re-painting,hence the lengths I am going to, to try and avoid it.They look pretty good at first glance......it's only when I get my electron microscope out I can spot the defects

 

[Bobthebuilder58]

If it is, any chance of the *pick of the litter*???

BTW....Congrats on your purchase Bob

Thanks a lot
Bob.

 

[hawk20]

Congrats on your new purchase. Good price too. Hope you'll bring it to a GTG so we can all give it the once over.