New member - W216 CL500

[Will Challis]

Hi there
I’m new to the forum and new to Mercedes-Benz ownership! Thought I’d dive straight in and go for what is (in my opinion) the finest luxury cruiser on the second hand market, mine is an ‘09 5.5, 80k on the clock with mainly MB service history and last few indy. The ride quality and power are unlike anything I’ve driven before.

I’d be interested to know of experiences that others have had with the W216?

some pics attached
Cheers
Will

 

[A.J.]

Hi Will, welcome to the forum. In at the deep end eh ? welcome to the world of MB

 

[bembo449]

Had virtually the same spec 216 as yours fir 3 years , is yours black or cream leather inside ?? Pics arent conclusive

 

[SmartAmg]

Welcome, Will.

 

[Will Challis]

Had virtually the same spec 216 as yours fir 3 years , is yours black or cream leather inside ?? Pics arent conclusive

Hi Bembo - cream passion leather with the dark wood trim, best combo imo

 

[bembo449]

thanks for that , first pic aside i thought it was black , i truly hope yours is reliable pal , mine only broke down once when the crank sensor failed but the amp failed and replacement is eye watering new and they can suffer from battery drain issues too

 

[Will Challis]

thanks for that , first pic aside i thought it was black , i truly hope yours is reliable pal , mine only broke down once when the crank sensor failed but the amp failed and replacement is eye watering new and they can suffer from battery drain issues too

Thanks mate, had battery drain issues when I bought it which the dealership sent to MB to get fixed, required a new SAM unit I believe (at great cost to them), so hopefully I’ve ended up with a sorted car!

 

[Srdl]

Hi Will and welcome to the forum and the world of Mercedes.

 

[LostKiwi]

Hi and welcome! Go big or go home as they say and you definitely went big!

 

[Blobcat]

Hello and welcome

 

[AMGeed]

Welcome to the forum Will.
That is a very handsome car indeed and the colour combo is perfect.

 

[SL63 Mark]

Nice Car

 

[bembo449]

Thanks mate, had battery drain issues when I bought it which the dealership sent to MB to get fixed, required a new SAM unit I believe (at great cost to them), so hopefully I’ve ended up with a sorted car!

I had mine remapped too , was much better for it pal

 

[Will Challis]

I had mine remapped too , was much better for it pal

I had looked into that but the sort of power gains they were quoting seemed negligible, did you notice much of a difference?

 

[bembo449]

Its not peak power that makes the difference pal , theres so much more to a remap than power , take my insignia vxr for example, remap gives just 25bhp on a standard 321bhp at peak but in gear / rev range in gives 90bhp and another 120lb of torque and as you may imagine its a ruddy animal with all that extra go , so dont rule it out , ive had over 35 cars remapped now , do you think i would if it wasnt worth it ? Think on . . . .

 

[John Laidlaw]

Welcome Will, you realise though it's not the done thing in a gentleman's rocket ship for one to be wearing shorts?

 

[Blobcat]

Welcome Will, you realise though it's not the done thing in a gentleman's rocket ship for one to be wearing shorts?

But would you say the same if it was a pretty young thing driving?

 

[John Laidlaw]

But would you say the same if it was a pretty young thing driving?

how do you know 'he's' not?

 

[A.J.]

how do you know 'he's' not?

Because 'He's' got hairy legs !!

 

[Blobcat]

Because 'He's' got hairy legs !!

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