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Hello all. Derek from Dundee. Don't own a Mercedes and never have, but recently been fancying a CLS 320cdi.

They are a complete unknown to me so looking to all the good people on here to advise me of the pitfalls as well as the great points.

They seem to be a hell of a lot of car for very little money in some cases, which makes me think (wrongly I hope) that there could be aforementioned pitfalls.

Look forward to your replies.

Thanks.
 

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Welcome, Derek. :D
 

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Welcome Derek
Very little wrong with the model, as you say a lot of car for the money and in my eyes a handsome beast
 

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Hi Derek, welcome to the forum :) Nothing to fear there, a great car, as you have said a lot of car for your money :)
 

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Hi Derek and welcome, just one word of warning - when you get the Mercedes bug, it’s very difficult to shake it off!

By the way, the V6 diesel is a great engine, very smooth and fast. If you post a link to the ad for any car you are considering, the members here can give you their opinion.
 
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Welcome, my wife is from Dundee so I know the area well. Two friends of mine have the 320 CLS, both are pleased & no problems.
 

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Welcome Derek.

The CLS is a nice motor alright. What year are you thinking?
 

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Nice car, great engine.
 
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Welcome Derek.

The CLS is a nice motor alright. What year are you thinking?

No particular year. One I like is in Aberdeen, 56 plate, met. red with nice light interior (don't like black interiors) 100k, history £3650
 

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No particular year. One I like is in Aberdeen, 56 plate, met. red with nice light interior (don't like black interiors) 100k, history £3650
I’d give the underside a good check that it’s not suffering from being parked near the docks in Aberdeen whilst the owner is offshore.
 
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Derek Storrs

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It's in a dealers. Had a drive in another one. Not for me sadly. Didn't like it at all. Need to think again. Probably not what you want to hear on this forum, but that's the way it goes.
 

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It's your money and your choice, if you don't like it that's fine, best of luck with whatever you get - if we all liked the same thing it would be a very boring world.

I've almost always gone for "E's" rather than "CLS's" because I couldn't justify the price hike for basically the same car, albeit in a less practical dress
 

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