Hey Fellas-
I had a chance to go for a ride in a client's CL55 and I'm sprung! I NEED one of these things and before I go off half-cocked, I thought I'd check in with my trusted 6Speed brothers for some advice. I'd like to know:
- How good of a daily driver is this car? I put about 18-20k a year on my DD.
- What do you love about it
- What do you hate about it?
- Any 'must have' options that I can't live without?
- Is there a year that is more desirable that another?
- Are there any known service issues that I need to know about?
- What's a fair price given average miles?
- and last but nnot least, why do some of the cars have 'Kompressor' on the side and others dont? I am of the understanding that they are all V8 Supercharged motors, no?

Thanks in advance guys for the advice guys

 

54 views and no input?? what gives guys?? help a brother out

 

03-06 are supercharged. Don't bother with one older then 03.

 

CL55 are great cars and i see a few in my area daily...

The one thing i did notice was that some had wood-grain steering wheels and some dont?????? I dont know what thats all about, but if i was getting one, id want to be "wood grain grippin'" Might be some interior package options? Id look into it if i were you...

Good Luck!

 

My friend just got one, Great car, Great comfortable ride and you can roast the crap out of most cars out there.

 

Hey Shawn- do you know what he paid for it and what kind of miles on the clock? is he a 6-Speeder?

 

great car I have a couple in my city. almost the best car from MB after SL and the new ML. go for it

 

abc is the known issue on these cars.

 

A nice car for sure. Such a classy bodystyle. If I weren't still 19, I'd consider one.

The car is super fast, given it's typical 493hp engine.
Like said above, look for one 2003 or newer.
Based on a simple search in eBay, $55K seems to be a decent price for a clean 2003 with average miles.
It's possibly the fastest depreciating Mercedes out there. Not sure what the future holds for it's value, but it's tanked a lot so far. Maybe good for you?
GL! And please get BLACK OBSIDIAN!

 

I love how it looks, back seat is worthless, it just got replaced by a new body CL...Here are manheim wholesale numbers

2003 MB CL55
11/30/06NEVADALease$47,500 20,635AvgSILV?BLU8GAYes
11/16/06MANHEIMLease$42,000 48,388AvgTEC GRY8GAYes
11/15/06ATLANTALease$38,250 65,011BelowBLACK8GANo
11/08/06W PALMLease$46,400 44,049AvgBLACK8GAYes
11/08/06W PALMLease$44,400 29,689AvgBLACK8GAYes
11/08/06WPALMLease$36,800 49,736BelowPEWTER8GANo
11/02/06MANHEIMLease$46,000 35,076AvgBLACK8GAYes
11/02/06NEVADALease$42,500 56,352AvgBRI SIL8GANo
10/31/06DFWLease$41,500 36,813AvgBLACK8GAYes1
0/31/06DFWLease$40,000 33,347AvgHOR BLU8GTAYes
10/31/06DFWLease$39,750 49,121AvgBRI SIL8GAYes

2004 MB CL55
09/27/06WPALMLease $49,000 43,620AvgBLACK8GANo
10/24/06RIVRSIDEFactory$47,500 33,009BelowBLACK8GANo
10/27/06MANHEIMLease$56,000 31,394AvgBLACK8GAYes
11/09/06DFWLease$54,000 20,050AvgBLACK8GTAYes
11/16/06MANHEIMLease$60,500 11,101AvgTEC GRY8GAYes
11/21/06RIVRSIDELease$49,500 30,048AvgSLV C7448GAYes

2005 MB CL55
07/20/06RIVRSIDEFactory$66,000 8,469AboveBRI SIL8GAYes
07/27/06ATLANTALease$57,600 34,330AboveBRI SIL8GANo
10/12/06RIVRSIDELease$70,000 9,868AboveBLACK8GAYes

 

Thanks LSM!! what does the last part "8GA Yes or NO" repersent?

 

8G is 8 cylinder.....A is for automatic trans.....Yes and no refer to "in sample" which I do not know exactly whaqt it means

Lou

 

Great daily driver. Make sure you buy one with an extended warranty. Or buy an extended warranty that covers the air suspension (ABC).

 

Exactly, the pre faclift models are quiet slow.

 

03 was the launch year. Better to stay away from those. Would make a great DD and can be modded easily for a lot more power. It's a heavy car like the SL55, but it feels a lot heavier than the SL55 in the turns.
Xeons are nice. Back massager is nice on long trips. Distronic is a pita and I never use it.