W216

pepsilol · 17 Oct 2015 at 20:39

Any chance anyone here has had one? I fancy a comfy bargey type car for the mild weather approaching and garaging the DB9 instead.

Always liked these CL500s and seem cracking as from what I can see no one else really does an S class type coupe car?

VincentHanna · 17 Oct 2015 at 20:44

Mild weather approaching? By all accounts winter is going to be long and cold.

pepsilol · 17 Oct 2015 at 20:49

I know it's crappy justification

They're not too popular in the UK and the Yanks are just OTT with their BS on the forums so there isn't much help on the forums.

[TW]Fox · 17 Oct 2015 at 22:02

VincentHanna said:
Mild weather approaching? By all accounts winter is going to be long and cold.

Yea whatever. Stop reading the Daily Express.

The w216 is awesome.

flexo786 · 17 Oct 2015 at 22:34

not been in one yet but there's a couple flying around in Sheffield that look and sound amazing

Rybo89 · 17 Oct 2015 at 22:45

Your parents have far too much money.

Minstadave · 17 Oct 2015 at 22:50

It's no X6.

Cleisthenes · 17 Oct 2015 at 22:53

Minstadave said:
It's no X6.

Word

pepsilol · 17 Oct 2015 at 23:35

Rybo89 said:
Your parents have far too much money.

Agreed.

Don't understand the relevance on my purchase though, unless doing a bank transfer from my back account from money I earnt to purchase a car in my name is considered parents money :confused:

iaind · 18 Oct 2015 at 08:12

pepsilol said:
Agreed.

Don't understand the relevance on my purchase though, unless doing a bank transfer from my back account from money I earnt to purchase a car in my name is considered parents money

Question for genuine interest rather than trying to derail the thread - what do you do for a living? Just curious as there's not many occupations where you could earn enough to afford cars like these - I'm assuming you're relatively young which makes it even more interesting. The only people I know at my age who earn even remotely enough to afford cars like these work far too many hours to even think about cars (doctors) or do more "normal" jobs in central London so have to spend all their money on renting a tiny flat and £12 pints of beer

Rilot · 18 Oct 2015 at 10:45

I have no experience with them but know someone who has one, a CL500. He loves it and it appears to have been reliable other than a mega expensive service he had recently where something to do with the suspension needed to be replaced. His is an early one though, a 2008 I think.

pepsilol · 28 Jan 2016 at 19:59

Well I switched my plans to a S500 as a good one came up with 50k miles. Huge amount of spec that I couldn't miss, distronic plus, nightvision (pointless), designo leather, dark maroon, dynamic seats, HK sound system etc.

Day pics await!

Not having to touch the pedals in traffic is just simply brilliant

GinG · 29 Jan 2016 at 08:58

Interesting! Look forward to day pics...what price did this come in at?

LiE · 29 Jan 2016 at 16:45

geekman · 29 Jan 2016 at 16:49

I do love that generation S class, but looks wise it doesn't even come close to the W216, which is one of the best looking cars of the last 10 years IMO.

Jez · 29 Jan 2016 at 16:51

I keep eyeing up facelift S350CDI's

Such potential for hassle, but oh such good cars.

pepsilol · 29 Jan 2016 at 19:23

It also came with the AMG pack. Honestly love the distronic plus. Wouldn't ever bother getting one without it.

Nightvision has also come in surprisingly handly.