Another CL "newby" thread

Another CL "newby" thread

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DJC

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23,563 posts

243 months

Tuesday 1st July 2008
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Yes, yes, I know none of you ever expected to see me on the Merc board, but...

At £10-£15k Im suddenly realising that I cant ignore the CL. Yes, I know Ive been looking at roadsters, etc, but for the same money this is a maaahuuuuusive amount of car. When the hell did they get this cheap?

Anyway, I know jack crap about this stuff so I need some help barge-tastic types! What engines are these 500, 600 and bi-turbo jobbies from the 2001+ cars? What are they shoving out, how much do they cost to run? Who do I need to know about to speak to about these things? More to the point, how badly did Merc screw up building this stuff during this time? What warranty will merc give on say 2001/2002 cars? None? An extended one? Etc, etc. You know the drill.

My serious list is now a Z3M, Boxster S and one of these. The only drawback is that they are coupe, rather than a roadster. Well, that and they are a Merc of course, but Ive sold out enough to consider a BMW, I might aswell join the dark side completely and look at Mercs. Oh and Der you can stop sniggering right now :P