Quote:
Originally Posted by freakshow
|
You're looking at trade-in lol, that's pointless. Average asking price is $26k and that's for the average CLS 63 with 100k on it, not 50k.
Quote:
Originally Posted by yoursyumiko
I always have a thing for the first gen of CLS55/63. How reliable is that thing assuming a low millage (~50k) and fair condition? Is it a nightmare to keep for 3 or 4 years given that low of millage?
|
I've had my E55 nearly 4 years now and it's basically the same as a CLS55. It's been great, no major issues, and it has not been expensive to maintain. Bought with 58k kms and now at 98k. It's a great car to own if you can do some of the work yourself, you will save big bucks. Buying with low mileage helps.
Here's a part of my member journal:
The maintenance & repairs I have performed since I acquired the car (October 2014, 58,500km) includes:
December 2014 - oil change, air filters, transmission service, and valve cover gaskets (63,636km)
January 2016 - oil change, transmission electrical connector flange replaced (74,140km)
May 2016 - front ball joints & control arms replaced
June 2016 - front brake pads & rotors replaced
January 2017 - oil change (85,151km)
August 2017 - secondary air pump & relay replaced
May 2018 - alarm siren unit replaced
June 2018 - oil change (93,590 km)
July 2018 - transmission service (94,700km)
Sept 2018 - new tires (98,010km)
The 63 cars are good too, once the headbolts and or cam wear is sorted, they are solid cars.