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2003 Mercedes-Benz CL500 (C215)
Highlights
- Very low mileage for its year at 67,225 miles
- ABC suspension recently serviced with receipts
- Valid MOT until June 2025
- Complete with private plate
The Appeal
The second generation of Mercedes-Benz's legendary CL-Class, the C215, was very much the premier car of the company's product range and wore its identity on its sleeve. It was a fine-looking car thanks to Peter Arcadipane and Bruno Sacco, certainly, but the true beauty of the design was its remarkable luxury features and highly advanced ABC (Active Body Control) Suspension. This was a car that offered just about everything for the well-to-do seeking a luxury coupe.
This fabulous 2003 example comes to us with a low mileage of only 67,225 - and offers an excellent opportunity. Under the bonnet, that big 5-litre V8 engine is still burbling away as proudly as ever it has, and that much-lauded suspension has just been treated to a full service, leaving it in fine order.
This fabulous 2003 example comes to us with a low mileage of only 67,225 - and offers an excellent opportunity. Under the bonnet, that big 5-litre V8 engine is still burbling away as proudly as ever it has, and that much-lauded suspension has just been treated to a full service, leaving it in fine order.
A full-featured, low-mileage and fine-running luxury coupe. What more would you need?
History and Paperwork
- Registered on 15/08/2003
- 5+ registered keepers
- In current ownership since August 2023
- MOT valid until June 2025
- Indicates 67,225 miles
- Accompanied by plenty of paperwork, the original manuals and the current MOT certificate
The Condition
- Silver paintwork presents well with only a few age-related marks
- Glasswork and lenses appear free of chips, cracks and fractures
- 18-inch alloy wheels in good overall order
- Underside appears solid with minimal wear
- Grey leather interior looks in very good order
- Light marks to the door cards and controls, commensurate with age
- We understand everything to be working as it should
Highly specified with:
- Electric windows (front and rear)
- Climate control and cruise control
- In-car entertainment system (radio, cassette, CD autochanger)
- Electric sunroof
- Heated and electrically adjustable seats with memory function
The Mechanics
- 5.0-Litre M113 V8 engine
- Automatic transmission
- Engine bay looks in good order
- ABC suspension recently serviced with receipts
- The vendor reports us that the car runs flawlessly
- We've no reports of any mechanical issues
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