Description
The C215 generation of the CL Coupe has long fallen into the sort of enticing prices than encourage rash purchases, but this one is something special. On one side of the scale sits the car that topped the Mercedes range twenty years ago, the V12-powered CL600 with what seems to be every options box ticked. It would have cost its first owner around £100, 000 – in the days when a 911 Turbo was £88, 000. Since then our Pill has averaged just over 5000 miles a year and comes with a full and seemingly fastidious service history. On the other side of the balance an asking price – before haggling commences – of just £7500. Feel that rumbling in your hip pocket? It’s your wallet twitching.
Granted, by the standards of inexpensive 12-cylinder Mercs this is one of the less desirable ones. The earlier C140 has more road presence and marginally less risk, the later C216 is better looking, nicer to drive and comes with much more tech. Being an early C215 means our Pill also gets the naturally aspirated three-valve M137 5. 8-litre 12-cylinder engine, which actually had less power and torque than the older M120 four-valve 6. 0-litre. Tune is closer to mild than wild, and although 362hp is still a respectable tally it looks modest when compared to the 500hp twin-turbo 5. 5-litre M275 that the C215 got at its 2002 facelift.
This is the facelift model 2002 and it’s in absolutely immaculate condition for its year and the bodywork interior and engine bay and chassis is super and looks only a couple of years old at the max!!
It’s covered a mere 99930 miles from new and by the look of the interior it’s all been motorway driving and the back seats and passenger seats like no one has ever sat on them.
It will come with a new 12 month Mot at time of sale and full check over and will be ready for its lucky new owner!
The private plate is also
Included in the sale and worth around £1000-£1500
Be quick to grab yourself a car that gets admired wherever it goes!!
Thank you for looking
