Hi,
I registered quite a while ago when I was in the market for a 4200.
Things have moved on since and I am about to become my daughters long distance University taxi service.
I have been looking at Mercedes Benz CLS63 AMG but noticed that within my budget is the Quattroporte. Having driven a Merc with the cooled ventilated seats and four zone aircon I have decided that the car I eventually buy must have this feature.
So thats where the Quattroporte comes in, I'm looking for an automatic not duo shift due to experiencing a 4200 with CC it left such an impression on me I never want to go near one again, although it may have needed a software update or whatever I'm still reluctant to entertain one.
My budget is between £25-£30K and my first question is after reading about cam clatter on the dry sump cars does the automatic have a wet sump and does that potentially stop that issue occuring.
I have seen a 4.7 high mileage car for sale which looks to be a facelift model is the facelift model worth the extra money? I am planning to go and see a very low mileage blue one at Autoffincia or whatever they are called on Wednesday which I think has ther cooled seats does anyone know this car?
I'd appreciate anyones long term running experiences of the Quattroporte as it may sit around for a few weeks at a time connected to a CTEK conditioner of course and wondered if this may cause a few electrical gremlins to raise their heads.
I have posted this and other questions on Pistonheads as my Lotus Esprit V8 is for sale on there. This means I will be used to the sort of running costs a Quattroporte is likely to be. I don't mind spending money on looking after cars I just hate the depreciation cars like these suffer but it does of course open up a whole world of nice cars for the switched on tight fisted buyer such as myself when they reach a certain age.
I registered quite a while ago when I was in the market for a 4200.
Things have moved on since and I am about to become my daughters long distance University taxi service.
I have been looking at Mercedes Benz CLS63 AMG but noticed that within my budget is the Quattroporte. Having driven a Merc with the cooled ventilated seats and four zone aircon I have decided that the car I eventually buy must have this feature.
So thats where the Quattroporte comes in, I'm looking for an automatic not duo shift due to experiencing a 4200 with CC it left such an impression on me I never want to go near one again, although it may have needed a software update or whatever I'm still reluctant to entertain one.
My budget is between £25-£30K and my first question is after reading about cam clatter on the dry sump cars does the automatic have a wet sump and does that potentially stop that issue occuring.
I have seen a 4.7 high mileage car for sale which looks to be a facelift model is the facelift model worth the extra money? I am planning to go and see a very low mileage blue one at Autoffincia or whatever they are called on Wednesday which I think has ther cooled seats does anyone know this car?
I'd appreciate anyones long term running experiences of the Quattroporte as it may sit around for a few weeks at a time connected to a CTEK conditioner of course and wondered if this may cause a few electrical gremlins to raise their heads.
I have posted this and other questions on Pistonheads as my Lotus Esprit V8 is for sale on there. This means I will be used to the sort of running costs a Quattroporte is likely to be. I don't mind spending money on looking after cars I just hate the depreciation cars like these suffer but it does of course open up a whole world of nice cars for the switched on tight fisted buyer such as myself when they reach a certain age.