Worse than “Chinese”: why you shouldn’t buy a used Mercedes-Benz CLS 63 AMG
- April 19, 2023
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Now on the secondary market you can buy a powerful Mercedes-Benz CLS 63 AMG for only 3,500,000 rubles – the price is at the level of a new
Now on the secondary market you can buy a powerful Mercedes-Benz CLS 63 AMG for only 3,500,000 rubles – the price is at the level of a new stuffed “Chinese”. However, before you lay down your hard-earned money for the premium “German”, think a hundred times. What unpleasant surprises it can bring to the owner, says the AvtoVzglyad portal.
An elegant four-door with a mileage of about 100,000 km now stands as a Chinese Geely Tugella crossover or as a brand new Kia K5 sedan imported from Kazakhstan. That is, the offer is tempting, and the mechanics say this car doesn’t just have a breakdown – they say the Merc is reliable. But do not rush to study offers on advertising: the “German” is very expensive to maintain and quite unpredictable.
For example, changing the engine oil and filter will cost CLS 63 AMG owners 30,000 rubles. Lubricant change in the front and rear gearboxes – at 10,000 and 13,000, respectively. Washing the radiator – 25,000 rubles, and updating the “slurry” in the gearbox and “razdatka” – 40,000 “wooden”. But this is only mandatory work to replace consumables!
Here we note that it will not be possible to save on all of the above. If you fill up with cheap grease, and then press the gas well (after all, the car allows it), then scuffs appear on the walls of the cylinders. And about the fact that this is the slow death of the engine, the AvtoVzglyad portal has already written several times.
Now let’s briefly list the weaknesses of the design – there are not many of them, but still. If the injection pump is worn out, then fuel injectors suffer: replacing a pump will cost about 30,000 rubles, and there are already eight of them. Installing a new vacuum pump costs 30,000 rubles, and one of the two fuel pumps costs 50,000 (for one).
The car also has high requirements for the quality of fuel, so mechanics recommend filling in the 98th gasoline, and preferably the “hundredth”, regardless of driving style. If the driver enjoys driving, scheduled maintenance should be performed every 5,000 km, and candles should be replaced every 20,000 km. And, of course, it is necessary to serve the “German” not just anywhere, but in a specialized service, because only there they can detect any malfunctions in a timely manner.
In general, the maintenance costs of a Mercedes-Benz CLS 63 AMG are cosmic. The new “Chinese” will cost much less to maintain. Yes, and a brand guarantee for the “Asian” will protect the family budget from unexpected expenses. So a used “German” at the moment is an irrational choice.
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An elegant four-door with a mileage of about 100,000 km now stands as a Chinese Geely Tugella crossover or as a brand new Kia K5 sedan imported from Kazakhstan. That is, the offer is tempting, and the mechanics say this car doesn’t just have a breakdown – they say the Merc is reliable. But do not rush to study offers on advertising: the “German” is very expensive to maintain and quite unpredictable.
For example, changing the engine oil and filter will cost CLS 63 AMG owners 30,000 rubles. Lubricant change in the front and rear gearboxes – at 10,000 and 13,000, respectively. Washing the radiator – 25,000 rubles, and updating the “slurry” in the gearbox and “razdatka” – 40,000 “wooden”. But this is only mandatory work to replace consumables!
Here we note that it will not be possible to save on all of the above. If you fill up with cheap grease, and then press the gas well (after all, the car allows it), then scuffs appear on the walls of the cylinders. And about the fact that this is the slow death of the engine, the AvtoVzglyad portal has already written several times.
Now let’s briefly list the weaknesses of the design – there are not many of them, but still. If the injection pump is worn out, then fuel injectors suffer: replacing a pump will cost about 30,000 rubles, and there are already eight of them. Installing a new vacuum pump costs 30,000 rubles, and one of the two fuel pumps costs 50,000 (for one).
The car also has high requirements for the quality of fuel, so mechanics recommend filling in the 98th gasoline, and preferably the “hundredth”, regardless of driving style. If the driver enjoys driving, scheduled maintenance should be performed every 5,000 km, and candles should be replaced every 20,000 km. And, of course, it is necessary to serve the “German” not just anywhere, but in a specialized service, because only there they can detect any malfunctions in a timely manner.
In general, the maintenance costs of a Mercedes-Benz CLS 63 AMG are cosmic. The new “Chinese” will cost much less to maintain. Yes, and a brand guarantee for the “Asian” will protect the family budget from unexpected expenses. So a used “German” at the moment is an irrational choice.
Source: Avto Vzglyad
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