# Wow, depreciation is a bitch **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [March 3, 2009, 10:01am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wow-depreciation-is-a-bitch/63899 "2009-03-03T10:01:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Viper966](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/viper966/32/7268_2.png) [@Viper966](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Viper966)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2009, 10:01am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wow-depreciation-is-a-bitch/63899/1 "2009-03-03T10:01:41Z")
[http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Cars-Trucks\_\_\_2005-Mercedes-CL65-AMG-V12-604HP-TWIN-TURBO-CARFAX\_W0QQitemZ200314490290QQddnZCarsQ20Q26Q20TrucksQQddiZ2282QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUS\_Cars\_Trucks?hash=item200314490290&\_trksid=p4506.c0.m245&\_trkparms=72%3A317|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A1318](http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Cars-Trucks___2005-Mercedes-CL65-AMG-V12-604HP-TWIN-TURBO-CARFAX_W0QQitemZ200314490290QQddnZCarsQ20Q26Q20TrucksQQddiZ2282QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUS_Cars_Trucks?hash=item200314490290&_trksid=p4506.c0.m245&_trkparms=72%3A317%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318) if it wouldnt be so expensive to fix these things, and own it out of warranty… it would be a serious car to consider his isn’t about a car; it’s about an engine. Forget Vipers, Ferraris, Bentleys, all those rumbling turbodiesel-powered American [trucks](http://www.motortrend.com/roadtests/luxury/112_0412_2005_mercedes_benz_cl65/index.html#), and anything else you think has punch. The CL65’s handbuilt, twin-turbocharged 6.0-liter V-12 spanks them all, grunting out 738 pound-feet at just 3000 rpm. And that’s only because [Mercedes-Benz](http://www.motortrend.com/new_cars/01/mercedes_benz/index.html) electronically limits it to that number; fully unleashed, it’d be good for a transmission-shredding 885 pound-feet worth. Its 604-horsepower rating almost gets lost in the blur. 2005 Mercedes-Benz CL65 AMG Base price $178,220 Vehicle layout Front engine, RWD, 2-door, 4-pass coupe Engine 60o twin-turbo V-12, SOHC, 3 valves/cyl Displacement, ci/cc 364.9/5980 Max SAE hp @ rpm 604 @ 5500 Max SAE torque @ rpm 738 @ 3000 Transmissio n 5-speed automatic 0-60 mph, sec 3.8 1/4 mile, sec @ mph 11.8 @ 120.9 Brk, 60-0 mph, ft 115 200-ft skidpad, avg g 0.86 600-ft slalom, mph 65.0 On sale in U.S. Currently What’s Hot • Fastest-accelerating auto-trans-equipped car we’ve tested • Every luxury amenity you could ask for • No ride/noise/harness penalty for all this punch What’s Not • Expensive, as you’d expect • Low production numbers • Rear cabin so tight it’s almost a two-seater ---
**Author:** ![Joe](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/joe/32/7219_2.png) [@Joe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Joe)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2009, 10:04am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wow-depreciation-is-a-bitch/63899/2 "2009-03-03T10:04:16Z")
oh man, I want. I would out-hairy burnout every F-bod and Stang around while enjoying “Every luxury amenity you could ask for” ---
**Author:** ![camarojoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c67d28/32.png) [@camarojoe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/camarojoe)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2009, 10:05am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wow-depreciation-is-a-bitch/63899/3 "2009-03-03T10:05:32Z")
Wow… That’s depreciation. Would be pimp to own though. ---
**Author:** ![Rsnake91](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/rsnake91/32/4996_2.png) [@Rsnake91](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Rsnake91)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2009, 10:06am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wow-depreciation-is-a-bitch/63899/4 "2009-03-03T10:06:38Z")
lol wow… ---
**Author:** ![Joe](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/joe/32/7219_2.png) [@Joe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Joe)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2009, 10:07am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wow-depreciation-is-a-bitch/63899/5 "2009-03-03T10:07:11Z")
I wonder how long the tranny lasts if you un-detune it back to 885 TQ… ---
**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2009, 10:07am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wow-depreciation-is-a-bitch/63899/6 "2009-03-03T10:07:40Z")
doesn’t really do much for me ---
**Author:** ![Geehee](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/geehee/32/7238_2.png) [@Geehee](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Geehee)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2009, 10:12am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wow-depreciation-is-a-bitch/63899/7 "2009-03-03T10:12:56Z")
i would hit it. ---
**Author:** ![Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blue_eyed_devil/32/7292_2.png) [@Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Blue_Eyed_Devil)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2009, 10:15am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wow-depreciation-is-a-bitch/63899/8 "2009-03-03T10:15:28Z")
I was checking these out last May. CHEAP resale because of maintenance costs. [http://www.nyspeed.com/forums/showthread.php?t=50762&highlight=cl65](http://www.nyspeed.com/forums/showthread.php?t=50762&highlight=cl65) ---
**Author:** ![ultradriver10000](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ultradriver10000/32/7397_2.png) [@ultradriver10000](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ultradriver10000)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2009, 10:19am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wow-depreciation-is-a-bitch/63899/9 "2009-03-03T10:19:26Z")
And everyone says domestics are bad! :lol: ---
**Author:** ![theblue](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/theblue/32/5074_2.png) [@theblue](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/theblue)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2009, 10:20am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wow-depreciation-is-a-bitch/63899/10 "2009-03-03T10:20:59Z")
is this the one that where they software limited the torque to save the transmission? I would love one of these… there is a video somewhere of one going to a drag strip with slicks and destroying all kinds of cars with a lot of confused rednecks watching. ---
**Author:** ![Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blue_eyed_devil/32/7292_2.png) [@Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Blue_Eyed_Devil)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2009, 10:22am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wow-depreciation-is-a-bitch/63899/11 "2009-03-03T10:22:01Z")
^That was sweet. ---
**Author:** ![Penfold](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/penfold/32/5007_2.png) [@Penfold](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Penfold)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2009, 10:22am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wow-depreciation-is-a-bitch/63899/12 "2009-03-03T10:22:03Z")
:tup: to the owner actually driving the car. ---
**Author:** ![Willybeen](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/willybeen/32/7351_2.png) [@Willybeen](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Willybeen)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2009, 11:25am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wow-depreciation-is-a-bitch/63899/13 "2009-03-03T11:25:10Z")
:tup: I drove a couple AMG’s this week… I enjoyed every second of it. ---
**Author:** ![EvoMR](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/evomr/32/7186_2.png) [@EvoMR](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/EvoMR)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2009, 11:30am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wow-depreciation-is-a-bitch/63899/14 "2009-03-03T11:30:14Z")
Level of want= high. ---
**Author:** ![theblue](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/theblue/32/5074_2.png) [@theblue](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/theblue)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2009, 11:37am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wow-depreciation-is-a-bitch/63899/15 "2009-03-03T11:37:48Z")
somebody like you could pull it off and sell in two years for almost no loss… a car like this just ties up capitol. ---
**Author:** ![walter](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/walter/32/7202_2.png) [@walter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/walter)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2009, 12:25pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wow-depreciation-is-a-bitch/63899/16 "2009-03-03T12:25:07Z")
> [@theblue](#): > > somebody like you could pull it off and sell in two years for almost no loss… a car like this just ties up capitol. Ties up buildings? That sounds badass! :eekdance: ---
**Author:** ![djdstar](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/djdstar/32/7617_2.png) [@djdstar](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/djdstar)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2009, 1:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wow-depreciation-is-a-bitch/63899/17 "2009-03-03T13:09:29Z")
can someone link me to that video of the car destroying people at the drag strip while the rednecks get confused thanks ---
**Author:** ![XwalkerX](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/xwalkerx/32/7598_2.png) [@XwalkerX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/XwalkerX)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2009, 1:56pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wow-depreciation-is-a-bitch/63899/18 "2009-03-03T13:56:55Z")
> [@DarkkstaR](#): > > can someone link me to that video of the car destroying people at the drag strip while the rednecks get confused > > thanks wasnt that on an episode of supercars exposed with tanner foust? ---
**Author:** ![Moruitelda](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/moruitelda/32/5348_2.png) [@Moruitelda](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Moruitelda)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2009, 2:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wow-depreciation-is-a-bitch/63899/19 "2009-03-03T14:10:30Z")
I googled it and found an episode where he gets destroyed by a Camaro because he doesn’t have race tires, but that was it. 😕 ---
**Author:** ![fiend540](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/bcef8e/32.png) [@fiend540](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fiend540)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2009, 2:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wow-depreciation-is-a-bitch/63899/20 "2009-03-03T14:31:42Z")
> [@XwalkerX](#): > > wasnt that on an episode of supercars exposed with tanner foust? Yep I caught it awhile ago, show is terrible [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wow-depreciation-is-a-bitch/63899.md?page=2)