How much did I spend on my CLA45s AMG in my first year?

[@ulysees321]

the fact you got in to a CLA45s plus for 1k down and £760 a month is absolutely outstanding value, ive been looking and with 12k down its still £789 a month on a PCP

[@ABAUTOAMG]

I was very lucky and got in just before the huge inflation and interest rate hikes. It’s so sad how much more expensive it is now to buy a car in the current market. The golden days are over :(

[@ulysees321]

@@ABAUTOAMG its a nightmare, they have increased the cost of the car to :-( its 68k for a new one now, ive been looking at 2021/2022 models but even then the PCP works out similar to a new because you get better interest rates on new, might have to consider a A35 at this point but then im worried about them as the 19/20 plates have a issue with the cylinder heads/Valves looking at the forums. Still lovely car you have, Subbed 🙂

[@ABAUTOAMG]

Sorry to hear :( add to the cost that everything is expensive it’s not a nice time to be a petrolhead :( Have you considered a older w205 C63? They are good value at the moment and the V8s won’t be around forever to enjoy! An amazing car to own.

[@ulysees321]

@@ABAUTOAMG i've thought about it, but ill be paying the PCP with my company car allowance, so it has to be within 5years old max, but you cant beat the sound of that V8, I'll prob hold out, save a bit more and then jump 😅

[@ABAUTOAMG]

Ah I see. I’d love to get one of the last V8s myself for the channel maybe next year. I’d planned to do it but my 5 year mortgage ran out and the extra money on the new rates is more than the cost of the C63! Fun times! :( Shall see how things go next year.

[@TheAftermath1987]

Really good break down mate, I worked out with everything included my A45 (67 plate) was costing me almost 1k a month all in and I work from home! These cars aren’t cheap, but it’s the price you pay for a decent car 🙏

[@pramey]

been watching you since you got this car coz i really fell in love with the CLA 45. its been so cool to see you become so refined at making videos and editing, i remember when you just got ur drone lol cant believe its been a year since following this exact car through ur ownership experience. keep going i love it ☺

[@ABAUTOAMG]

Sorry I loved this comment but never replied! Thank you so much for sticking around and following the channel. I love making these vids and have some really exciting surprises on the way.

[@adidkjf]

i think its a shame, here in germany where the car is coming from, we pay a lot more for the cars and at the same time on average we earn less money monthly than people in the UK :D...

[@shaking6360]

Owning/buying a car in the Netherlands is even more expensive. Road-taxes are extremely high, petrol taxes also. The government are legal thieves.

[@RenLacerda]

gosh, cost of ownership in UK is a FRACTION of the US! Great video, thanks!

[@zakmirza]

Great video - thanks for being open and honest about all the costs...oh and i love your video editing skills - hope i get to that level one day with mine!!!

[@antoniomazarekic3065]

Amazing honest and well informed video of costs owning this amazing car.Thank you again for sharing with all of us. 👍

[@Temilei]

On my 2020 C43 AMG: Finance - PCP £598 monthly Insurance - £500 a year Average Mpg - 24.4mpg Premium Petrol - £60 every two weeks Tax - £570 a year Quickest 0-60 I got was 4.0s (stock) Average 0-60 numbers i get is 4.3s (stock)…The 4.7 seconds mercedes claims on paper is a myth, the car is much quicker, just have good tyres on. I recently got new continental contact sport 7 tyres ( currently best in the market) - front £169 each, rear £204 each. Service is going to be £574 at 26k miles. I will almost certainly be getting the CLA45s Amg 🔥 next

[@ABAUTOAMG]

Thanks for sharing Dee, similar to my old C43. Still love the C43 but the CLA45s is such a beast!

[@Temilei]

@@ABAUTOAMG Great channel, I learnt a lot from it before picking up my C43 couple of years back, but one thing I certainly missed out (and I kick myself everyday in the foot about it) is the sport exhaust option😞 it makes such a difference to the car.

[@myringains]

I don't know what 22 miles per gallon is, so I converted it and it's 12.84 liters per 100Km. That's a lot higher than the 8.8 liters claimed by Mercedes. In fact, you're in average E63S V8 territory with that fuel consumption. Unless I converted wrong, please tell me how you’d describe your driving. Is it aggressive all the time? Or do you drive normally as well? And what’s your Comfort / Sport mode ratio? Thanks.

[@totoro6214]

Ended up paying off the car almost right away. that saved $20,000 in interest because my finance rate was 5%. I also just got ceramic coating and regret not getting ppf as I have similar stone chips that you have after owning for about 11 months now. ceramic coated selenite grey matte paint does appear very clean when viewed from a short distance even after getting rained and snowed on multiple times so it makes me feel a little bit better. I try to pretend those chips dont exist :( I'm getting 16.5 mpg due to driving like a maniac in sport+ all the time.. but just cant stop listening to the burbles, cracks, and pops from an amg

[@hassanalirahumi]

Hi good video you didn't mention about the dash and giveing some extra noice to the car.

[@lenol0315]

In my a220 i average 30-40 mpg lol i know its a weaker motor but car still looks cool 16mpg is rough but if u can afford it hell yea

[@tonymuir]

Gap insurance is also worthwhile considering. Great video mate, and always good to see your adventure!👍

[@ABAUTOAMG]

Thanks Tony! Whoops I actually have gap insurance and forgot to include it. It’s through a third party so was much cheaper than the dealer. I think around £300 return to invoice.

[@tonymuir]

@@ABAUTOAMG 3rd party is much cheaper than merc quotes for sure!👍

[@ashphilip2056]

Great review of the costs associated with owning the beast AB. How can I get the AMG hoodie you got on, I don't see them in the US. Thanks!

[@nealc9230]

Hi Adam, I was wondering what things cost you as mine is about 2 weeks older than yours so its good to compare. Im averaging 28mpg from start and have hit high 30's regular. I was lucky enough to get a discount on the car and got the 3 years of service plan thrown in, and if you are old like me insurance is a lot cheaper at £275 for me and the wife.... I mailed the guy at PCW for booking in the exhaust mod, but never heard back so that is outstanding. but other than that i added a ceramic coat (3year protection) through JR Valeting local to me ( really good) and PPF front end and tailgate for protection +plus a couple of Garmin mini2 cams.... still thinking about what to do in the long term keeping car for ever or moving it on etc. Good video as always

[@Happytruth]

There is a cost you’ve not factored in and that’s your depreciation which if you add onto your annual repayments will give you a more realist cost. You’ll at a guess have lost £9k over the first year.

[@ABAUTOAMG]

Actually you may be surprised. I did not include this because it's hard to know if this will change over the next few years but the CLA45s is a car that has surprisingly held it's value incredibly well due to rarity and it being released during the prime production delays. Last year these were selling more used 1 year old than brand new. Looking at the current market my car is still worth more than what I paid for it if you take into account my discount list price. So if I sold my car now I’d gain over 1k rather than loose 9k. Normally your right i’d loose about 9k but times have changed! At least for now

[@MrRafaelMatiazoguita]

Nice video mate !!

[@ABAUTOAMG]

Thank you

[@kspades2530]

20:20 no wayyy that incredible

[@a.3160]

Cool!! Did you consider the shooting brake? What made you go for this instead? Just curious. Great video

[@ABAUTOAMG]

Thanks! I just love the shape of the coupe and didn’t need the extra space. Funnily enough though it was the shooting brake I drove first and made me order the coupe. Here’s my first video with the shooting brake kzbin.info/www/bejne/pYCwo4eti5t7bcUsi=EVHpzy94plvt49Td

[@leecaldwell1029]

what do you mean by paying tax on your car? you paid 570 for tax?

[@ABAUTOAMG]

In the UK they call it road tax. Depending on what car you drive you pay a yearly tax fee. Some cars pay as low as £40 a year. For the CLA45s it’s £570 a year.

[@leecaldwell1029]

@@ABAUTOAMG that is legit wild! Sorry man!

[@davidhalliwell6844]

The Matt finish does look good, but it looks expensive for the cleaning materials, compared to bog standard car shampoo. For me the jury is still out on the Matt finish. So…is it worth it above ( including ceramic treatment ) a solid or metallic paint.? There’s something satisfying about applying polish. Also, Gap insurance is a lot cheaper than the Ghost. Do you really want the car back when some toerag has had it. ?

[@fourpointvelle]

This quality is crazyyy

[@ElectroPineapple]

Wouldn't the cost for installing the Dashcam add into these costs? Or is it not considered an essential maintenance mod? ;) Either way, great video!

[@ABAUTOAMG]

Ah! To be honest I completely forgot to include the dash camera. Sorry! 🙈

[@mananmalik6248]

Hey mate love the video, quick question picking up a 22 Mercedes at a Mercedes dealership. Do they always include road tax in the list price ? Thanks

[@ABAUTOAMG]

Hey, thank you :) Unfortunately I don’t think the road tax is included in the list price of a used car but worth checking to confirm with them. Back many years ago road tax was bound to the car but now it’s bound to the person. If you are selling your car though the dvla will send you a refund for the months you’ve paid that are left on your old car so you will receive a nice little check in the post.

[@mjxone]

does the interior squeak?

[@Mo_K7]

Question about the exhaust mod - did it void your warranty? Not sure if it's worth me getting the mod if it does void it

[@taxicrew1]

No it didn’t void his warranty

[@aurakarya9319]

can you separated the cost if you buy the car with cash and leave maintenance, road tax, insurance, etc cost to other part?

[@tuckin99]

22mpg!!! Too much sport plus mode 😂

[@ABAUTOAMG]

☺️

[@bobbydirani161]

You lucked out… 2024 doesn’t have the touchpad

[@Nandito-Greatness]

I wish cla45s was in the state

[@ABAUTOAMG]

Yeah :( The non s is still an amazing car though and well worth it

[@RK-ys3ee]

hii what camera do you use?

[@ABAUTOAMG]

Hey, my main camera is a Sony A7SIII www.sony.co.uk/interchangeable-lens-cameras/products/ilce-7sm3 brilliant when paired with a good lens. I use the sony gm 24-70 ii

[@RK-ys3ee]

@@ABAUTOAMG appreciate your response, I imagine you have a drone too for those shots above the car? do you attach the camera to the drone or something?

[@ABAUTOAMG]

Ah no problem. The Sony is my main camera but I've got quite a few others too that I use for different scenes. Gopros for filming inside car driving and yep the high up shots are using a drone. It's a DJI Air S2.

[@Marvooo74]

800 quid on insurance how??

[@ABAUTOAMG]

Hey, it really depends on your age, how many years no claims and where you live. I’m 35 years old and have a full 15 years no claims and live in a nice area outside of the city. So my premium is much lower.

[@sackeycharliejeremiah1923]

Can I buy your car once you don't want it anymore

[@mwk1939]

By the way nice video.. and lovely car the interest rate is a joke.... I mean with everything that a persons outgoings are how in the hell are we supposed to have a good life owning this car...more.then 700 😮permonth and road tax plus insurance plus services man......owners live on ham and cheese sandwiches????

[@ABAUTOAMG]

Thank you :) It is very expensive at the moment. I grew up very poor as a child and we couldn’t even afford a cheap car so I wanted to work really hard to give my family a better life when I got older. I never could of afforded this car a few years ago. It has taken me lots of hard work to get here today.

[@mwk1939]

@@ABAUTOAMG thank you for getting back to me. I know what you mean it does take hard work to get a car like that. Just make sure you change the transmission fluid and differential fluid every 30000miles please do a service video on it when the time comes.

[@lenol0315]

The worldwide economy is so✡️

[@phillipcole-c7p]

22mpg? it's only a 2 litre maybe you have lead shoes lol

[@ABAUTOAMG]

22MPG is pretty good for a 421 hp car I thought ;) You are right though my foot is quite heavy 😅 it can do 30-35 on long motorway drives.

[@anth4002]

I average 30mpg in mine driving normally, get 41mpg and over on long motorway drives. Lowest I’ve had is 24mpg when in sports plus mode giving it some. Best I’ve had was 50mpg when sat at 50-60mph in traffic for 40miles lol

[@LukiGee]

Great video, but please do not use the term "road tax", especially if you live in the UK. Peace.

[@A5hTriX]

Abit pointless really... The main reason people watch this is for the wear and tear/ servicing costs...but you've not had the car long enough to comment 😂😂

[@ABAUTOAMG]

I thought the first year costs would be interesting to hear. I document the whole ownership journey of the car here so I have a 2 year video also :)

[@GrrMeister]

*I born Every Minute - Say no more Squire Wink Wink !*

[@bobbob-s3l]

i miss my cla 45s ... haiyaaaaaa...

[@ABAUTOAMG]

Ah! What happened to it?