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That's an easy one..............the car was most likely wrecked in the back(or at the very least had the trunklid painted). When you get new emblems from M-B they come with all the letters "CLK 240" or "CLK 320" etc............then you remove/reletter it accordingly which saves M-B money. The bodyshop forgot to remove the "LK" and move the "C" forward in this instance.
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2005 C230WZ SS Capri Blue/Ash
That's an easy one..............the car was most likely wrecked in the back(or at the very least had the trunklid painted). When you get new emblems from M-B they come with all the letters "CLK 240" or "CLK 320" etc............then you remove/reletter it accordingly which saves M-B money. The bodyshop forgot to remove the "LK" and move the "C" forward in this instance.
I've seen a few of these on the road over the years. Yeah, most likely the rear end/trunk was involved in an accident. All of the ones I've seen, the lettering was not at the correct OEM height on the trunk lid. Funny...the car has E55 rims too.
Wow advans...a real CLK240. That's neat. Cool to see what's out there in the ROW. I thought I remember hearing of an S320, even here in the US. Wonder if they make an S180 for some part of the world
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I've seen a few of these on the road over the years. Yeah, most likely the rear end/trunk was involved in an accident. All of the ones I've seen, the lettering was not at the correct OEM height on the trunk lid. Funny...the car has E55 rims too.
Wow advans...a real CLK240. That's neat. Cool to see what's out there in the ROW. I thought I remember hearing of an S320, even here in the US. Wonder if they make an S180 for some part of the world
Wow advans...a real CLK240. That's neat. Cool to see what's out there in the ROW. I thought I remember hearing of an S320, even here in the US. Wonder if they make an S180 for some part of the world
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I have a friend who use to live in korea for a while and he said that the S-class's are really slow like they have 4 cylinder's in them so that they are fuel efficient. Same body but small engine...
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I've seen a few of these on the road over the years. Yeah, most likely the rear end/trunk was involved in an accident. All of the ones I've seen, the lettering was not at the correct OEM height on the trunk lid. Funny...the car has E55 rims too.
Wow advans...a real CLK240. That's neat. Cool to see what's out there in the ROW. I thought I remember hearing of an S320, even here in the US. Wonder if they make an S180 for some part of the world
Wow advans...a real CLK240. That's neat. Cool to see what's out there in the ROW. I thought I remember hearing of an S320, even here in the US. Wonder if they make an S180 for some part of the world
Even available dual fuel by Siemens.
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That's an easy one..............the car was most likely wrecked in the back(or at the very least had the trunklid painted). When you get new emblems from M-B they come with all the letters "CLK 240" or "CLK 320" etc............then you remove/reletter it accordingly which saves M-B money. The bodyshop forgot to remove the "LK" and move the "C" forward in this instance.
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Paul - went to the hardware store yesterday & saw a staggered set up C with front's on the back & backs on the front - What are people thinking!!! - or not 
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I've got a better one. I just went to the local NTB a couple weekends ago to have them throw my car on the rack and switch out my summer wheels/tires for my stock wheels/winter tires. (I live in downtown KC and therefore don't have a garage/driveway or jack [besides the emergency one in the trunk]). I specifically told the guy that the stock wheels/tires sitting in my car were staggered (as were the summer tires). Of course, they told my I was done, I paid my $25, and when I walked out, I saw that the driver's side had the front wheel on the back and vice versa. I know they don't hire the geniuses of the automotive world at NTB, but I figured I could trust them to do something as simple as that. Guess not.
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2005 C230WZ SS Capri Blue/Ash
They could have done it themselves or brought it to one of those quicky lube shops to have them do an oil change and "complimentary" tire rotation.
When I had my old car (1993 Ford Probe GT), the GT model came with directional rims. And most of the time, I bought directional tires to go with them. I'd bring them to a shop to have them mounted, and I can't tell you how many times I would tell these people that they were directional wheels and directional tires (read the "MOUNT THIS SIDE OUT" or the >>>>>>ROTATION markings on the sidewall). I would come back, and not only were the left wheels on the right side, or 1 right wheel on the left side and 1 left wheel on the right side, or any combination of these, but the tires were also mounted incorrectly.
It wasn't the same shop either, but several different ones over the years. One of them being a major US chain store.
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late 2009 CLK 350 Coupe Elegance, '65 Jaguar S Type wires
I'm afraid that's why I watch everything that is done to my car. I don't want tyre beads stretched unnecessarily etc.
Got a speeding fine in the mail today Seem to get caught by a camera every 2 to 3 years!
Got a speeding fine in the mail today
Seem to get caught by a camera every 2 to 3 years!
