manual shifting in 2012 cls63(those with tunes please respond!)
06-24-2012, 07:13 PM
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think of it this way- If you and an M5 are lined up or parked beside each other/ behind etc.
Im ABSOLUTELY sure that more people will look at the CLS, and all you need to do to embarrass any M5 in a race is to get a tune.
That 40K in depreciation wont really matter after you beat an M5.
BUT, its your opinion, money, wants, etc. and its just my thought.
Im ABSOLUTELY sure that more people will look at the CLS, and all you need to do to embarrass any M5 in a race is to get a tune.
That 40K in depreciation wont really matter after you beat an M5.
BUT, its your opinion, money, wants, etc. and its just my thought.
thanks, i know id probably be neck & neck with the m5, and with a tune id walk away easily.
the cls looks way sicker than the m5, i get so many looks, its really cool. but theres a difference between the enjoyment you get from seeing other people liking your car and giving you compliments and the first hand enjoyment - of driving your car.
which is more valuable?
im not sure.
i only have the former.
06-24-2012, 07:18 PM
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im in canada .
there are about 7 or 8 used cls63's for sale now in canada. makes it harder to sell
i paid 133k including tax for my cls.
fully optioned m5 is around 122K.
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06-24-2012, 07:20 PM
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Honey if it's that much of a decision to make and there seems to be 40k hanging in the balance - that'd be no decision for me at all. I work too hard and sacrifice too much to flush 40k like that. That's me tho. Everyone has different.
06-24-2012, 07:24 PM
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we have paddle shifters??
06-25-2012, 10:33 AM
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Maybe Vic will chime in. He will be able to tell you if shift speeds improve after a tune. Also, he can compare it against true dual clutch cars. My bet is that a tune will improve shift speeds but you will never approach the sledgehammer action of a Porsche PDK, GTR twin clutch or the new M5. My advice: If you need to go fast, just floor it and let the car sort it out.
I predict a new M5 may be in your future.
I predict a new M5 may be in your future.
Rock is right--- the DCT in my former M3, current GTR and PDK in the 997.2TT are faster. I have always felt that the MBZ paddle shifters were there for not much more than a "feel good" option for a driver but not performance enhancment. This holds true IMHO for the MCT (I have had 3 of these trannys). I just place it in S+ and let the computer do it at optimal RPM's. My butt tells me that the tunes on my M157's have slightly enhanced the shift speed in S+. Today from a dig I was (meant the computer) was banging out shifts from a dig with lovely exhaust pops all the way up to 100+... the tranny is fine but its still an automatic (planetary in nature) so it is what it is. A tune will help but I still feel the paddles are novelty in nature.
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