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Old 04-13-2009, 11:01 PM
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2008 C63 or 2007 CLK63 Cab?
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Anyone had both?
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havent had both - just got my C63 a week ago and I love it

not much a fan of converts nor am I a fan of cars being replaced soon...

CLK63, if im correct, is getting anew version very soon...it would bother me personally having an older version when the new one is out
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CLK63, if im correct, is getting anew version very soon...it would bother me personally having an older version when the new one is out[/QUOTE]

Good point...but having an older model doesn't bother me...hell, I'd be happy finding, buying and driving a mint C43 if I could find one.
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Clk63 cab looks like crap.
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Originally Posted by bigbodybeeenz
Clk63 cab looks like crap.
Really...why is that?
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What are your goals for the car? What is the purpose? Just to drive? To track? Do you plan to make any modifications etc?

Styling will always be totally subjective and in the eye of the beholder but if you really like driving around in Miami with the top down then you obviously can't do that with the C.
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What are your goals for the car? What is the purpose? Just to drive? To track? Do you plan to make any modifications etc?

Styling will always be totally subjective and in the eye of the beholder but if you really like driving around in Miami with the top down then you obviously can't do that with the C.
Just looking for a nice daily driver...don't need 4 doors...doesn't have to be a convertible...only mods will be suspension and wheels. I guess I'm just looking for different angles on which would be better.
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I have had both on a track in Dallas, actually, there are a number of members here who attended that AMG event that day, the CLK63 CAB was the most dissappointing car of the bunch of AMG cars there, all of us drivers would roll our eyes or just cringe every time it was your turn to do laps in that car. We were all amazed of how outdated this car looked and felt, it has the old tranny where the shifts were extremely slow, the tranny didnt double clutch like on the new C63, the interior looked so "old" etc. SO, given that myself along with a number of MBworld members drove both, it would be a unanomous decision to get the C63. Hopefully other members will chime in here.
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I was in Dallas and agree with Nick. In addition to the car being outdated, it doesn't come with quad exhausts.


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Originally Posted by MBCLK60
Just looking for a nice daily driver...don't need 4 doors...doesn't have to be a convertible...only mods will be suspension and wheels. I guess I'm just looking for different angles on which would be better.
The C63 is a newer car, there's no getting around that. It's heavier, but also has better brakes, suspension, etc.

I would still get the CLK63, since it's a convertible and much more rare than the C, it will likely hold its value better - especially long-term.

I know that's a lame reason, to most of the guys here, but value for money is important to ME, anyway!
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Looking at the CLK63 there really arent that many things that differentiate it - C63 to me really sticks out in comparison to its brethren.

And just read the article about the E class coupe replacing the CLK
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I hate to say this about an AMG but i think the cab makes it look like a girls car....
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I hate to say this about an AMG but i think the cab makes it look like a girls car....
I was literally about to type that... and usually at least at my part of the US girls do drive the CLK Cab AMG or non-AMG.
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DITTO on both of the last posts. It also seems to be a car 65yr old ladies drive to the spa.
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CLK63 is ugly imo, i think the 1 gen older clk looks better than the current one even though i still dont like clk lines.

C63 is the most agile car in AMG lineup(BS excluded), so i would definitely go with C63(c63 looks wayyy better than clk imo)

however, if its a clk63bs, then it's a different story. its a very unique car with unbelievable performance.
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Get the C. new chassis, lightest recipient of the 63 engine bar the black series
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I think you better test drive both! As you are the one buying it. Having said that, the C63 is the best AMG I have ever driven..actually scratch that, it is the best car I have ever driven. The sound, feel, power etc. It's so intoxicating!!!

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