Traded in my SL for a CL!
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From: Atlanta
2003 SL500 Sport
Traded in my SL for a CL!
Hello Group!
I guess I'll have to start posting here now, because I just got rid of my SL!
It was so beautiful to look at... putting the hardtop down stopped traffic cold! It had every option I could want and the sport package really kicked it up a notch in terms of style... but I couldn't take the ride anymore. On a bad road, it bucked and slammed worse than Pamela Anderson on her honeymoon!
I got the CL500 Sport.... The very definition of a magic carpet ride!
I've had it for three days now, and I have to say, compared to the SL, the CL has an opulent cabin fit for royalty! Wood for days... The extra room in this car makes you realize how constricting the SL is!
I know I'll miss my SL on sunny days... but as it drives by, I'll have to keep reminding myself that I nearly lost a filling driving over a pebble in that torture chamber.... albeit a good looking torture chamber with Keyless Go and a Pano Roof!
I guess I'll have to start posting here now, because I just got rid of my SL!
It was so beautiful to look at... putting the hardtop down stopped traffic cold! It had every option I could want and the sport package really kicked it up a notch in terms of style... but I couldn't take the ride anymore. On a bad road, it bucked and slammed worse than Pamela Anderson on her honeymoon!
I got the CL500 Sport.... The very definition of a magic carpet ride!
I've had it for three days now, and I have to say, compared to the SL, the CL has an opulent cabin fit for royalty! Wood for days... The extra room in this car makes you realize how constricting the SL is!
I know I'll miss my SL on sunny days... but as it drives by, I'll have to keep reminding myself that I nearly lost a filling driving over a pebble in that torture chamber.... albeit a good looking torture chamber with Keyless Go and a Pano Roof!
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Nice to hear. I was test driving cars all yesterday. I was on market for a bmw 745li or a cl500. I was blow away with a qualilty of the CL500. Leather everywhere. Even on the dashboard. ABC controls and also lifting the car higher. I felt like I was riding on clowds. Steering is very easy and the car is very spacious. Auto seats. Then I went over to bmw and drove the 745Li. Plastic dash and plastic rear a/c vents. Even the door handles where loose because they are made out of cheap plastic. The 745 is the only car I like by bmw as far as looks. The cars was just too big for me and I felt more like a limo driver. Only thing I fear about the CL500 is the ABC problems. Is there any warranty companies that will cover this?
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From: Madison
CL 65 '09, ML 63 '09. The wife's: 09' SL 63 & S550.
HA! I did the same thing with my SL for a CL550 Launch Edition last April...absolutely the right choice for me...Love this car, never looked back at the SL in regret. Enjoy the ride! 
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From: Irvine, CA.
2005 SL55, 2000 CL500
Just get both. It solves the problem.
CL during the week. SL on the weekends and for dates.
Seriously. I too love my CL but its a tank. If you dont need a big trunk and back seats and are not as big as a pro ball player. The SL is more car for the $$$$ and is just a wonderful thing on those nice sunny days.
CL during the week. SL on the weekends and for dates.
Seriously. I too love my CL but its a tank. If you dont need a big trunk and back seats and are not as big as a pro ball player. The SL is more car for the $$$$ and is just a wonderful thing on those nice sunny days.
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From: Atlanta
2003 SL500 Sport
CL or 745?
Nice to hear. I was test driving cars all yesterday. I was on market for a bmw 745li or a cl500. I was blow away with a qualilty of the CL500. Leather everywhere. Even on the dashboard. ABC controls and also lifting the car higher. I felt like I was riding on clowds. Steering is very easy and the car is very spacious. Auto seats. Then I went over to bmw and drove the 745Li. Plastic dash and plastic rear a/c vents. Even the door handles where loose because they are made out of cheap plastic. The 745 is the only car I like by bmw as far as looks. The cars was just too big for me and I felt more like a limo driver. Only thing I fear about the CL500 is the ABC problems. Is there any warranty companies that will cover this?
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