CL63 in snow and ice
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CL63 030 Blk/Blk
CL63 in snow and ice
No problem with CL63 in snow and ice. I have the 20” Continentals and traction is good. The weather in Boston has turned foul. Anyone experienced with winter driving would be OK. I don’t drive nice cars day of storm and usually day after.
I was at Art Basil last week and saw a lot of cars with the bling thing. Maybe I’m an Old Fart but I don’t get it. Isn’t it like a red plastic watch band on an Ademars?
**** NEW SURVEY****
I spent around 45 minutes on the corner of Collins and 15th and this is what I saw:
Lamborghini - 5
Ferrari - 4
Bentley - 3
Austin Martin - 2
Porsche - 2
SL - Several
CL63 1 Maybe rental.
Maybach – 2
Army tank with turret and guns – 1
Hookers – Many.
THIS JUST IN…..
WINNER OF LAST SURVERY, “CL/AMG DEPRECIATION OR ALIMONY?”
WSH, BY UNANIMOUS DECISION.
I was at Art Basil last week and saw a lot of cars with the bling thing. Maybe I’m an Old Fart but I don’t get it. Isn’t it like a red plastic watch band on an Ademars?
**** NEW SURVEY****
I spent around 45 minutes on the corner of Collins and 15th and this is what I saw:
Lamborghini - 5
Ferrari - 4
Bentley - 3
Austin Martin - 2
Porsche - 2
SL - Several
CL63 1 Maybe rental.
Maybach – 2
Army tank with turret and guns – 1
Hookers – Many.
THIS JUST IN…..
WINNER OF LAST SURVERY, “CL/AMG DEPRECIATION OR ALIMONY?”
WSH, BY UNANIMOUS DECISION.
Last edited by ieb; Dec 11, 2007 at 10:52 AM.
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thats a badass list...i dno about driving all those cars in the snow though...a mean a ferrari in the snow? i wouldnt do it just for the fact that other people don't know how to drive and could hit you.
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Using ContiSports summ perf tires....or some winter Contis?
Agree....lots of ugly, "look at me" cars in places like LA/Miami, etc.....aside from all the used cars w/aftermkt nonsense, one is also visually assaulted by many new cars w/similarly tacky stuff.....too aspirational/"trying too hard" IMO....
And, despite much popular exaggeration, in my expce, sightings of new CL63 030s/CL65s or 599s are uncommon, even in Beverly Hills on many sunny wkend PMs when poseurs are out in full force....prob see more CL63/599 (mysteriously factory-spec/no aftermkt anything; conservative colors; not always just-detailed...and even used in rain
) in routine early AM commute traffic on a wkday in SiliconValley/SF.....
Would argue one learns more about consumption culture of an urban region from the cars in wkday commute traffic...or in certain office pkg garages....than any cars circling tourist/shopping areas on a sunny wkend PM
Agree....lots of ugly, "look at me" cars in places like LA/Miami, etc.....aside from all the used cars w/aftermkt nonsense, one is also visually assaulted by many new cars w/similarly tacky stuff.....too aspirational/"trying too hard" IMO....
And, despite much popular exaggeration, in my expce, sightings of new CL63 030s/CL65s or 599s are uncommon, even in Beverly Hills on many sunny wkend PMs when poseurs are out in full force....prob see more CL63/599 (mysteriously factory-spec/no aftermkt anything; conservative colors; not always just-detailed...and even used in rain
) in routine early AM commute traffic on a wkday in SiliconValley/SF.....Would argue one learns more about consumption culture of an urban region from the cars in wkday commute traffic...or in certain office pkg garages....than any cars circling tourist/shopping areas on a sunny wkend PM
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Summ perf tires in temps <<45F.....you're our beta-tester
Seriously, earlier this decade, as a naive 20-something yo kid would drive a new CL55 w/?perf tires of that era around Manhattan's slow, flat roads as part of my daily commute....never had a trac issue....
But, now, as a somewhat more risk-averse CA kid, avoid heading to mtn twisties on unusually cold wkend AM's when temps near 45F (wait until temps elevate to 50s later in AM, even though my car is in a 65F garage overnt...and is driven 40mis at rather brisk speeds to reach my favorite twisties).....suspect today's perf tires are a bit more finicky re: temps vs trac than tires of yesteryr.....
Looking fwd to your expces w/summ perf tires in an Eastern winter....even on dry, <<45F roads....would prefer to head to twisties earlier on winter wkend AMs to avoid traffic, if trac is acceptable vs occasional 40ishF temps.....
.....you're our beta-testerSeriously, earlier this decade, as a naive 20-something yo kid would drive a new CL55 w/?perf tires of that era around Manhattan's slow, flat roads as part of my daily commute....never had a trac issue....
But, now, as a somewhat more risk-averse CA kid
, avoid heading to mtn twisties on unusually cold wkend AM's when temps near 45F (wait until temps elevate to 50s later in AM, even though my car is in a 65F garage overnt...and is driven 40mis at rather brisk speeds to reach my favorite twisties).....suspect today's perf tires are a bit more finicky re: temps vs trac than tires of yesteryr.....Looking fwd to your expces w/summ perf tires in an Eastern winter....even on dry, <<45F roads....would prefer to head to twisties earlier on winter wkend AMs to avoid traffic, if trac is acceptable vs occasional 40ishF temps.....
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I tend to be a minimalist w/my choices....yrs ago got a Patek Calatrava and pair of Schlumberger cufflinks....have worn both daily ever since (quite the value
)....despite consuming/enjoying dozens of new cars over same time period....Like fact that, unlike watches (which are effectively jewelry, judged based upon aesthetics/design/brand), cars have many interesting aspects of aesthetics, perf, safety, tech, ergonomics and use/disuse decay curves....perhaps a more complex set of characteristics to analyze/learn/enjoy than any jewelry and/or consumer tech device.....and, thus, half-lives even shorter than any smartphone, flat-panel TV, etc....
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I have a Patek from the 70's that must be one of the thinnest watches made. Problem is that like exotic cars from same period, the're always in the shop and don't run.
Things change.
Things change.
