A multitude of CL's
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2003 CL 55 2003 SL55 2000 S500 DESIGNO, 1999 SL 500 Sport, 1997 S320
A multitude of CL's
Drove PCH here in Southern Calif Sunday and I must have seen gazillion 2003-4 CL55's and as many SL55's. When we left our restaurant, there was a Brillant Sliver CL55 next to me and except for the License plates they were identical. The word AMG is so deluted and forget about Kompressor. It sure is discouraging to see so many CL55's Orange County now. Maybe I'll paint mine Ferrai Yellow. lol
I did get to drive along side of a SLR for a few miles..the driver said he had only had it for two days. He stopped in downtown Laguna Beach and raised the gullwing doors and stopped traffic. It had the MB Laguna Nigel license bracket still on and I had heard around town that MBLN had one on the floor a few weeks back for $1.2m. I wonder if that was the one, I'll check tomorrow when I pick-up my car.
My CL's in for it's 25K routine check-up today and I've loved every mile I put on it, I stopped by the show room after I left the Service Dept., and they have a Anniversary Edition Silver SL65 on the floor for only $179,000 (I wonder what the anniversary is?). Next to it sat a SL500 same color for $79,000. hmmm.. $100,000 difference.
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I did get to drive along side of a SLR for a few miles..the driver said he had only had it for two days. He stopped in downtown Laguna Beach and raised the gullwing doors and stopped traffic. It had the MB Laguna Nigel license bracket still on and I had heard around town that MBLN had one on the floor a few weeks back for $1.2m. I wonder if that was the one, I'll check tomorrow when I pick-up my car.
My CL's in for it's 25K routine check-up today and I've loved every mile I put on it, I stopped by the show room after I left the Service Dept., and they have a Anniversary Edition Silver SL65 on the floor for only $179,000 (I wonder what the anniversary is?). Next to it sat a SL500 same color for $79,000. hmmm.. $100,000 difference.
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Unfortunately I think a lot of people buy the AMGs simply because they cost more, not because they appreciate the cars for what they are. That was definately the case with the SL55, because for a while it seemed that the SL600 was almost impossible to get.
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Great point. Keep in mind that we live in Orange County where there are 2 strong reasons why Mercedes AMGs roam a-plenty.
1) Strong home values. With the atmospheric prices of the average OC home (not found anywhere else in the nation), many people are able to borrow $300K from the bank at 4.5% and spend some of that cash on a Mercedes they have always wanted.
2) Population Segmentation. In south Orange County (Irvine, Newport Beach, Newport Coast, Laguna Hills/Beach/Niguel, CDM) the average household income is greater than most any other area in Southern California. That being said, the presence of luxury cars is going to be that much more represented.
Also, Fletcher Jones sells more Mercedes-Benz than anyone else in the USA. Their customers are not people who live in Fresno, they are the local population.
In OC you always gotta keep up with the Joneses!!
1) Strong home values. With the atmospheric prices of the average OC home (not found anywhere else in the nation), many people are able to borrow $300K from the bank at 4.5% and spend some of that cash on a Mercedes they have always wanted.
2) Population Segmentation. In south Orange County (Irvine, Newport Beach, Newport Coast, Laguna Hills/Beach/Niguel, CDM) the average household income is greater than most any other area in Southern California. That being said, the presence of luxury cars is going to be that much more represented.
Also, Fletcher Jones sells more Mercedes-Benz than anyone else in the USA. Their customers are not people who live in Fresno, they are the local population.
In OC you always gotta keep up with the Joneses!!
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Fletcher Jones for sure!
They stock more 55's then others in almost all models.
Feels like you just designed a fully custom estate, then the builder takes your same floor plan and builds the same house all over the neighborhood. MB is definately missing the point on this one.....IMO
They stock more 55's then others in almost all models.
Feels like you just designed a fully custom estate, then the builder takes your same floor plan and builds the same house all over the neighborhood. MB is definately missing the point on this one.....IMO
