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Old Jul 31, 2002 | 12:15 PM
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Angry Getting irritated about this release date garbage

OK, the CLK 500 I ordered has been in Jacksonville since July 15th. Dealer doesn't know shipping or release.

I have written two e-mails to Mercedes USA--no answer. Bad manners, not to answer your mail. I know the addresses are right. If anybody wants to bother them too, please reply.

Continue to drive the stinking rent-a-car.

Any word out there?


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Old Jul 31, 2002 | 12:47 PM
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I feel your pain, buddy. At least you'll have your car within a week or two! I was #7 at my dealership, and they hadn't "earned" my car as of 2 weeks ago. I did hear that a huge shipment is currently on the water and should be arriving in a week or so, but I won't have my car before September 1st.

At least you get to beat the ***** out of a rental Benz!
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Old Jul 31, 2002 | 03:04 PM
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I just received a letter from my dealer stating the CLK release date is 8/15/02. My CLK 320 has been at Jacksonville, FL (VPC) since 7/09/02.
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Old Jul 31, 2002 | 03:17 PM
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Woohoo! I've heard for a few weeks that the official release date for the CLK's will be around August 15th, I guess this makes it official.

I definitely feel for you guys who have your cars built, in the US, and just sitting at the VPC. Mercedes produces great cars, but they are a bunch of sinister, twisted b@astards to have our cars just sitting there as summer passes us by.

I'm sorry, but I just don't like being f*cked with - and my baby just sitting there is being f*cked with!!

<center> I WANT MY CLK!!! </center>

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Old Jul 31, 2002 | 04:53 PM
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The bad thing is I have a Ford Escape POS and yes it is a stinking rent-a-car. Orange soda on the seats. No wonder Budget rent a slug is bankrupt.


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