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Old Oct 30, 2010 | 01:14 PM
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So......eight years later....which is faster?
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Old Oct 30, 2010 | 07:59 PM
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2001 CLK 55 AMG.......... 2001 Corvette Z06.........
little late to the party but overall i like the w208 better. I can't comment on the interior but other than the headlights/hood redesign for the 209. i like the w208 better.
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So......eight years later....which is faster?
BlackBenzz is faster. A 209 owner thought he was faster once. Turns out BlackBenzz was stopped for gas. After topping off, going inside, paying the attendant, and eating a candy bar, he still caught the 209, passed him, and won by two car lengths. And that was an EIGHTH mile track.

Had it been a quarter it would have been real ugly.
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Old Nov 1, 2010 | 07:18 AM
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BlackBenzz is faster. A 209 owner thought he was faster once. Turns out BlackBenzz was stopped for gas. After topping off, going inside, paying the attendant, and eating a candy bar, he still caught the 209, passed him, and won by two car lengths. And that was an EIGHTH mile track.

Had it been a quarter it would have been real ugly.
lol....classic

That said the 209 Black Series and DTM coupe/cabs are cars I drool over.
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Old Nov 1, 2010 | 02:02 PM
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2001 CLK 55 AMG.......... 2001 Corvette Z06.........
Originally Posted by MarcusF
BlackBenzz is faster. A 209 owner thought he was faster once. Turns out BlackBenzz was stopped for gas. After topping off, going inside, paying the attendant, and eating a candy bar, he still caught the 209, passed him, and won by two car lengths. And that was an EIGHTH mile track.

Had it been a quarter it would have been real ugly.

lol
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Both great cars. I'd like to get a convertible w208 clk55 to play with down the road since they have plummeted in value......
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Old Nov 1, 2010 | 07:22 PM
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Both great cars. I'd like to get a convertible w208 clk55 to play with down the road since they have plummeted in value......
In some cases, they are cheaper than the coupes now.
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lol....classic

That said the 209 Black Series and DTM coupe/cabs are cars I drool over.
Did someone say DTM? A coupe and a cab were at the Mercedes-Benz Classic Center last weekend. The Los Angeles, Orange County, and Long Beach sections of the Mercedes-Benz Club of America attended an event there. I posted two web pages with photos from the Classic Center here. I posted some photos from Cars and Coffee (an event earlier in the day) here.


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I love that DTM cab but have you ever felt the back seats? It would not be a comfortable car to cruise in. But at least it had back seats.
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Car and Driver got the 2004 CLK55 to do a 4.5 sec 0-60. Not sure how that holds up in the real world.
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Snapped these at a meet yesterday.
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Snapped these at a meet yesterday.
Those are pics of a nice slow car. W202 C55 FTW
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Those are pics of a nice slow car. W202 C55 FTW
Hey...long time!!

Did you ever get a 1/4 mile time on your beast?
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