Nachtsturm

Take it to the 1320 and we can compare times.

White on black FTW!

Nice, is it local?

Kevwood

I'll run the 1320 one day just for you dude

And as a totally bizarre twist of fate, I spotted a '05 55 in a parking lot yesterday! I left my card on it asking the owner to call me when they wanted to sell. The car is silver but I already talked to my paint guy (West Coast Customs) about a proper color change to white. Man I hope I can get that car!

Sorry for the thread jack stick...

Richard75

Hello Kevwood, No CLK55 AMG in Dubaï ? ? ? I don't believe you

I feel that somehow you will manage to find one...

I'll be in Dubaï next month, I love it, been there 3 times

I'd like to pay a visit to West Coast Customs there, is it possible ? are there nice/interesting things to see at their place ?
I have been to the Ferrari World in Abu Dhabi last time and enjoyed it

Kevwood

Gargash and EMC (the two Emirates Mercedes dealers) did not import nor sell the 209 CLK55 AMG's, the only ones here were either special ordered or imported. They did bring in a few 500's but those are also very, very rare to find (most are Euro import without the AMG body kit). I did however spot one in a parking lot and left my business card on it asking the owner to call me when he wanted to sell.

West Coast Customs has moved into a new facility (part of the Living Classics group now) and is expanding every few months, some really interesting projects going on there, not like the US ones though, not a lot of rap-video'esque garbage thankfully

Shoot me a PM and let me know when you'll be here and where you're staying. I travel outside the country every week almost all week but I'll try to be around to meet up with you for a beer.

Richard75

You should get a CLK55 that was imported, not easy to find but possible, what about if you were to import one yourself ? I'm not aware with the import/taxes regulation when you import a car in Dubaï !?

Your CLK looks great and I bet it performs real well, KLEEMANN would definitely be my choice in doing any upgrades ! In fact, I'm in contact with them and thinking about doing some upgrades on mine, I will see, Problem is I can't find a good distributor in France, the best would be for me to either find one in Germany, Belgium or Netherlands... or go to their headquarter in Danmark directly !

I will send you a PM when I'm there, I should be staying at the "One and Only Royal Mirage"... I will let you know, and if you are available, it will be great to meet for a drink, definitely !

Nachtsturm

Sweet

Silver to white? Blasphemy!

discoduck

A white CLK55? Wow never seen that one yet

daisyfresh

Not sure if being serious
or being sarcastic.

but either way, if I did find a white 55...
shut up
and take my money!

Kevwood

I've had lots of silver cars pal but the 209 is so God damn sexy in white that I'd change it in a heart beat! Still waiting for the guy to call me... I should have my ride back next week, very excited

discoduck

I was being serious lol. I haven't seen a white CLK55 before.

Moedy

didnt you say you wanted red after seeing how well the red slr's went with carbon fiber in dubai? Well theres a pristine red '05 clk55 calling your name

Kevwood

Great memory Mo, I do remember saying that in the SLR section, something about if I ever wanted to change a color (other than white) it would be red. I'm working on a local car here, I'd rather that work out so I don't have to pay to ship a car here, pay the customs & brokerage duties, grey-market fee's and change out the gauges again. Besides, I have a whole whack of custom audio stuff being done in white to match the car

Red is very sexy on the 209 though, no question!

Moedy

I agree red looks hot but suits the black series better imo. Looking forward to your new pics

stick///man

The search is still on folks. Seems the 05 55's are harder to find nice. Also, I am looking more local.

Nachtsturm

Ha. Took me two years and a flight to Oklahoma to find mine.

stick///man

I hear you on that. I hate when someone just lets the thread go dead, so the search continues. However, I have decided to sell both my M3 and my Vette so I am now looking at 05 and up CLK55's, E55's, and C63's. Now I am more in wait to sell mode, cash seems to be a better tool to use rather than "Hey wanna trade".

Oh, and to update I missed the White on Red CLK55 AMG that Hendrick Mercedes had.

ProjectC55

Go with a W211 E55

wasted

I too was in your same situation, But I was looking at Purchasing a Bmw M3 or a 55AMG

Here was a review I read by Car and Driver when I was Considering Both cars.

http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/...take-road-test

As you can see I went with the Mercedes

Moedy

I think I might of seen your car before you purchased it last year in las vegas in a casino parking garage. Theres not many '05s and not many with the amg wheels in chrome

wasted

It could have been there, This car was so hard to find. They were practically non existent on the car sale websites.

Moedy

Yeah Ive only ran into two, one local and that one. I was surprised to see it

wasted

Haha yeah me too. I Took about two years and lots of hours searching the internet to find mine.

Tractionworks

Op it all depends on your driving style. I have owned both and I must say they are completely different. IMO the m3 is more balanced and deserves the classification of "sport car" while the clk55 feels more like a cruiser/bruiser. The clk is a much better daily driver than the m3 and if you don't plan on tracking either car go with the 55!

BRIZZOK84

My personal impressions with both cars are that they are very similar in performance but M3, Clk have different strong points.

M3
strong points are:
stock handling
better stock wheels
lots of companies make MOD parts for the M3.

CLK
Strong points are:
5.5L
no b-pillar
front seats
stock exhaust sound is good.

The main reason that I chose a CLK55 was the motor. I personally enjoy a v8 sound and TQ is also a plus. The CLk that I purchased came with coil-over kit on it and BBS wheels. The stock wheels on the CLK i'm personally not a fan of. Another point to mention is that in the area I live there are lots of M3 around and only a few clk's. I personally enjoy having a car that not a lot of people have.

Good luck in your decision and keep on .

Pufftrees

Isn't EVERY area more M3 than clk

This summarizes a lot of my decision making process, I ended up with a CLK500 though.