clkwork

2008 Black Series, it had been sitting in the showroom for almost a year. The deal I got on this car was insane!

It's about time for another drive. I freaking love this car!

LZH

Congrats !!! Looks like yours has TPMS !!

clkwork

Thanks! Yes it does have TPMS, and it was complaining the entire way home. I thought the tires looked a little low however from what it says under the gas cap they were overinflated quite a bit. The sticker says 38 front/33 rear and mine were 40 all around.

vizionclk430

Sweet deal I remember back when they got that car. I seen you also posted on vadriven.com my screen name up there is bathgate.

Theres a big event going on at MIR you should roll out there I'm going. jrcart is bringing his black series from IL that thing is sick.

https://mbworld.org/forums/w211-amg/253343-benz-drag-race-showdown-mir-11-22-08-discuss.html

Doctodd33

how good of a deal was it? My local dealer has one and it might help me if you dont mind. You can pm if you dont want it public and ill keep the secret.

clkwork

That's awesome, I'll consider going to check it out but I doubt that I would participate.

I gotta stop by the dealer tomorrow anyway so I'll ask if they would mind.

stormkenny3

awesome

user z478747

you'll love it! congrats! i once bought a 996 cab from the same dealer, you need to lose the sticker on the rear bumper..... mine had the same sticker, for a couple hours after purchase anyway.

JamE55

Congrats! How much did you get it for? It's brand new right?

jrcart

Congrats, I'm sure you already know you made a great decision, and the fact that you said you got a great deals probably magnifies your joy. You should really consider driving up to MIR on Nov. 15 th for the M-B AMG meet and drags, it can't be more than a couple hour drive for you. There is a thread dedicated to the event over in the W211 AMG E section of this forum, or you can send a private message to BLACKBENZZ for more details, he is one of the organizers of the event. There will be a wide variety of AMG and M-B's at this event in various states of tune from stock to extreme. Guys are traveling from all over the country to attend, even a couple guys from California. It's also a great way to see what your car can do in a safe controlled enviroment. There are going to be at least 2 CLK Black Series (both very heavily modded)at the event, JT55 (John) and myself. I am trying to talk another local guy from my area to bring his out as well.

Enjoy your new toy!

Doctodd33

im not sure i understand......you want to ask them if they mind if you say how much you paid for the car you just bought? That sounds odd but ok. Im in Florida. Not close to you i think.

clkwork

I like to think that I have a good relationship with this dealer and would hate to put out any information that might depreciate other AMG cars they have on the lot or on order. I realize that I have every right to make that information public however I think I owe them at least that.

With that being said I will say that it was under 100k.

clkwork

Thanks, I'm loving the car so far. I have been following the progress on your black well before I bought mine. I'd love to make similar mods some day but for the time being its going to stay stock. Vizionclk430 posted the link earlier to the MIR thread; I'm considering going however I seriously doubt that I'd trust myself with the car just yet. It's still way too much car for my ability.

vizionclk430

If you decide to go hit me up and I'll meet you on that side of the water and we could roll together. I will be looking at your tail lights the whole way but it will be a nice sight. Just let me know

jenk12m

congrats on the new ride at a great price...now its time to mod and maybe black the entire car out like tony kanaan did his

RocaBENZ

Congrats on the purchase; I'm hoping to obtain one at a nice price that has been sitting for a while as well...a long shot I know.

Enjoy in good health and great find esp. in black.

Doctodd33

thx.....that might help....i understand.

CLK FAN

Congrats

Blk04cobra1

Given the incentives, that car should be had for around $120k at this point....nice pickup, sometimes it helps to wait til the end of the model year to get the heaviest discounts.

neilbo75

Which puts the "whisper price" in the low 90s. New.

Damn, these cars are making CL 65s look like good investments.

alexander stemer

Does anybody besides me look at the door jamb to see recommended pressures? Mine says 49F 45R (I think those asr right), and that is the way I drive them, except bled down significantly at the track.
So explain the numbers above. AS

MACHC5

If you run those tires at 38 front/33 rear, you'll be buying some replacement tires and rims..

MachC5

jrcart

Mine say 49/45 as well but I very seldom listen to manufacturer recomended pressure, I base my tire air pressure on feel and performance. I run my Black Series on the street at 45f/42r. Pirelli did put out a revision that recomended 39 all the way around, but that bulletin was for track/performance use. Maybe newer cars got a different door jam sticker (doubtful). Anyone running much lower than 42 on the roads is crazy. I was going to respond to the other poster that made the smart a$$ comment but I felt it better that he learn his lesson the hard way. If he chooses to run 33/38 on the street so be it, wait until he goes to buy a set of replacment rubber and they tell him his wheels are all out of round Bottom line is you can't run 33psi on a 35 or 40 profile tire on most public roads for fear of wheel damage.

ET550

The door jamb says 48F 44R and refers you to the manual for more info. The fuel door and manual both say that 38F 33R is the recommended pressure for speeds up to 155 mph, offering the best grip and comfort level (see pages 226-227 of the owner's manual). 48F 44R is only recommended for speeds above 155mph. I have 10k miles of fairly aggressive street driving on Northeast roads (no burnouts however) on my original tires and wheels using 39F 35R with no issues whatsoever . I am happy to pose the question on the next AMG private lounge chat session to see if they say anything different, but I will continue to follow the manufacturer's recommendation until I hear otherwise.

DFW01E55

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