CLK 63 BS Question/S
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Yes, see this thread post #33, granted the rack is holding lumber not skis, but it's a roof rack none-the-less.
Yes, see this thread post #33, granted the rack is holding lumber not skis, but it's a roof rack none-the-less.
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............Oh, I can post up a rack like that, I had a photo shoot with my car, hot little 24 yo blonde, it was supposed to be a bikini shoot but ended up being a topless shoot. I will post up a couple of the bikini pics but the topless pics may get me a ban.
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An all-wheel drive Lambo is going to fair far better in the snow than a rear whell drive BS...that being said you would not catch me dead taking either vehicle on a weekend ski trip. IMO people that are forced to do this are car poor, over-financed up the azz and are forced to drive that vehicle 365 days a year in any and all conditions becuase it is all they have. I know that this is not always the case but when I see some tool driving an exotic in the dead of winter "over financed idiot" comes to mind and is the only logical conclusion I can come up with to explain such porr decision making. Anyone that says they choose to drive their exotic all year around for the "driving pleasure" is full of crap, there is absolutely no "driving pleasure" involved when trying to navigate a 400-600hp 3200 pound vehicle in the ice and snow...or even rain for that matter. You guys can post up all the lame pictures and try to justify it anyway you want, but driving an exotic in the snow makes you look like a bust-out and I would bet 99% of the population (including non-enthusiests) would agree. Bottom line, if you can't afford a decent daily/winter driver you can't really afford the exotic either.
Regarding "no driving pleasure" driving a 400 - 600hp in the rain". Again, Europeans are different. What do you think they do in Formula 1??? Park the car??? No, they race! If you spend some time in Europe, you'll see all kinds of "Exotics" going down the Autobahn in pouring rain. Sometimes in the Fall you might take a trip and get caught in bad weather. So, now you are in the snow? What would you do? Call a flatbed and truck it out, or drive through it?
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Jim, not everyone is over financed in Europe. Remember, German people are known for saving money and not spending all and some more like other countries do.
Regarding "no driving pleasure" driving a 400 - 600hp in the rain". Again, Europeans are different. What do you think they do in Formula 1??? Park the car??? No, they race! If you spend some time in Europe, you'll see all kinds of "Exotics" going down the Autobahn in pouring rain. Sometimes in the Fall you might take a trip and get caught in bad weather. So, now you are in the snow? What would you do? Call a flatbed and truck it out, or drive through it?
Regarding "no driving pleasure" driving a 400 - 600hp in the rain". Again, Europeans are different. What do you think they do in Formula 1??? Park the car??? No, they race! If you spend some time in Europe, you'll see all kinds of "Exotics" going down the Autobahn in pouring rain. Sometimes in the Fall you might take a trip and get caught in bad weather. So, now you are in the snow? What would you do? Call a flatbed and truck it out, or drive through it?
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Any truck or SUV substitution for my BS?? Hmmm... none! As far as I can remember, syclone or typhoon (remember those trucks and SUVs) might come close but still not a BS. Have any of you drive to the local ski resorts and have absolutely no snow on the roads until you hit the slpoes... Well, I have. (man made snow!! Well, it's what we got here sometimes. Anything is possible.) Although I have not drive this car on the snow so I cannot comment on that. I am from sunny southern California and live near by lots of canyon roads (Decker Canyon, Mulholland Drive...etc). Ocean is about 10 minutes away. Every time I hit the water with my board, it puts a smile to my face. And every time I get behind my BS (it does not have to be fast), it puts a even bigger smile on my face. So I grab my board strapped it on to the rack and get behind the wheel and guess what I have 3X of the smiles on my face when I am done rather than 1x with other vehicles. I think I will take that any time, any day. I am a daily driver of my car along with 3 others (none truck or SUV). I don't let any lame excuse stopping me using my BS to the fullest (big smile on my face)
. IMHO.
And please give me that trophy already, Jim!
. IMHO.And please give me that trophy already, Jim!
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... Ocean is about 10 minutes away. Every time I hit the water with my board, it puts a smile to my face. .... So I grab my board strapped it on to the rack and get behind the wheel and guess what I have 3X of the smiles on my face when I .....
And please give me that trophy already, Jim!
And please give me that trophy already, Jim!
He gets into that fine corinthian leather seat with salt water on his trunks!
You get a trophy for using the car in the most imaginative ways!
Lumber hauler, ski's, surfboard ... let the legend grow!
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Any truck or SUV substitution for my BS?? Hmmm... none! As far as I can remember, syclone or typhoon (remember those trucks and SUVs) might come close but still not a BS. Have any of you drive to the local ski resorts and have absolutely no snow on the roads until you hit the slpoes... Well, I have. (man made snow!! Well, it's what we got here sometimes. Anything is possible.) Although I have not drive this car on the snow so I cannot comment on that. I am from sunny southern California and live near by lots of canyon roads (Decker Canyon, Mulholland Drive...etc). Ocean is about 10 minutes away. Every time I hit the water with my board, it puts a smile to my face. And every time I get behind my BS (it does not have to be fast), it puts a even bigger smile on my face. So I grab my board strapped it on to the rack and get behind the wheel and guess what I have 3X of the smiles on my face when I am done rather than 1x with other vehicles. I think I will take that any time, any day. I am a daily driver of my car along with 3 others (none truck or SUV). I don't let any lame excuse stopping me using my BS to the fullest (big smile on my face). IMHO.
And please give me that trophy already, Jim!
. IMHO.And please give me that trophy already, Jim!
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Any truck or SUV substitution for my BS?? Hmmm... none! As far as I can remember, syclone or typhoon (remember those trucks and SUVs) might come close but still not a BS. Have any of you drive to the local ski resorts and have absolutely no snow on the roads until you hit the slpoes... Well, I have. (man made snow!! Well, it's what we got here sometimes. Anything is possible.) Although I have not drive this car on the snow so I cannot comment on that. I am from sunny southern California and live near by lots of canyon roads (Decker Canyon, Mulholland Drive...etc). Ocean is about 10 minutes away. Every time I hit the water with my board, it puts a smile to my face. And every time I get behind my BS (it does not have to be fast), it puts a even bigger smile on my face. So I grab my board strapped it on to the rack and get behind the wheel and guess what I have 3X of the smiles on my face when I am done rather than 1x with other vehicles. I think I will take that any time, any day. I am a daily driver of my car along with 3 others (none truck or SUV). I don't let any lame excuse stopping me using my BS to the fullest (big smile on my face). IMHO.
And please give me that trophy already, Jim!
. IMHO.And please give me that trophy already, Jim!
We MUST have pics of the BS with the surf board!!!!!
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3 slab sided tons moving to 60MPH in 5 seconds with a fairly loud side exhaust note is quite exhilirating..
But the Yokohama's aren't great in the snow, even with three locking differentials
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Even the lowly 2010 Tahoe sitting in my garage is respectable after I installed some shorty headers, new exhaust, larger TB, intake, pulley, ECU tune, Baer Big Brake kit all the way around, fully adjustable suspension, Eibach springs, 22x10 wheels wrapped in sticky 325 rubber...0 to 70 it can hang within a car length of a stock C6 vette and it will nearly out brake the vette as well, I'm actually going to put some laps in at the Autobahn track near my house in a couple weeks. All that and I don't look like a clown when the snow falls or I get the urge to hit the slopes. Although I must not tell a lie, I did run all season tires over the winter.
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Both cars front seats are in poor shapes these days but they are still running. Now I bring extra boarding shorts so don't stone me just yet. Yes, I have and still hauled lumber, skis and surfboards on those cars. I must say, I have neglected them since I got my BS. I tried to have excuses not to use the BS on those those types of occasion but obviously I have failed. That's how much I enjoy driving the BS. Although from time to time, I missed the manual shifting part on those cars.
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Isn't "Freedom" great...
