It's summer, time to show your ride!!!
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I agree. I looked at ADV.1, Brixton, & Vossen. The HREs & Carlssons provided the right amount of sport, class, & subtlety. Those other brands are great, but the concavity was just too aggressive for what I was going for. Like I said before; HRE was just slightly out of my (the misses) price point. Lol.
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I agree. I looked at ADV.1, Brixton, & Vossen. The HREs & Carlssons provided the right amount of sport, class, & subtlety. Those other brands are great, but the concavity was just too aggressive for what I was going for. Like I said before; HRE was just slightly out of my (the misses) price point. Lol.
My wife;
"Don't we have 4 good wheels on the car now"?
Me;
"Yes dear"
She drops the mic and walks away.
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Lol. That is hilarious. Luckily my wife likes aftermarket wheels. But she doesn't understand the price differences between wheel brands. So when I was looking at $8k+ for HRE wheels her response was, "You still have to get tires?!" Lol. So over $10k for wheels is something that she can't stomach at this point.
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2017 GLE 350 Selenite Grey 15 CLS400 Avalon 2013 XTS
Made me think of this old joke:
How do most men define marriage?
An expensive way to get your laundry done free.
Your idea is a very expensive way to get a set of wheel.
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Tell me about it. It was very expensive for me, but it worked out. I also had to promise her that I wouldn't do any other mods to the car until next year. So I got about 3 more months; unless Jim at Offshore Motorsports offers me a deal I can't refuse on Carlsson goodies. Then I'll just have to convince her it was a deal I couldn't pass up.
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that's so odd to me when 'wives' tell their husbands NO.........I wouldn't do well with that lol, my mother passed away so I don't have a mother.......
and I don't have a momwife either
and I don't have a momwife either
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Thanks Maurice for all your business and support! We have a few parts for the CLS 550 and 63 available on clearance, so if anyone with a 550 or 63 has any interest in some parts we have that are already stateside, feel free to PM me and I will be happy to share any info regarding what we have available.
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Tell me about it. It was very expensive for me, but it worked out. I also had to promise her that I wouldn't do any other mods to the car until next year. So I got about 3 more months; unless Jim at Offshore Motorsports offers me a deal I can't refuse on Carlsson goodies. Then I'll just have to convince her it was a deal I couldn't pass up.
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Also thank you to MBWorld for having this site where people can have an opportunity to share and network!
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before she'll stomp back. When we where young I spent money as I pleased,. And ended up spending way to much and we suffered for it. I learned my lesson, now I will not spend any money on a luxury items without her consent. She purchase this car for me as a retirement gift. I will do the same in four years for her. Love my car
but it is an old man weekend toy and $5/10k for wheels is a want and not a need. But damn they sure look good on the CLS. I'm trying to get a school crossing guard job at my granddaughter school, it's the new paper route for old guys.. lol's
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Oh don't mistake I'm the man. I can put my foot down, it's just a matter of how hard I stomp, before she'll stomp back. When we where young I spent money as I pleased,. And ended up spending way to much and we suffered for it. I learned my lesson, now I will not spend any money on a luxury items without her consent. She purchase this car for me as a retirement gift. I will do the same in four years for her. Love my car but it is an old man weekend toy and $5/10k for wheels is a want and not a need. But damn they sure look good on the CLS. I'm trying to get a school crossing guard job at my granddaughter school, it's the new paper route for old guys.. lol's
before she'll stomp back. When we where young I spent money as I pleased,. And ended up spending way to much and we suffered for it. I learned my lesson, now I will not spend any money on a luxury items without her consent. She purchase this car for me as a retirement gift. I will do the same in four years for her. Love my car but it is an old man weekend toy and $5/10k for wheels is a want and not a need. But damn they sure look good on the CLS. I'm trying to get a school crossing guard job at my granddaughter school, it's the new paper route for old guys.. lol's
good luck on the new job
sounds rewarding in many ways, I love spending time with my kids
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thank you for sharing this with me, and you're right......I will remember these words, especially since I am a stay home Dad(of two, soon to be three) and my wife works for city government
good luck on the new jobsounds rewarding in many ways, I love spending time with my kids
good luck on the new job
sounds rewarding in many ways, I love spending time with my kids
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I will talk to him about a group buy in case other members want them also. I'm sure he would be willing to give a decent price if he receives multiple orders. My car is back in the shop for a AMS alpha tune, I'll take up close pictures of the extended side skirts once I get the car back.
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Sorry for the delay, I picked the car up and never got the tune. The shop informed me that they would not be able to get the main cord from AMS to re-tune the car in case I wanted to dial it down and etc. I may just wrap it another color next month and upgrade to the AMG CLS 63 s or a Audi RS7 this spring.
