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Old Sep 17, 2012 | 04:44 PM
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Originally Posted by norcal_cyclist
My 2 cents - the OP in the other thread is not a "car guy". I think it takes one to understand and appreciate all the subtle nuances that are designed into a car. I am the opposite of him, and thankfully so, I eat, sleep and breathe cars everyday incl weekends. I didn't buy an E350 (which by definition is a German Sports Luxury Sedan) to be lulled to sleep like a fat cat on a sofa. I wanted good solid feedback, you get this from your contact points. The steering wheel, the seat and the pedals.

A soft plushy seat will disconnect you from the driving experience, slow steering and a soft ride will also have the same effect. I bought the car because I could STILL feel the road... Some people will buy a BMW or Mercedes because of the name, these folks are NEVER satisfied, their
reasoning is skewed.

Over the past few years I've owned a lot of German cars, all BMW's, this is my first Mercedes, and it DELIVERS. From the over the top styling to the perfectly placed controls and state of the art electronics I am amazed.
some excellent points norcal
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Old Sep 17, 2012 | 05:07 PM
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Have to agree with norcal's points. Not only was the handling, feel of the road that got me, but also the subtle things that they put in it such as the dual sun visor. That thing saved me like a million times.
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Old Sep 17, 2012 | 05:47 PM
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Here is an *** shot from the 25th anniversary in matte at the museum.
damn ! that should be in the transformer movies !
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Old Sep 18, 2012 | 09:17 PM
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How can you like your car so much? I heard the seats are really bad that some are considering switching to a Pontiac...
It's too bad they don't make the TA anymore. More comfortable AND much much faster than an E350.
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Old Sep 19, 2012 | 07:51 AM
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It's too bad they don't make the TA anymore. More comfortable AND much much faster than an E350.
Until tou have to turn it that is.
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Old Sep 19, 2012 | 09:03 AM
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It's too bad they don't make the TA anymore. More comfortable AND much much faster than an E350.

We always hated working on those POS's, everyone did... Double drive V belts for accesories, smog coming out it's ears.. interiors that fell apart after about 3 years. Roof headliners held in with thumbtacks... Mullets everywhere, that was actually the worst part of working on a TA. The sister / wife of the mullet headed owner in a "I'm with stoopid" tshirt, dragging 2 equally in-bred mullet headed kids complaining about his latest "mod". Chrome tips held on with screws or taped on pinstriping. The Grant GT steering wheel ala Grand Auto bolted on with 1 fastener, usually the wrong size crooked from cross threading.... yup, good riddance.
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Old Sep 22, 2012 | 10:55 AM
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No other sedan on the road catches my eye the way the current version of the E series does.
Just don't park it next to an Accord. Too similar.
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Old Sep 22, 2012 | 11:28 AM
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Just don't park it next to an Accord. Too similar.
no no! your thinking new C class coupe and the honda
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Old Sep 23, 2012 | 04:50 AM
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Porsche 911 Turbo S 2014! E63S 14, Audi S8 13, CLS63 12, E550 12, C63 09, all tuned
Tell us what you think of your CLS63.
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Old Sep 23, 2012 | 06:42 AM
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Originally Posted by Karl901
Tell us what you think of your CLS63.
it's pretty good, although yesterday on one of my favorite places to spin out, I almost ended up in a median! haha!! there was a guy near me giving me the headshake!! LOL........luckly no other cars were around.....
first time I gave it too much///
thing is a friggin' powerhouse

I mainly started this thread to counter the other one about W212: worst car ever
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Old Sep 23, 2012 | 09:12 AM
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Old Sep 23, 2012 | 05:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Karl901
You have your CLS 63 tuned?
don't even go there . he's already a wheel ***** ! sorry, hype, that gotta come out from someone's mouth, right ?
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Old Sep 23, 2012 | 06:34 PM
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don't even go there . he's already a wheel ***** ! sorry, hype, that gotta come out from someone's mouth, right ?
haha, get the side markers on yet??
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Old Sep 23, 2012 | 11:26 PM
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haha, get the side markers on yet??
not yet, long story .
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Old Sep 24, 2012 | 07:29 AM
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not yet, long story .
so whats the deal?
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Old Sep 24, 2012 | 10:24 AM
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My favorite car of all time was a Matchbox version of James Bond's Silver Birch DB5 . It was the ultimate. In addition to the expected Aston Martin Luxury, this model had machine guns, a pop-up rear bullet shield, it could lay down an oil slick behind, and, my favorite feature: it had a passenger side ejector seat. If I had a dollar for every time I wished my car had a passenger side ejector seat....well, I digress.

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My most favorite was my BMW "d",followed closely by my Bluetec.Several others,while nice (Infiniti M35,for example) didn't come close to my top two.The reason that the "d" is my favorite is because it was,by *far*, the most fun of the bunch.Hit the accerator on *it* and you felt like you had been fired out of a cannon.
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My favorite car of all time was a Matchbox version of James Bond's Silver Birch DB5 . It was the ultimate. In addition to the expected Aston Martin Luxury, this model had machine guns, a pop-up rear bullet shield, it could lay down an oil slick behind, and, my favorite feature: it had a passenger side ejector seat. If I had a dollar for every time I wished my car had a passenger side ejector seat....well, I digress.
the 1964 Aston Martin! yes! a famous car due to Bond!
"Ejectors seat? you must be joking..."
I think you actually named ALL the gadets on that car too, bravo!
that's a great movie....#3
oil slick is sooo good too
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My most favorite was my BMW "d",followed closely by my Bluetec.Several others,while nice (Infiniti M35,for example) didn't come close to my top two.The reason that the "d" is my favorite is because it was,by *far*, the most fun of the bunch.Hit the accerator on *it* and you felt like you had been fired out of a cannon.
really? you liked your M35?? I see those rolling around and they just do NOT impress me at all......and the guys driving them thinking they're hot stuff make me smile
can't go wrong with any car that affords the CANNON feeling either!
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