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Old 01-30-2013 | 04:35 PM
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Super Bowl Commercial - New CLA

looks pretty good !

Old 01-30-2013 | 07:31 PM
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would look good next to my CLS too haha
Old 01-31-2013 | 04:21 AM
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So where is this CLA supposed to be positioned in the MB lineup? Under the C-class?

I also understand that the length and width of the CLA is larger than the C.
Old 01-31-2013 | 05:46 AM
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I like it since I saw once in the mags .It's like baby version to CLS .As far I know, price will be lower than C . C's interior looks nicer though
My biggest complain is as usual the way they design the hood and bumper cover integrated grill lol
Old 01-31-2013 | 07:19 AM
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Nice looking car, but here's my issue.. starting at 30K, whats that mean? Lease for about 350/month. That's great for all the 18 y/o kids with no $ who want to be seen in a Mercedes. Its going to be the next *****'d out Mercedes just like the C class. Great move by Benz to sell more cars, but there "cheapening" the brand. I would consider the AMG version of this car since it would be more "exclusive". I really don't know what my next car will be since i don't like the looks of the new E class.
Old 01-31-2013 | 07:24 AM
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has anyone heard when
these will be available for configuring?

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Old 01-31-2013 | 07:48 AM
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thats the CSC concept.. they say in 2015, its a different car then what the OP posted.
Old 01-31-2013 | 08:42 AM
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Old 01-31-2013 | 09:25 AM
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Nice sig pic.. now who ever walks by will think im looking at **** at work.
Old 01-31-2013 | 09:28 AM
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aw man! that isn't ****, just a pretty girl taking a break from her hobby
Old 01-31-2013 | 04:21 PM
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Originally Posted by hyperion667
would look good next to my CLS too haha
sell all your wheels and you could get an amg version of this easily !

btw, give me the contact info of the babe in your sig pic. i'm into whatever sport she's good at .
Old 01-31-2013 | 04:50 PM
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aw man! that isn't ****, just a pretty girl taking a break from her hobby
Agreed. But NSFW (Not Suitable For Work).

No problem for me because I work from my home office, however, potentially a big problem for others.

I'm guessing some people stay away from this forum at work because of this.

...but she is VERY attractive.
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Can't wait for the AMG CLA45 4Matic. I hope MBUSA doesn't wait too long after the September 2013 intro of the regular CLAs.
Old 02-01-2013 | 05:10 AM
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Originally Posted by BM2BZ
sell all your wheels and you could get an amg version of this easily !

btw, give me the contact info of the babe in your sig pic. i'm into whatever sport she's good at .
Make sure none of your household read this

Well, I can't wait to see CLA45 AMG either as long as it's column shifter
Old 02-02-2013 | 02:21 AM
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Originally Posted by bigigg
Nice looking car, but here's my issue.. starting at 30K, whats that mean? Lease for about 350/month. That's great for all the 18 y/o kids with no $ who want to be seen in a Mercedes. Its going to be the next *****'d out Mercedes just like the C class. Great move by Benz to sell more cars, but there "cheapening" the brand. I would consider the AMG version of this car since it would be more "exclusive". I really don't know what my next car will be since i don't like the looks of the new E class.
+1, The new CLA is taking away MB's prestige factor as one of the more exclusive, expensive car manufacturers. This car will no doubt sell like hot cakes; Mercedes really is sinking down to selling mass produced cheap cars like Toyota, etc...Aren't some Prius' more than $30K? The Kate Upton car wash video was NOT very appealing to the traditional owners of luxury Mercedes vehicles(I thought it was kind of trashy...)MB made so many strides in car sales last year and this year...they really are getting greedy by introducing this car to make more money
How long before MB makes a $20K car?
Old 02-02-2013 | 02:40 AM
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How long before MB makes a $20K car?
they already have the a class and that will come to the states very soon.
Old 02-02-2013 | 08:29 AM
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Originally Posted by BenzE350
Agreed. But NSFW (Not Suitable For Work).

No problem for me because I work from my home office, however, potentially a big problem for others.

I'm guessing some people stay away from this forum at work because of this.

...but she is VERY attractive.
she WAS attractive........

and what are people doing on here at work anyway???
that's retarded to be at work; when someone should be working, and complaining about hot girls on their screen! you should be working anyway!! haha!! (not you personally)
Old 02-02-2013 | 08:46 AM
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I sit behind 2 computers all day at work, I rather do it on company time, not when I go home. Your sig wasn't really a big deal.
Old 02-02-2013 | 10:42 AM
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Originally Posted by hyperion667

and what are people doing on here at work anyway???
that's retarded to be at work; when someone should be working
hahahahahahaha

From a recent article in Forbes:

There are many activities employees do that waste time at work. Excessive meetings, co-worker interactions, office politics, and fixing mistakes are a few. According to a recent Salary.com survey, one of the biggest culprits is surfing the Internet.

Specifically, the survey revealed 64 percent of employees visit non-work related websites every day at work.

The younger, more tech-savvy worker demographic appeared to be the biggest group of recreational Web surfers. Of employees between the ages of 18 and 35, approximately 73 percent reported spending time inappropriately at work on a daily basis.


http://www.forbes.com/sites/cherylsn...-time-at-work/
Old 02-02-2013 | 12:32 PM
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Why is there no specific forum for the CLA? There should be one place to look at just like the other cars. This isn't a concept anymore, it's real.
Old 02-02-2013 | 01:18 PM
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Originally Posted by amaycg
+1, The new CLA is taking away MB's prestige factor as one of the more exclusive, expensive car manufacturers. This car will no doubt sell like hot cakes; Mercedes really is sinking down to selling mass produced cheap cars like Toyota, etc...Aren't some Prius' more than $30K? The Kate Upton car wash video was NOT very appealing to the traditional owners of luxury Mercedes vehicles(I thought it was kind of trashy...)MB made so many strides in car sales last year and this year...they really are getting greedy by introducing this car to make more money
How long before MB makes a $20K car?

They already sell MB manufactured SMART under $20 000.
Old 02-07-2013 | 02:07 AM
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Not feeling it at all. The design is a convoluted mess, interior strippings don't match via door to dash, and it just looks panderingly "immature", like an unintelligent, over-complicated, full-of-trend-fads design.

It'll sell extremely well at that price, pull the brand perception down as people will be scoring these in the mid $20's when they inevitably start discounting them, and you'll probably have a lot of young kids with chips-on-shoulders doing FWD peel-outs in their new Benzes, etc.

Business wise, it'll be good in the short run, but being that I still think Mercedes' biggest hallmark in the States is the brand perception/cachet/prestige, even with it being pulled down by a larger selection/dilution of models, mostly getting more comfortable in the lower ranges, I feel in the long run it'll devalue the "Luxury Brand'age" of Mercedes-Benz.

We'll see.

.... I also think the C Coupe was the first to touch on this. IMO that car has no premium aura about it when you see it, as in it would fit right in next to an Accord, with that overly upright Sedan-ish look for a Coupe, ugly giant door frame and un-sexy windowhouse (which a Coupe of a even reasonable price should never have), etc.
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