Greetings from Florida-Another Noob
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2004 CLK55 AMG Cabriolet
Greetings from Florida-Another Noob
Hi. New here. I'm in central Florida and just picked up a "new" daily. Snagged a 2004 CLK55 vert with just 38k on the clock, new top, new tires and it's not completely sun-bleached as so often occurs here. As is with many cars in Florida it has an interesting tale of multiple owners in a very short period of time and extremely low miles. I think the Early Bird Special crowd just likes to have a nice car in the garage for the sake of having one.
I am a custom tuner for Shelby GT500s. My "company mascot" is a 2007 GT500 that makes a little over 1,000 rwhp. It's perfectly driveable but sort of a pain in the butt to have to turn it off so the person at the drive-through can hear me. Plus it's retired from racing and R&D use now so she gets to just chill in the garage in her proper, queenly place. Speaking of royalty, our new labradoodle puppy is why I chose a CLK over my first choices of a SL or SLK AMG. Need that puppy space in the back seat for now. I don't plan on this one being more than a year in the stable then I'll move on/up and likely to the 2 seater.
Anyway, glad to be here and looking forward to learning. Not my first M-B but the first I plan on doing my own maintenance on, so much to absorb.
bj
I am a custom tuner for Shelby GT500s. My "company mascot" is a 2007 GT500 that makes a little over 1,000 rwhp. It's perfectly driveable but sort of a pain in the butt to have to turn it off so the person at the drive-through can hear me. Plus it's retired from racing and R&D use now so she gets to just chill in the garage in her proper, queenly place. Speaking of royalty, our new labradoodle puppy is why I chose a CLK over my first choices of a SL or SLK AMG. Need that puppy space in the back seat for now. I don't plan on this one being more than a year in the stable then I'll move on/up and likely to the 2 seater.
Anyway, glad to be here and looking forward to learning. Not my first M-B but the first I plan on doing my own maintenance on, so much to absorb.
bj
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2023 E450 Cabriolet, 2019 F150 Platinum, 2014 Dodge Challenger R/T
Nice, great car, almost got one in 2014.... had about 60k on the clock and really had some oomph when ya hit the gas 
the guy was a cigar smoker though... ug... ruined the interior... stinky, burn holes.... too bad....
gonna make a great daily that's fun to drive
the guy was a cigar smoker though... ug... ruined the interior... stinky, burn holes.... too bad....gonna make a great daily that's fun to drive
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