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SL55/63/65/R230 AMG: Should I Trade In My CLK 4 An SL

Old Sep 13, 2003 | 11:22 PM
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Should I Trade In My CLK 4 An SL

im thinking about trading in my CLK 55AMG Cabriolet for a new SL55AMG. any advice or thoughts would be great. money or seating isnt an issue.
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Old Sep 14, 2003 | 01:54 AM
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Don't think twice, get the SL55. Completely different car. It is a no brainer in my book. Best car I have ever owned
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Old Sep 14, 2003 | 01:56 AM
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Old Sep 14, 2003 | 02:00 AM
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I noticed in your signature that you have a 2003 CLK55 Cab., but don't you mean 2002? If my memory serves me correctly, they did not make the AMG Cab. in 2003.
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Old Sep 14, 2003 | 02:17 AM
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No, they did make a 55 cab in 03, but it's still the 208 (non-accord/volvo) styling.
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Old Sep 15, 2003 | 12:48 AM
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Originally posted by Josh K
No, they did make a 55 cab in 03, but it's still the 208 (non-accord/volvo) styling.
I hate to disagree, but there was not a W208 55 Cab. produced in 2003. The car was introduced in 2002 and was only made for one year in that bodystyle. They only offered the 320 & 430 engines for the W208 Cab. in MY03.
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Old Sep 15, 2003 | 01:40 AM
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If money is no object, then make that trade. IN A HEARTBEAT
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Old Sep 15, 2003 | 04:54 AM
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srry mi sigs wrong its registered in 2003 because thats the year now but its a 2004 model i think-it looks like this
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Quicksilver, are you pulling our leg? I have yet to see the 2004 AMG Model CLK Cabriolet make it to the dealers. Of course you note that this is what it "may look like" so I suppose you may be referring to a newly ordered vehicle that has not yet arrived. Otherwise you must have recently taken delivery by being in a market where the 04 AMG's have been released and/or in a country other than the U.S.

If money is no object I'd keep both - they are two different cars that serve two different purposes.
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Old Sep 16, 2003 | 12:06 AM
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my sigs rooted i have currently got a 2004 CLK 55 AMG on order and the guy at the dealership said i could order a SL55AMG. he said that because i went 4 a drive in one the other day and fell in love. and... someone now wants my CLK so the dealers said i could leave the CLK and get the sl???
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Thanks for the correction. Trade-in led me to assume you had it already..
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