acb

Completely OT but had to share this little find in my neck of the woods. CLK DTM Coupe, 1 of only 100 made and one very very special AMG Mercedes. If anyone is interested I'd be happy to travel across the moat and take her for a test drive, especially considering NZ has some sick roads and very friendly coppers

I just wish there were some more photos

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/2005-Mercedes...d=p3286.c0.m14

blackbenzz

Can you do me a huge favor? I just won the Nigerian Lottery for the sum of $1million. I will send you the check for the full million. Can you please purchase the car and send the rest back to me cash? You can keep $100k of it for your hard work. Thank you

Karlson

Ahmad, will you give me a ride in your brand new clk dtm? Call me, if you can.

blackbenzz

Sure, you can take it for a spin. Tell Ovie I want to race him in his SL65 BS lol. Pm me your number, I can't seem to find it

Hammer Down

I wonder if you added a pulley,ecu,headers,cooling tank,spacers,throttle body and airbox how much power would it make?

hooleyboy

LOL

MJ50

i still have $3000 check i received from somewhere...

acb

lmao

AdrianE55

acb,

Off topic....... but just wondering how the E55 compares in a straight line to all the HSV and Ford falcons down under. I am thinking of shipping mine home eventually when I head back

acb

Hey mate (funny thing my name is Adrian too lol), well re HSV's and Falcons, the most current HSV I have driven was an 07 GTS. Power wise, the E55 is much punchier whilst the GTS needs to rev harder and feels a bit lazier, it is no doubt a badass quick car though. Re the ford, havent driven a late model V8 but quite a few Fp6 Turbo's. Super impressive motor for a 50 grand (AU) car but still a bit laggy. Its all about NM for the E55 which for real world driving makes it the cult car it is and quicker point to point. The other massive gap between the HSV and FPV offerings is the interiors are still taxi like, but hey for 1/4 of the retail price, are super impressive cars. Not to mention the HSV GTS is one of the best looking 4 door cars going around.

But if you can get your car back here than do it. They are still going for min $90K up to $120-$130K for a low k 05/06 model.

AdrianE55

LOL thats a co incidence!. I am actually from NZ but live in the UK presently. When I left NZ the commodores were at the VN series and there were no supercharged falcons at all. I will probably move back to Australia in the next 3-4 years.

Would love to take a mercedes of some sort back with me to Australia as driving a european car over there is considered a real luxury. Glad you are enjoying your car over there and giving the commos and falcons a good run!

Just wondering how much it is for a A service there at a merc dealer? Are there any good independents you can go too?

As for the complaining about the cars having taxi like interiors you should go to Germany and the taxi rank is full of E classes, though I havent seen an E55 taxi yet!

DAGREEKNYC

lol , those damn emails !!!!!!!!!!!! i usually respond to let them waste their time

dmyrick

this is not a real DTM real DTM is restricted to 4.0 displacement for their engines

C43AMG

....I hope you were kidding with that statement.

dmyrick

No DTM rules state that no engine of over 4 liters will be allowed in competition.

dmyrick

he DTM regulations again prescribe that all cars be fitted with four-litre V8 engines having a cylinder bank angle of 90 degrees. During the entire season a maximum of three engines, taken from DTM web site.

C43AMG

No ***** sherlock.....the car is a "real" CLK DTM....NOT THE RACE CAR!

dmyrick

shouldn't call it a dtm when it would not be allowed on a DTM track

C43AMG

Maybe you should take your displeasure up with AMG then.

dmyrick

oh i dont care about Amg, It the poor fools you are trying to sell a plan jane clk with a few body parts as an DTM car that is not a DTM car

C43AMG

You really need to do yor home work.This car isn't a "plain jane clk with a few body parts".You rarely see them over here because - they don't meet US DOT safety specs.These things are fast - probably the fastest convertible made.If you ever get the opportunity to get a ride in one you'll know.

Zod

+1 these things apperently put the SLR to shame on a few test tracks.
Their power had to be tuned down as it did not bold well in the eyes of managment, when comparing it with the SLR
CLK DTM is a clk with a few body parts

dmyrick

im sure its a beautiful car with wonderful capabilities. and it should be advertised as such but you are selling an orange as an apple when you don't have to, call it a DTM replica and people will buy it. thats exactly what it is.

Pimp Star

Mercedes calls it the CLK DTM AMG. Notice how it has head lights, air bags, and an interior? This is the DTM ROAD CAR. Not the DTM RACE CAR which would not meet noise or emissions regulations, hell, it wouldn't be legal in anyway.

acb

OMG you are so right. This is just blatent false advertising. Like I just bought this Renault F1 car over the ebays and it wasnt an F1 car at all.... but some crappy yellow hatchback.