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Old Sep 28, 2010 | 09:48 AM
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Sorry. Just don't like it. Looks like some car body kit designer got the go-ahead to produce a widebody CLK kit... I know it isn't designed to be an everyday driver, but getting into that thing must suck! You have about a foot of leather on each side that you have to step over/side across just to get to the seat... I'll take a Bugatti over this any day!
This car is a legend...its not supposed to be comfortable. It is more of an Icon in the racing (FIA/ Lemans class). The Bugatti wouldn't hold a candle to at the track or in accomplishments.
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Old Sep 28, 2010 | 10:50 AM
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Originally Posted by V12Godspeed
This car is a legend...its not supposed to be comfortable. It is more of an Icon in the racing (FIA/ Lemans class). The Bugatti wouldn't hold a candle to at the track or in accomplishments.
Regardless, I still don't like it... Legendary or not...
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Old Sep 28, 2010 | 10:56 AM
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Old Sep 28, 2010 | 10:57 AM
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Everyone has a Bugatti... this is something special. You will NEVER see a douchebag like Tom Cruise doing a 5 point turn, and then not being able to open the door in this car.

http://www.spike.com/video/tom-cruise-mission/2728538
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Old Sep 28, 2010 | 11:18 AM
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Old Sep 28, 2010 | 11:27 AM
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Originally Posted by 06E55
Regardless, I still don't like it... Legendary or not...
Good thing no one cares about your opinion.
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Old Sep 28, 2010 | 11:29 AM
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The CLK GTR single handedly shut down a race series. I mean that all the other car makers quit because the they couldn't hang with the CLK GTR

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Old Sep 28, 2010 | 11:31 AM
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I vote for closing this thread... I can't stop looking at those pictures
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Old Sep 28, 2010 | 12:23 PM
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Originally Posted by way2evil
Good thing no one cares about your opinion.
Good think I don't care about yours!
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Old Sep 28, 2010 | 12:25 PM
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Originally Posted by mskembo
Everyone has a Bugatti... this is something special. You will NEVER see a douchebag like Tom Cruise doing a 5 point turn, and then not being able to open the door in this car.

http://www.spike.com/video/tom-cruise-mission/2728538
Yep, everyone has a Bugatti! Let's see pictures of yours! Something special alright, especially ugly!
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Old Sep 28, 2010 | 12:48 PM
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Good think I don't care about yours!
Good think indeed.
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Old Sep 28, 2010 | 03:28 PM
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I had nothing but problems with this car at the track (especially the Ring) - crazy understeer and the upgraded turbos didn't help (thank you gran tourismo) - still INSANELY BEAUTIFUL (especially in black)!!!!!!!!
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Old Sep 28, 2010 | 04:06 PM
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I just bought it.
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Old Sep 28, 2010 | 04:34 PM
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Originally Posted by MBH motorsports
The CLK GTR single handedly shut down a race series. I mean that all the other car makers quit because the they couldn't hang with the CLK GTR
Maybe I'm thinking of the wrong car, but didn't the CLK-GTR & LM blow up in almost every race they were in? (and won the races where it DIDN'T blow up)
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Old Sep 28, 2010 | 04:41 PM
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Originally Posted by 06E55
Sorry. Just don't like it. Looks like some car body kit designer got the go-ahead to produce a widebody CLK kit... I know it isn't designed to be an everyday driver, but getting into that thing must suck! You have about a foot of leather on each side that you have to step over/side across just to get to the seat... I'll take a Bugatti over this any day!

You clearly don't follow racing closely enough to know what this car is. Your comments are similar to complaining about how uncomfortable Michael Schumacher's Ferrari '04 F1 car would be. The members here pissing themselves over this car understand its history and don't want it b/c of its comfort or driveability Enjoy your Bugatti
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Old Sep 28, 2010 | 04:42 PM
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Originally Posted by johnnyblaze
I just bought it.
I hate to take the bait, but really? and can I have a ride
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Old Sep 28, 2010 | 04:49 PM
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Originally Posted by 06E55
Yep, everyone has a Bugatti! Let's see pictures of yours! Something special alright, especially ugly!
Maybe you didn't pay attention to how many of them were made (and that this was the ONLY one made in Black). Compare that to the Veyron (which is a very cool car, for different reasons). You sir, are being a douche, quit it. I have teens in my house that behave with more maturity than you do, go take your souped up Civic and play Fast and Furious somewhere.

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Old Sep 28, 2010 | 04:53 PM
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a little over-priced ... and no Nav. what a rip off ... rather have a Porshe GT Carrea. however you spell it -
A Porsche Carrera GT will never touch a CLK GTR!!!
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Old Sep 28, 2010 | 05:46 PM
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Originally Posted by Nait Sirhc
Maybe I'm thinking of the wrong car, but didn't the CLK-GTR & LM blow up in almost every race they were in? (and won the races where it DIDN'T blow up)
According to TV show 5th Gear, It won all 12 races it was in.
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Good think indeed.
Whatever you say spelling police!
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Old Sep 28, 2010 | 05:55 PM
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Look, I don't care about the racing heritage/legacy of this car! I am speaking on a cosmetic level! I don't care for the looks of the car! That is my opinion. If you like it, good for you! That is your opinion! I could care less about how many of them were made! I could care less if it could beat a Bugatti! I could care less if it could beat a Porsche Carrera GT! The fact remains, I don't like the looks of it! As I stated... To ME, it looks like a 12-year old was trying to design a widebody kit for the CLK! And I don't care how many Bugatti's were made, I would much rather have the Bugatti than this piece of crap!
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Old Sep 28, 2010 | 06:09 PM
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Originally Posted by 06E55
Look, I don't care about the racing heritage/legacy of this car!
This says it all. I think this is precisely why members here are giving you such a hard time. You're not a racing enthusiast, yet you own an AMG, which puts you in a small group of owners on this forum who have no idea about the heritage of their great car maker. Fair enough, but it's too bad.
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Old Sep 28, 2010 | 06:19 PM
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Originally Posted by 06E55
Look, I don't care about the racing heritage/legacy of this car! I am speaking on a cosmetic level! I don't care for the looks of the car! That is my opinion. If you like it, good for you! That is your opinion! I could care less about how many of them were made! I could care less if it could beat a Bugatti! I could care less if it could beat a Porsche Carrera GT! The fact remains, I don't like the looks of it! As I stated... To ME, it looks like a 12-year old was trying to design a widebody kit for the CLK! And I don't care how many Bugatti's were made, I would much rather have the Bugatti than this piece of crap!
It looks the way it does because this thing was designed, engineered, and built to be a race car.
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Originally Posted by 06E55
Look, I don't care about the racing heritage/legacy of this car! I am speaking on a cosmetic level! I don't care for the looks of the car! That is my opinion. If you like it, good for you! That is your opinion! I could care less about how many of them were made! I could care less if it could beat a Bugatti! I could care less if it could beat a Porsche Carrera GT! The fact remains, I don't like the looks of it! As I stated... To ME, it looks like a 12-year old was trying to design a widebody kit for the CLK! And I don't care how many Bugatti's were made, I would much rather have the Bugatti than this piece of crap!
So then press the back button and leave. No need to spew your worthless comments about Bugatti's and Porsche's here.
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Originally Posted by 06E55
Look, I don't care about the racing heritage/legacy of this car! I am speaking on a cosmetic level! I don't care for the looks of the car! That is my opinion. If you like it, good for you! That is your opinion! I could care less about how many of them were made! I could care less if it could beat a Bugatti! I could care less if it could beat a Porsche Carrera GT! The fact remains, I don't like the looks of it! As I stated... To ME, it looks like a 12-year old was trying to design a widebody kit for the CLK! And I don't care how many Bugatti's were made, I would much rather have the Bugatti than this
While I think the car is interesting looking, I completely see your point and am not bothered at all by your loathing of it. I don't know why others can't see your point. Maybe their view is blocked by the widebody kit.

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piece of crap!
These 3 little words kill your argument and make you look foolish, because clearly the car is not a piece of crap, by any measure of performance except perhaps fuel efficiency.
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