Looking at a different car

Built like s*it. Your choice, of course, but I wouldn't touch one with a bargepole. Mine or anyone else's.

Richard

I wouldn't either.

Oh, and the small Kompressor engines really aren't very impressive at all.

A CLK 270 maybe, but the build quality on the early ones is almost BMW bad.

I'd point you at an Audi, few years old with a 2.7 V6 and maybe a couple of small turbos.

Preferably whose model description contains three, not two, characters.

But I am not really looking for speed, hence why I would get a 2.3, I drive it 60 miles a day so fuel costs come into it, or I would go for the 320.

I just fancy that merc badge staring up at me every morning, and I love the fact its a nice looking coupé.

But I would have got a 2.7T or even a S4 when I bought my 1.8T, it was only fuel that limits my spending, otherwise I would have bought a 2000 S4.

Its not about cost so much, its about looks, reliability, and economy.

You've only had it five seconds :)

What on earth for ?

They're pig-ugly - infact, I can't seem to find anything in their favour, except the badge ! If you're spending 10k on a new motor, surely you want something that looks nice ?

Er, have you ever SEEN one ? :)

Take a look - they're *certainly* not pretty !

If you want the badge, buy the best W124 300 coupe you can.

You'll hate the CLK's build compared to the Audi. Oh, and FWIW, real-world driving (unless you sit in traffic a lot), the 320 is going to be better for economy ;)

Richard

Lol, I think its one of the nicest looking cars around, especially the last pic you posted, how can anyone not like that?

Yeah but remember I had another quattro for 4 yrs prior to this one

Lol some people in here are raving that there getting a Cavalier or a whatever, and your saying the CLK is an ugly car, with a set of AMG 18" rims its a beast :)

But thats why I asked, to see what people thought about 'em

That's because it is :)

1. The ridge above the outer-headlight, meets the car a good few inches above the bottom of the side window glass - so there's a huge step in it's line.

2. Could the front BE any less sleek ? It's a WALL.

1. Why on earth are the mismatched headlights, seperate ?

2. Why on earth are the outer headlights HUGE ?

1. Here's the killer - check out the distance from the top of the front wheelarch, to the top of the front wing ! It's like a bloody VAN !

It's a pure excercise against the rules of nice-car design !

Hope that all helps :)

I reckon you would be better looking at a classic SL500 or SL350 not a modern CLK or SLK.

Not quick, but very smooth, parts still aviallable from Merc, very cool to be seen in, and keeping their value, if not gaining.

Heh, I think I'll be voting for that as one of this year's funniest posts.

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Douglas

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But thats why I like it, I love those headlights, you either love em or hate em, bit like marmite :P

I do try.

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