Ask me anything about the Mercedes-Benz CLA250!

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09/18/2018 at 11:58 • Filed to: None

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I’ve got this for an hour or so, so ask me any of the burning questions you might have, CLA-related or otherwise.


DISCUSSION (27)


Kinja'd!!! Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish!
09/18/2018 at 12:02

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How much orange peel does the paint have. 


Kinja'd!!! Nom De Plume > DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish!
09/18/2018 at 12:06

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At any point during this hour have you been able to forget you were in an A class?


Kinja'd!!! KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time > DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish!
09/18/2018 at 12:07

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Do you feel rich, successful, handsome in this “Mercedes”?


Kinja'd!!! HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish!
09/18/2018 at 12:07

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is it better than a v6 Camry?


Kinja'd!!! functionoverfashion > DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish!
09/18/2018 at 12:09

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Are you as negative about it as everyone else?

I had one as a rental in Florida and I didn’t hate it. It was one of the best rental cars I’ve ever had, because I usually get something like a Chrysler 200, or Nissan Versa Note CVT (in Montana - maybe I would have been OK with that car in a city).

We used our CLA to launch a boat. Not like you’d think, but to pull a rope through a pulley system that pulled a boat off a floating lift. It was supposed to have a winch, but that was broken. All you needed was a tug stronger than a human. Enter the CLA with its tow ring and a nice bowline knot!

But I digress. What do you think of it?


Kinja'd!!! The Dummy Gummy > DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish!
09/18/2018 at 12:10

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Does it have 4 wheels or only 2?

Is the ugly gigantic plastic emblem replaceable ?


Kinja'd!!! Jack Does Cars > DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish!
09/18/2018 at 12:11

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can you beat it up for me please


Kinja'd!!! KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
09/18/2018 at 12:13

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Nothing is as Grounded to the Ground™ as a V6 Camry. So, no.


Kinja'd!!! Chariotoflove > DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish!
09/18/2018 at 12:13

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If a little old lady came up to you and asked you what “ CLA” stands for, what is the most offensive acronym you can come up with to make her hit you with her purse?

Also, everyone likes to shit  on the CLA, but is it a good car for its price class, or is everything else in that range better?


Kinja'd!!! DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish! > Chariotoflove
09/18/2018 at 13:36

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C**t Licking Ass-Muncher

I’d definitely prefer a 2 Series over this, but it’s not inherently awful.


Kinja'd!!! DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish! > functionoverfashion
09/18/2018 at 13:37

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It’s okay. For a Mercedes it’s lacking but in comparison to a lot of other compact cars it’s leagues beyond a lot of others.


Kinja'd!!! DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish! > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
09/18/2018 at 13:37

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Depends on the generation of Camry.


Kinja'd!!! DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish! > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap
09/18/2018 at 13:37

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At least 7.


Kinja'd!!! DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish! > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time
09/18/2018 at 13:37

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I feel like more of a poser than anything.


Kinja'd!!! DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish! > Nom De Plume
09/18/2018 at 13:38

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No.


Kinja'd!!! DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish! > The Dummy Gummy
09/18/2018 at 13:38

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4 Wheels, and I could find a way.


Kinja'd!!! DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish! > Jack Does Cars
09/18/2018 at 13:38

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If it didn’t result in the termination of my employment, maybe.


Kinja'd!!! Chariotoflove > DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish!
09/18/2018 at 13:41

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Wish the “M” was really on there, so we could call it a “ clam” .


Kinja'd!!! HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish!
09/18/2018 at 13:42

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92-96


Kinja'd!!! DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish! > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
09/18/2018 at 13:51

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Tough call, I think I’d rather t ool in the Camry then.


Kinja'd!!! The Dummy Gummy > Chariotoflove
09/18/2018 at 13:54

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Then it’d be good.


Kinja'd!!! Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish!
09/18/2018 at 14:05

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That's all I remember from going on a factory tour. Seeing the orange peel under the qc lights. 


Kinja'd!!! functionoverfashion > DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish!
09/18/2018 at 14:42

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Right. If you can ignore the badge it’s not bad to drive, and it’s comfortable I guess. We didn’t drive it very far.


Kinja'd!!! Jack Does Cars > DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish!
09/18/2018 at 15:33

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nobody needs jobs


Kinja'd!!! DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish! > Jack Does Cars
09/18/2018 at 18:03

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Corporate America disagrees.


Kinja'd!!! Jack Does Cars > DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish!
09/18/2018 at 23:28

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no


Kinja'd!!! ihm96 > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap
09/22/2018 at 14:08

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Thats most manufacturers these days because of the environmentally safe paint