CL 63: Is it Loveable?

"desertdog5051" (desertdog5051)
06/21/2015 at 18:32 • Filed to: Ugly Mercedes

Noticed one that looked a lot like this coming out of a movie theater parking lot today. No SR20 cause driving. I really respect the fact that it has well over 500 HP with 2 turbos and a V8.

But the C Class (Klasse?) is not a very nice looking car in my opinion.

What you folks think?

DISCUSSION (35)

jkm7680 > desertdog5051
06/21/2015 at 18:34

When they first came out, I thought they were horribly overpriced. Even now, I still think that they were horribly overpriced when new. I still like how they look, but horribly overpriced.

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > desertdog5051
06/21/2015 at 18:34

Not my sort of thing but I respect the machine it is. Comfortable and quick, isn’t a looker though.

scoob > desertdog5051
06/21/2015 at 18:35

Want. Or an S63/65 coupe.

But of course I don’t know anything about how they drive lol.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > desertdog5051
06/21/2015 at 18:37

Banana shaped Mercedes are pretty tough for me to accept. That 2-door looks much better than the 4-door though

Brian Silvestro > desertdog5051
06/21/2015 at 18:38

macanamera has one

CB > desertdog5051
06/21/2015 at 18:39

I don’t like the looks of it. The rear of the car just doesn’t work for me.

desertdog5051 > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
06/21/2015 at 18:41

Banana, that is the word I was looking for. Thanks.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > desertdog5051
06/21/2015 at 18:42

I have heard jellybean used as well, but really, in person and from every angle, C-class look like bananas.

desertdog5051 > Brian Silvestro
06/21/2015 at 18:44

But does he keep a picture of it in his bedroom? :)

We need to change his screen name.

scoob > Brian Silvestro
06/21/2015 at 18:44

Isn’t it a CLS?

Birddog > desertdog5051
06/21/2015 at 18:45

I like them. They have a nice aggressive look to them.

This one belongs to the bartender at my local watering hole.

Kinja'd!!!

desertdog5051 > CB
06/21/2015 at 18:45

Agree. the front is passable but everything behind the A pillar gets worse.

Brian Silvestro > scoob
06/21/2015 at 18:52

yes I just misread the post and am a loser

desertdog5051 > Birddog
06/21/2015 at 18:52

Really, your bartender? *looks up bartending schools*

scoob > Brian Silvestro
06/21/2015 at 18:53

Maybe you could blame Mercedes for calling the CLS a coupe. I think they started that dumb trend as well.

Because Racecar > desertdog5051
06/21/2015 at 18:57

Everything about it screams “okay”.

PS9 > Brian Silvestro
06/21/2015 at 18:58

I though he has the 4 door CLS?

whoarder is tellurium > desertdog5051
06/21/2015 at 19:03

I saw one or two in the lot almost every day at Mercedes. On my last day, a good co-worker friend took me out for a blast in one of the demo models MB brought in for evaluation. A CL550 with the then “new” M278 4.7L TT V8. 0-60 in 4.8 sec.

It was a short drive, but that entire time I could not perceive how fast we were actually going. It didn’t even feel like it pulled that hard, it just arrived briskly at mach speeds. So quiet, so smooth and stable... just incredible.

Birddog > desertdog5051
06/21/2015 at 19:03

No joke! There’s gold in them there bottles..

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > desertdog5051
06/21/2015 at 19:10

I love them. I find them very beautiful cars.

desertdog5051 > Birddog
06/21/2015 at 19:11

Looking at that again, I see a Kia Amati at first glance.

Brian Silvestro > PS9
06/21/2015 at 19:16

DIDN’T YOU READ THE OTHER COMMENTS

G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 > desertdog5051
06/21/2015 at 19:19

It's a car you respect, rather than cherish.

desertdog5051 > G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3
06/21/2015 at 19:33

Good point. But for that money, I want something I like to look at.

G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 > desertdog5051
06/21/2015 at 19:39

For that money, I could build one hell of a car.

macanamera > Brian Silvestro
06/21/2015 at 19:49

I have a CLS

never talk to me again bye

Brian Silvestro > macanamera
06/21/2015 at 19:52

I guess no one reads the other comments first!

ihm96 > desertdog5051
06/21/2015 at 19:53

My grandpa has a cl600 which has the v12, and frankly I love it. I wouldn't buy it for myself cause I'm 19, like to row my own gears, and prefer more drama, but I love driving that car. It's so comfy, insanely powerful and does cool stuff like the seats which move to keep you in place during a corner. Without a doubt one of the nicest places to spend a commute in, plus it was 2 years used so it had massive depreciation

ihm96 > jkm7680
06/21/2015 at 19:55

But depreciation works wonders. My grandpa has the cl600 with a v12 that he got for a steal

desertdog5051 > ihm96
06/21/2015 at 20:01

Exactly. Buy a couple years old and sell at 4-5 before the headaches start.