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Old Dec 4, 2006 | 05:47 PM
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Default Top Gear: CL65

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPKHZ...elated&search=
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Old Dec 4, 2006 | 05:50 PM
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quality sucks btw...not the video, I mean the car
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Old Dec 4, 2006 | 05:55 PM
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Originally Posted by Mr. Jones
quality sucks btw...not the video, I mean the car
arent all MB ****y quality cars anyways
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Old Dec 4, 2006 | 06:33 PM
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Its funny that he has such low expectations for Mercedes quality.
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Old Dec 4, 2006 | 07:04 PM
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About the funniest episode to date. Love how the back seat support leans forward with the driver in such a fast car. As he said, "appaling Mercedes build quality."
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Old Dec 4, 2006 | 07:55 PM
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Of course that CL is now obsoleted by the new one, but a great video. I really enjoyed part II as well with the drag race against the Aston Martin DB9 and the Bentley Continental.

I didn't approve of his argument that all you do is spin off the line - that video of it DEFINITELY had him on the brakes. Plus, if it had that little traction then it wouldn't have been the bullet it was against the other two in a drag race.
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Old Dec 4, 2006 | 08:02 PM
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Then there's this...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NXdai...elated&search=
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Old Dec 4, 2006 | 08:11 PM
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Originally Posted by Mr. Jones
quality sucks btw...not the video, I mean the car
Come on now, let us not stoop to blanket statements.

I still like the older CL to this thing...
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Old Dec 4, 2006 | 08:19 PM
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Love this car!!
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Old Dec 4, 2006 | 08:23 PM
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Hahaha, funny video...

I laughed every time he said "bonnet".
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Old Dec 4, 2006 | 09:36 PM
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wet roads + Bi Turbo V12+ 275wide tires in the rear = No traction... its basically a no brainer.

Why not throw some 315's back there, and find some dry pavement to test this monster?

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Old Dec 5, 2006 | 12:07 AM
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i remember that being a pretty old video. can't wait to see when they look at the new cl65, if the show comes on again
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Old Dec 5, 2006 | 01:24 AM
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So when it's HIS sl55 that he paid for is has all the traction in the world , interior is perfect and voice activation works...but on a borrowed cl65 the seats are cheap (even tho its the same) voice activation doesnt work (again its the same). hmm...
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Old Dec 5, 2006 | 04:24 AM
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Originally Posted by Kaban
So when it's HIS sl55 that he paid for is has all the traction in the world , interior is perfect and voice activation works...but on a borrowed cl65 the seats are cheap (even tho its the same) voice activation doesnt work (again its the same). hmm...
reminds of people on their respective forums who can almost see nothing wrong with their cars...
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Old Dec 5, 2006 | 11:57 AM
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Originally Posted by jracerlmn
reminds of people on their respective forums who can almost see nothing wrong with their cars...
haha, perfect.

And we're probably all guilty of it.
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