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12-04-06, 05:47 PM

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Top Gear: CL65

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12-04-06, 05:50 PM

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quality sucks btw...not the video, I mean the car

12-04-06, 05:55 PM

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quality sucks btw...not the video, I mean the car

arent all MB ****y quality cars anyways

12-04-06, 06:33 PM

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Its funny that he has such low expectations for Mercedes quality.

12-04-06, 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."

12-04-06, 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.

12-04-06, 08:02 PM

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Then there's this...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NXdai...elated&search=

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12-04-06, 08:11 PM

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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...

12-04-06, 08:19 PM

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Love this car!!

12-04-06, 08:23 PM

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Hahaha, funny video...

I laughed every time he said "bonnet".

12-04-06, 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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12-05-06, 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

12-05-06, 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...