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Heck of a thing to do to a Mercedes-Benz CLS63 AMG...
Leaving Lowe's today (imagine that) my Son spots this Benz with black duct tape holding the front end on.
I'm not up on the CLS class but I imagine they fetch something slightly north of 90 large. Ya can't afford to fix it? And whats with the Lambo badge on the rear and side panels? Is this ghetto or what???  
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What........the........fark?
That's just wrong. Aside from the ghetto rigging... If you've got one of the faster cars on the road, why stupify it by putting badges from another car on it?? For what that cost, they could have bought a few year old Lambo... |
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07-24-2010, 09:39 PM
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That isn't an AMG...
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How does he open the hood?
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Check out these pics of a 2009 AMG...
  Me thinks sump'n s a mis...the grill is dif, but the ass looks the same...
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07-24-2010, 09:58 PM
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They made sure the oil level was OK before sealing it up... It may seem weird but put yourself in their shoes. Long road trip to somewhere and you hit something... Car is damaged but still drivable. $20 of Gaffer tape and you're on your way again. Car will be fixed properly in new location. Feasible?  (The Lambo badges are just bad taste)
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Sorry, that is not a real CLS63 AMG it is a CLS500 rebadged with AMG \ CLS63 badges.
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Could be test mule for a facelift? they often tape them up like to cover details ahead of the official launch. I've also seen spy shots where that put other badges on to confuse those that don't know better
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07-25-2010, 04:15 AM
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07-25-2010, 04:38 AM
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This is sort of OT but I always wonder who buys a car like a CLS63? What the heck do you do with it? how many 0-65 blasts can you do? A fast track car makes sense to me these kind of cars don't. Poser mobile IMHO
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07-25-2010, 05:47 AM
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The shape the front plate is in suggests they ran into something. Maybe mommy and daddy decided that it was time that Jr learns to deal with his own automotive problems?
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07-25-2010, 07:45 AM
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Not an AMG. He rebadged then rearended a bus. Kar Karma?
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A buddy of mine sells Mercedes'. A lot of people apparently come in and ask for "the best" or "the most expensive" version of a particular model. A lot of people. Particularly people from Asia. It's not really about the performance so much. It's about buying "the best".
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Hmmm, kinda hard to drive at night like that...
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07-25-2010, 10:22 AM
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Well, if you look closely, Joe, he did leave little cutouts in his tapejob.
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07-25-2010, 10:29 AM
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I see a lot of that around here. And not just Asians but they're definitely guilty. I see ossified, geriatric people driving 600hp AMG Benzes as rolling speed-bumps-holding up a lane of traffic all the time. Or Korean women, (I live in Koreatown), driving 997 turbo tiptronics when they'd really be happier piloting a Camry or a minivan. It's all about the posing and irony is non-existent to them.
EDIT: Sorry, that was @ Dottore
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True. It's 100% cultural. The American-born offspring are no different from anyone else here when it comes to humor, etc... Some of the cleverest and most hilarious comics in the land are 2nd generation Asians such as my friend Bobby Lee. A lot of the most biting humor involves his parents and their toughness + other ethnic traits.
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