Help me identify a Merc - Printable Version

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Help me identify a Merc - Dave - 05-06-2009

I do not, as a general rule, like Mercedes cars. I find them to be overpriced, ritzy, and entirely too heavy with too many gadgets, all of which appeal to old, rich people :-D.

However, several times recently one has driven by my house and I'm smitten. I don't know what it is b/c all I can get is a side-profile from a distance (foliage at the front of my property limits visibility). Since I'm not a Merc fanboi, I don't even know where to start looking. I've listed the attributes below, please help me ID so I can add it to my list of cars I want...

-V8 engine. It sounds awesome, which is the main reason I even noticed it.
-2-doors
-looks fairly modern w/ smooth curves, I'd say MY00+. Remember I haven't seen front or rear, except for catching the emblem on the trunk once while I was walking my dog.

I know that's a short list of attributes, but I'm really out of my league here...

- REED - 05-06-2009

hmm

they don't make too many V8 2 doors

SLK
CLK
SL
CL

that is in size smallest to largest

all are available with V8s, if you heard it, I would venture to say it was an AMG

thats all that I got

- Sijray21 - 05-06-2009

my guess would be an SL55 or something of the sort

i like the CLK55 a lot

- Mike - 05-06-2009

i like mercs... a lot.

(too bad they suck)

- stevegula - 05-06-2009

Mike Wrote:i like mercs... a lot.

(too bad they suck)

according to this forum everything sucks.

- Mike - 05-06-2009

stevegula Wrote:
Mike Wrote:i like mercs... a lot.

(too bad they suck)
according to this forum everything sucks.

well for years mercs have had pretty low quality ratings. i went to provide a link, but it seems things have seriously turned around for them...

hrm.... bad thoughts.

- Goodspeed - 05-06-2009

Agree with Reed, sounds like an AMG. They are definite H&B'ed material...

SLK55

[Image: mercedesbenzslk55amg200.jpg]

SL55

CL55

The SL and CL's have 65 variants that are twin turbo V12's instead of SC'ed V8's. SLK has a n/a V8. The SL is the most gorgeous car of the last decade, IMO.

- Dave - 05-06-2009

It's definitely not the SLK55, damn that is ugly.
It's funny how big the CL55 looks in the picture, almost like a whale; I'm pretty sure that's what I have been seeing and now I'm a little surprised I like it. It must the V8 growl that is turning me on...

- REED - 05-06-2009

it could also be a new 63 variant, I saw a new CL 63 last summer in Chicago - the sound of it reverbrating off the buildings weakend my knees

- ViPER1313 - 05-06-2009

[Image: to722roadster09.jpg]

McLaren SLR???

- Dave - 05-06-2009

definitely not in my neighborhood :-)

- ViPER1313 - 05-06-2009

[Image: 800px0306mercedesbenzcl.jpg]

2003->2006 CLK ??

- ViPER1313 - 05-06-2009

[Image: 800pxclk63black.jpg]

2009 CLK AMG

- BLAIR - 05-06-2009

ViPER1313 Wrote:

2009 CLK AMG

mmmm black series.. seen 2 of those in one day.. they are SICKKK