Just something to see if it works. Mod on Duty!

[louiebaby]

Mikey_W said:

We've just taken a 2004 bi-turbo in swap. Mine for 9k.

Do it. Report back. (Maybe let me have a shot too.)

What could possibly go wrong, etc etc...

[edo]

jonnydm said:

edo said:

Well done, but this is in this thread because??!

This is the 5-20k thread edo...

O/T Just got myself an Oxford Green II / Heritage Caramel M5, seem to remember you had the same combo.

Oh and Mikey... very tempting.

Good man!

Not my old car is it?

[jonnydm]

edo said:

Good man!

Not my old car is it?

Yours has the later nav (although isn't facelift judging by the wheel) so don't think so. Mines V107.. Its great - still getting to grips with it.

[Zwolf]

edo said:

jonnydm said:

edo said:

Well done, but this is in this thread because??!

This is the 5-20k thread edo...

O/T Just got myself an Oxford Green II / Heritage Caramel M5, seem to remember you had the same combo.

Oh and Mikey... very tempting.

Good man!

Not my old car is it?

Yours has extended leather by the look of it, Jonny's has the standard Heritage (black door trims/mats/ plastic rather than leather lower dash etc).

[edo]

nice.

Yes I think mine was extended (luck rather than judgement when I found it!).

It came with the original invoice. £75k IIRC in 1999. It was W901 KBU, but I had an M% plate on and the new owner got a private plate too.

It was a ore-facelift, but I fitted the widescreen Nav to it.

[W00DY]

http://www.classiccarsforsale.co.uk/classic-car-pa...

All the ingredients of brilliance, but the result is all wrong.

[hornetrider]

Just watching Jezza throw a CLS55 round on an old TG. Very nice, and a real bargain in 500 guise. I do like the matt dash too.

http://autotrader.mobi/used-cars/advert/2012454914...

[Zwolf]

W00DY said:

http://www.classiccarsforsale.co.uk/classic-car-pa...

All the ingredients of brilliance, but the result is all wrong.

Jesus that's horrible.

[texasjohn]

It's coming down...(brass 550i)

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2012...

[ATM]

I just saw a cls estate. Looked like an attempt at trendy hearse. What is the point?

[Blown2CV]

Zwolf said:

W00DY said:

http://www.classiccarsforsale.co.uk/classic-car-pa...

All the ingredients of brilliance, but the result is all wrong.

Jesus that's horrible.

spec'd as a pisstake surely!

[V8mate]

ATM said:

I just saw a cls estate. Looked like an attempt at trendy hearse. What is the point?

Trendy funeral directors?

[Zwolf]

ATM said:

I just saw a cls estate. Looked like an attempt at trendy hearse. What is the point?

I think it looks great, much better than the regular CLS, which has an unacceptably droopy arse.

[mattnunn]

Blown2CV said:

Zwolf said:

W00DY said:

http://www.classiccarsforsale.co.uk/classic-car-pa...

All the ingredients of brilliance, but the result is all wrong.

Jesus that's horrible.

spec'd as a pisstake surely!

Footballers eh... tsk.

[ATM]

Zwolf said:

ATM said:

I just saw a cls estate. Looked like an attempt at trendy hearse. What is the point?

I think it looks great, much better than the regular CLS, which has an unacceptably droopy arse.

But that is the whole point of the cls - its droopy arse. Its a 4 door coupe. Otherwise you buy an E class -right?

So now they make a 4 door coupe estate - just seems like madness.

[Zwolf]

ATM said:

But that is the whole point of the cls - its droopy arse. Its a 4 door coupe. Otherwise you buy an E class -right?

So now they make a 4 door coupe estate - just seems like madness.

6 Series Gran Coupe manages to have a pert bum. Even the old CLS looked more crisp.

[ATM]

Zwolf said:

ATM said:

But that is the whole point of the cls - its droopy arse. Its a 4 door coupe. Otherwise you buy an E class -right?

So now they make a 4 door coupe estate - just seems like madness.

6 Series Gran Coupe manages to have a pert bum. Even the old CLS looked more crisp.

OK

My point is not about the crispness for the shape.

The CLS was always meant to be the 4 door coupe. Maybe something for the gentlemen who needs doors for kids but doesn't want to give up his self esteem and buy an E class saloon when he really wants a CL or CLK or now we have the E class coupe. OK this I understand.

Then they make a CLS estate - this I dont understand.

Will VW start making a Passat CC estate?

[louiebaby]

ATM said:

Will VW start making a Passat CC estate?

Probably. I saw some renders for a BMW 6 Grand Coupe Touring, which is not what they called it. It looked

[Zwolf]

ATM said:

Then they make a CLS estate - this I dont understand.

I see it as Merc's Panamera.

It's niche marketing; something the Germans seem to have a knack for doing - generally very profitably.

[hornetrider]

ATM said:

Zwolf said:

I think it looks great, much better than the regular CLS, which has an unacceptably droopy arse.

But that is the whole point of the cls - its droopy arse. Its a 4 door coupe. Otherwise you buy an E class -right?

So now they make a 4 door coupe estate - just seems like madness.

I have hitherto been of the same opinion of the CLS re: droopy arse syndrome, however I think my views on it are softening. I think it represents a lot of car for the money, and has a certain exclusivity about it.