Gone to the (very) Dark Side

[jet_noise]

Dear All,

no not a Ford!

See you Monaro, hello deutsche uber-lastkahn:



bye bye to the friendliest owners forum on PH & thanks for all the (Monk)fish,
Jet

[The Terminator]

Also on my shopping list , that or a E63. How does it compare to the VXR.

[GaryNoGrip]

Nice choice!

[jet_noise]

The Terminator said:

Also on my shopping list , that or a E63. How does it compare to the VXR.

Do you mean Monaro or VXR8?
Mine was a big boot CV8 + Monkfish pacs to the antisocial side of 400bhp & APs. I haven't driven a VXR or VXR8.

It's a very different car. Far more refined (as you might expect). Huge amount of toys.

Engine is the reason for buying though. It is glorious. Smoother than Joe Smooth in a smoking jacket drinking hot chocolate, but hugely revvy and sounds lovely when wound out.
Brakes are a bit dead after the APs. Pads look new so that's just how they are.
More grip but tramlines more. Steering heavier but less tactile. I expect it'll be tricky to feel what the front wheels are doing when, er, pressing on,

regards,
Jet

[Codswallop]

Lovely interior design in that gen CLS. Any mods planned for it?

Also, do those have normal springs or the ABC air setup?

[VinceM]

Nice. Like the CLS a lot.

[DRC72]

I used to like these, but now i am not sure.

[badboyburt]

Very nice but these are getting old now, many of them gone through the hands of plastic gangsters lol, I was looking at the new CLA45 Shooting Brake in AMG guise, seems pretty good value for money around £44k.

[jet_noise]

Codswallop said:

Lovely interior design in that gen CLS. Any mods planned for it?

Also, do those have normal springs or the ABC air setup?

No mods planned, keep this one standard I think.
ABC air. I haven't played with the settings yet. Only just discovered how to set the clock this morning!

badboyburt said:

Very nice but these are getting old now, many of them gone through the hands of plastic gangsters lol, I was looking at the new CLA45 Shooting Brake in AMG guise, seems pretty good value for money around £44k.

It's two years younger than the 'ro and spending £40k+ on a car? In my dreams

regards,
Jet