Comments on: Review: 2008 Mercedes-Benz CL550

By: davebo

davebo — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 15:47:50 +0000

Oh finally, a $120k Mercedes that DOESN’T tell the world how wealthy you are. That’s really what the Mercedes crowd has been waiting for, since they put such a high pricetag on keeping themselves low-profile.

By: johnnycanuck

johnnycanuck — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 03:31:40 +0000

EEAlex: I’m about to give you a new psuedonymn on this site. Henceforth, you shall now be referred to as “Exlax”. Seriously, you’re giving everybody the runs.

By: mayer_ray_nagin

mayer_ray_nagin — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 02:50:46 +0000

EEAlex, affording one of these is not a real problem if you want to, or for me either. I guess I am less concerned about what what others think of me, and certainly would never lay a dime out to impress people in a parking lot or traffic jam.

In effect, though, you admit above that it is a geezer car but that you think it would be cool to step out of a geezer car at your age. I submit that there is nothing particularly headturning about that, and that it is instead rather laughable as a concept, and whether you are paying for it or not all those heads you are hoping to turn are just going to think your parents bought it for you, and thus no one will respect or be impressed by you for it.

By: Get Real

Get Real — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 23:13:33 +0000

How about a car that tells the world my kid can be kidnapped for a large ransom.
How about a car that tells the world my Carbon-Footprint is bigger than your Carbon-Footprint.
How about a car that tells the world I spend money you can’t even imagine to have….wait…that belongs to Rolls Royce.

By: V2

V2 — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 21:46:10 +0000

it looks like mercedes can´t do a thing wrong

By: jonmiles

jonmiles — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 17:35:57 +0000

I’m so sick of gaudy-ass Mercedes Benz’ssss

By: LaCaLover

LaCaLover — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 08:59:14 +0000

EEAlex no one is disputing that, technically, this is a very good car. It is a car that it is very difficult to form an emotional attachment to. I, too, prefer the styling of this generation CL to the last one, but I would never buy one as it is not classy. It is precisely because I do get this car that I don’t want one. My money is on Bentley Continental GT.

By: Kaizen

Kaizen — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 05:31:20 +0000

I’m sorry, for the +100,000 price range lux coupe cruiser, the Bentley Continental GT would be getting my money.

By: WordPressSucks

WordPressSucks — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 01:20:38 +0000

Wow, MB interior design has officially gone of the deep end.

By: carbonsigma

carbonsigma — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 22:28:49 +0000

Thanks for that, EEAlex.

By: EEAlex

EEAlex — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 21:54:23 +0000

mayer_ray_nagin
Have to disagree. Being 22, I’m no old geezer. Further, by very definition I can’t be a moron if I have a job that pays enough to allow me to afford such a car, lol.
Anyways, seriously, I’m 22 and I “get” this car. You may expect an old person to be driving it because its a comfy expensive luxury, and bug luxury coupe. But its a head turner especially when people see you stepping out and your not an old fart. Again, its the businessman’s car that just oozes refinement. Bently may exude wealth and refinement, but this particular MB also says that your still working. Perfection!

By: mayer_ray_nagin

mayer_ray_nagin — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 21:38:29 +0000

Freakin’ ugly outside, freakin ugly inside, stupid looking everywhere, and wreaks of being a lame old geezer. Only a moron would “GET” this car.
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EEmAlox is a moron.

By: EEAlex

EEAlex — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 21:15:04 +0000

Just to add, I was thinking about your keypad comment…its just, you never know, yes an iPhone holder would be nice…but I’ll leave it in my pocket and I have a separate iPod with all lossless music that I leave in my car (I bought it JUSt for my car lol). So its not that big a deal, actually its nice NOT having to take a phone out of your pocket. But the keypad is nice if you have a friend with you who wants you to call somewhere…or business calls when u recieve a number over the phone…I don’t find it useless at all!
However, the spare tire is a complete waste in my opinion. Are you kidding me? I know MB doesn’t expect me to get out of my car when I get a flat and change my tire, why else would they have roadside assistance!? So why even include a spare? They should equip their MB roadside assistance cars with the proper selection of spare tires, when they arrive at your car, they will remove the spare from the back of their car, put it on yours, put the flat in their car and bring that back to the dealership for you, and when you bring your car back in for service, the spare returns to MB and your new tire gets put back on your car.

By: EEAlex

EEAlex — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 21:09:58 +0000

I don’t understand how anyone could NOT get this car. I was quite shocked by your review statements, though I’m very thankful you finally got it!!!
I’ll never forget the first time I saw a CL many years ago, my girlfriend at the time pulled up in one, it was her dad’s, her car was in for service. To be honest, I didn’t get the S or Mercedes even until I drove in her dad’s S either. Ahh, to be young and naive. Anyways, I was like what is that, with its massive trunk, went home and found out about it – and it all immediately clicked…the two door S class. If you get the S class, you get this car.
I love and much prefer the current gen styling to the previous gen, the trunk was just too massive before. Mercedes in my opinion nailed it. The S class is all about elegance and comfort, and thats exactly what this car achieves in stride. And personally, I think the AMG kit MAKES this car. Perfection. To me, the CL is an amazing car, I am probably more excited over a CL than a Bently GT. Yes, the Bently may have the performance. But the Mercedes has the creature comforts, same amount of elegance and rarity, all with cutting edge technology. The car screams for attention the same way an S class does – not in the way a Lambo would, which I view as a huge positive. And on the daily commute into work, when you can’t utilize all the GT performance, this is where the smart person truly “gets” a CL…comfort, style, elegance, the latest gadgets, a STELLAR ride…and the power to get you cruising along at any speed when that traffic finally does clear.
I really feel the current generation CL really nails the style. Its a beautiful car, and one that I consider to be a head turner. True, your everyday Joe or Sally may just see the Mercedes logo and only recognize it as a luxury car, but those with taste and elegance…well, the people who will turn and look at this car are those that you do what the attention from, much like the crowd that appreciates fine wine or a great cigar
I am lucky enough to find myself in the position where I find myself in the market for a luxury car, and I’m having a really hard time deciding between the S and CL. My biggest concern has been the “classiness” of a two door when going out with friends – the whole moving the front seat forward thing. How easy is it to really slide in the back? The size of the door also scares me, but you are correct, valet is the only way I roll, lol, so maybe its not as much of an issue. 4 doors is certainly convenient sometimes though, and I am having a really hard time deciding between an S550 and CL550.
So while I’m disappointed you didn’t “get” the CL right away (generation gap perhaps???), I’m happy to hear you did get it.

By: jackjimturkey

jackjimturkey — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 20:04:21 +0000

Looks are kind of harsh, but this is sure to be a top-tier rig.

By: LaCaLover

LaCaLover — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 19:42:44 +0000

No Class, wouldn’t you really rather have something else?