Another goodbye

[Aswall]

This weekend my new car finally arrives and it's time for the CLK to go back. My tenure with it has been a bit of a roller coaster ride and many of the problems I have had have been well documented on this forum. So it's time to say goodbye to the Merc - and goodbye to the forum. I am on too many car forums and as I cannot claim to be a Mercedes enthusiast there seems little point in staying here when I have no liking for the brand.

Please don't think I am here to bash it though, it was a duff car in many ways and just wasn't for me. I want to thank all of the members on here for your help and company over the last couple of years and I wish you the very best of luck with your cars and hope that Merceds continues to give you the sort of cars you like.

Here's the final picture of my baby and I have to admit to a few pangs as it goes, a top down ride through the country on a recent sunny evening showed how it should have been. Here she is, a beauty but a heartbreaker (my contribution to the number plate thread as well )

Cheers guys

 

[Mambo]

Nice plate

 

[portzy]

Sorry to hear your are departing mate. I guess the hope and wish from me and the others is you must come back and say hello from time to time?

All the best.

Portzy (day 5)

 

[silverarrow]

what have you bought hope its a lexus jd power sums up mbz 60 th please
even the main agents have had enough
good cars ummm good design bad components bad build and poor aftersale service
look at the used prices of mbz down down even the trade known mercs are not what they used to be
my 190e le was faultless only wear items and electric mirror after a jcb hit it
i will not go back to mbz need a good car for work and £110 per hour at main agents no way

 

[SportsCoupeRich]

au revoir....hope the new car is more satisfactory than this one

please do poke your head round the corner every now and then...

 

[marc777]

Good luck with the replacement,,,,,and yes, agree with mambo, funny plate.

Marc

 

[pammy]

Good luck from here too . You must show us some pics of your new vehicle though, especially if you really do feel the need to depart this forum totally.

 

[SportsCoupeRich]

oh and i concur too - good plate...is it for sale!!!???

 

[Howard]

Cheers chap, all the best ........

SWA110W nice one !!

 

[PAUL R]

Good Luck and Take Care, A nice parting gift to the numbers collection,

May your next car give you pleasures were the CLK failed.

 

[peterchurch]

Good luck and all the best I follow you as of Monday but seeing as the car is now paid for, and is waiting for the new owner I guess Im already there

 

[Jukie]

Best wishes, mate and don't be a stranger round here......

 

[SEM]

Sad sad day... good luck with your new motor

 

[Aswall]

Thanks for the good wishes folks, I will pop my head round the door occasionally to see what's going on. No the plate isn't for sale, it'll be mine 'til my dying day

As for it's replacement, I think the new avatar may give it away It arrives tomorrow and I'll post photos as soon as I can be prised out of it

Cheers
Andy

 

[Flyer]

Had a test drive in one the other day; absolutely-bleedin-fantastic . Think I scared the salesman though

Brought back memories of my MkII 16v. Superb chassis, astounding brakes, brilliant engine ... nice one

 

[Aswall]

More proof I'm a crap photographer

Only driven it for 30 miles but so far it just blows me away :bannana: :bannana: :bannana:

 

[bigtruth]

Nice car......Enjoy your new car, it looks fully loaded, I am sure its fun to drive.

But dont compare your old car with the new one because they are simply not targeted at the same buyer market. You must be a DRIVER rather than a prestige owner, that is why you could move from a Merc CLK to VW Golf GTI.

Best of Luck and Best Wishes

 

[Maff]

Very nice, those wheels would look rather nice on my diesel version!

Does it have the DSG gearbox? If so, what do you think of it?

 

[peterchurch]

Nice car......Enjoy your new car, it looks fully loaded, I am sure its fun to drive.

But dont compare your old car with the new one because they are simply not targeted at the same buyer market. You must be a DRIVER rather than a prestige owner, that is why you could move from a Merc CLK to VW Golf GTI.

Best of Luck and Best Wishes

Out of interest, what do you compare a car on?

ride,looks, fun to drive, fun to own, how much time you have to spend in the dealers getting it fixed...

I would say that that golf would win at the moment... wouldn't you?

Nice car Aswall I think Im going to have to eat my word on golfs (only some of them though )

 

[pammy]

Nice one Andy - enjoy - you deserve to