vibesg
Active Member
I am 3 months into owning a 2005 CLS 320 cdi with FSH and now 100k miles. It has 18 inch staggered wheels on good Dunlops.
What's not to like. Lovely options and smooth power delivery in a straight line and round long curves. Stable at motorway speeds and economy is reasonable. No apparent tracking or alignment problems.
Set out this morning in torrential rain on the M25 Dartford Tunnel to the M1. Oh my what a revelation?
I drive on this stretch everyday so I do not think the road surface is so uneven.
With each medium sized puddle at anything over 49 mph it skedaddled all over the tarmac.
With larger puddles ..whew. you are on your own. Embarassing watching corsas and insignias whizz past me.
Being on the inside lane in the company of larger trucks and dumpsters for company never felt safer.
I understand the care needed with powerful rear driven cars in the wet but this was ridiculous and scary. My previous W209 CLK and R230 SL with staggered 17 inch and 18 inch wheels respectively performed so much better in similar conditions.
As soon as the roads were a little drier the CLS found its composure again.
Any other driver faced similar.
What's not to like. Lovely options and smooth power delivery in a straight line and round long curves. Stable at motorway speeds and economy is reasonable. No apparent tracking or alignment problems.
Set out this morning in torrential rain on the M25 Dartford Tunnel to the M1. Oh my what a revelation?
I drive on this stretch everyday so I do not think the road surface is so uneven.
With each medium sized puddle at anything over 49 mph it skedaddled all over the tarmac.
With larger puddles ..whew. you are on your own. Embarassing watching corsas and insignias whizz past me.
Being on the inside lane in the company of larger trucks and dumpsters for company never felt safer.
I understand the care needed with powerful rear driven cars in the wet but this was ridiculous and scary. My previous W209 CLK and R230 SL with staggered 17 inch and 18 inch wheels respectively performed so much better in similar conditions.
As soon as the roads were a little drier the CLS found its composure again.
Any other driver faced similar.