Hi guys, just realised I've never posted pics up of my CLK.
This is a very long winded post btw.
It was a dream car for a long time but insurance was always out of the question until earlier this year (24, 6 years NCB, clean license).
I previously had a CLK430 to try and get rid of the itch but at the end of the day it just wasn't an AMG.
I looked and held out for a Black/Tanzanite blue car for a while but gave up in the end.
Now you may have noticed the car is up for sale at the minute, quite frankly the Mrs is pregnant (1st child) so she's insisting on a 4 door family car but I've persuaded her otherwise!
Anyway enough blabber.
As I bought it:
90 odd thousand on the clock, FSH and all the usual.
One thing that immediately put me off was the 10 previous owners but I think it's pretty reasonable for a high maintenance/thirsty car that is now 13 years old. The condition of the car however spoke for itself. It has minimal rust on the leading edges of the front arches, none on the rear arches/doors etc no dinks/dents and is generally pretty damn tidy. Drives very well too and absolutely pulls like a train.
Spec was also fantastic with every option ticked other then PDC I think. I keep meaning to get sensors installed on the rear bumper but it's not a priority.
Anyway enough blabber. As always, excuse the Iphone pics which are then destroyed by Photobucket!
How I bought her..
Since then I've done a few small mods including:
Flat AMG bonnet badge
Secondary cat delete
LED side lights, puddle lights and number plate lights
Pioneer Double din sat nav unit
18" Staggered SL55 turbines with 225/40 and 255/35's on.
Sorry, pics are repetitive but I like em!
image (4) by abdulchowdhury14, on Flickr
image (3) by abdulchowdhury14, on Flickr
image (5) by abdulchowdhury14, on Flickr
Plans in order:
Service & new Pagid pads (stock Jurid pads are too dusty when you have 20 billion spokes to clean)
New Vredestein Ultrac Sessanta's all round but with 265's on the rear instead of 255's
Lowering springs to level the car out, rear is ok at the minute but the fronts an inch too high
15mm spacers for the rear as the front wheels have a lower offset so 'poke' more than the rears which F's me off lol
Repaint the front end and paint the roof gloss black
There will be a subtle audio install carried out in the coming weeks to replace the oem Bose items.
I also have plans to install a QTP exhaust bypass valve/cutout so I can maintain the cars quiet cruising nature while having the ability to be a chav when I feel the need.
Anyway, thanks for reading!
Abdul
This is a very long winded post btw.
It was a dream car for a long time but insurance was always out of the question until earlier this year (24, 6 years NCB, clean license).
I previously had a CLK430 to try and get rid of the itch but at the end of the day it just wasn't an AMG.
I looked and held out for a Black/Tanzanite blue car for a while but gave up in the end.
Now you may have noticed the car is up for sale at the minute, quite frankly the Mrs is pregnant (1st child) so she's insisting on a 4 door family car but I've persuaded her otherwise!
Anyway enough blabber.
As I bought it:
90 odd thousand on the clock, FSH and all the usual.
One thing that immediately put me off was the 10 previous owners but I think it's pretty reasonable for a high maintenance/thirsty car that is now 13 years old. The condition of the car however spoke for itself. It has minimal rust on the leading edges of the front arches, none on the rear arches/doors etc no dinks/dents and is generally pretty damn tidy. Drives very well too and absolutely pulls like a train.
Spec was also fantastic with every option ticked other then PDC I think. I keep meaning to get sensors installed on the rear bumper but it's not a priority.
Anyway enough blabber. As always, excuse the Iphone pics which are then destroyed by Photobucket!
How I bought her..
Since then I've done a few small mods including:
Flat AMG bonnet badge
Secondary cat delete
LED side lights, puddle lights and number plate lights
Pioneer Double din sat nav unit
18" Staggered SL55 turbines with 225/40 and 255/35's on.
Sorry, pics are repetitive but I like em!
image (4) by abdulchowdhury14, on Flickr
image (3) by abdulchowdhury14, on Flickr
image (5) by abdulchowdhury14, on Flickr
Plans in order:
Service & new Pagid pads (stock Jurid pads are too dusty when you have 20 billion spokes to clean)
New Vredestein Ultrac Sessanta's all round but with 265's on the rear instead of 255's
Lowering springs to level the car out, rear is ok at the minute but the fronts an inch too high
15mm spacers for the rear as the front wheels have a lower offset so 'poke' more than the rears which F's me off lol
Repaint the front end and paint the roof gloss black
There will be a subtle audio install carried out in the coming weeks to replace the oem Bose items.
I also have plans to install a QTP exhaust bypass valve/cutout so I can maintain the cars quiet cruising nature while having the ability to be a chav when I feel the need.
Anyway, thanks for reading!
Abdul
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I think I would prefer 18" staggered Monoblocks on it 
