CL65 AMG spotted

fletch · 13-09-2004 7:26am #1

Saw a CL65 AMG this morning on the Stillorgan Dual Carraigeway. I know it was the real thing because I saw the V12 BiTurbo badge on the front wheel arches. Anyone else spotted it? Just wondering who in Ireland can afford to buy and maintain a 6ltr V12 twin turbo monster!? Anyone know who drives it or is it Northern reg (I couldn't catch the reg from the bus

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Tommy Vercetti · 13-09-2004 2:35pm

Listen peasant, plenty of us can afford it, but only few of us have enough taste to avoid this monstrosity of a vehicle.

fletch · 13-09-2004 2:37pm

Tommy Vercetti wrote:

Listen peasant,

lol snob

HashSlinging · 13-09-2004 2:43pm

hey dont slag MY daily drive. I use the Leon at the weekends.

fletch · 13-09-2004 2:45pm

You wish! (I hope otherwise I'm seriously jealous

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FX Meister · 13-09-2004 3:09pm

It belongs to a guy who lives on the North Side who recently sold his freight company, his 23 year old son is also insured on it and took a couple of us for a spin in it. Guy only went as high as 80 in it, in a 40/30 zone though I might add

fletch · 13-09-2004 3:12pm

FX Meister wrote:

It belongs to a guy who lives on the North Side who recently sold his freight company, his 23 year old son is also insured on it and took a couple of us for a spin in it. Guy only went as high as 80 in it, in a 40/30 zone though I might add

Now that I am jealous of...prob took all of 5secs to get to 80

fletch · 13-09-2004 3:15pm

I am a relatively safe driver...keep within all the limits etc.....but I think I would lose my licence within bout 2mins of driving that yoke.

louie · 13-09-2004 4:44pm

It could be the owner of Madden Car Sales in Lucan.
I fitted a tracking system on one of those last week for him.
It has N. Irl reg.

Is an "animal" of a car.

jesus_thats_gre · 13-09-2004 6:15pm

What a ****ing car! Oh if only I could scrape enough pennys together!

Fabritzo · 13-09-2004 6:31pm

It's the one with all the torque and horse power, is there a production motor with more torques at the moment?

HashSlinging · 13-09-2004 6:41pm

it was on top gear a couple of weeks ago, they pitched it up against a tug-o-war team who had no problem pulling the thing along. I think they working it out that the average man has about the power of 75bhp.

Fabritzo · 13-09-2004 6:44pm

Can open, worms everywhere. I'm guessing but I'd say the average man could produce 5hp for about 10seconds...on a very good day.

HashSlinging · 13-09-2004 8:21pm

So how come a team of 8 men could pull this beast of a car when the full power of it is 612bhp So you think its 5hp per man ... horse power maybe but I said BHP not HP. :rolleyes:

Fabritzo · 13-09-2004 8:38pm

They had better traction.

unkel · 13-09-2004 11:01pm

Fabritzo wrote:

They had better traction.

Yep that's it

JohnCleary · 13-09-2004 11:09pm

Don't know about the 660, but im the lucky person who got a drive of the 55 AMG. T'was last summer on the Galway => Moycullen road. Didnt hit savage speeds but i felt like a king (with almost brown pants... Not even 20 and driving a car worth a good.... 200k?)

Would love to get insured on it... just for the day. Id drive *everywhere*

unkel · 14-09-2004 12:04am

JohnCleary wrote:

Would love to get insured on it... just for the day

That'll be 5 grand.............for the day :eek:

unkel · 14-09-2004 12:06am

So whoever let you drive it (I presume you were not a named driver, but that you have 3rd party insurance driving other cars) was willing to risk his €200k should you write it off?

fletch · 14-09-2004 7:46am

HashSlinging wrote:

So how come a team of 8 men could pull this beast of a car when the full power of it is 612bhp So you think its 5hp per man

The CL was on wet grass so the traction control kept kickin in and cuttin the power to the wheels. On a dry track however, things would be ALOT different.

Fabritzo wrote:

It's the one with all the torque and horse power

Mercedes actually had to detune the engine because there was so much torque that it broke the machines trying to test the power figures. Hence the drivetrain, gearbox, linkages etc would not last long with that kinda power bein sent through them.

JohnCleary · 15-09-2004 12:24pm

unkel wrote:

So whoever let you drive it (I presume you were not a named driver, but that you have 3rd party insurance driving other cars) was willing to risk his €200k should you write it off?

Yes. Next question?

impr0v · 15-09-2004 10:02pm

JohnCleary wrote:

Yes. Next question?

How many cupholders are there within easy reach of the driver?

JohnCleary · 15-09-2004 10:51pm

Don't know, I was too busy driving, taking care not to write-off a €200k car

CL65 AMG spotted

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