Thursday, January 29, 2009

I Got a New Toy for my Toy

I have not written much about my car lately. Mostly because its sitting in the garage while we get slammed with snow. The CLK has traction control, but it just makes driving dangerous in the way it cuts power. I drove it a few weeks ago to the dealer to have a warranty repair done and it was so much fun to open up the throttle and just rocket around. They gave me a loaner for what ended up being 4 days as they needed to replace the seat back and that had to be ordered. The loaner they give is a Mercedes Benz C300. A really nice car in and of itself. In fact going back to when I was looking to buy it was the other car I had to choose from. Man am I glad I bought the CLK500. The C300 is nice, but its not as nice as my CLK. Every time I get in the CLK and drive I end up smiling when I get out. I just love that car. So I had a few wants on the car that needed to be addressed.

I already upgraded the lights to factory xenon headlights. Now I went out and got an AMG steering wheel with shift paddles. This thing is so nice. Its partially wrapped with alcantara and leather and its nice and thick. The price? Oh over a couple grand, but I got a deal on it. Yeah these cars are expensive, but does your car make you smile every time you step out of it?

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