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drove past an MB dealer yesterday and saw some CLAs sitting there....man that is one ugly ass car!!!! the word "overstyled" comes to mind!
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10-31-2013, 05:33 AM | #1676 |
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another from the front
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10-31-2013, 11:01 AM | #1677 |
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Thanks man. I also want a cf diffuser but I haven't been able to see one in person yet. I just want to see if the weave matches the performance spoiler.
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10-31-2013, 11:03 AM | #1678 |
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IEDEI - have you decided to keep the grilles as is? I know you'd been contemplating getting a set of black ones.
I think the dark colors look better with the chrome surround and black slats our lovely cars come with - really defines the kidney grilles and gives it some depth. |
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10-31-2013, 11:10 AM | #1680 | |
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The IS grilles are a vast improvement over the previous grilles which were all chrome. Plus, they fit our mild black accent theme with the side mirrors, etc. Put that grille money perhaps towards the michelins come spring thaw. |
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10-31-2013, 05:16 PM | #1682 |
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Beautiful shots and great diffuser!
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10-31-2013, 08:47 PM | #1684 |
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Sorry about that… I know better and have used multi-quote in the past. I inadvertently had the same thread open multiple times on my iPad. Some days are like that...
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10-31-2013, 08:54 PM | #1685 |
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gosh is that CLA ugly and fugly...
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11-01-2013, 07:14 AM | #1687 |
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I admit begrudgingly that I like it. It looks neat. Would I own one? nopenotachance. I do admire the fact that they are taking more drastic styling decisions than many other manufacturers though.
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Ya, I'm with you and seemingly we're in the minority here. I don't think it looks bad at all. Granted, I'd never in a million years consider a normal one, but the AMG version is intriguing. I think the front is pretty aggressive and good looking. The back is a lil weird and droopy, but not horrible to me. Would I get one, no, but I've also driven a coupe my whole life and hope to never get a sedan. It's also much harder to make ANY sedan look good.
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11-01-2013, 09:03 AM | #1689 |
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Amazing shots and great looking car!
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11-01-2013, 10:26 AM | #1690 |
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Lol. There's one here in our building's garage and it's fine. I see it every day but never really paid any attention to it. But those side-by-side pix are great. The IS looks incredible next to it. Too funny. Thanks for the post.
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+1. Are you going to get tint? I'm going to start looking at tint next week. I've been given two recommendations on local shops - one has FormulaOne and the other has Huper Optik. I've read tons of horror stories about tinting over the dot matrix on some of the older BMWs, but the 2013 IS doesn't have many dots, so I think I'm good. But I'm going to talk to them both in depth. I'll report back!
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11-02-2013, 11:12 AM | #1693 | |
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FormulaOne is the same as Llumar, which I NOW have on my 135is. If you're going to get that, get the Pinnacle Series 30% or 35% depending on what they have. FormulaOne doesn't make anything in the 25% range, and not sure if Huper Optik does either or if it jumps from 30 to 20 or 15. Get quotes from both places as the Huper Optik may cost $150-200 more. Either one is great though and you'll be happy. You also might want to ask if they can put the 80% Air tint on your windshield, too. May not be as big of a deal in Denver though and cost me $200 extra to do it. Worra - I'm about as anal and paranoid as they come to people messing up my car, but what part of your car could they possibly scuff up installing the tint? I really wouldn't worry about that. Our cars are really easy to tint. The side windows will be done with the doors wide open and there isn't really anything to scuff up in the back. If you're worried though, throw down some towels or put the back seats down. Just find a good reputable place and you'll be fine. |
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