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  1. ccap41
    Apparently one man's opinion should be it is every man's opinion. Give me 10 negative reviews for a good professional consensus that its bad.
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    This is literally what I asked and because I did not agree with you I'm trolling? The article you posted isn't as harsh as you're trying to make it out to be. People are knocking the cheapness of the interior on the car..well that's one place they didn't have an issue. They said it "feels solid and premium". A car built 100% by Mercedes can't really be a badge engineer job for...Mercedes... Now if you wanted to get on their new truck that's built on Nissan bones..that would make more sense. But it is funny that this is the only vehicle in Mercedes lineup that can be ragged on. Everything else it pretty much spot on where it should be with engines they should have and offer. This is the only thing that comes remotely close to being an overpriced POS. Yeah they definitely should NOT go BELOW the CLA size-wise. It's asking for too many compromises from a luxury automaker and I would wager good money it would not be very luxurious. I hadn't heard they've reported fudged .cd numbers in the past.. I don't really put much past any automaker when it comes to fudging numbers anymore..sadly.. Fun little read: https://drivemag.com/news/the-most-aerodynamic-cars-you-can-buy-right-now
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    Jesus Christ.. What did I cherry pick? People said it was a badge job. It's a Mercedes built on older Mercedes bones. Then I read ppl say it was small and I said, it's about the size of an ATS, which it is. I'm not even saying it is a turd. I'm saying this car upsets ppl like you and casa because it isn't cheap yet it's small. How is this even trolling? I didn't bring up the CLA in this thread. I asked a simple question and got answers and videos. You're the only one going nuts over it. I included your restaurant and employees(and I thought this was obvious) because you're exaggerating on how "outta of my way" and that I'm going "balls out". The joke was that I'm not going "balls out" because I'm not working hard and I would hope your employees would actually go balls out for you.
  4. ccap41
    Out of my way? You mean google searching the dimensions of 3 cars and reading a review that you posted? If that's "balls out and outta my way" then yes, yes I did. I hope your employees go harder than "balls out" at work for you otherwise you won't be in business much longer. I started by just asking how it was a badge job because I still don't understand how some say it's essentially just a big turd laid down by MB. The only thing that makes it a "turd" is that it isn't a cheap turd. If it was priced like the Malibu nobody would give a $h!. It just gets to people knowing that a luxury company can get away with making smaller cars and charging a premium for them. It's no less luxurious than a 1 Series or a A3 that it competes with.
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    What BS? It sells. That means it can't be "genuinely ugly" otherwise people wouldn't buy it.
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    Styling is 99% subjective though so while some say it's ugly, some also think it's very attractive. I think the ATS and C Class look better with their RWD proportions but it is in no way a genuinely ugly vehicle. The only other real compromise is that damn rear leg room. Reaching 0.23 drag coefficient isn't great engineering? In the article they said that's the lowest of any production vehicle. Along with a DCT that Cadillac is yet to make.. And we know not all DCT are created equally(drive a Focus like mine then a GTI).
  7. ccap41
    Yeah the CLA being FWD is going to have a pretty short wheelbase. I didn't expect those to be too close. The ATS and CLA are within an inch about everywhere inside outside of rear leg room which the CLA is pretty dang tight.
  8. ccap41
    They really seemed to hate it, didn't they? "Up front, all good. The dash is neat – the eyeball vents look especially good – and the switchgear feels solid and premium. The steering wheel is sporty and the seating position is pretty good, too. The only minor blemish is the sat nav screen that sticks out of the top of the dash, and seems like a bit of an afterthought." (engines and transmissions aren't the same we got here so no real comparison) "As we said, it’s based on the A-Class so shares the platform, engines, transmission and interior, but gains a droopy new back end. For added high-performance thrills, there’s the AMG CLA 45. All well and good, apart from the styling." "Merc’s residual values are usually strong, and the CLA shouldn’t be any different." They finished saying it is more flawed then expected but they didn't seem to hate it. It really just lost a lot on the rear seating space, which people defend to their blue in the face with the ATS so you'd think that's moot, right? I think it's a real issue for both cars as I've sat in an ATS and the back is tight and at 5'8" it shouldn't be tight and the CLA's even smaller rear seats would be terrible. Who'd think the smaller class of car has a smaller, more cramped rear seating area? CRAAAAAZY!
  9. ccap41
    You'd think if you didn't look at their sizes. ATS more or less splits the difference between the two. CLA: 182.3 inches long X 70.0 inches wide ATS: 182.8 inches long X 71.1 inches wide C Class: 184.5 inches long X 71.3 inches wide
  10. ccap41
    Every measurement is within 1 inch OTHER THAN rear leg room.. and the trunk is 3 cubic foot larger in the ATS.
  11. ccap41
    So they're replacing a Mercedes with a Mercedes and that's wrong? They just renamed it for a different market. That isn't the same as Lincoln(premium) using Ford(non-premium) for a base. It's Mercedes using a Mercedes chassis.
  12. ccap41
    What is Mercedes badge engineering? What's so bad about the CLA that people seem to love to hate on? It's a smaller Mercedes.. so..? It's probably very similar in size to the ATS.
  13. ccap41
    lol I wish I was 19 or 20.. I'll be 29 at the end of the month..
  14. ccap41
    I actually don't think a car(Malibu or Altima in your scenario) would outsell the Bolt. Sedan sales have tanked so hard that these at least give off a CUV vibe and I think better yet would be an "actual" CUV like the Nox or Rogue like you exampled. Expensive sedans? People aren't buying them as they sit let alone if you tack on whatever the EV premium would be. People seem to want their versatility in the hatch area.
  15. ccap41
    lol exactly. No fanboy ever thinks they're blinded by their brand's Kool Aid. They just think their brand is the best.
  16. ccap41
    No probby! Pshhh.. I HOPE it is that when they needed the car Ford was struggling with production and they were just sending them to customers but If I'm being honest, I think they're playing the Ferrari card and don't want their car compared to anything else because if it isn't fast enough then they look stupid. I don't like that. I hope some owner lets a magazine loan one for a couple of days to get a good test done and kind of shove that in Ford's face.
  17. ccap41
    The EV blinders are on because you try and convert every thread into a thread where X vehicle should have an EV option or "look what this could do if it had 1200tq motors hooked up to it". "Convert" is the wrong word.. you bring them up in nearly every thread. And that's okay. But that shows you're clearly biased towards them like smk and Euro vehicles and myself towards Ferds.
  18. ccap41
    Better article, imo. http://www.caranddriver.com/features/lightning-lap-2017-19-hot-performance-cars-attack-vir-feature That car is an absolute MONSTER though. No doubt about that.
  19. ccap41
    I will not enjoy the Murano. I pretty much despise Nissan's product line but I'm not wearing EV blinders and saying a smaller vehicle has more room. I fit great in a Focus, roomiest vehicle on the market and I've driven Range Rovers and G-Wagens. Way roomier. It must just be how I fit in it.
  20. ccap41
    I know in IL if it was totaled out and I'm paid by my insurance company then it would have a "salvage" title if I wanted to buy it back. Not worth much with a "salvage" title or even a "rebuilt" title if you fixed a salvaged vehicle.
  21. ccap41
    Yeah there are a lot of vehicles that their visibility kind of blows now. I think a lot of that is due to styling but also crash ratings.
  22. ccap41
    Chevy is working with a pretty damn good product lineup right now. They have a lot of new vehicle that are brand new within the last 2 years and they're all towards the top of their class if not the top of their class. They don't, and shouldn't, be discounting much. They're probably just discounting to try and stay competitive and/or bring in some foot traffic.
  23. ccap41
    You, sir, are the one grasping. Only you defend FCA till you're blue in the face over their old, dated product line. I know other Dodge/Ram fans and they acknowledge they aren't in a very good financial state with old products. They still love what they love but they know there are other companies doing better. Serg is openly shopping them and nobody even wants them. I wonder why that may be?
  24. ccap41
    There were actually 2 Chevys in there, Silverado at #2 and Trax at #26.. but good lord look at the flood of Fords and FCAs.. I'm pretty sure that's the entire Ford lineup. No Lincolns but every Ford. lol 8-14 = Fords. Edit: Oops, didn't realize you guys covered that already.. I was reading on that site and just started typing.
  25. ccap41
    I think the Charger setup looks way better than the 300. Just the shape of the center stack alone and how the dash flows over it looks so much better than a rounded off square in the top center.
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