If you ask me the SL 65 black series should be your priority, they are a dying breed of V12's and they are shooting up in value so i hope you get it before it's too late
I fully agree! Mercedes-Benz AMG Very Rare Black Series Spec V12 Twin Turbo Rear Wheel Drive WIIIIDDDEEE Body Active Rear Wing It won't be long before they are £1M cars.....
This has to be one of the best looking car ever made. 10 years old and aged like a classic. Well done. The bolt issue should be a recall from Mercedes/AMG. Huge letdown there! Unacceptable
I have owned seven M156-powered cars with mileages ranging from 3K to 135K; five of them being CLK63 AMG Black Series and have had ZERO powertrain issues. Nor have I met anyone who has. Furthermore, about 3 years ago, a friend (senior position with MB of UK and later MB in Middle East) and I did the math for all reported M156 engine head-bolt cases in the UK dating back to 2008: Less than 2.6% rate of failures; well within industry standards and lower than other failures. THAT was one of the reasons why a recall was not warranted; even when brought up by a handful of disgruntled owners in front of a judge in the USA.
I've always loved that car. thanks for giving a little background and braving such terrible traffic for an great review. I would be crazy cool to add one of those to the mobiles. Something I would love to see. Safe travels..
Wow! Amazing car, same here, I wasn't a fan of Mercedes for years, but now I'm bonkers over them :) Amazing sale for Diana's car, I'm sure the new owner will take great care of her
The AMG Black series as a special models collection are all outstanding vehicles, if I’m honest I’d collect them too if I had the means. If you add another to the collection I’ll enjoy watching you drive it as much as the others
I appreciate hearing your thoughts, but if we could have that in the background with the camera pointed forward on these beautiful drives (like through Switzerland) it would be so much better. This PCH drive is one of the best I've done personally. Thanks for sharing!
Ever since I was a kid and Jeremy Clarkson got his CLK black I've been lusting after one of these like crazy. For jokes, I bought a neglected 06 CLK500 with 200k miles for next to nothing and fixed it up to be in really nice shape. At 200k miles the car was unlike anything I've experienced in terms of build quality. After overhauling the suspension and doing a full refresh on the glorious M113 work horse,, the thing rode without a single creak or rattle and the leather inside looked almost like delivery mileage. Such an incredibly smooth power train as well. Kinda sad that I've seen some black series approaching $200k, maybe I'll fulfill my dream some day of owning one....
Driving from Vancouver all the way to LA via the western sea side thro the Big Sure with my E92, was the best thing I ever did in my life...Enjoy Shmee..
We have a lot of California residents relocating to South Florida for many reasons, one of which is less traffic. We love the history of California car culture and the Pacific Coast Highway is a beautiful setting. Thanks, Tim.
Shmee150 Absolutely Incredible Review I think it's absolutey incredible that you got to drive that Absolutely Incredible CLK 63 AMG Black Series and I think you should definitely get one as soon as possible along with a SLK 55 AMG Black Series and SL 65 AMG Black Series as Big V8s and V12 are dying
Thank you Tim! You need to find a dtm edition (quite rare I think) and do a video and drive. Think jay Leno has on his other channel with Osborne. Thank you for reminding us why we would only visit California!
If you ask me, would try to get my hands on the SL 65 black series first and then on the SLK 55 black series. I believe those two are amazing and even more special than the CLK but it is undoubtedly an amazing car. Cheers!
To beat the track jams you have to pick the right time to travel, you could have taken PCH all the way to Long Beach. 12 hours, you were taking your time, I’ve done 5 1/5 hours from San Francisco to Los Angeles on a weekday starting a 10:00 AM.
Crazy place! We were on vacation in California and drove from LA to San Diego early in the morning and it took 1 and 1/2 hours. We left after lunch to return to LA and it took 9 hours! 🤯
I have been watching your videos for years and this is the first time I commented and you replied ❤️, thanks you so much, a huge huge fan of you and your work, hope to meet you one day😊
I can't recall which episode it was, but this one time you started out your drive all happy and giddy, then later on in the day you kept on speaking for minutes on end and finally your voice reached the tone of a bored grumble. Like you needed to pull over & take a nap.
Go for SL65 AMG Black Series.. That will be very welcoming in the whole lineup.. I know you don't like that much but get that for the die hard fans like me..
You would have to expect a later W204 to be better in some ways than an earlier W209 or W203. However for me , the W209 CLK hardtop coupe wins on style alone ,, an absolute future classic .
Tim…I sometimes think I might skip to the end of certain films but never do. Again you bring an interesting view of driving in modern America and I had not expected such traffic problems. That must have been hard work despite your enthusiasm and yet you bring interest to the story. I think an SL 65 Black series might be a better addition one day…but what memories you have of such roads. Keep driving and keep reporting back! Richard🙂🙂🙂🙂
@@michelhickey5765 If I wanted an SUV their is only one car suitable for that category of vehicle, the G63/G65 and their various iterations by both AMG & Aftermarket brands like Brabus. Any other SUV is neither good at being a utility vehicle nor are they anymore sporty than your average Volkswagen-Audi Group cookie cutter Brick-On-Wheels with Plastic Trim..... SUV's are the worst category of car to ever be created, they are rubbish at everything, at best they have average performance or average bootspace for a vehicle that is absolutely gigantic and costs north of six figures for a reasonably good model. They are un-aerodynamic slabs of metal, I have seen blocks of diamond cut sandstone used to repair the pyramids that are more Aerodynamic than your average SUV, and they probably weigh less too....
If I had to pick black series cars to own it would be the SL65 first, C63 second and SLS third not saying the others aren't dope as well I'd have those too but the first 3 are my joys
See I think one of these should be added to your collection. As much as your not a big fan of grey scale cars, Clarkson old one would be epic to add to your black series fleet because in black that car just looks epic. Plus its Clarksons old car and that in its self just adds that bit more loud large shouty side to the car.
Best supecar/hyper car channel on RU-vid! How supercar Blondie gets a load more views than Tim is astounding! Figure that out go to watch one of her vids to see what I mean! Thanks Tim get one for the garage!
If you add the CLK Black Series please make sure to get a european spec and not a us-spec.. (For those unaware: The european spec has carbon inlays in the doors, while the us-spec that is used in the video has leather because of the side airbags for example)
Jolly good time i did from Los Angeles to Santa Clara CA in my sl500 to get to superbowl 50and check into my hotel and then travel back south to Ventura CA enjoy 😉
I wonder if the drunk driver @16:35 actually made it home or did he end up down a canyon, alas we may never know. Tim somehow your videos just keep getting better and better, how you can keep upping the content amazes me and the life you live must be so good even with the constant work with having to keep making all these excellent videos almost every day. CHEEERS Tim and thank you.
Do cars like 992 GT3RS,812 GTS,MCLAREN 765LT, Mercedes McLaren SLR,991.2 GT2RS have caught the attention of shmee and does he have any interest in adding them to the wonderful collection? 🤲
As mentioned in a previous comment, a red sls gt final series would be a better option then this besides the cost. Would be a slightly better cruiser then your sls bs. Diff ratios aren't as high. Suspension probably less stiff. I do like the final series over the original sls. Has a better body kit, apparently ride and transmission tune.
@Schmee150 At Morro Bay did you drive down to the big rock? you can Park next to it, I did that when I had a Mini and parked next to rock. The Marine layer cloud is strong that day.
That fella that was driving painfully slow on the canyon road was a danger to the public, how bad did it get before you got past him?. Well done Tim another great video. Keep well. Cheers
