umm who do you think da CLA made for?how many people are really gonna want a car made for teens/young adults though?da CLA real small compared to da SRT8....there's not in da same class segment (full size car vs compact sedan)
da suspension is inferior (McPherson's vs STR8's double wishbone suspension) and da CLA is front wheel drive bias even though
its all wheel drive VS SRT8's RWD architecture.
if you want a TRUE rival to that CLA AMG its this...
I don't go to Outback for steak though. Last time I ate there was when I was 8 & the last time I went in one was probably 4-yrs ago to use the restroom. So if you want to use your analogy, I'd rather eat filet mignon at Peter Luger's, Bern's, etc.(BMW/Mercedes/etc.) than at Outback (Honda/Toyota)...
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If you had a rack of ribs and I had a filet mignon.. if we both finish our food and are completely satisfied.. who are you to say I got ripped off when the bottom line is being satisfied?
i'm in agreement with you but to take your analogy: i think the counterpoint is that many people are so set on the filet mignon (and not necessarily because they like filet mignon but because they know that having the filet mignon will make them look better) that they completely ignore the rack of ribs, when the rack of ribs may in fact be just as or maybe even more than satisfying to them than the filet mignon, which for the sake of this argument, may not be a choice cut of filet mignon but actually some other good piece of steak but not what they paid for...
you actually have to make a lot of assumptions in that for that scenario to be really plausible. however people do factor in how other people will view their decisions (and as evidenced by all the wild conclusions in this thread about entry level luxury car buyers being 'badge flossers, stupid, & uninformed, maybe with good reason...), while that seems like a rather cynical way to view how one would make a decision...it is closer to being true for most people (though most would loathe to admit it!) than this nonsense about having to endlessly deliberate over specs & the absolute monetary value of these cars in comparison as if that is the only thing that matters (because you could also make the opposite argument that the reason one would be able to get all the bells & whistles on a non luxury car is due to lower craftsmanship/quality). to take such a narrow view is naive, because if you take that argument to it's logical conclusion, how could anyone really argue against something like an affordable sport wagon or hot hatch in terms straight up utility & price? why do people buy any 'luxury' brand at all?
what is at the base the viewpoint that ninjahood holds is essentially the same as the so called 'badge-flossers' really, and that is condescension/superiority, he can't see that his view comes across just as myopic as those claims can only see the badge...no one is saying it isn't possible that people just buy for the badge but to say that MOST/EVERYONE that would by an entry level luxe car is somehow uninformed, making a bad decision, or strictly about the name without consideration to the other things that may be important is unrealistic...
i didnt mean filet mignon to make a point, it could be any cut of steak.. but to say that you have more is the right decision doesnt make it right.. we were both satisfied with our meal.. why does ninjahood think that he is right saying.. "thats all you got for your money?" when the point is im satisfied with my steak...
well lets put it this way.. does ninjahood eat a buffet everyday? why not? you do get the most bang for your buck right? all you can eat right?
and who do you think da evo is catered for?
umm who do you think da CLA made for?
da suspension is inferior (McPherson's vs STR8's double wishbone suspension) and da CLA is front wheel drive bias even though
its all wheel drive VS SRT8's RWD architecture.
if you want a TRUE rival to that CLA AMG its this...
how many people are really gonna want a car made for teens/young adults though?
they're marketed to da same exact swath of people.ok tuner/jdm community vs guy who just got his first job outta college. The benz is still seen as more "mature" than an evoumm who do you think da CLA made for?da CLA real small compared to da SRT8....there's not in da same class segment (full size car vs compact sedan)
da suspension is inferior (McPherson's vs STR8's double wishbone suspension) and da CLA is front wheel drive bias even though
its all wheel drive VS SRT8's RWD architecture.
if you want a TRUE rival to that CLA AMG its this...
how many people are really gonna want a car made for teens/young adults though?
you're right about da ride to a point, but any car with a spiky suspension is gonna suffer ride quality, but different markets of da younger crowd?
I don't go to Outback for steak though. Last time I ate there was when I was 8 & the last time I went in one was probably 4-yrs ago to use the restroom. So if you want to use your analogy, I'd rather eat filet mignon at Peter Luger's, Bern's, etc.(BMW/Mercedes/etc.) than at Outback (Honda/Toyota)...
(Do either Luger's or Bern's even make hamburgers? If so, I'd probably still take that over steak at Outback...)
[Will wait for "Bentley/Lamborghini/etc. is Peter Luger's"]
Ohh, wow! You've driven them? You must know them really well then!
Like I said, this thread is/was overwhelming filled with those trying to justify themselves as being below average-to-average consumers...
da AMG is all wheel drive, but FWD bias, but da gist of your post is DEFINITELY on point when talking aboutThe simple fact that Benz is strictly FWD and makes over 350hp sould tell you everything you to know about the kind of person they are marketing to.
The Vantage starts at 120K... nothing entry level about that. 
