A little early for winter... my new ride! (Part 5)
Recap of my last 4 winter cars...
Part 1 - Sold because it wasn't fast enough.
Part 2 - One of my favorite cars for winter and summer, lasted 2 winters and 1 summer, sold because I was tired of losing to civics in the winter.
Part 3 - Was so much fun in winter, but just didn't have the room to carry anything. Not the greatest daily driver with a family in tow.
Part 4 - The old man car. Really loved the car, but need another seat in the back.
The CLS reminded me how much I missed smaller cars. Saw the A45 last year, and too bad it's not available here, because I love hot hatches. This is as close as I'm going to get in a Benz. 2015 GLA45 AMG. It's a SUV, registered as a station wagon, that looks like a hatchback.
I went a little overboard on options. Checked every box except for distronic radar cruise control. The wing is so silly on this thing, but the whole car itself is silly. So ya, it's basically a really overpriced Golf R/RS3 here with a tad more power. But oh those seats, they're so snug and holds you so well in the corners.
360hp in a 3500lb car, it's a boat load of fun. ESP off, throw it in corners, it just oversteers a little and powers through curves. Hilarious that MB made this car, it's so not MB, and one of the more fun AMG's I've owned. Shift farts are hilariously loud, I let ScCab take it for a rip to help me break it in, and you can hear the shifts 2 blocks away. I was worried the optional AMG suspension was too stiff based on reviews, but I realized those reviewers are pussies. The car is very comfortable over bumps. You want stiff? Drive a BS haha.
It's like AMG accidently made a little rally car wannabe. So hilarious. Anyways, some pics from delivery, and removing the roof box till I actually need it. Will update in a few months once I have winters on it and we see some snow!
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want to touch the Benz... 
