Trim105

In a nutshell yes, but also it lets you open/close the exhaust valves in any driving mode at will e.g. you can enjoy the louder, brutish exhaust notes whilst still being in comfort mode (whereas with the stock exhaust it changes based on which driving mode you're in and its obviously less noisy overall).

PL27

i think all of the c63 owners do lolol

SBH-

+1

Jdem22

De-badge, de-badge, de-badge. Enjoy what you bought/leased and drive it. Anyone who cares will know what it is anyway and it won't matter to anyone who doesn't know.

Dz1ur3x

Back on the thread...

Mine is ordered and bought in Poland, aparat from the places on the photos you get AMG welcoming screen on the comand system.

Mbm6f

As soon as I saw this thread I knew someone was going to bring this up.

Dthquazi

It almost looks like the exterior badge is a dealer applied badge that you see often

coladin

As predictable as buying a winter beater lol...like what, am I in high school or something. So stupid. A C63 isn't good enough to require a beater. A GT-S, SL63 - yes. But to park a sedan over it is laughable. Either put up with it and get the best winter tires possible, or get AWD (and still great winter tires!).

Dthquazi

It isn't about your driving skill in the snow and ice. It's the other people that we have to worry about. In my area you can pick up a ****ty Subaru for family cheap. I'd rather have someone run into that that any other car I actually care about.

coladin

Meh, that is what insurance is for. We pay enough for it. Driving **** cars just isn't my thing but for others I'm sure it works for them.

removedCFGaccount

As they say in Vance, one man, one pig....

We don need no stinkin bah-jeez.

Dthquazi

I agree about the insurance. I don't plan on keeping this car particularly long and would hate the resale value of it with a collision on its record. I commute just over an hour so having a beater to throw miles on is also a plus

sean1.8t

Why? Why the hell would you bump a 5 month old thread and bring this stupid conversation back to life?



Just enjoy your cars people. 99.9% of the population don't know or care what AMG means. So if you are attempting to impress these people, then you have some sad problems, my friends.

coladin

You actually drive a beater...

Dthquazi

I do

wmc021

I know what you mean fella and as minor as some may think, you would to know why..... me too.

If it helps mine has a November build date and was purchased brand new 3 weeks ago in Australia. It has no engine Badge.

sack5000

Why are you responding to the thread??

munis

I do not know about you OP, but my car has AMG badges all over the place. And no I did not put them on there.

- Engine has big AMG Letters on the red bit of the Plastic cover.

- AMG Steering wheel

- RPM gauge has AMG written on it

- Centre console has AMG emblem on it (the bit that opens up for coffee holder)

- All four door sills

- Rear Trunk Badge (I do not which car does not have it)

- Front Grille Badge (Again I do not know who got without theirs)

- Commad Screen when you turn the car on.

How much more badges do you want, haha? Sorry I do not see how Mercedes was confused with this car being an AMG. Looks pretty apparent to me.

Dz1ur3x

So there is some inconsistensy then... someone before mentioned not having "amg" badge on the red V under the hood (Australia I believe) and I don't have amg badge on the center console.

Tej7

It's honestly not an AMG unless it comes with a plaque on your engine, from factory. This is coming from a fellow c43 owner. Appreciate your vehicle for what it is, but at the end of the day, it's not an AMG by definition.

sean1.8t

My car is a potato. It came with a potato badge. They call me "The spud muffin"

powerrrrr

Dude you are way too touchy about this AMG crap, leave it alone man, as long as you like your car...

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5ilver-5urfer

Still not convinced about the allure of a hand built engine. There is a lot more variability that goes in to the manufacturing process of a hand built engine as well as unncessary cost. BMW realized a long time ago that their target demographic for M wanted a car that has scalpel like precision and decided that driver engagement was more important than marketing gimmicks. AMG will follow suit in time.

Companies are fickle - they could care less about their core demographic if they can do something that boosts sales and grows their customer base.

I still remember when the Jetta dropped heavily in price and Jetta customers screamed bloody murder because it tainted the brand. VW gave a good old swift boot in the behind to their 'prestigious' customer base and made the move that will boost sales, profit, and is better for shareholders. Mercedes just did the same thing. Business 101.

ambit

You mean Jetta sales that have been down almost 10% 3 years running now.. right?

2014: 15,578
2015: 14,073
2016: 13,079

Sources
http://media.vw.com/release/1121/
http://media.vw.com/release/1320/