AMG posers
05-04-2015, 09:18 AM
#2601
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This wording from MB themselves makes me cringe:
"True AMG" 
http://www.mbusa.com/mercedes/future...C450_AMG_SPORT
One glance at the all-new 2016 C450 AMG SPORT 4MATIC tells you that it is true AMG, with its characteristic body styling and AMG-exclusive wheels.
http://www.mbusa.com/mercedes/future...C450_AMG_SPORT
05-04-2015, 12:58 PM
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2013 ML 550, CLK63 AMG, 2012 E350 4MATIC
schorbert1---my clk 500sport has-full sport suspension --17"amg ultra-thin 7 spoke mono block alloy wheels---complete ground effects (amg)-leather uphostery--10position--3 mem-heated seats--oversize caliper/discs-bi-zenon headlights(with washers)-60/40 r seats-auto dimming--bose-tilt/tele--smartkey-rain sensitive wipers-sunroof-rear shade-dual climate control-6 cd chger-etc. NO "amg" eng!!--BUT-neither does the orphans!!-my coupe does 156mph on track --(PO)-what does amg eng. do?? never heard od a MB engine (proper care) blowing-----where is the PLUS for the extra bucks??? respectfully bkrdoug
see you in the lounge, and post pics!
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05-04-2015, 07:28 PM
#2603
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schorbert1---my clk 500sport has-full sport suspension --17"amg ultra-thin 7 spoke mono block alloy wheels---complete ground effects (amg)-leather uphostery--10position--3 mem-heated seats--oversize caliper/discs-bi-zenon headlights(with washers)-60/40 r seats-auto dimming--bose-tilt/tele--smartkey-rain sensitive wipers-sunroof-rear shade-dual climate control-6 cd chger-etc. NO "amg" eng!!--BUT-neither does the orphans!!-my coupe does 156mph on track --(PO)-what does amg eng. do?? never heard od a MB engine (proper care) blowing-----where is the PLUS for the extra bucks??? respectfully bkrdoug
05-04-2015, 07:47 PM
#2604
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So, in light of what's going on here, I thought I pose the following: other than my buddy @jrcart, how do you all feel about the extremely positive reviews of the C450 in all of the recent car magazines ( June 2015) that reviewed it. Some even prefer it to the new C63 for DD use and public road driving. I think it's going to be a big hit for MB. Poseur or not ( remember, it's MB , not the owner, who's putting the moniker on it) .
05-05-2015, 12:19 AM
#2606
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http://detroit.craigslist.org/wyn/cto/4920288517.html
S550 with "Full S63 AMG/// package added." lol
Its a nice car to begin with, not sure why they would pretend to be something else.
S550 with "Full S63 AMG/// package added." lol
Its a nice car to begin with, not sure why they would pretend to be something else.
http://detroit.craigslist.org/wyn/cto/4986875811.html
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05-05-2015, 01:26 PM
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Not really, the old sport packages cover that...
Unless of course you like brake **** and count 13.5+" rotors and monoblock calipers in most cases.
Sure. A 5.0 with aftermarket exhaust and 5.4 with identical exhaust will sound nearly identical. They aren't different engine families, different firing order, etc. But stock for stock, absolutely. AMG buyers WANT an aggressive tone. A clk500 buyer wants a fast-ish Benz.
Look, everyone has a different opinion of fast, and usually what's fast to you one day, is slow 6 months later. But when a performance enthusiest pulls his CLK55 up to the drag strip, does a few "around the block a few times" tricks(drops rear tire psi 5lbs, leaves hood open till he lines up, etc) and runs a 13.0, then a poser with a "CLK500 AMG" rolls up saying his car is 95% AMG and runs a 14.0 well... there's your answer.
Then when you two take the fun, twisty way home, and he runs away from you because
A)Your sport suspension odds are isn't 100% AMG spec, thus he corners slightly better
B)He's braking later and harder due to those brakes the public doesn't notice
C)He's pulling out of the corners faster... because he's just plain faster
Well... there's the rest of your answer.
So to answer your question, why do(most) people buy AMG's when they could get the same look for half the price? Because it's not about putting on a display for everyone else, it's about me enjoying the car, and I enjoy going fast, while not in a stripped out car. The 500 is just not enough car for me.
I need a "family car" but there's no need to give up performance too nowadays. I've narrowed my choices down to a 6.0 GTO or C/CLK55. Why? Because they both offer space, and speed. I literally don't care about the AMG badge, nor if the GTO was called the Tampon. They both offer the level of performance I'm looking for in a car.
05-14-2015, 03:53 PM
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05-15-2015, 09:48 AM
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05-21-2015, 03:34 PM
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05-24-2015, 10:56 AM
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1999 C43 AMG, 2005 E55 Wagon
Guy that lives across the street from my kids school has a clean C300 sport and an MB flag and various posters. Every other day he's outside when I arrive to pull into the school in one of my C43's, staring me down for some reason. Two weeks later had an AMG badge on his car. On one hand, yeah cool another C class fan. But on the other I just get a little sad. I feel like a douche, but still just want to tell him he's not fooling anyone and diluting the AMG name. Gorgeous C300, though.
