AMG....worth it?
05-06-2015, 06:12 PM
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Anyone that would be impressed by an AMG knows that the car is not an AMG. It's just a douchebag thing to do. I guess we all can be glad that we're not that guy. You get more than a badge for your $50k premium when you buy an AMG.
05-06-2015, 06:54 PM
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"He sees it as flippant humor and did it as a joke. Not exactly a Poseur."
The experience of owning an AMG (for me) is worth it...putting a 10 dollar badge cheapens the experience.
The experience of owning an AMG (for me) is worth it...putting a 10 dollar badge cheapens the experience.
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05-06-2015, 09:04 PM
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been thinking about doing the AMG badge tune for the extra HP, but the problem is the 4matic badge is already on the right side and I don't want to lose all wheel drive by removing that badge.
05-06-2015, 09:37 PM
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Also keep in mind once you do a badge-tune you void all warranty on the existing badges on your car.... Just sayin... Gotta pay to play
05-06-2015, 11:05 PM
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i dont a get it with a lot of people. first of, does it make your car any slower when you see and AMG badge on a non AMG car? like a lot of people here, im NOT a fan of it, ask em to remove it once and thats as far as I can go. if they dont want to, so be it, its their car. not yours...not mine. its theirs! you just hatin on something you dont have any control of. he can tattoo an AMG logo on his face and drive an A180 for all I care.
now as to the actual TOPIC if an AMG is worth it...
I have a C63 and I reckon its worth every penny.............BUT............only if you have TONS of pennys. petrol consumption is more than I expected so its a weekend car for me. not to mention maintenance. if you have lots of money, sure its a very nice toy, otherwise...
now as to the actual TOPIC if an AMG is worth it...
I have a C63 and I reckon its worth every penny.............BUT............only if you have TONS of pennys. petrol consumption is more than I expected so its a weekend car for me. not to mention maintenance. if you have lots of money, sure its a very nice toy, otherwise...
05-07-2015, 01:18 AM
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05-07-2015, 01:41 AM
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AMG cars are for those who have not yet grown up. They are for those who have serious issues and are hell bent to win the "mine is bigger than yours" contest. Whenever I see one of these over powered, overly noisy, gas guzzling monstrosities, I can't help but laugh.
05-07-2015, 07:43 AM
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no engine, no badge...............it's that simple
05-07-2015, 08:18 AM
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Hey! Maybe I'm just growing up the second time.
05-07-2015, 09:17 AM
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it feels great to drive such a machine
......if that's the way you see it..........the HELL with growing up lol
05-07-2015, 10:17 AM
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No S-class non-amg owner ever wanted to win the "mine is bigger than yours" award.... Just never happened
05-07-2015, 10:30 AM
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Not everybody can afford to drive and AMG but I suppose most Merc owners would like to.
I agree with most of you, I don't like fakes, just be proud of what you have.
Some people just want the look of an AMG without the drawbacks since they don't care about nothing else then looking good.
I agree with most of you, I don't like fakes, just be proud of what you have.
Some people just want the look of an AMG without the drawbacks since they don't care about nothing else then looking good.
05-07-2015, 10:35 AM
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Just because they don't float your boat doesn't mean it's not good and personally I can't give a rats a.. about what people think of what car I drive. It's different strokes for different folks.
05-07-2015, 11:13 AM
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05-07-2015, 10:14 PM
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It's also like saying no one should own sports cars.Get rid of the Lambos and Maseratis and Corvettes and SRT's while you're at it!
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05-08-2015, 06:43 AM
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Its hard to explain passion using words but that's what it comes down too. A car build specific to the driver from the ground up. Its not just that brute force which comes as a by product of exquisitely tuning that motor and transmission; arised from years of R&D and 10's of millions of dollars. Its also the sleek, almost hard to pick out, added body lines, the super tuned suspension that will rip a tire right off its wheel, how the seats wrap around you as you climb into your machine... Thats why people pay the extra money. One Man, One Engine. Its about passion. And when a guy slaps an AMG emblem on his trunk lid and paints his calipers red its pure disrespect to the all the real gear heads that appreciate and understand what it means to drive AMG. To each their own I suppose but I know Im not speaking for my self when I say by slapping that fake emblem on your car your screaming, Im not proud of what I got- wish it was something els. And BTW I own a E350.. And i Love it. But, I know what AMG is. Maybe one day.
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Umm.. Your analogy is hard to understand. But, maybe I can help you understand why posing AMG is frowned upon in this community...
Its hard to explain passion using words but that's what it comes down too. A car build specific to the driver from the ground up. Its not just that brute force which comes as a by product of exquisitely tuning that motor and transmission; arised from years of R&D and 10's of millions of dollars. Its also the sleek, almost hard to pick out, added body lines, the super tuned suspension that will rip a tire right off its wheel, how the seats wrap around you as you climb into your machine... Thats why people pay the extra money. One Man, One Engine. Its about passion. And when a guy slaps an AMG emblem on his trunk lid and paints his calipers red its pure disrespect to the all the real gear heads that appreciate and understand what it means to drive AMG. To each their own I suppose but I know Im not speaking for my self when I say by slapping that fake emblem on your car your screaming, Im not proud of what I got- wish it was something els. And BTW I own a E350.. And i Love it. But, I know what AMG is. Maybe one day.
Its hard to explain passion using words but that's what it comes down too. A car build specific to the driver from the ground up. Its not just that brute force which comes as a by product of exquisitely tuning that motor and transmission; arised from years of R&D and 10's of millions of dollars. Its also the sleek, almost hard to pick out, added body lines, the super tuned suspension that will rip a tire right off its wheel, how the seats wrap around you as you climb into your machine... Thats why people pay the extra money. One Man, One Engine. Its about passion. And when a guy slaps an AMG emblem on his trunk lid and paints his calipers red its pure disrespect to the all the real gear heads that appreciate and understand what it means to drive AMG. To each their own I suppose but I know Im not speaking for my self when I say by slapping that fake emblem on your car your screaming, Im not proud of what I got- wish it was something els. And BTW I own a E350.. And i Love it. But, I know what AMG is. Maybe one day.
I paid the extra $ to get exactly what you mentioned above and then some. In fact if read the AMG W212 forum, members tune their AMG to get the extra HP or looks stock AMG members don't have, but certainly can get. I know by tuning my AMG, I'll probably never get to race the 700+ HP AMGs. BUT does it come down to who has the best AMG in ones taste, sure it does.
There is just the look of the other driver's face when they are left in the dust by a 4 door sedan that makes me smile, but I don't go look for the race, the race looks for you.
Here is both of my cars for comparison. I de-badge my E350 and I suppose I could of threw some AMG badges on there, but those that knows Mercedes would laugh in my face when so many characters about the E63 sets them apart from the E350.
