mrrippey

Hello all,

Haven't been here in a while as I sold my CL500 years ago (and vowed never to buy a mb product again). However the AMG GTS is an exception and I'm thinking about getting one now that prices have dipped under $100k.

Just some questions from shoppers and owners:
1. PPI - does MB offer this if you buy a car from a non-MB dealer? I'm sure I'd have to pay.

2. Warranty - looking at 2016's so they are still covered I think 4yr/50k. Can I get a car "certified" by MB or get an extended warranty from MB to cover me to 100K miles?

2.5. This will be my keeper and my daily driver. Anyone use theirs as a DD?

3. Options - any particular I should be looking for? I think the GTS is loaded already.

4. Recalls - any outstanding recalls which I should make sure are done?

5. Might be silly but for the same money, GTS or an i8?

Thanks all. Hopefully I'll join the club if I can swing a deal.

Rippey

thecutter64

There are certainly a hundred or so used AMG gTS out there. There are a few CPO available through MB. Those are the ones with MB warranty. They will extend the warranty for a price. It is 15% higher than if it were purchased when the car was new.

Many use it as a daily BUT I would have a foul weather car as back up. No way you would use it in snow or winter.

The options are set in a used car. You get what you get.

I8? Please.

NewportSLS

They are stacked up like cords of wood out here in CA rush hour traffic. Lots of DD's here.

guynamedsean

mrrippey

Does this mean that the non cpo cars do not have the existing manufacturers warranty? That would be a deal breaker for me.

Rippey

guynamedsean

I would assume that all cars have the remainder of their original new car warranty. I have never heard otherwise from any major brand.

Im no expert as I have never bought a CPO, but I do know that sometimes cpos are offered with a longer warranty than even a brand new car. At least my dealership has tried to show me cpo cars that have a few thousand miles but come with a super long warranty. In reality that is probably the dealer paying to CPO it and paying for the longer warranty and marketing it that way, I'm guessing.

mrrippey

I would definitely need extended warranty on this car. I'm planning on using it as a daily driver and in three years I put 50k on my gran coupe which I'm trading in for the amg. I am sure I can purchase at MB or a reputable warranty place.

Rippey

AMG 17GT

Compared to my past SL and CL, this car will be fine as no ABC hydraulic crap and an engine that's bullet proof and it's essentially an SLS that's already been through years of improvements.

2016 GTS

all have 4 yr 50k from in service date wether CPO or not. Ask dealer for VMI it has in service date.

sl600fanatic

It can be used as a DD but you will take a pounding. The car in tuned form is much faster and funner to drive than any car out there but it lacks the refinement and precision you feel in a 911 (I would not buy a 911 but just sayin). It has awkward seating position, ingress/egress, strange placement of dials and buttons inside, horrible blind spots, jerky transmission that is years behind a PDK, and a hood so long it makes driving in tight corners difficult. It's a hot rod. You will get plenty of looks with this. Best bet is to get a great deal on a new lease. Used ones are a rish because these cars are driven hard by their owners so who knows what will turn up down the line after the warranty has expired.

No comparison with the i8. The i8 is a slow and gimmicky car. The GT/S/R is a race car.

surfah

It sounds like some improvements were made to transmission and suspension to make the 2018 model more driver friendly. My transmission and suspension are compliant.

The PDK on my GT3 is superior.

Agree on awkward ingress/egress (door swings really wide, high door-sill), thick A-pillars and mirrors create blind spots, long hood requiring me to stick my head out the driver-side window to navigate narrow spaces.