Calgary-C450

Hi guys - first time on the forum and had my new C450 for a week now. Loving it. Goes like mad. The comand system is a little frustrating comapred to the 335 but I'll get used to it.

z28lt1

Welcome! Please continue to share your thoughts on the car as you drive it more.

inhartwetrust

Congrats man!

inhartwetrust

Generally speaking, what do parts and labor cost for an aftermarket exhaust on a car like this? I will need to factor that into my cost modeling for the C63S vs C43.

autopal

autopal

inhartwetrust

Isn't that the point of going with a CPO, though? To shield against costly repairs or mechanical issues? Merc CPO maintains the standard 4 year/50k warranty, and then you get an additional 1 year covered.

Maritime

Oh, boy, a study in tactical semantic ambiguity from a guy that looks like he eats way too much sausage....

Mr. J

From the performance car expert who didn't even know what the Mistubishi Evo was.

Shouldn't you be studying for the bar right now. Don't forget to ask your dad fill your trust fund. It would be a shame if that new c450 got repoed.

Maritime

Pure ad hominem bullcrap.

I've never owned jap crap in my life so why should I bother to know of it.

As for performance cars, I started with a Lotus in 1967, long before your politically correct *** even existed.

And, the trust was dissolved in 1972, when I bought a 4.2 liter E type, and promptly replaced the Zeniths with three Webers.

Waylon Zeng

@Cajun saw your update on the site. Let me know if you want a comparison between your exhaust system and free flow muffler delete

Mr. J

LOL, Weber carbs
My old leaky GM quadrajet outperformed very POS weber that I attempted to downgrade to on my old Cheyenne PU. Weber=stuck floats and no power. The only Weber I'll trust is the one with a steak cooking on it.

tmoneyC450amg

Tobias Moers does seem slightly uneasy describing the AMG Sport or C43 as an AMG line or any part of it. But has to add "real" AMG lol

tmoneyC450amg

CPO is still used. Don't let the dealership sugarcoat it with 3 words and expect it to be like new. No one treats your car better than yourself and that is why I rather own it from day 1, the peace of mind is priceless. I've even owned CPO Lexus before and even that had problem, Lexus, a brand to be top of the class in reliability. Generally, most of the "car experts" I've spoken with told me the rule of thumb is never buy a used German. I can't imagine how the person who sold his C63S at 10k must've driven it, probably like a maniac and did not break it in properly.

cajun1689

Would love to where are you located?

autopal

How is the project coming on? Is the exhaust ready? Have you heard it?

cajun1689

Car should be back within a month I want to stress that this is not the norm for exhaust systems they are doing r and d so I knew what I was getting into. I have a whole bunch of new parts waiting to be installed on the car once I get it back.

inhartwetrust

Haven't you said earlier in this thread that you "drove it like you stole it from day 1" with your C450 though?

If so, what would be the difference between the used C63S with 10k miles, and the one you own and took 20% in depreciation on in the first year while also not "breaking it in properly"?

Regardless, I would assume that very few people would knowingly plan to purchase a new car that they only plan to keep for 10k miles...given the hit in value they would take over those 10k miles.

I'm sure there are some nightmare CPO stories, and some fairy-tale CPO stories. Similarly, there are plenty new car nightmares and fairy-tales as well. When you buy a car, German or not, you never really know what you're getting...you just hope for the best.

All of that said, I do understand your point that owning new is the lowest risk option...

Maritime

Surely one can find a skilled mechanic to thoroughly inspect the potential purchase, even for latent conditions....

cenzo86

I have been seeing these leatherette floor mats floating around for a bit. Does anyone have any experience with these VERY Chinese made mats? They look great in the photos.
http://www.aliexpress.com/item/Best-...8.4.148.ns1W20

Maritime

Wet feet?

cenzo86

They look like water resistant vinyl. I wouldn't plan on using them in the water though.

Maritime

Said to be leather....

Waylon Zeng

Down in FL haha but if anything we can just make a comparison video since the drive would be a bit much

petvan

So I get my C450 tomorrow in Canada and they sent me my contract for insurance. It appears MB canada has moved the residual from 63% to 61% and the results are about 2k to me.

They called me and didn't mention this, but said they had great news and they were giving me 450 a month off my first three payments (so 1350), and a pretty good deal on lease protection (which I really don't want).

I expect this is to offset the pain due to the residual change but I wasn't impressed that they didn't mention it and am asking them to hold to the original terms.

I assume the original deal I signed isn't binding?

P