Bourne

No I spoke to the head of sales and he cannot have a better window. He said this is the case for all AMG models because the process is a bit more complex.
I thought about a pickup in Germany but that's not compatible with Xmas holidays. Snow can also make it difficult.

Who knows... may be Santa K will bring it to me on 24th

tmoneyC450amg

That's exciting news, Bourne! I haven't tested my 450 in the snow yet but I think the 4 wheel drive will be fine on it.

I do hope you receive your car by Xmas! As my wife and I will be in Amsterdam from 20-24 then Paris for xmas eve until the 26th then off to Nice for 5 days and driving to Milan thereafter. Hope to see your C450 around the streets of Paris!

sliqdaddy91

I too thought the power increase would shave some time like you suggested. I also keep in mind this dyno is a bit of a heartbreaker so those 50 awhp peak gains (in terms of higher trap), 70awhp in some portions, might realistically be a bit higher than what those numbers suggest. Again time will tell

Also fwiw, coming from a tuning car, I do not consider 50 awhp, 100 awtq peak gains to be low...that is actually massive considering only a tune has been done.

Bourne

It would be with great pleasure
I will also give you some good tips and adresses in paris.

tivoboy

you will most likely not see it in 2015, sorry.

Bourne

Time will tell. Don't forget I'm only few hundreds Km from Germany and no boat transportation or customs.

tivoboy

sorry, thought you were stateside. I can't recall the company holiday blackout periods, but that week between xmas and 1/1 is pretty much a full stop.

cajun1689

Anyone know some reputable brands that make intercoolers that I can maybe start reaching out to. I would like to get more info on who will be making them and when we should be expecting them.

z28lt1

After months of reading this thread and test driving cars, finally placed order for the wife today.

- Palladium Silver Metallic
- Black Leather
- Black Ash Wood
- Premium 2 (mandatory with leather)
- Multimedia
- Heads Up Display
- Parking Assist
- Drivers Assist

Hopefully with the shortage of 360 camera, I can still get it sometime in Feb, but we'll see. Dealers ordering system was down when I ordered, so it is not "official" yet, but I signed all the paperwork.

Bourne

Indeed there is the eoy freeze as we say in my industry. We will see anyway they have contractually to deliver it before January 7 th. Would love to have it before to use the holidays period to start the breaking period.

tivoboy

they actually make you sign "paperwork" just to put the order in? I just had to put down a deposit, and they didn't even charge the card yet.

cajun1689

First off I would like to say thank you to all of you that continue to go to the c450 website. We have been getting well over a 1000 unique visitors a week, which for exceeds my expectations. It's good to know that the site is peaking peoples interest and affirms all the effort I have been putting in to make the site what it is today. I have been wanting to take some time to show how much I appreciate it and I feel this is the best way at the moment. Again thanks

I also am looking for people who would be willing to travel to louisiana to test their cars. You will receive free tunes for your cars if you do which should offset some of the travel expenses and would provide valuable data for the site and the rest of the users here. As of this moment I haven't been able to secure a quote for the additional ecu's needed to run the reviews myself. Please pm me if you are interested.

sliqdaddy91

Thank you Cajun for all you do on that website. It's very informative and as more products come out I know you will be on top of the reviews for them. Keep up the good work, it is appreciated

z28lt1

Yes, I signed a buyers order and filled out some other paperwork. I had to give a non refundable deposit as well. I've ordered a good handful of cars and more often than not signed paperwork. First time ever giving a non refundable deposit, always been refundable. Almost didn't do it because of that, but since the deal was pretty good and I was working with the dealer for a while, I caved.

slavko

That is not cool. Does it specify it's non-refundable in the paperwork you signed? My dealer told me, until the car is delivered, nothing is non-refundable.

BlackC400

Anyone know how to turn traction control off on the C450, it was so simple in the C400. But I can't seem to find it in the same location?

cajun1689

Check the faq on the c450 site to fully disable it however there is a button on the center console

BlackC400

Thanks!

Damn don't I feel stupid lol. Coming from the C400 I just expected it to be accessible via the steering wheel menu.

cajun1689

No worries that's why we have the site

willywonka

it could be built on the 11th. I had a build date of Dec 7. It was built on Dec 1, and today the truck was going to pick it up from the quality control area for delivery to my dealer. I was told should be here by Friday the 11th.

willywonka

I think it differs by dealer. My family had bought several cars from this dealer. I was told need a deposit, but after talking to sales person. He just copied my card and put it in a folder. Then he shredded the copy. So I think it's just procedural.

cajun1689

I just called my dealer and placed my order no deposit or card needed on file. About a week from delivery I wired over my down payment and it was smooth sailing from there. I would never do a non refundable deposit.

willywonka

The deposit wasn't non refundable. It was supposedly to hold the allocation. I also didn't need a down payment.

Bourne

Received my first AMG accessory the Black AMG leather carbon like key ring. It is awesome. Never seen such quality and look even with RS products at Audi. I understood why it costed me 50 bucks...

Brutus2015

might need to invest in a micro fiber towel to go along with those tuning packages... haha.

jk.