Originally Posted by m3_eater

I think you misunderstand me, cntlaw. I'm not attempting to humiliate anyone, and wouldn't take pleasure in doing so. I'm just expressing my frustration. When I'm out and about, I meet people who (until thay talk to me) assume that I'm some kind of stuck up yuppie who doesn't know how to drive my AMG Mercedes-Benz. Why are they like that? Because of every other M-B owner they met before me.

I was hoping when I bought this car that I was stepping into the realm of the knowledgeable, educated driving enthusiast - people who really know their cars and who arrived here after years of experience. Thinking that the hefty price surcharge of the AMG models over their more teutonic brethren worked like a filter, I had a fantasy of the AMG owner that just wasn't true (there are of course exceptions, and this forum is full of people who do seem to give a s--t). Point is, I think there ought to be a driving test before you can purchase one of these cars. it should include a demonstration of basic performance driving skills, such as launch techniques, up and downshifting techniques, trail braking, over/understeer management, etc - all related to a clear understanding of the definition of "contact patch". Maybe I'm getting ahead of myself, and this forum provides some/all of that knowledge to the curious driver?

Originally Posted by Zeppelin

Dream On!! Most people that own AMG's have never turned a wrench in there lifetime. Only people with cheaper cars no how to work on them because they have too. They can't afford to pay someone else to do it, like some rich owner who can't even mow his own lawn or has to have a maid come in to clean his house.

Originally Posted by m3_eater

If so, is there a way to modify the shift point so that the signal to upshift comes earlier?