C32 AMG, C55 AMG (W203) 2001 - 2007

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Old Nov 17, 2005 | 10:34 PM
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Today on Highway #134 going East here in L.A., I drove past a b/b S500 with AMG label on the right; is there such a MBZ as a S500 AMG?

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Old Nov 17, 2005 | 10:56 PM
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well c55 has 5.5 litre, so that car that u saw must have like 50 litre engine.
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Old Nov 17, 2005 | 11:33 PM
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There are a lot of those here. I think you can have the dealer put the AMG badge on but I also see some really cheap looking AMG badges too.

You become immune to it after a while.
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Old Nov 18, 2005 | 12:06 AM
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There's more and more posers every day. I see mostly S600's w/the AMG badge, but also CLK500 are common. As far as I know, they're putting them on at the dealer on certain cars w/ AMG packages.

Bugs me.
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Old Nov 18, 2005 | 01:28 AM
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The car I saw didn't have any AMG stuff on it, just a single tailpipe. It is amazing to me that dealers would participate in this.

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Old Nov 19, 2005 | 03:11 AM
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I saw several of them (S500 AMG) when we bought our C32 at Laguna Hills. The dealer explained it as interior upgrades and body styling, but none of the ones we saw had any performance upgrades.
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Old Nov 20, 2005 | 12:32 PM
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AMG is just another tuner just like brabus or lorinser or kleeman. This issue has been debated before many many many times..... I think if cars that have any AMG upgrades such as wheels, body kit, brakes etc..etc.... can add the AMG logo. I mean most cars come with AMG rims. Do you expect them to scratch off the etching because its not an AMG car?.... As long as they dont rebadge the S500 for example to an S55 or something to that matter, I think its perfectly fine.... Again just my opinion....
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