AMG C43 3LV6

I guess it would be like us going onto the other boards and telling them how much better our C43 is compared to C300 etc.

I think its petty and a person would have to be insecure to do that.

kevin-L

Man that video just makes me super sad that I don't have the PE, I bought my car off the lot and it was perfect in every spec except PE, and I didn't know how much difference it made at the time...

AMG C43 3LV6

Im sorry to hear that mate wasnt my intention. Is there an option to have an aftermarket one? I have heard armytrix and they sound better. Ironically if I didnt have the PE I would have got this one.

kevin-L

Yeah I've been considering an aftermarket one but I'm not totally sure that it's worth it. None of the aftermarket ones seem to sound as good at the stock PE, but I haven't heard any of them in person. It's not a huge deal though, I'll just have to keep that in mind when it's time to upgrade.

AMG C43 3LV6

I would be interested in others opinions but the Armytrix is awesome. In the youtube clip a lot of comments have said it sounds like a Nissan GTR. Thats impressive for a V6 Merc.

If you are going to upgrade it soon, then dont bother, waste of money.

Schnippy

He also tested the facelift version.

503C43 ////AMG

Using "1 man 1 engine" as what constitutes if it is an AMG or not is laughable. If AMG saw fit to put an AMG badge on it, then it is an AMG.

I wonder if the same people would think that Nike's weren't Nike's if they weren't sewn together by hand by kids in China. 1 kid 1 Nike

PortC43

I have a 18 C43, With the Performance exhaust option. When i bought it off the lot, all The C43s in stock at the time had it. I somehow thought all the C43's had it. Needless to say, I love the car, interior, exterior, the sound , everything about it !!!

AMG C43 3LV6

For me the only other car I would have considered in that bracket is the Cayman, problem is I want all the options and its sad when you cant afford them all. lol.

At least with the C43 it comes with everything as standard in Australia when buying off the lot.

waisoserious

Bro you already bought the car. No point in trying to justify or rationalize your purchase now. lol

guhvies

This is where all the anger stems from. Cletus. They have 1 man 1 engine, we have Cletus, one man and his pig. I know whom I'd like as my mascot.

AMG C43 3LV6

lol.

Im not justifying the purchase. I saw all these comments before I purchased the car. Im just curious about the hate. The AMG aspect to be honest is irrelevant to me, I dont care about that part. That wasnt the reason I raised the issue.

Just curious about the comments. Mind you I read comments about the Cayman being disliked and what I found from deeper looking into it, was that a lot of it was a result of people never even sitting in one. I guess the same may apply to the C43.

MarcusDubya77

The world is full of arm chair QBs who have something to say about every car in existence. The C43 surely isn't alone in "hatred" of it. Half are just trolls trying to get a rise.

E55 KEV

I guess some members just love to argue. I did not say anything about the C43 because I don't have any problem with it whatsoever. That should be evident because again, I made no reply about it. There is no forum rule that states that all replies have to be strictly about the topic or original post.

E55 KEV

"OUR forum" - LOL that's really ridiculous and sounds snobbish. Show me where I stated anything about a "real amg" being better or demonstrated why I don't like anyone for having a C43? No where will you find that. I never bashed the car. If there is a forum rule stating members can't comment in a section other than their own cars please let everyone know. I don't have to prove anything to you or anyone else but I read the C43 section because I like the car! I doubt anyone would be reading the C43 forum if they disliked it.

Lazz83

I have an AWE Touring exhaust with BMC air filter and it sounds awesome, in my opinion better than the AMG exhaust which I opted out of because I wanted the aftermarket exhaust. Main reason being that it gives a performance advantage over the PE exhaust, MB states in no literature that the PE exhaust gives any addes horsepower. Also who cares about a button that you push that makes the car louder, thats just silly, my exhaust is sounding performance all the time and is loud as hell when I am into the throttle heavy, literally scares the **** out of people in other cars and on the side of the road, but quieter at lower rpm and idle. I believe it is built better than the MB exhaust as well, its not cheap at $1500 but looks like a piece of jewelery- all polished stainless and its much lighter than stock. It was a very noticable performance improvement over stock- and you never have to be concerned with actuator valves failing

I am a huge advocate for the aftermarket exhaust systems, that is why I did not check the PE exhaust option box, I never got the concept of pushing a button and having the car louder, it should always be loud- that is what AMG is all about! Designed to offend and scare the **** out of people.

Lazz83

What about the sven and the boys in Svalbard??

netboy

that' like changing BOSE speakers with aftermarket speakers. aftermarket speakers might be louder but sound quality is not the same.
i'm able to afford get aftermarket exhaust for my C450 AMG. but i never going to do it, why would you change the AMG sound to something else.

Lazz83

Dude are you serious? I mean are you really comparing a stock set of Bose speakers with an aftermarket set from Focal, MB Quart or JBL? That is just crazy, no stock system no matter how much you pay, will even come close to the sound quality of a properly designed aftermarket Audio system.

That is exactly the reason I installed my Performance aftermarket Exhaust, to make it sound better and to me it sounds 10x better than the stock, non PE exhaust I had. I would not consider the non PE exhaust to be the "AMG sound" either. For $1500 AWE better have a pretty good sounding exhaust or nobody would buy it. Most of the sound is coming from the turbo's and the engine anyway, the free flowing exhaust just lets that sound come through more.

netboy

yeah. but i wanted BOSE sounds. just like i wanted AMG sounds, not some aftermarket sounds !
well, i'm not buying that aftermarket exhaust no matter how much it costs. haha

raudiace4

Aren't you guys the insecure ones constantly beating this topic to death?

Is mY C43 A rEaL AmG??

Who cares? If you like what you drive, don't give two ****s about what anyone else thinks about it. You're all acting like a bunch of insecure high school kids. Nobody cares what the badge on your trunk says, unless that's the only way you find value in your existence.

ZeroGuardian

I'm sorry to go off topic but I just had to respond to this. As an audiophile your comment just made me cringe. BOSE??? Really? Please tell me you're joking. I'd highly encourage you to go visit any high end audio store and listen to the sound difference you get from real speakers, things like Paradigm, Polk Audio, Bowers & Wilkens, Dynaudio, etc. Not to mention the far better processors that companies like Yamaha, Harmin Kardon, Anthem, and so forth produce. (And these are the budget options!)

Do yourself a favor, go listen to some real audio gear and leave the Bose behind. They only offer over priced, style over substance speakers that only sell well because they dump half of their budget on marketing. (Always remember B.O.S.E. = Buy Other Sound Equipment)

**There is one exception, noice canceling headphones. Those you might as well get the Bose ones because they have the best noise canceling functionality, but then again if you are looking for noise canceling its always going to affect the audio quality (since you are asking the speakers to perform two jobs at once) anyways. Which basically brings down all others to about the same level.

kevin-L

Do you experience any unwanted noises in the cabin since installing the aftermarket exhaust since it's louder? Rattles or vibrations or anything like that? The exhaust is something I'm seriously considering, it just comes down to deciding how long I'll be keeping the car and finding the right setup.

Lazz83

No nothing, no additional rattles or anything like that. The shop that installed it for me is top notch and did an excellent job. I opted early on when I ordered my car to get the regular exhaust and replace it with an Aftermarket exhaust system. My main reason was that it made some more power, where as the upgraded PE exhaust doesn't according to MB. I like old school stuff also and wanted the car to sound performance all the time, so exhaust valves were of no use to me.

My exhaust is relatively quite until you dig into the gas pedal a bit then waaaboom!!! It screams like a raped ape, sound amazing awesome, pure power. Never any drones or unpleasant sounds

My installer dropped my original exhaust off at my home and it is stored in my basement, in case I sell the car or trade it.

MarcusDubya77

Best statement that I have read!