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First post, with obligatory pics. 2017 C43 AMG in my favorite color: Selenite Grey Metallic. CPO with 10,000 miles on the clock. I'll make sure it gets the miles it deserves Nice spec, with everything I wanted---red stitching and red seatbelts, Burmester sound system, ambient lighting, AMG illuminated door sill panels, etc---and more (P04 Premium Package + Night Package + Panorama Roof)... and in mint condition .
First impressions are very positive: sharp throttle response and decent Sport+ transmission programming (paddles still better... shifts are pretty fast for an auto box and the satisfying blip when downshifting is very welcome ), perfect exhaust note, excellent handling (definite understeer at the limit, but to be expected), good steering feedback (Sport+, other modes feel comparatively inert), and nicely calibrated suspension. The difference between Comfort and Sport+ is wide enough to give it a Jekyll-and-Hyde character, which is fun and useful.
I feel there is significant unleashed potential in power department, but I'll leave it alone while under warranty (27 months... patience is virtue.. they say...). Winter wheel-and-tire set are ready and just waiting for winter to actually arrive; we are experiencing unusually warm weather in CT (say... 63F forecasted for Sunday... ) and in the meantime the PZero runflat's will do the job... decent grip, but sidewall is way too stiff: it compromises handling at the limit and it places possibly too much stress on the wheels. I'll need to play with tire pressure to mitigate the issue, but the permanent solution will be non-runflat's when the PZero's are gone.
01-09-2020, 11:40 PM
New addition: C43 AMG
Nice spec, with everything I wanted---red stitching and red seatbelts, Burmester sound system, ambient lighting, AMG illuminated door sill panels, etc---and more (P04 Premium Package + Night Package + Panorama Roof)... and in mint condition 
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), perfect exhaust note, excellent handling (definite understeer at the limit, but to be expected), good steering feedback (Sport+, other modes feel comparatively inert), and nicely calibrated suspension. The difference between Comfort and Sport+ is wide enough to give it a Jekyll-and-Hyde character, which is fun and useful.
). Winter wheel-and-tire set are ready and just waiting for winter to actually arrive; we are experiencing unusually warm weather in CT (say... 63F forecasted for Sunday... 
) and in the meantime the PZero runflat's will do the job... decent grip, but sidewall is way too stiff: it compromises handling at the limit and it places possibly too much stress on the wheels. I'll need to play with tire pressure to mitigate the issue, but the permanent solution will be non-runflat's when the PZero's are gone.
