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Old Jul 1, 2008 | 10:56 PM
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Eletronically limited HP under 1K miles?

I stopped by a dealer and spoke to a salesman who told me that Mercedes was electronically limiting the HP by 100 down to 351 for the first 1000 miles. I had to ask him if he was sure. He didn't waiver. I call

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Old Jul 1, 2008 | 11:03 PM
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hes clueless
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Old Jul 1, 2008 | 11:20 PM
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Originally Posted by yaymitch
I stopped by a dealer and spoke to a salesman who told me that Mercedes was electronically limiting the HP by 100 down to 351 for the first 1000 miles. I had to ask him if he was sure. He didn't waiver. I call

Anyone else heard of that?
In my business travels, I remember running into a sales person saying the same exact thing. My comment to him was "Oh Yeah" and walked away quickly....
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Old Jul 2, 2008 | 07:05 AM
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That guy should be fired and not allowed to sell any MB product.
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Old Jul 2, 2008 | 07:16 AM
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If I recall(would have to do a search) a "new" C63 owner put his car on the dyno and measured in the high 300's for rwhp so the salesman's comments make no sense.
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Old Jul 2, 2008 | 09:24 AM
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Not true at all, but for what it's worth I would put a few hundred miles on it before I beat on it...not saying you have to drive like a grandma, but I would let the motor get a few heat cycles in it before thrashing on it.
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