Anybody know what happened with the PP03?
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Anybody know what happened with the PP03?
I hear some things happened with cars that were ordered with the Performance package. My car has the Limited slip $1200 and the top speed delimited $1250. $1250 DOLLARS to unset a software bit?
The question is I bought mine from the dealer. I thought it had the PP but the dealer told me it had the limited slip and the dilimited top speed I heard him as saying it had the PP 03 package ( I knew what was in the package and when I heard him say limited slip thats all I needed to know so I thought)
BUT for 2500 vs 3900 I would rather have the suspension and the brakes in the PP03 package.(Not to mention the alcantara) What was the story with the PP03 package in early 09s?
Is there even a story?
When i was looking I couldnt find a car near me so I got mine in Fletcher Jones of Freemont and had it trucked to me. I was surprised when the car came off the truck without the PP03. But looking back, I couldnt think of anything legally that happened that would let me ask MB for the package. Except for me being tired that nite and hearing what I wanted to hear and not hearing what the GM said.
I would just like to know the story of how I messed this one up. IN reality what I missed out on in the track tuned suspension and composite brakes.
I messed up right at the wrong time when there might of been a shortage of rotors or something during the time I bought the car.
The question is I bought mine from the dealer. I thought it had the PP but the dealer told me it had the limited slip and the dilimited top speed I heard him as saying it had the PP 03 package ( I knew what was in the package and when I heard him say limited slip thats all I needed to know so I thought)
BUT for 2500 vs 3900 I would rather have the suspension and the brakes in the PP03 package.(Not to mention the alcantara) What was the story with the PP03 package in early 09s?
Is there even a story?
When i was looking I couldnt find a car near me so I got mine in Fletcher Jones of Freemont and had it trucked to me. I was surprised when the car came off the truck without the PP03. But looking back, I couldnt think of anything legally that happened that would let me ask MB for the package. Except for me being tired that nite and hearing what I wanted to hear and not hearing what the GM said.
I would just like to know the story of how I messed this one up. IN reality what I missed out on in the track tuned suspension and composite brakes.
I messed up right at the wrong time when there might of been a shortage of rotors or something during the time I bought the car.
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I hear some things happened with cars that were ordered with the Performance package. My car has the Limited slip $1200 and the top speed delimited $1250. $1250 DOLLARS to unset a software bit?
The question is I bought mine from the dealer. I thought it had the PP but the dealer told me it had the limited slip and the dilimited top speed I heard him as saying it had the PP 03 package ( I knew what was in the package and when I heard him say limited slip thats all I needed to know so I thought)
BUT for 2500 vs 3900 I would rather have the suspension and the brakes in the PP03 package.(Not to mention the alcantara) What was the story with the PP03 package in early 09s?
Is there even a story?
When i was looking I couldnt find a car near me so I got mine in Fletcher Jones of Freemont and had it trucked to me. I was surprised when the car came off the truck without the PP03. But looking back, I couldnt think of anything legally that happened that would let me ask MB for the package. Except for me being tired that nite and hearing what I wanted to hear and not hearing what the GM said.
I would just like to know the story of how I messed this one up. IN reality what I missed out on in the track tuned suspension and composite brakes.
I messed up right at the wrong time when there might of been a shortage of rotors or something during the time I bought the car.
The question is I bought mine from the dealer. I thought it had the PP but the dealer told me it had the limited slip and the dilimited top speed I heard him as saying it had the PP 03 package ( I knew what was in the package and when I heard him say limited slip thats all I needed to know so I thought)
BUT for 2500 vs 3900 I would rather have the suspension and the brakes in the PP03 package.(Not to mention the alcantara) What was the story with the PP03 package in early 09s?
Is there even a story?
When i was looking I couldnt find a car near me so I got mine in Fletcher Jones of Freemont and had it trucked to me. I was surprised when the car came off the truck without the PP03. But looking back, I couldnt think of anything legally that happened that would let me ask MB for the package. Except for me being tired that nite and hearing what I wanted to hear and not hearing what the GM said.
I would just like to know the story of how I messed this one up. IN reality what I missed out on in the track tuned suspension and composite brakes.
I messed up right at the wrong time when there might of been a shortage of rotors or something during the time I bought the car.
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You must haven't been reading the board in August... that's all "we" talked about! "OMG the sky is falling!!! MB screwed up the Performance Package!"
You have what we call the "performance package light" and IMO it's preferable to the full pkg at $3990... but yeah, $1250 is a lot to pay for a delimiter you'll likely never use. Most customers worked things out with their dealer to either get a discount or re-order the full perf. pkg
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I didnt find this board till last week. I am a Porsche 911 guy and have 6000 posts on Rennlist. When i decided to sell my 07 GT3 because of back problems I was going to get a M3. A fellow GT3 guy who has a Black Series told me to check out the AMG C63 or buy his black series(which I came REALL close to doing)
So short story long I didnt know anything about MBworld.org till last week.
I found other MB boards that werent as in depth as this one is. I am glad I found this one now. LOTS more info!!!!
thanks
I didnt find this board till last week. I am a Porsche 911 guy and have 6000 posts on Rennlist. When i decided to sell my 07 GT3 because of back problems I was going to get a M3. A fellow GT3 guy who has a Black Series told me to check out the AMG C63 or buy his black series(which I came REALL close to doing)
So short story long I didnt know anything about MBworld.org till last week.
I found other MB boards that werent as in depth as this one is. I am glad I found this one now. LOTS more info!!!!
thanks
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Hans
I didnt find this board till last week. I am a Porsche 911 guy and have 6000 posts on Rennlist. When i decided to sell my 07 GT3 because of back problems I was going to get a M3. A fellow GT3 guy who has a Black Series told me to check out the AMG C63 or buy his black series(which I came REALL close to doing)
So short story long I didnt know anything about MBworld.org till last week.
I found other MB boards that werent as in depth as this one is. I am glad I found this one now. LOTS more info!!!!
thanks
I didnt find this board till last week. I am a Porsche 911 guy and have 6000 posts on Rennlist. When i decided to sell my 07 GT3 because of back problems I was going to get a M3. A fellow GT3 guy who has a Black Series told me to check out the AMG C63 or buy his black series(which I came REALL close to doing)
So short story long I didnt know anything about MBworld.org till last week.
I found other MB boards that werent as in depth as this one is. I am glad I found this one now. LOTS more info!!!!
thanks
Unfortunately, the other MB forums are worse or smaller.
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Good to see a few fellow rennlisters. I post over there in the racing section. I do a fair amount of PCA racing. My 63 should be in next week!
Glad to see guys coming from 911's (which give you a much better perspective on a proper handling car than coming from a BMW product!) that enjoy this car.
Glad to see guys coming from 911's (which give you a much better perspective on a proper handling car than coming from a BMW product!) that enjoy this car.
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Good to see a few fellow rennlisters. I post over there in the racing section. I do a fair amount of PCA racing. My 63 should be in next week!
Glad to see guys coming from 911's (which give you a much better perspective on a proper handling car than coming from a BMW product!) that enjoy this car.
Glad to see guys coming from 911's (which give you a much better perspective on a proper handling car than coming from a BMW product!) that enjoy this car.
You could take a base 911 (325 hp before the 2009 DFI bump) and run circles around a lightened C63 w/451 hp at the track. There is more to racing than horsepower and weight.
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Hey Grave, Apex I am OLDGUY over there.
Yes the posts in the GT3 section and the racing RL section are MUCH more in depth that what I found here. But you gotta admit that the GT3 guys are more performance oriented than say a 17 year old girl I saw on this board posting about a C63 her daddy was going to get her.
Apex coming from a GT3 I have to admit I am really impressed on how fun this car is. It is so much more comfortable than my GT3 its not comparable but is not to far off in driveability.
I look forward to hear your driving comparisons. It will be nice to have some serious guys over here.
and Grave I havent found much on any other MB boards. The private AMG list is not too bad.
Yes the posts in the GT3 section and the racing RL section are MUCH more in depth that what I found here. But you gotta admit that the GT3 guys are more performance oriented than say a 17 year old girl I saw on this board posting about a C63 her daddy was going to get her.
Apex coming from a GT3 I have to admit I am really impressed on how fun this car is. It is so much more comfortable than my GT3 its not comparable but is not to far off in driveability.
I look forward to hear your driving comparisons. It will be nice to have some serious guys over here.
and Grave I havent found much on any other MB boards. The private AMG list is not too bad.
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Unfortunately the quality of this board has gone down over the past year- a lot of adults behaving like children...
I have an 09 C63 coming in a couple of weeks with the full performance package, so I'm really looking forward to that. I recently had an opportunity to drive an 09 base Carrera with the PDK transmission. It seemed to accelerate quicker and handle better than an 08 Carrera S. That being said, my wife is looking into getting an 09 Carrera since the C63 will be mine
I have an 09 C63 coming in a couple of weeks with the full performance package, so I'm really looking forward to that. I recently had an opportunity to drive an 09 base Carrera with the PDK transmission. It seemed to accelerate quicker and handle better than an 08 Carrera S. That being said, my wife is looking into getting an 09 Carrera since the C63 will be mine
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grave:
http://www.mercedes-amg.com/privatel...rums/index.php
Beemaze. I am good friends with the editor of Excellence magazine
and when I was talking about selling my GT3 he was telling me that the new
Carrera with the PDK was AMAZING. He said it revolutionary in Porsche terms where everything is normally evolutionary.
Make sure she gets the PDK.
http://www.mercedes-amg.com/privatel...rums/index.php
Beemaze. I am good friends with the editor of Excellence magazine
and when I was talking about selling my GT3 he was telling me that the new
Carrera with the PDK was AMAZING. He said it revolutionary in Porsche terms where everything is normally evolutionary.
Make sure she gets the PDK.
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My time (too much) spent on the various boards has led me to this generalization:
(there are some interesting parallels)
Corvette & AMG boards: Prefer 1/4 mile, who's got the most HP, "how do I launch"?, UFC, missing/gold teeth and cultivating chest hair
Porsche & BMW boards: Prefer road course, who's got the fastest lap times, "how do I show off my expensive watch while at 9 & 3?", F1, whitening teeth and shaving chest hair
OK so we're not missing teeth. I love my C63, and while this board is slow, the cast of characters keeps it interesting. 
(there are some interesting parallels)
Corvette & AMG boards: Prefer 1/4 mile, who's got the most HP, "how do I launch"?, UFC, missing/gold teeth and cultivating chest hair
Porsche & BMW boards: Prefer road course, who's got the fastest lap times, "how do I show off my expensive watch while at 9 & 3?", F1, whitening teeth and shaving chest hair
OK so we're not missing teeth.
I love my C63, and while this board is slow, the cast of characters keeps it interesting.
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My time (too much) spent on the various boards has led me to this generalization:
(there are some interesting parallels)
Corvette & AMG boards: Prefer 1/4 mile, who's got the most HP, "how do I launch"?, UFC, missing/gold teeth and cultivating chest hair
Porsche & BMW boards: Prefer road course, who's got the fastest lap times, "how do I show off my expensive watch while at 9 & 3?", F1, whitening teeth and shaving chest hair
OK so we're not missing teeth. I love my C63, and while this board is slow, the cast of characters keeps it interesting.
(there are some interesting parallels)
Corvette & AMG boards: Prefer 1/4 mile, who's got the most HP, "how do I launch"?, UFC, missing/gold teeth and cultivating chest hair
Porsche & BMW boards: Prefer road course, who's got the fastest lap times, "how do I show off my expensive watch while at 9 & 3?", F1, whitening teeth and shaving chest hair
OK so we're not missing teeth.
I love my C63, and while this board is slow, the cast of characters keeps it interesting. 
