Fung63

Before we decided on the glk we tried the
X3 and thought the styling was way dated
Q5 and almost bought it, had it specced to what wife wanted
Ex and thought it was ok but under powered
Fx and Didn't like the styling
Ml and didn't like it

Ultimately we went with the glk since wife liked the appearance of the car and most importantly the sales rep was able to build one in the colour she wanted lol. Carnelol red
I must say tho, I gave her full reign in the decision process and it was a interesting experience in what they classify as must haves

Fung63

Although 150k is just insane.....

Typically the odd handbag will be much cheaper than a wife going on a house renovation rampage

CoolBDPhenom03

How's the ride quality on the new GLKs? I heard the older ones were kind of rough.

BenzoBoi

Now THAT is a way to buy a car! Congrats!

Jean Valjean

It's not the cost of the purse that's the true pain in the ****, but the unavailability of the Birkin. It's along the same lines as trying to buy a NEW stainless Steel Daytona or Ferrari 458, the demand greatly outnumbers supply. To get these ultra lux items, you better get used to waiting in line and "priming the pump" to get them. To even get considered to purchase that $9000 Birkin, you have to likely spend a small fortune on Twillies, scarves, Evelyn and Kelly Bags, before you will be lucky your blessed SA (sales associate) will draw your name from a hat and give you a call that you are next up on the clock for purchasing this Holy Grail of leather goods. Good Luck on that one!

ble2716

Looks like you just abandoned the GLK folks.

Nice upgrade man.

Congrats.

sha1na_AMG

True story. A small fortune is much needed when it comes to the Birkin like jean valjean said, although I personally fancy the black kelly 32cm in silver if you can get your hands on that one. But personally coming from a girl (a not so normal girl though), it depends on how mad she is. If she is kind of mad like hmm not talking to you then probably a nice dozen roses with a box of chocolates and maybe a diamond tennis bracelet. Then if she is so mad that she is not talking to you and she's not cooking you dinner then maybe up it to a nice dinner out with a nice bag maybe a Chanel jumbo maxi in lamb skin leather (surprised no one mentioned this one) a cool $6500 or you can opt for the grand shopper $3400 (sorry I just insured all my purses so I know the prices) and some Cartier earrings inside. Or if she is really really pissed off and she is going to make you sleep on the couch plus everything else I just said, just hand over your card and leave it at the policy "don't ask don't tell", you guys will be good after that

If it were me I would just be semi-mad you didn't take me along for the test drive and I probably would be happy that you bought it. hah. But that's me

CoolBDPhenom03

This could be an epic post.

Pickles

GLK/C63????.....!!!...Ain't no choice to make .....at the IMPORTANT time....when ya put "the pedal to the metal".
My wifey has NO issues.....well she does....who's gonna drive???!!
Cheers, Pickles.

Onnzo

Hahha. My wife didn't want to know/test drive. Just told me that it better be good when I bring it home considering the price. She didn't think much of it when she got in but when she took it for a drive she was more of a hoon then me!

Sheep

Very true, but I think bags are overrated in this case. It will be better to use the money for a couple track day vacation package or something like that.

Sheep
p.s. how exactly did you insure your bags?

jl9j

wow. congrats on the 'upgrade.' I let my gf get a dog (we already have 2 cats!) She still throws the AMG in my face every now and then, but that's mostly in jest. After riding it a few times, she finally understands why I HAD to get the car.

Enjoy the car!

USCGTO

Initially, all my wife cared abt was if the infant seat fit in the back and the stroller fit in the trunk. So we went looking for ANY C63 close to us to check if those things fit.

We found one. I parked the GL next to the C63 on their lot. The salesperson helped us move/fit the baby seat and the stroller in the trunk. ALL well. My wife says: yeah this should be okay, although its a tight fit.

Then the salesperson offered us to go for a ride and added "let me move it out of the lot".

As he sat in the car and started it, the 6.2 motor came alive with a cold cold bark. That when my wife said. Wow. I don't think we need a test drive really. We should just stop looking at the M3 and CTS-V and buy a C63.

a week later, I found a color i liked and had it shipped over.

sha1na_AMG

Hah, just trying to give advice from both ends of the spectrum

Yes I remember how you think bags are overrated, haha. But I am still a girl and those are my other addictions/passions aside from anything stamped AMG of course. But you are right though, I myself would have rather had a day at the track, maybe an advanced course at the AMG driving academy with my hubby, then dinner. But that is of course assuming she (the wife) is into cars. And if she was then she wouldn't be mad. Unless she is mad that he bought the C63 instead of the C63black for example hah, that would be my only other reason probably. Oh and you can insure bags through your home insurance or you can go through a specialty insurance. I went through my home insurance because they said me and my mom's collection was getting too extensive and it was taking up too much of the policy. So yea have a chat with your home insurance I am sure your mom's collection is larger than mine so it might be worth it

*Sorry for the lengthiness guys, not trying to hijack this thread for the record

Fung63

A lot of ppl forget or don't realize that the beauty of the c63 is that it is a family car. Especially the sedan version it is quite functional in normal daily life duties. It just does them via a larger engine, more torque, more growl and more gas used

And sha1na, nice posts... Keep them coming. It is good insight for guys like me lol. Looking back, when a prev gf introduced me to the world of luxury goods... It was a start of an expensive relationship with these brands. Oh well, they look good and I dig the customer service you get when you walk into the store

sha1na_AMG

Hah thanks Fung! I am glad I can lend some insight. But like you boys always say gotta pay to play right? Same goes with high fashion. And you are right customer service is really good in store and out. I had a package stolen by I think our community's gardeners and it happened to be from Nordstrom. So I call Nordstrom and they overnight me the same package with no fight and no charge, it was amazing.

P.S.- There are four Nordstrom stores to open in Canada. That's exciting

Roswell

Oh oh, I feel this thread will be 10 pages by tomolo since Shania joined... talking about expensive purses. LOL

b16

I thank god my wife is not into that ****. I hear it from my carpooler, his wife must have $60,000 worth of bags. WTF is wrong with you people!? lol

My wife only requires I buy some new kitchen tools from Sur Le Table, much easier on the wallet. :P

rory breaker

Agreed. We're way off topic, and Im a firm believer to each their own, but $9k purses to me just exemplifies the excessiveness that has become "cool" in our culture. What's "cool" is realizing how much more that $9k can do for someone or something than a purse. The day my wife brings home a $9k purse is the last day I'll be there when she walks in the door!

norb

Awesome story! Next time I buy I car, I'm telling my wife I'm going out to buy bread and eggs, then come back with a new car! She'd kill me!

bigben320e

Really. My wife would think spending 10K on a bag is foolishness.

+1 Common sense is not so common anymore.

The rules that my wife and I have are:

1. Do not omit or lie about anything. (I am talking serious matters.)
2. Be respectful and forthcoming.
3. Always discuss big ticket purchases, it's not a control thing, just courtesy.

These rules have worked for millions of people in relationships business and personal.

Sheep

Nothing is wrong, and you should have seen my mother's Burberry collection... BTW Shaina I didn't mean that bags are overrated, rather I just think that a track day vacation will be better.

Sheep

USCGTO

so what were we talking about...

NCBob

I tried my darnedest to see what I could get as best mileage on the GLK. Nothing ever came close to your results. As another poster asked: "are you driving a diesel?"

NCBob

Ahh, a marriage counselor