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Old Jan 6, 2026 | 07:17 PM
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Ordered my 2026 AMG CLE 53 on 10/10. Built on 12/5. On the boat (Endurance) now.
Left Bremen on 12/18. Then to Zeebrugge, then to Santander, now in the North Atlantic. ETA in Baltimore is 01/08.
My current RS5 was ported in Houston and only took a week to get to my dealer in Fargo, ND.
Looking forward to this one.
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Old Jan 6, 2026 | 10:33 PM
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Hopefully your car's trip on the Endurance, fares better than the trip on the OTHER Endurance...
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Old Jan 12, 2026 | 06:29 PM
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Endurance made it to Baltimore yesterday. Now waiting for the journey to Fargo.
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Old Feb 2, 2026 | 06:59 PM
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Reported that it is enroute to Fargo via a covered wagon pulled by a 6 horse team. Last sighted yesterday near Chicago. With any luck, and no bad weather, should get to Fargo in a couple of weeks. I’ll let you know when I get it.
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Old Feb 2, 2026 | 10:36 PM
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I enjoyed watching the shipping progress of my 2025 CLE AMG 53.

I see you are in Fargo so you will be limited by the dang summer tires. I put 7,200 miles on mine so far and plan on replacing my tires this summer with all-season tires so I can drive longer into fall and earlier in spring.

Have fun - it is a great machine!
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Old Feb 3, 2026 | 08:44 AM
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I specd 19” wheels and all season tires. Also comes with a “winter package”, whatever that is. Shown as “PAV” on the order.
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Old Feb 4, 2026 | 08:39 AM
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Are you sure there's still 6 horses pulling?
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No!
Rumor has it that one steed went lame near Minneapolis. Crew is looking for a replacement.
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Picked up my AMG in Fargo today. Lots of bells and whistles; going to take awhile to get familiar. Drive back to Mandan, 200 miles on I-94, uneventful. Lots of subtle differences from my ‘21 RS5, besides all the systems. I think I will like it.
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Congrats. Enjoy and be safe. The hardest thing to get used to for me was the capacitive controls. I still struggle with the sunroof..... Upload a picture.
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