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Quick update that I finally found my car! excited as *****!!!
A few shots below for you - pay special attention to the odometer shot! This 2018 car was part of a 22 car collectors garage and according to the dealer, he traded this GTR, a Lambo Avantador and a Ferrari 458 on his GT-BS allocation last week. The car is going to be CPO'd and shipped out early next week!
- CCB's
- CF II package
- Yellow stitching with yellow belts.
- Since the car's been sitting for 3 years, I've asked for the Oil change, transmission service, break flush and cabin filter to be done prior to ship.
- New Cup IIs being installed to make sure there's no flat spots on the tires. Am I missing anything??
Cheers to all of you for all of your help and feedback getting me acclimated and answering all my questions.
Leave the current tires on the car. Drive it, see how they are after some miles. If you think they have flat spots then, just roast the rears and at least get something out of them before replacing.
Leave the current tires on the car. Drive it, see how they are after some miles. If you think they have flat spots then, just roast the rears and at least get something out of them before replacing.
thought of that BUT with 47 miles, roasting the tires wont be a good idea as I gotta break it in first
thought of that BUT with 47 miles, roasting the tires wont be a good idea as I gotta break it in first
Break in Shmake in. Drive it like you stole it. LOL Car looks excellent as it should. That is good that you are doing all those maintenance, I would have them drain whatever fuel is in the tank and add new gas.
3 year old car with 47 miles that is insane low mileage. I cant fathom trading in the Lambo and Ferrari AND GTR for one BS either. I guess when you have 22 car in your garage you wont miss these 3 cars.
But hey for you glad he did.
thought of that BUT with 47 miles, roasting the tires wont be a good idea as I gotta break it in first
I'm not following that process on the Black Series, I'm not going to put a thousand mile on it for years. I'm going to do some heat cycles and when warmed up that car is going to get it.
I've driven both 2018 and 2019 USA MYs back to back, and they sounded the same in similar modes/same settings (actually, the 2019 sounded ever so slightly louder), and both have the preferred (personal preference) analog gauge cluster as opposed to digital.
I've driven both 2018 and 2019 USA MYs back to back, and they sounded the same in similar modes/same settings (actually, the 2019 sounded ever so slightly louder), and both have the preferred (personal preference) analog gauge cluster as opposed to digital.
funny! I have also driven the 2019 in the 2018 back to back and my impressions were that the 2018 was just a little bit louder so I guess it’s all personal perception of the sound 😀
I'm not following that process on the Black Series, I'm not going to put a thousand mile on it for years. I'm going to do some heat cycles and when warmed up that car is going to get it.
I dont think Big Ape has the excess funds to replace his car should he blow it up because he was ******/impatient enough to cane it with 46 miles on it.....BUT BR its your car so cane away,its only money,lol
Big Ape,First congrats on finding exactly what you wanted and "in the wrapper" so to speak. I thought my R had low miles...I would keep the original tires on until you break it in unless you are going to the track before that.. As long as your not driving in cold or wet weather they should, unless horribly flat-spotted, be able to handle the speeds and handling aspect you throw at them during break-in...
I am one of those people that goes strictly by the book on break-in.
I dont think Big Ape has the excess funds to replace his car should he blow it up because he was ******/impatient enough to cane it with 46 miles on it.....BUT BR its your car so cane away,its only money,lol
Big Ape,First congrats on finding exactly what you wanted and "in the wrapper" so to speak. I thought my R had low miles...I would keep the original tires on until you break it in unless you are going to the track before that.. As long as your not driving in cold or wet weather they should, unless horribly flat-spotted, be able to handle the speeds and handling aspect you throw at them during break-in...
I am one of those people that goes strictly by the book on break-in.
appreciate it brother. Fact is that I was able to successfully negotiate be PS CupSport IIs as a part of the deal so no need to worry about the flat spots. I will say that I will follow the manual’s break in recommendation as the engineer may know a thing or two more than I do 🤣🤣
With such low miles, now is the best time to consider purchasing Extended Warranty, as additional miles and time will only increase the price of said warranty.
You can go with 3rd party Fidelity Platinum plans, but I would recommend the MB Extended Limited Warranty especially if you have or establish a good relationship with your local Dealership's SA and most importantly, your AMG Master Tech who actually does the work (they actually have a lot of leeway and power).
If you decide on MB ELW, recommend contacting renown purveyor of MB ELWs - Marc Rose, Finance Manager at Mercedes WI Simonson, Santa Monica, CA - he will be able to give you a better deal than Fidelity (I purchased 2 MB ELWs from him at exceptional pricing).
Call him directly at 818.266.4305
With such low miles, now is the best time to consider purchasing Extended Warranty, as additional miles and time will only increase the price of said warranty.
You can go with 3rd party Fidelity Platinum plans, but I would recommend the MB Extended Limited Warranty especially if you have or establish a good relationship with your local Dealership's SA and most importantly, your AMG Master Tech who actually does the work (they actually have a lot of leeway and power).
If you decide on MB ELW, recommend contacting renown purveyor of MB ELWs - Marc Rose, Finance Manager at Mercedes WI Simonson, Santa Monica, CA - he will be able to give you a better deal than Fidelity (I purchased 2 MB ELWs from him at exceptional pricing).
Call him directly at 818.266.4305
I agree with this, unless you are planning on tuning, if you are, the fidelity warranty is the better buy.
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FOUND my BEAST!
