Technique

First thing I did was remove the obnoxious dealer logo on the front grill...

Before:


After:


I also got the optional wood/leather steering wheel... Matches the interior nicely:



Outside shot of the 18" wheels... 245s up front, 265s in the back:



It's a lease... 3 years... The manual calls for oil changes every 13k miles (it comes with Mobil 1 from the factory)...

I will change the oil ONCE during the 3 years I own the car, at 15k miles... The car will probably be driven about 30k miles during the lease term, so when I turn it in it will be ready for its next oil change... Total cost of maintenance will be less than $50 for 3 years of Mercedes fun

christiaan

damn you take terriiibooool pics....

nice car dough

Barry45RPM

Is "American Service Center" the name of the dealership ?!?

Technique

Yes

Vik888

Thats the largest, most obnoxious dealer logo I've ever seen. I can't wait to get rid of my dealer license plate frame.

Technique

Yes, it really is... And it interferes with aerodynamics as well... I like to keep the Cd at factory specs

I didn't take pics, but of course they also put license plate frames on the front and back (I took those off as well)

Oh, and they put another logo on the trunk (same one as on the grill) with double stick tape... I am having a body shop remove it today... Then my car will be free of dealer advertising and I'll be ready to roll!

sheikhg

what did you do with the dealer logos?

Technique

lol, I still have them... Why?

Now you've got me thinking... Maybe I should burn them, or blow them up or something and make a video of it and put it on youtube...

mpx220

What color is that?

Technique

Flint Gray Metallic

JRAMGV8

Alright Tech, you finally got it. Did you get a great deal?

Vik888

I made it clear to my dealer that if the front bumper was drilled, I would not take delivery of the car. Luckily, my dealer doesn't drill any new cars that come directly to them. I just signed a waiver. The front mounting plate is in the trunk.

Technique

I got a good deal (not great)... They ended up throwing in the Wood steering wheel for free at the end... Which is about $1000 installed from the dealer, so not a bad deal!

Technique

Ya, when I lived in Cali none of my cars had front license plates... But here in VA there is no such thing as a fix-it ticket... It's straight up $50 each time... No need to fix, but they ticket you ALL time time... And I mean not just the police, but the meter maids who write parking tickets... If you are parked legally at a meter or anywhere, they will give you a $50 ticket for no front plate... So honestly, I would get them once a week at least! So that's too expensive and I caved in and now just get front plates on all my Virginia cars... It's so ugly

JRAMGV8

I would hate to add the license plate in the front.... going 3 weeks so far and nothing, eventually I might need to add it, or maybe not

Technique

Don't add it if you can help it... The car is so much more beautiful without it!!!

jallison12

I live on Long Island, and my 2 week old car did not need a front plate in PA. But my friends have told me of the LIE cops pulling over often for no front plate. So, while it pains me to do so, I just bought a plate bracket on Ebay for for $44 (Roslyn dealer quote $110 plus tax and labor) and will get it ~*!!DRILLED!!*~ on next week.

But I agree with everyone else, the car looks beautiful without it!! I should really snap a few pics this weekend before she goes under the knife (DRILL!!)

Barry45RPM

Its too late now, but the front plate fixture is a no charge option when you get the car from a dealer. You should have called the selling dealer first. He would have supplied it to you. (My 2004 was from a PA dealership & I told him I needed it so they drilled & mounted the fixture at delivery.)

sheikhg

Yeah, dealer logos or any logos of any type suck!!

pinebaron

I ordered and bought my car from a PA dealer and the front plate bracket was pre-installed (by the dealer)

JRAMGV8

Oh of course... I won't add it on unless I get pulled over. I have a friend that has not put his front license plate for the past 6 yrs and has never been pulled over or questioned.... I hope I am lucky for the next 2 yrs

cicbenz

Congrats on the new car!!!!

Technique

I lived in Santa Clara for 3 years and never got a single front plate ticket even though I got pulled over for speeding multiple times

Shake

Nice car

NCE500

Congrats, that is a very nice color combo!