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Old Apr 3, 2012 | 12:34 AM
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The Mercedes Benz AMG Performance Test Drive Event video

Last year they had this event here in my area and I got a chance to take several different AMGs around a closed course I had a blast and I got bit by the E-Class bug. Ever since then I wanted an E63, of course what I could afford was an E550, which I totally love! They were really cool and let me video tape the run. Turn up your volume and check it out.
http://youtu.be/pnLFxXOrg3c

I hope they have one this year, but I have not received any invites.

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Old Apr 3, 2012 | 04:55 AM
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Old Apr 3, 2012 | 05:37 AM
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Originally Posted by Rodriqua
Last year they had this event here in my area and I got a chance to take several different AMGs around a closed course I had a blast and I got bit by the E-Class bug. Ever since then I wanted an E63, of course what I could afford was an E550, which I totally love! They were really cool and let me video tape the run. Turn up your volume and check it out. 2011 MB E63 AMG Performance Test Drive event

I hope they have one this year, but I have not received any invites.
they let you test drive the car all by yourself? before i go to the dealers, i always do my homeworks ahead of time. don't want to test drive anything i can't afford. don't even want to walk anywhere close to one. otherwise i'll just keep thinking about the more expensive one .
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Old Apr 3, 2012 | 07:49 AM
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looks good man...........that is an awesome car isn't it??
fat black man is funny!!! what the hell is his purpose?? LOL....

I was really starting to enjoy that car when I traded it....
love the sound of the engine and the way it hooks up when
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this is America! we can afford/get anything we want!!
good luck bro
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Old Apr 3, 2012 | 07:58 AM
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they let you test drive the car all by yourself? before i go to the dealers, i always do my homeworks ahead of time. don't want to test drive anything i can't afford. don't even want to walk anywhere close to one. otherwise i'll just keep thinking about the more expensive one .
It was an AMG event. No salespeople there. They had the C63, E63, CLS63, and the SL63. There was someone sitting in the car with you to make sure you didn't go too crazy and kill too many cones. They just want you to test drive the heck out of them and then give your feed back.

This event has happened the last 2 years, but this year I haven't heard anything. I hope they bring it back around. I really enjoyed them and it is chance to test drive different cars without the pressure of a salesperson trying to sell you one. Because of this event, I traded in my 07 CL550 for a 2011 E550.
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Old Apr 3, 2012 | 08:02 AM
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fat black man is funny!!! what the hell is his purpose?? LOL....
He is there to make sure there is enough space between the cars on the track. When gave me the go, I looked at the other car ahead and figure it was still too close and didn't want end up behind a slower driver. Thats why I hesitated.

Not sure if you can hear the comments from the passengers. That was my buddy and his wife and this was their first event. They were taking it easy at first. Told them to get in the backseat, sit down and hang on.
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Old Apr 3, 2012 | 05:11 PM
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this is America! we can afford/get anything we want!!
good luck bro
for real ?! ok, i want a lambo, a ferrari, a rolls, a bentley wouldn't hurt. that's it for now. please tell me how !!!

Originally Posted by Rodriqua
It was an AMG event. No salespeople there. They had the C63, E63, CLS63, and the SL63. There was someone sitting in the car with you to make sure you didn't go too crazy and kill too many cones. They just want you to test drive the heck out of them and then give your feed back.

This event has happened the last 2 years, but this year I haven't heard anything. I hope they bring it back around. I really enjoyed them and it is chance to test drive different cars without the pressure of a salesperson trying to sell you one. Because of this event, I traded in my 07 CL550 for a 2011 E550.
maybe they've been trying to make you get an amg for two yrs but still no luck. they gave up .
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Old Apr 4, 2012 | 10:23 PM
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maybe they've been trying to make you get an amg for two yrs but still no luck. they gave up .
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Originally Posted by Rodriqua
Last year they had this event here in my area and I got a chance to take several different AMGs around a closed course I had a blast and I got bit by the E-Class bug. Ever since then I wanted an E63, of course what I could afford was an E550, which I totally love! They were really cool and let me video tape the run. Turn up your volume and check it out.
http://youtu.be/pnLFxXOrg3c

I hope they have one this year, but I have not received any invites.
I attended the AMG driving event in 2011 in my area which was on a private race track. A lot of fun and the opportunity to drive the AMG vehicles. I checked the event schedule for the track as I had not received an invitation this year and it does not appear to being held this year in our area.
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Old Apr 5, 2012 | 08:55 AM
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Originally Posted by RSIKR
I attended the AMG driving event in 2011 in my area which was on a private race track. A lot of fun and the opportunity to drive the AMG vehicles. I checked the event schedule for the track as I had not received an invitation this year and it does not appear to being held this year in our area.
are you in chicago? i went to that event on a sunday, bought my e350 Wednesday. I hope the event is back this summer.
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Old Apr 5, 2012 | 09:02 AM
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wow, just watched the vid. the chicago event was on an actual race track. i took some turns doing 90mph. idiot proof racing with that stability control turned on.
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Old Apr 5, 2012 | 12:43 PM
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are you in chicago? i went to that event on a sunday, bought my e350 Wednesday. I hope the event is back this summer.
I am, that was a fun event. I attended on Saturday last year. I recently checked the club track events for the year and it is not scheduled. Last year the invitations went out in late March and the event was on a weekend in May.
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Old Apr 5, 2012 | 12:58 PM
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I am, that was a fun event. I attended on Saturday last year. I recently checked the club track events for the year and it is not scheduled. Last year the invitations went out in late March and the event was on a weekend in May.
well let us know if you hear anything. maybe we should call a dealership?
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