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I am getting unusual instances of drivers riding up and speeding off and trying to coax me into a race. No can-do... stupid as f***... must be the quad tips that gets attention...
I find S-mode far smoother than S+. The latter is too herky-jerky and I always end up switching the tranny back to S mode, and all is well again. It could be the car has attuned to my standard S mode selection hence other modes just don't feel right... It still defaults to C, of course.... wish I could change that permanently. Never used E mode. Don't care for that...
This car is super-smooth... buttery smooth is more appropriate. Due to the Acoustic Package, the inside cabin is serene and really able to filter out noise pretty good. Balance fragrance ain't working, or I can't smell a thing. Maybe its the fragrance I purchased. I hear Mood is better, so I am trying that once this jar is all done.
The RFs are actually pretty decent. Hard rubbers for sure and you can feel the bumps despite the air suspension... but tolerable and overall decent... I was gonna rush to replace them, but now I will hold off until they wear out. May even replace with same RFs... mine are the Conti ProContact SSR, with plenty of threads left.
Car now at 15xxx miles.
Final point. I do like the stock AMG 19"s and have no plan to change these anytime soon. So will have to work around these rims. One idea I am mulling is switching the rear spacers from 15mm to 20mm and the fronts from 12mm to 15mm to widen the stance a wee bit more (as in pic below). Maybe upsize these tires to 245/45s to close the fender gaps... My hot-rodder neighbor thinks its good as-is, but I will keep tinkering with it some.
04-07-2023, 09:33 AM
