Congrats and welcome.
We've joined the club, 2006 2500
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2006 S500, 2004 LX470
We've joined the club, 2006 2500
It's my wife's car actually. Picked it up on Christmas Eve in So Cal on a near 90 degree sunny day. The comfort seats really do work!
I've been a member on these forums for a while but have never posted a new thread. We have had MB's in the past; a 1984 300SD, which has 329K miles and has been sent back to my parents and 1996 C220 (the C class on Nov. 24 went to Mercedes heaven thanks to a Kia driver running a red light, what a way to celebrate Thanksgiving)
With the dealer incentives on the last of the W220's it became a no brainer to move up to a S500. What a magnificent car.
Noticed one thing on the drive home. (which was approx. 130 miles) I stopped to top off the tank, pulled away and felt the engine/transmission surge. I pulled over and found that the car had slipped out of gear. I turned it off and restarted and it ran and is running fine. Any other experiences like this or is this a noob goof. I did buy the 3 additional years or 100K extended warranty. By the way, Pewter with Charcoal interior, comfort package, parktronic, keyless go & AMG sport package.
I've been a member on these forums for a while but have never posted a new thread. We have had MB's in the past; a 1984 300SD, which has 329K miles and has been sent back to my parents and 1996 C220 (the C class on Nov. 24 went to Mercedes heaven thanks to a Kia driver running a red light, what a way to celebrate Thanksgiving)
With the dealer incentives on the last of the W220's it became a no brainer to move up to a S500. What a magnificent car.
Noticed one thing on the drive home. (which was approx. 130 miles) I stopped to top off the tank, pulled away and felt the engine/transmission surge. I pulled over and found that the car had slipped out of gear. I turned it off and restarted and it ran and is running fine. Any other experiences like this or is this a noob goof. I did buy the 3 additional years or 100K extended warranty. By the way, Pewter with Charcoal interior, comfort package, parktronic, keyless go & AMG sport package.
Last edited by degeester; Dec 25, 2005 at 07:58 PM.
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Congratulations! Sounds great. How 'bout some pics.
Is the "2500" the dealer incentive?
Are you sure you didn't bump the gear-shift w/ your knee? You'll be super-sensitive to everything until you drive it for awhile and get used to it. But don't hesitate to call your dealer if it "slips out of gear" again.
BTW: Don't top off your tank.
Is the "2500" the dealer incentive?
Are you sure you didn't bump the gear-shift w/ your knee? You'll be super-sensitive to everything until you drive it for awhile and get used to it. But don't hesitate to call your dealer if it "slips out of gear" again.
BTW: Don't top off your tank.
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'06 S430 Sport, '05 C 55 AMG, '06 BMW 330i, '06 VW Beetle Convertible
Congratulations and welcome. Your car is the same color scheme as mine. It is my first OTB (other than black) and I am very pleased with the color. Mine is equipped the same except it doesn't have keyless but does have Sirius radio. I had a 2003 S class, was very pleased with it but you can feel the additional "tweeks" in the '06. You should be very happy with it.
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Originally Posted by degeester
Ramp your car is exactly the exterior color and interior color we wanted. the pewter and charcoal was the second choice. We like it! It's growing on us.
If you have any problems with the transmission (see my 7G Thunk thread) let your SA know about it. I did not have any "out of gear" events, just the hard downshift from 2nd to 1st. Runs great after service.
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Originally Posted by degeester
Ramp your car is exactly the exterior color and interior color we wanted. the pewter and charcoal was the second choice. We like it! It's growing on us.
