jeffreyy

So, I'm quite happy to announce that I just took delivery of a 2008 S65. Such a wonderful car!

Kar don

Congrats, but wrong forum... moving to AMG.

jeffreyy

Oops, sorry.

J

alroumi

Congradulations on the new purchase, the S65 AMG is the best daily driver in the world.

It looks gorgeous and has the power to outdistance many sports cars, nice to see an avid Mercedes Fan get another Mercedes an AMG.

Enjoy it in good health and have a great New year.

AsianML

Congrats!! What colors, etc.?

JRAMGV8

Awesome

love2skiutah

Uh.... don't you dare post this and not share pics.

jeffreyy

Thanks! Black on Black. Sorry to be boring but it was a showroom car. I had attempted to order an S63 Designo Mocha for Euro delivery but it didn't work out timing wise, so the dealer gave me a great deal on the S65.

I will post pics. Today was the first clear day here in Honolulu for a little while. I'll see if I can take pics tomorrow.

J

hubitubi

nnnnn

jeffreyy

Sorry folks. It's raining like crazy here. So, in a brief respite, I took some photos...attached. I will take more photos after I get the car washed and can take pictures outside.

2fast4u

Congrat for your new car, only a question.
US car has white JWC clock instead of black one fit on Europe model ?

lauer87

amazing car but are those the oem s65 wheels? They look like the regular amg wheel found on basically every car mercedes makes aside from the c class????

jeffreyy

Thanks! I can't speak for the S63, but at least in my car it' the black IWC clock.

J

jeffreyy

Yes, I would have ordered the performance package if I ordered the car but it was a car the dealer already had. I figure I can try to get different wheels at some point. I think they are the same as the AMG package wheels, which is a little disappointing, but I'm not one to be too showy. Kind of nice to be somewhat stealth.

J

jeffreyy

Ah, I see, the flash in the photo makes the clock look white. It is a black, actually a dark grey IWC clock.

J

2fast4u

Sorry I mean IWC not JWC or JVC (too much work this week)

FloridaE55

Congrats on this beauty!
BTW, I'd simply order the Performance Package wheels at your dealer's parts department - IMO, the 030-wheels are the nicest wheels for that car (they come standard on every CL/S65 in Germany).

Enjoy your car! Oh before somebody might get confused by your previous post: You can only order a performance package on a non-designo 63, not on a 65 or designo 63.

Aloha! (I lived in Honolulu and Ewa Beach for a few month..)

cmcjo

Your car is perfect!
Congratulations and try to keep it under 150 for a while.

jeffreyy

Thanks. LOL! Easier to do in Honolulu! It is somewhat amazing how the S minimizes the feeling of speed. At 70mph, it feels like 50!

J

jeffreyy

Thanks so much FloridaE55!

I agree, given the amount I saved on the car, getting the wheels is no problemo.

I think MBUSA just fixed the Designo/PP conflict. I talked with the Product Manager at the AMG event in Florida, and he had just put effort into fixing the issue apparently.

Here are some pics of things that seem different to me in the S65 vs S63.

Jeff

FloridaE55

Jeff,

That would be great news if MBUSA fixed this issue. When I placed my order on the CL63, they told me I could only get 030 OR designo. That was beginning of November '07. I was a bit disappointed. I also called mbusa at that time (only mbusa, not AMG) to find out why there was an issue, and I was told that the 'style' of a classy designo and a sporty AMG shouldn't be combined. I accepted that 'excuse' although I asked myself why this 'problem' only existed on the new S and CL but not - for example - on the SL where you can get both.

Oh, there is on additional little thing that appears different between the S63 and the 65. Here's a hint:

You might notice it when you open the hood...

MB_Forever

I'm glad they finally decided to listen to what the people want and fix the problem. I've noticed a quite a few people were disapointed with that conflict.

jeffreyy

LOL! Yes, I am dying to see how the V12 performs. Only 350 miles on the clock at this time!

I notice the front tires are quite a bit warmer than the rears no doubt due to the weight and heat from the V12. About 3-4 degrees warmer it seems.

I should take a pic of that nice carbon fiber cover!

J

jeffreyy

Fortunately, a) the AMG product manager I met worked for MBUSA and 2) he actually cares what people like us think! He told me he had to argue with others inside of MB who didn't understand WHY such a conflict would be important to owners. Seriously, he's a great guy. I still keep in touch with him, so if there are any other issues that pop up, let me know and I can send him an email.

J

LPM 505

Very Very nice !