SL55/63/65/R230 AMG: Beware!!!
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From the sounds of it if anything good is going to come out of this is going to have to happen in the dealership. If MBUSA/corporate has hosed you, your only recourse would be through the dealer, who will hopefully fix it themselves and pay for it out of their own pocket.
Good luck, keep us posted!
Good luck, keep us posted!
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'22 Alpina B7,'21 G63 Renntech obviously (wife), Wrangler(kids)
From the sounds of it if anything good is going to come out of this is going to have to happen in the dealership. If MBUSA/corporate has hosed you, your only recourse would be through the dealer, who will hopefully fix it themselves and pay for it out of their own pocket.
Good luck, keep us posted!
Good luck, keep us posted!
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You have yourself an instant classic my friend, I think she's a keepr, enjoy!
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P.S. i'm leaning towards S63 as my next car, CL63 also looks good but I need back space. Have anyone with these cars who can comment?
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CL500 and ML55
Nobody can sit behind me when I drive my CL....unless they are able to fit in a carseat.
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'10 MB E63, '08 ML550 ('05 E55, '05 SL55, '08 E63 GONE)
The way I see it... if you lease a car... then the car isn't actually yours to mod in the first place. I mean, I think Avis or Hertz would have a issue with me renting a car for the weekend and doing modifications on it... so why wouldn't MB?
Not meaning to flame you, but I can really see their point from a business perspective...
~ Ian
Not meaning to flame you, but I can really see their point from a business perspective...
~ Ian
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I just hope MB doesn't make you pay for the repair/service work and they leave you alone at lease end...although Status 8 means the car will be under that category for the duration of the warranty. Sucks man...
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The way I see it... if you lease a car... then the car isn't actually yours to mod in the first place. I mean, I think Avis or Hertz would have a issue with me renting a car for the weekend and doing modifications on it... so why wouldn't MB?
Not meaning to flame you, but I can really see their point from a business perspective...
~ Ian
Not meaning to flame you, but I can really see their point from a business perspective...
~ Ian
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a lot of people do. the guy above you does, I do, absent does.
we don't want to buy the car because we'll be tired/bored of it within 1-2 years (if not even sooner) but we do want to make it faster/mod it to look better while we own it.
im sure tons of people put wheels on leased cars, its the same deal.
once they get rid of the car they will lose money on the wheels because its doubtful they will fit on their new car. same goes for performance mods, plus all the ones above are easily reversible.
we don't want to buy the car because we'll be tired/bored of it within 1-2 years (if not even sooner) but we do want to make it faster/mod it to look better while we own it.
im sure tons of people put wheels on leased cars, its the same deal.
once they get rid of the car they will lose money on the wheels because its doubtful they will fit on their new car. same goes for performance mods, plus all the ones above are easily reversible.
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'10 MB E63, '08 ML550 ('05 E55, '05 SL55, '08 E63 GONE)
a lot of people do. the guy above you does, I do, absent does.
we don't want to buy the car because we'll be tired/bored of it within 1-2 years (if not even sooner) but we do want to make it faster/mod it to look better while we own it.
im sure tons of people put wheels on leased cars, its the same deal.
once they get rid of the car they will lose money on the wheels because its doubtful they will fit on their new car. same goes for performance mods, plus all the ones above are easily reversible.
we don't want to buy the car because we'll be tired/bored of it within 1-2 years (if not even sooner) but we do want to make it faster/mod it to look better while we own it.
im sure tons of people put wheels on leased cars, its the same deal.
once they get rid of the car they will lose money on the wheels because its doubtful they will fit on their new car. same goes for performance mods, plus all the ones above are easily reversible.
You don't think Hertz would have a problem if I rented a Jeep Cherokee from from them for a week, slapped a turbocharger on it on Monday, drove the car into the ground on by friday, took the mod off on Saturday, and returned the car on Sunday?
Lets pretend the car didn't have the suspension problem... The owner got the Kleemann ECU and after two years of use, removed it and returned the car when his lease was up. Then after that fact, Kleemann discovers that they made a mistake with their ECU unit which caused a major problem down the road in cars that were fitted with it. Now the owner already returned the car, but the damage was done... I know Kleemann is a very reputable company, but they're a seperate entity from MB. Don't you think MB has the right to protect itself against this?
Again, I'm not trying to flame anyone here - but what MB is doing in this situation makes a ton of sense from a business perspective.
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SL55, Cayenne S, Tundra, 360 spider
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'22 Alpina B7,'21 G63 Renntech obviously (wife), Wrangler(kids)
The way I see it... if you lease a car... then the car isn't actually yours to mod in the first place. I mean, I think Avis or Hertz would have a issue with me renting a car for the weekend and doing modifications on it... so why wouldn't MB?
Not meaning to flame you, but I can really see their point from a business perspective...
~ Ian
Not meaning to flame you, but I can really see their point from a business perspective...
~ Ian