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RedGTS

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  1. Agree with buy what color you like, but as far as how color may affect resale, you have to keep in mind not only what is desirable (the demand side), but the supply side as well (i.e., how many were made).   I can't speak to the Murcis, but with the Gallardos, yellow has always been a popular color, but Lamborghini also made a ton of the cars in yellow, so they were not as sought after as say orange or green in my experience, because far fewer cars were made in those colors.  It was also always my understanding that silver was the least "desirable" color on a G.  I can't imagine yellow would have any negative effect on resale for a Murci, and it's a beautiful color, so if you like it, buy it.

  2. 1 hour ago, yellomurci said:

    For sure a 70k mid engine Corvette would be good but my guess is closer to 100k

    No doubt the Z06 and higher end variants will be that much and more (they are now), but if that's the price for the least expensive version, they will have reduced their universe of potential buyers by about 80% and it would dramatically impact their sales.  No way they could sell anywhere near the numbers they usually churn out (30-40k units a year) at $100k+.   I guess the upside would be you wouldn't have to worry about seeing them on every corner like the previous cars.  Will be interesting to see how it shakes out.

  3. 13 hours ago, BLK85 said:

    Just got the call I was waiting for. Finally! I should have my can by the weekend. 

    Congrats.  Hoping to get one in the next 30 days on a Liberty Leonidas upper I've had sitting at a local shop for quite a while.  That this process even exists is absurd, but oh well.

  4. 17 hours ago, StoleIt said:

    When people say they want to ban private gun ownership in the US while at the same time complaining about how our government is becoming fascist or whatever buzzword they are using to describe Trump...I have to just shake my head.

    "Venezuela crisis: UN says security forces killed hundreds"

    https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-44575599

    Reminds me of a Tom Wolfe quote:  Fascism is always descending on the United States yet lands only in Europe.

  5. 10 hours ago, LPDADDY said:

    Corrupt socialistic government ruined what could have been the richest country in South America with the 2nd largest oil reserves in the world . Chavez should have been executed , he got off easy with cancer and Maduro is the dumbest  biggest crook than has held office in Venezuela 

    Not just Chavez but probably most of his family.  His 30 something year old favorite daughter was reportedly the wealthiest person in Venezuela after his death (~$4 billion IIRC).  Amazes me how some people claim we need socialism because of income inequality, but income inequality in places with the most socialism is a million times worse than what exists under capitalism.  Then when you point out all the historical examples of what has occurred under socialist regimes (including mass murder), they say "Oh but that wasn't really socialism" or "that wasn't true socialism."  So I gather socialism works great on paper, but is an abject disaster in real life.

  6. 19 hours ago, jtrump said:

    Minor fuel system issues on some of the newer 4.0TT m177 engines. They are monsters though. Get one and enjoy the shit out of it! 

    They are monsters.  My wife drives a C63S and it's a beast even untuned, assuming you can get the tires to hook up.  I wish it were AWD sometimes.  Thanks for the feedback on the rebuilding issue.

  7. 14 hours ago, jtrump said:

    -CL65

    They made a bunch from 2003-present. No idea where you got the idea of 55 of them total. There are likely 55 currently for sale is the US. In general there isn't much on that engine/car that should be touched by someone not familiar with the Mercedes V12. 

    -AMG repairs/maintenance while expensive are proportional to the price of the vehicle when new, not what the 4th owner paid for the car at Manheim(auction).  Same as any other car. Most people don't understand this.... 

    -Catastrophic engine failure in AMG cars is quite rare but does happen, as with any manufacturer. BWM has alot more issues with this in my experience. 

    -Yes the transmission in your C55 is basically bulletproof with proper maintenance every 40k miles or so

     

    To qualify the above I own a Mercedes repair facility and have been with the brand for almost 20 years now. I am, and employ 2 additional, Master Certified Mercedes Technicians. We also do some BMW and other work, but 95% of our business is Benz. I'm happy to answer any Benz related questions you may have 

    One thing I've always been curious about is whether an independent shop like yours could repair/rebuild a catastrophic engine failure on an AMG for a lot less than having a dealer replace it (with either a new or remanufactured engine).   Have you done that before?

  8. 52 minutes ago, MrDoctor said:

    Thank you ! If you go for one and are familiar with working on your own cars try to find a CL65  amazing car and I believe they only made 55 of them  they trade for about $30-40k just reserve about $10k for worse case Senario repairs  I almost got one instead of the CL 55 but I can’t afford one  . Some parts on the CL do fail often and if you need to pay a mechanic to do the repairs RIP might as well go Lamborghini lol 

    Transmissions in the AMG are supposed to be solid.  we’ll see  : thank you  haven’t ran into another C55 yet :)   I love driving it so far  love the CLK front end they did on the car  

    $10k is far from a worst case scenario repair on a CL65, or really almost all AMG's from the last 10-15 years.  Non-engine or a minor engine issue, probably so.  But if the engine has a major problem, no.  I know of 3 cars offhand just from being around my local MBZ dealership that wound up parked and essentially abandoned down there because it didn't make economic sense to fix them.  The last one was an ML63 in very nice condition, but the engine failed (may have been one of the cars with the head bolt issues), and even a remanufactured one was going to be $23k installed.   A new engine was $35k installed.  But the vehicle was only worth low 30's at the time, so the owner didn't know what to do with it.  These cars offer great value used because the depreciation is brutal, but if one breaks, the repair costs are equally brutal (as you note about the CL).

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