AMG ONE Flat Out/Customer Delivery Day

[KillerHERTZ]

Check out the incredible noises from 13mins on:

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[ALFAitalia]

Sounds horrible and harsh..sounds like what it is a small thrashed 4 pot! Like a bike with a cheap exhaust!

 

[KillerHERTZ]

Modified Formula 1 engine. Sounds fantastic from inside IMO

 

[BIGDOG]

Shmee is a pretty likeable guy, his enthusiasm is infectious.

 

[KillerHERTZ]

Shmee is a pretty likeable guy, his enthusiasm is infectious.

Is a member on here. Stopped posting when certain members decided to badmouth him.

 

[sgregory124]

Sounds horrible and harsh..sounds like what it is a small thrashed 4 pot! Like a bike with a cheap exhaust!

Agreed - also sounds expensive (and not in a good way) especially when it needs that 30k mile engine rebuild I love AMG but have no idea why anyone would buy one of these - more a box ticking exercise from ‘the new owner’, no doubt he’ll be banking on selling it for a profit in the future……

 

[MikeInWimbledon]

Agreed - also sounds expensive (and not in a good way) especially when it needs that 30k mile engine rebuild I love AMG but have no idea why anyone would buy one of these - more a box ticking exercise from ‘the new owner’, no doubt he’ll be banking on selling it for a profit in the future……

Seems unlikely. He happily admits that AMG ownership hasn’t worked that way for him in the past.

Fortunately his workaholic obsession is about the journey rather than the transactions.

 

[sgregory124]

Seems unlikely. He happily admits that AMG ownership hasn’t worked that way for him in the past.

Fortunately his workaholic obsession is about the journey rather than the transactions.

To be fair, once I saw the screenshot and who it was who was actually buying the car, I couldn’t bring myself to watch the video. So I don’t dispute what you’re saying

 

[Bobby Dazzler]

To be fair, once I saw the screenshot and who it was who was actually buying the car, I couldn’t bring myself to watch the video. So I don’t dispute what you’re saying

I listened to it whilst doing other things, and Michael doesn't actually feature in the video, it’s mostly Tim (Shmee150) and a guy from AMG (Sebastian).

 

[Bobby Dazzler]

Agreed - also sounds expensive (and not in a good way) especially when it needs that 30k mile engine rebuild I love AMG but have no idea why anyone would buy one of these - more a box ticking exercise from ‘the new owner’, no doubt he’ll be banking on selling it for a profit in the future……

You can’t really look at cars like the AMG One through the same lens as we use to look at our cars. A rebuild every 30,000 miles would not be acceptable for an ordinary car, however an AMG One owner won’t be concerned in the slightest.

Most will be not be used much and so won’t need an engine rebuild for years, probably 10-20 for most of them. Hypercars like this usually require periodic expensive maintenance which is mind bogglingly expensive for the rest of us.

McLaren P1i are now at an age where the battery packs are being replaced. I know of at least one P1 which is about to have its second replacement (not warranty!). I forget exactly but the battery is around £115k plus shipping to MTC, fitting and VAT

I know of a few La Ferraris which need batteries but have been bought at relatively keen prices as Ferrari are insisting that F2(50 customers have the “full set”, even if they weren’t necessarily the first owner (most had one though and since sold it).

I’m told that Ferrari haven’t been as helpful as McLaren when it comes to replacing the battery pack on La Ferraris although I’m told that’s now changing. When F250s have been delivered perhaps those cars will be repaired or sold on.

“Supercar” sales have skyrocketed in recent years and that’s because very low interest rates and little depreciation (or even appreciation) has made that possible - often costing little more than a normal highly depreciating car.

However people who buy cars at this end of the market are not banking on appreciation. Buying and running brand new hypercars is an expensive business and those people buying them are expecting it to be expensive but can afford it.

I’m sure that there are a few exceptions though.

In the case of the AMG One customers - apart from the likes of Nico and Lewis - everyone else will have bought their fair share of heavily depreciating AMGs - even AMG now set a very high bar for limit series cars like the GT Black Series and One.