Palmball
MB Enthusiast
With the GT ordered a few months ago and my (second) SLS well behind me with the dealer having now sold it on, I'm well into a lengthy stint behind the wheel of whatever loan car the dealer decide I should have (as part of letting the SLS go early, I negotiated for the dealer to provide me with a free car until the GT arrives). So far I've had an A250 4-matic, a new shape C220 and I'm currently in a A45 AMG 
All good fun!
The original expected delivery date of May isn't going to happen and the GT is now excepted to arrive in August....so that'll be a 1st September delivery date then
It seems a long way off however there's been mild excitement in the last week as I've had to lock down my spec (which seems a bit early but hey ho).
After much deliberation and changing of mind, the spec's now finalised. I definitely didn't make it easy for myself though - I decided months ago that it would be Hyacinth Red but at the very last minute (when I was sat in the dealer last week) I switched to Brilliant Blue.....mainly because I was slightly put off by how variable Hyacinth Red can be in different lighting.
Then the following day I quickly switched back to Hyacinth Red as the Blue just looked too ordinary in any pictures that weren't promotional shots....plus I couldn't cope with the mental trauma of having committed to red for so long, then changing at the last minute! The interior caused similar confusion but in the end this is what I've got:
- Hyacinth Red
- Saddle Brown (i.e. tan) quilted leather
- Black Diamond trim (apparently this is created with some kind of new process that makes the black appear 3D and is more scratch resistant than piano black)
- Premium Package
- Ceramic Brakes (an extravagance but after having them on the SLS, they feel great and the total lack of brake dust is amazing)
- Driving Assistant Package (you have to have this to get the radar cruise)
- Night Package (exterior trim in gloss back and tinted rear windows)
- Dynamic Plus Package (meaning I get the active engine and transmission mounts which will really add to the driving experience if they're anything like as effective as the ones I had in my 911 Turbo)
- Burmester High End Sound System
Frustratingly, a lot of options are only available as packs which means I get kit that I don't really want - e.g. to be able to spec the Burmester audio upgrade, you have to get the Premium Package first. Yet I don't really want the panoramic roof that comes with that package so I've ended up with a load of kit I'm not bothered about, just to get the bit's I do want
Roll on 1st September.............
In other news, the white ML63 we bought in September lasted all of 6 weeks Even by my standards, thats some going
It was a fabulous car and in fact was one of the best and one of my most favourite of all the cars we've had. In fact, I can't believe we nearly didn't buy one, simply because it just wasn't on my radar amongst the likes of a Range Rover Sport. However, this truck turned out to be one the best all-rounders we've had....sports car fast, luxury car refined, it sounds sooo rude, lots of space, outstanding seats (although what AMG doesn't?), it rides superbly if very firmly for an air-suspended car, it handles 'comfortably' (at 2.3 tons it's definitely not 'agile', but it also has active anti-roll bars so it doesn't roll at all and as such feels very impressive in bends) and in full fat AMG spec, it has real presence. Love it
However.....the other half decided that the beige leather and wood trim wasn't to her liking or in keeping with her image (the spec of which meant we got the car VERY cheap). I then found a newer, lower mileage, better spec'd (also white) and still reasonably priced ML63 but this time with a black interior.....so I swapped it. Save for the number plate, it's identical on the outside but the black leather interior is much more befitting of the car (and the other half's image). Thankfully, the first one was so cheap (relatively to other current-shape ML63's) that I only lost £750 when I traded it in so I got away lightly with that 'mistake'.
All good fun!The original expected delivery date of May isn't going to happen and the GT is now excepted to arrive in August....so that'll be a 1st September delivery date then
It seems a long way off however there's been mild excitement in the last week as I've had to lock down my spec (which seems a bit early but hey ho). After much deliberation and changing of mind, the spec's now finalised. I definitely didn't make it easy for myself though - I decided months ago that it would be Hyacinth Red but at the very last minute (when I was sat in the dealer last week) I switched to Brilliant Blue.....mainly because I was slightly put off by how variable Hyacinth Red can be in different lighting.
Then the following day I quickly switched back to Hyacinth Red as the Blue just looked too ordinary in any pictures that weren't promotional shots....plus I couldn't cope with the mental trauma of having committed to red for so long, then changing at the last minute!
The interior caused similar confusion but in the end this is what I've got:- Hyacinth Red
- Saddle Brown (i.e. tan) quilted leather
- Black Diamond trim (apparently this is created with some kind of new process that makes the black appear 3D and is more scratch resistant than piano black)
- Premium Package
- Ceramic Brakes (an extravagance but after having them on the SLS, they feel great and the total lack of brake dust is amazing)
- Driving Assistant Package (you have to have this to get the radar cruise)
- Night Package (exterior trim in gloss back and tinted rear windows)
- Dynamic Plus Package (meaning I get the active engine and transmission mounts which will really add to the driving experience if they're anything like as effective as the ones I had in my 911 Turbo)
- Burmester High End Sound System
Frustratingly, a lot of options are only available as packs which means I get kit that I don't really want - e.g. to be able to spec the Burmester audio upgrade, you have to get the Premium Package first. Yet I don't really want the panoramic roof that comes with that package so I've ended up with a load of kit I'm not bothered about, just to get the bit's I do want
Roll on 1st September.............
In other news, the white ML63 we bought in September lasted all of 6 weeks
Even by my standards, thats some going It was a fabulous car and in fact was one of the best and one of my most favourite of all the cars we've had. In fact, I can't believe we nearly didn't buy one, simply because it just wasn't on my radar amongst the likes of a Range Rover Sport. However, this truck turned out to be one the best all-rounders we've had....sports car fast, luxury car refined, it sounds sooo rude, lots of space, outstanding seats (although what AMG doesn't?), it rides superbly if very firmly for an air-suspended car, it handles 'comfortably' (at 2.3 tons it's definitely not 'agile', but it also has active anti-roll bars so it doesn't roll at all and as such feels very impressive in bends) and in full fat AMG spec, it has real presence. Love it
However.....the other half decided that the beige leather and wood trim wasn't to her liking or in keeping with her image (the spec of which meant we got the car VERY cheap). I then found a newer, lower mileage, better spec'd (also white) and still reasonably priced ML63 but this time with a black interior.....so I swapped it. Save for the number plate, it's identical on the outside but the black leather interior is much more befitting of the car (and the other half's image). Thankfully, the first one was so cheap (relatively to other current-shape ML63's) that I only lost £750 when I traded it in so I got away lightly with that 'mistake'.
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