Just Rolled Into the Shop: A PSA from your friendly local AMGtech

"AMGtech - now with more recalls!" (amgtech) 05/25/2018 at 17:25 • Filed to: None

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UPDATE: They approved the axle, end links, and alignment! Brakes are tires are still garbage but we’re making progress!

Getting your interior redone is not more important than replacing fubared mechanical components. Pics inside.

This is the interior in question. Just done. It’s a sport trim CLA250. The red is some faux carbon fiber weave crap that feels very plastic-y and squeaks when you move. Major downgrade even from MB Tex or the dinamica cloth stuff they put in these. The embroidered AMG logo is a bit rough and it’s not an AMG. Someone paid actual money to have this done (not by us, we don’t do this type of shit), and I can only assume it wasn’t cheap.

They did that instead of fixing this axle and broken sway bar end link. Both of which have been recommended to this customer multiple times previously. In what world is this ok? There is no grease left in this axle. The broken end link is bent. Considering the damage, there might very well be more that’s damaged, but we would need to fix these and then check the alignment.

To make matters even better, this car has 4 mismatched tires, two different sizes, all different tread depths. And the front brake rotors are so far below minimum spec that the lip on the edge is big enough I could use them as a bowl for breakfast cereal.

NKato > AMGtech - now with more recalls! 05/22/2018 at 19:25

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So...a heretic, then?

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > AMGtech - now with more recalls! 05/22/2018 at 19:28

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Gross

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > AMGtech - now with more recalls! 05/22/2018 at 19:29

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This is JRITS worthy.

Saracen > AMGtech - now with more recalls! 05/22/2018 at 19:30

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Even in the picture, those seats look like garbage.

Decay buys too many beaters > AMGtech - now with more recalls! 05/22/2018 at 19:31

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Is that damage to the axle from the swaybar rubbing on it??? Good lord, to think that thing could be in the other lane when I’m on a bike.

As for the interior, I feel like I’m not allowed to comment on falsely badged AMGs

gin-san - shitpost specialist > AMGtech - now with more recalls! 05/22/2018 at 19:34

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I can only imagine with that sense of taste and judgement, he also ruins other nice things like asking for a beef tenderloin to be cooked well done along with a Lagavulin on ice (or worse, soda/coke).

After seeing these two really shitty things, I’m going to jump to conclusions and assume the owner is just an awful person.

SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media > AMGtech - now with more recalls! 05/22/2018 at 19:36

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More proof that the customer is rarely right but often tight.

TahoeSTi > AMGtech - now with more recalls! 05/22/2018 at 19:39

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This is what happens when luxury brands make cheap models, people buy car’s they can barley afford just to have the badge of a luxury brand.

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > gin-san - shitpost specialist 05/22/2018 at 19:42

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I’m making the same assumption.

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > AMGtech - now with more recalls! 05/22/2018 at 19:42

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When “Ballin’ on a budget” goes wrong

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > Decay buys too many beaters 05/22/2018 at 19:43

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That’s my best guess, but I can’t make the link hot the axle in that spot by moving it around, so I’m not sure. And yeah, scary stuff.

At least yours is done ironically!

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 05/22/2018 at 19:44

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If only I had a Reddit, or cared enough to get one. I only care enough to show oppo.

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > TahoeSTi 05/22/2018 at 19:44

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Unfortunately it’s not just on cheap models.

ihm96 > AMGtech - now with more recalls! 05/22/2018 at 19:51

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Ugh why not just get a real amg lol

Decay buys too many beaters > AMGtech - now with more recalls! 05/22/2018 at 19:57

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Is it? I don’t even know any more

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > ihm96 05/22/2018 at 19:58

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What is it the kids say these days?

Gotta pay to play son! If he can’t afford some simple repairs he can’t afford an AMG.

LongbowMkII > AMGtech - now with more recalls! 05/22/2018 at 19:59

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Sounds like a CLA to me

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > Decay buys too many beaters 05/22/2018 at 19:59

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Lol that amuses me to no end. And the M being larger than the rest.

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > AMGtech - now with more recalls! 05/22/2018 at 20:01

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I’m with you, I don’t need another platform to waste time on.

Decay buys too many beaters > AMGtech - now with more recalls! 05/22/2018 at 20:02

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Hey now, it’s the best Ebay china can do for $4 shipped!

I’ve got the window card too :p

victor > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 05/22/2018 at 20:03

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JRITS is hilarious.

Steve is equipped with Electronic Fool Injection > AMGtech - now with more recalls! 05/22/2018 at 20:08

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That... that’s not pretty.

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > Steve is equipped with Electronic Fool Injection 05/22/2018 at 20:14

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It’s so hard and plastic-y that I don’t think it could possibly even have wrinkles to fall out in a few days!

Tapas > AMGtech - now with more recalls! 05/22/2018 at 20:35

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So at what point do you have to tell the customer that they can’t drive their car home because it is unsafe to operate anywhere?

Ash78, voting early and often > AMGtech - now with more recalls! 05/22/2018 at 20:41

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Bro, when the payment is $379 for 72 months, I can’t be expected to save for repairs until after 72 months. Dumbass!

/s

HondoyotaE38: A Japanese and German Collab...wait a minute > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 05/22/2018 at 20:43

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OPPO ISN’T A WASTE OF TIMEEEEE

BigBlock440 > AMGtech - now with more recalls! 05/22/2018 at 20:49

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I mean, you spend your time in the interior, not on the axle. And it gives you a nice place to be when you’re waiting for a tow, which I’m told is the redeeming factor for ze Germans.

KusabiSensei - Captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs > AMGtech - now with more recalls! 05/22/2018 at 21:03

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My truck still has classic GM headliner rot, and yet what did I fix? Only the power steering pump and pressure hoses, along with the water return line from the turbocharger.

To be fair, without power steering fluid pressure, the hydroboost unit won’t work either.

#TeamMechanicalFixes

DipodomysDeserti > AMGtech - now with more recalls! 05/22/2018 at 21:03

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Pssshhhhh. We all know only the poors neglect vehicle maintenance.

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > Tapas 05/22/2018 at 21:15

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Ugh well there isn’t any play in the axle yet amazingly, so next time maybe? But even then, if they refuse service, that’s a tough call because we can’t really do that. We can however tow the car to a destination of their choosing.

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > Ash78, voting early and often 05/22/2018 at 21:15

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Or maintenance!

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > BigBlock440 05/22/2018 at 21:16

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“nice” doesn’t really apply here though. Otherwise, good point!

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > DipodomysDeserti 05/22/2018 at 21:17

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Yup. Uh huh. Totes.

Steve is equipped with Electronic Fool Injection > AMGtech - now with more recalls! 05/22/2018 at 21:22

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We have that “carbon-fiber-look” vinyl available where I work. I’ve only ever ordered kits with it in 1-2” wide strips as accents.

Like in this Civic:

functionoverfashion > AMGtech - now with more recalls! 05/22/2018 at 21:35

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function over fashion does not approve of these priorities

CompactLuxuryFan > AMGtech - now with more recalls! 05/22/2018 at 21:36

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It could maybe touch when the car is on the ground and the suspension loaded? In any case, how does anybody just go around with a part of their suspension not even attached??? That’s can’t drive well, right?

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > Steve is equipped with Electronic Fool Injection 05/22/2018 at 21:38

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As an accent is fine. This thing is just gross.

boredalways > AMGtech - now with more recalls! 05/22/2018 at 21:40

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Wait, this is a CLA250, right? WTF is wrong with people!?

jimz > gin-san - shitpost specialist 05/22/2018 at 21:44

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anything you do to whisky is an improvement.

shop-teacher > AMGtech - now with more recalls! 05/22/2018 at 21:45

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We are more important anyways.

jimz > AMGtech - now with more recalls! 05/22/2018 at 21:46

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https://www.theonion.com/500-stereo-installed-in-400-car-1819586849

shop-teacher > AMGtech - now with more recalls! 05/22/2018 at 21:47

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The bounds of human stupidity are limitless and amazing.

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > CompactLuxuryFan 05/22/2018 at 21:50

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It’s not noticable. It’s just a sway bar. On a car with not-soft suspension. But I haven’t taken it out on the road myself, just on our lot.

Tapas > AMGtech - now with more recalls! 05/22/2018 at 22:35

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Wow, that’s crazy.

It sucks to see people ignore their cars like that.

Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero > Tapas 05/22/2018 at 22:36

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Technically that’s illegal and dealerships and repair shops have been nailed for holding customers cars under those pretenses. Especially in states that don’t require inspections

Steve in Manhattan > AMGtech - now with more recalls! 05/22/2018 at 22:50

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Brakes. Brakes are good. And tires to keep the car on the road. And suspension bits ... those help. And wheel bearings, those keep the wheels from bending under the car, so you won’t crash. Yeah, that stuff.

WilliamsSW > AMGtech - now with more recalls! 05/23/2018 at 00:07

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OK, this is the one Mercedes that I don’t like much to begin with, add in the deferred maintenance, craptastic ‘upgrades’ to the interior, the fact that it may have been offroaded at some point, and isn’t this pretty much your worst nightmare?

Tapas > Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero 05/23/2018 at 00:55

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I didn’t know that!

Urambo Tauro > AMGtech - now with more recalls! 05/23/2018 at 01:44

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They did that instead of fixing this axle and broken sway bar end link. Both of which have been recommended to this customer multiple times previously.

Lemme guess- the customer hasn’t seen the damage with their own eyes, and is convinced that these recommendations are either premature or wholly unnecessary...

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > WilliamsSW 05/23/2018 at 03:05

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I’ve seen worse. And frankly I’d rather work on a CLA than say a 116. But that’s just me. And yeah, this is definitely up there.

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > Urambo Tauro 05/23/2018 at 03:07

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Possible. I haven’t spoken to them myself. But I have shared photos and would be more than happy to show them the actual car and talk with them about it.

Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero > Tapas 05/23/2018 at 08:52

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https://jalopnik.com/the-i-cant-let-you-leave-brake-scam-1714376967

steve lehto wrote this awesome article about it a few years back, basically if a dealer says they cant let you leave, call the police

WilliamsSW > AMGtech - now with more recalls! 05/23/2018 at 12:15

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Ha - yeah, I’m sure some of the older Benzes have their own world of headaches.

V12 Jake- Hittin' Switches > AMGtech - now with more recalls! 05/25/2018 at 10:28

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It was still running well when I pulled over, but losing oil pretty fast. I turned it off before the red low oil light came on. From what I saw, there was no damage past the radiator at all, with oil pouring out from the front bumper area. Kinja wouldn’t let me reply to your other comments

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > V12 Jake- Hittin' Switches 05/25/2018 at 13:26

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Ok so it is an oil cooler. Must be getting old and my memory is failing me. You’re probably fine.

And yeah, kinja blows at the moment.

AestheticsInMotion > AMGtech - now with more recalls! 05/25/2018 at 17:29

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I am curious if any cars just fill you with dread when you see them roll in. Any nightmare jobs?

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > AestheticsInMotion 05/25/2018 at 18:48

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Interior work. Some G wagon stuff. 129 and 140 chassis. But some guys love that stuff. Just isn’t for me.