My GLA.

"Alex B" (alexb420) 08/07/2014 at 19:52 • Filed to: None

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NP or CP?

Mr. FiSTer of Team FiST Fetish > Alex B 08/07/2014 at 19:58

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Alex B > Mr. FiSTer of Team FiST Fetish 08/07/2014 at 20:01

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Brian Silvestro > Alex B 08/07/2014 at 20:02

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Damn, I can't use the Macan defense here.

CRider > Alex B 08/07/2014 at 20:04

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You need to step up a few grand and get the GLA55 AMG. It's still a lifeless blob of German crossover but at least it can get out of it's own way.

Alex B > Brian Silvestro 08/07/2014 at 20:05

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Macan is 7k more expensive than my well equipped GLA

Alex B > CRider 08/07/2014 at 20:06

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True, but 4 k more with less options.

Brian Silvestro > Alex B 08/07/2014 at 20:08

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Ughh...Macan is so cool though...

What does the GLA even compete with?? The Q3 and X1, right?? Ugh.

Mr. FiSTer of Team FiST Fetish > Alex B 08/07/2014 at 20:08

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Because this exists.

Alex B > Brian Silvestro 08/07/2014 at 20:10

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Yes. I made a 65k GLA. At the price I would get a Macan. WHY DIDNT YOUR DAD GET A MACAN.

Alex B > Mr. FiSTer of Team FiST Fetish 08/07/2014 at 20:11

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Nope. I would just get a Macan at that point.

Mr. FiSTer of Team FiST Fetish > Alex B 08/07/2014 at 20:12

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The Macan rules the segment but, I thought you were going for a Merc.

Brian Silvestro > Alex B 08/07/2014 at 20:13

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Dude, he test drove a Turbo, I was in the back seat. It was AMAZING.

I can promise you the only reason he didn't get one is because all of the ones that were going to be delivered to our dealer were already taken. It was awesome.

Alex B > Mr. FiSTer of Team FiST Fetish 08/07/2014 at 20:15

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Well, I'm not in the market, just playing around. But I really would like to own a c class one day.

Alex B > Brian Silvestro 08/07/2014 at 20:16

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HE COULDNT WAIT?!

Mr. FiSTer of Team FiST Fetish > Alex B 08/07/2014 at 20:17

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I was looking at a couple of c-class wagons before I bought the FiST but even a used one would run me close to $30k and I was just not that set on it.

Brian Silvestro > Alex B 08/07/2014 at 20:17

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THAT'S WHAT I SAID

(about the Alfa 4C)

But yeah. The Macan is sick.

Here, I built a GLA45:

I'd buy a Macan instead, because that's what it competes with here, right?

Alex B > Brian Silvestro 08/07/2014 at 20:18

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Here's mine. Haha. The Macan is the master SUV.

Brian Silvestro > Alex B 08/07/2014 at 20:20

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Dear god that wing is awful.

Cayenne GTS still holds the crown in my opinion for best SUV. But if A Macan GTS comes out, that'll most likely take the crown.

Alex B > Brian Silvestro 08/07/2014 at 20:24

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You know what, we looked at a cayenne GTS, but deemed it too irrational, too thirsty, and too high maintenance. You'll probably go find my family and burn our garage down now. =P

Brian Silvestro > Alex B 08/07/2014 at 20:26

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I will, thank you.

The reason I pick the GTS is because one day, I was at a dealer, and a customer pulled out onto the highway full throttle. Holy shit.

Alex B > Brian Silvestro 08/07/2014 at 20:29

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Oh, I know. They are a popular car around me. There was one magical moment though, a cayenne GTS and a BMW x5m were next to each other at a stop light. Both went full throttle. I knew something good was going to happen when they pulled next to each other. I was right.

HiMyNameIsJayAgain > Alex B 08/07/2014 at 20:29

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Wow. I'm surprised I like this as much as I do.

Brian Silvestro > Alex B 08/07/2014 at 20:30

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Oh god. That must've been magical...

Alex B > Brian Silvestro 08/07/2014 at 20:34

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It was. It really was. Hooray for high performance German SUVs!

Brian Silvestro > Alex B 08/07/2014 at 20:35

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Yayy!

Except for the ML63. Traction can't be turned all the way off, and it's boring as hell.

Alex B > Brian Silvestro 08/07/2014 at 20:36

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Yes. They are the Camry of the bunch. Sadly, I see them the most.

Brian Silvestro > Alex B 08/07/2014 at 20:37

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SAME. That's exactly what it is. So much meh.

But then you see a GL63 and you're like "Oh, look at that! I'll probably never ever see one of those again"

I've only ever seen one.

Alex B > Brian Silvestro 08/07/2014 at 20:39

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There's a GL550 in my neighborhood. The closest thing to a current gen GL63 that I've seen so far.

Brian Silvestro > Alex B 08/07/2014 at 20:41

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It looks literally the same. The tail pipes are just different. That's it. I was following it for a few miles before I even realized it was an AMG.

Alex B > Brian Silvestro 08/07/2014 at 20:44

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I dont think it gets driven a lot. That house has a brand new GLK350 loaded with every option, the GL550, a GS 350 F sport AWD loaded, and a toureg TDI once again, loaded. I always they seem to drive the lexus and VW the most.

Brian Silvestro > Alex B 08/07/2014 at 20:50

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Well that's a shame. Too many similar cars for not enough people.

Alex B > Brian Silvestro 08/07/2014 at 20:51

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I don't know why they have so many. The daughter drives a x1 with the 6 cylinder and m sport package.

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > Alex B 08/07/2014 at 21:19

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There will be some sweet deals on 204's in the next couple of months, especially just off of loaner duty. A bunch of people at my store are looking at getting them.

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > Brian Silvestro 08/07/2014 at 21:22

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Actually it can.

Brian Silvestro > AMGtech - now with more recalls! 08/07/2014 at 21:23

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AMGtech, my hero!!

Why have I been told otherwise? Is it hard to do? I never found the traction control button on my dad's C300. We traded it in for the Boxster, and I never found it.

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > Brian Silvestro 08/07/2014 at 22:35

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It's not a button. It's a menu setting in the instrument cluster. Well, some have buttons, but I don't know which ones off the top of my head. And there is always dyno mode.

Brian Silvestro > AMGtech - now with more recalls! 08/07/2014 at 22:37

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There's a dyno mode?!! Well that's awesome.

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > Brian Silvestro 08/07/2014 at 22:41

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It's like the movie "Nanny McPhee", except played backwards. So before turning on dyno mode is like the end of the movie when the kids are angels. Engaging dyno mode is like the beginning of the movie when the kids are the spawn of Satan and no one can control them. Or maybe like playing a classic rock album backwards (on vinyl)?

CRider > Alex B 08/08/2014 at 00:14

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But it does have almost twice the horsepower. Which I think is worth something.

Brian Silvestro > AMGtech - now with more recalls! 08/08/2014 at 06:55

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AMGs are weird. I must own one.