Dude, what rims are those? Never saw them before, looks sick! Considering them for my Mercedes Coupé. Ive got one here in Germany with the 3.5l V6 and manual gearbox. Its kind of a German 350Z, but not as good looking xD
I can - sadly - confirm the joyride storys at dealerships.. As I was an apprentice car mechanic at an official Mercedes dealership here in Germany, we had an customers SLS for a service. The mechanic I worked with took it for a lil ride with me to heat up the oil and stuff. We went nearly 310kph (~190mph) on the Autobahn. To bad that the customer had a GPS tracker installed and instantly called the shop before we got back. The mechanic got fired on the spot, as this wasnt his first joyride of this kind. Seeing how many mechanics warm up the cars before getting the service done, made me scared to give my cars away. So, a map which allow revs up to 3,000rpm is such a smart idea! Part of the revving problem at dealerships is, that here in Germany, mechanics do get paid by work efficiency (basic paycheck is not so great, but based on work efficiency you get a bonus on top). So it happens very often that cold engines get revved up to like 4,000rpm to speed up the process to get things done asap...
