5 THINGS I WISH I KNEW BEFORE BUYING AN AMG GTS

Hey guys! In this video, i discuss what i have learned/experienced during my ownership. There are 5 things I wish I knew before buying an AMG GTS. Which one was your favorite?
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[@Mradun217]

"Guys, the gas mileage is so bad... so anyway, LET'S RACE THIS TRAIN!" Classic! I'm in the market for the GTS right now, just waiting for the right one. Thanks for the informative videos!

[@invasion1824]

Why don't you go with the amg gtr?

[@HeathyRoidz]

@@invasion1824 ham… money? 😂😂😂

[@chriswyc3503]

The parking lot thing is so true

[@rigatoniphoni8247]

Looking at a GTS right now and I’ve been binge watching your videos. Appreciate the info very much 🙏

[@phillipsmith4516]

Same

[@norrissanders4962]

Hey Bro I feel your pain. I've had mine for almost 4 years now and it gets crazy attention every time I take it out. (mine is White) My wife is like " OMG they all just Love your car!' About the brakes, that is why I didn't want the Ceramic brakes because of squeaking! I was told a long time ago that unless you plan on doing a lot track driving, you don't want the Ceramic brakes because of squeaking. Oh, and the parking lot thing, OMG!!! I can hardly ever park my car alone! Someone always has to park right beside me!! Drives me nuts! Just be careful out there and enjoy!!

[@dudwtfomg]

My carbons barely squeak at all. Basically silent.

[@norrissanders4962]

@@dudwtfomg That’s fortunate for you. As you can see he’s in a state where it gets cold. I think it depends on where you live and how you drive it and how often you drive it. Anyway I hope you continue to enjoy yours.

[@cthugha76]

​@@norrissanders4962 I don't think the brakes in this video are ceramic, he just had them painted yellow (like some other details on the car).

[@himfizzle91]

Never clicked on a video so fast. Love the content bro/even if it’s just vlogs! Thumbed up and now I’ll watch. Keep it up 🔥🔥

[@Amgenetics]

Thank you for the support 🙏🏼

[@Alps6408]

Unwanted attention is always going to be an occurrence with any exotic car. I had a pretty blonde follow me home once whilst I was driving my Gallardo... I made sure my wife was outside to greet me, also when you're on the street everyone wants to race you, from the guy in the civic to the guy on the bike. Agree about parking, It's really annoying at times as you'll get someone with a car that kinda looks beat up or an SUV park next to you... The best part is they are never parked properly.

[@blademanx]

Most of that comes from envy.....

[@dudwtfomg]

My steels never squeaked on my GTS. My carbons on my GTR also barely make any noise. Average temps around my area are between 45-65f basically all year round. Interesting how experiences can differ so drastically in the same cars.

[@ThaguyMike]

Could also be from a brake job that's wasn't properly greased.

[@mariok.5759]

I can fully agree...espacialy the point with the mirrors. but it makes the car not one percent worst. i love it to drive it and even love it to sit in the garage while drinking a cool beer and looking at my GTs. Loving it !!!

[@memoio8202]

💯💯💯

[@quant_solutions]

I have had both scenarios, the guys who give you thumbs up or take pictures or video of the car. Nice but scary because people get so close. Then you get the others who flip you off, of course because they don’t want anyone to have something nice. I ignore them too because otherwise I would be getting in a flight every time I go out. I never park anywhere, I just drive my GTC on the weekends on nice days. 😊

[@jaredwalters84]

This isn’t a car to own as a daily driver. This is a special toy that should live in a garage mostly. You need a beater.

[@machdaddy6451]

Thanks for the honesty!

[@vicsrt1098]

I absolutely love my AMG GT convertible and I have none of this complaints, except I lower mine 1 “ so being careful with speed bumps is part of living with lower sports cars 🤷

[@Fluterra]

To get the brakes from screeching, brake harder. The pads have not been properly broken in. I drive my GTC in -15C temps and there is no sound.

[@b4tmobl244]

Perfect, now I’m def getting this car 🚗

[@samgoleman7089]

Thank you so much for a Honest car review. 👍

[@leonmarcusdavison]

Bit of copper slip on the back of the pads stops them squealing

[@MFSII]

Mine has little warning lights (no sound) on my dash cluster but….. watch out. Parking lot parking curbs (many) will crunch your low front nose. Not like a normal car. These GT’s are safer to back into curbed spaces. THAT is my only pain in the ass about this beautiful hot rod.

[@jthickey1975]

I enjoyed this :-)

[@m3lowiesvlog715]

Hella on point 😂😂😂😂😂✌🏻

[@tax905972]

The only brake issue, they are only good for 10,000 miles and they cost $1,500 just for the pads. One front rotor cost $1,700 each. The dealer cost to replace the OEM pads, is $1,500 for front and rear pads, only. Got to be most, and the non-ceramic isn't just steel rotors. They have some other blends of metal and ceramic mixed into them.

[@breadwinneryt]

You need to put in new high quality brake pads and use a brake part lubricant that can withstand high temperatures. Easy fix and you get rid of those squeks.

[@sjp3003]

KW makes a custom adjustable coil over lift kit that takes care of the low height of the front bumper lip. Most useful mod I've done to my GTC Roadster

[@Fluterra]

Seems like you don’t have OEM brakes, because your calipers are yellow. AMG Ceramic OEM are not that shade of yellow, they are more orange. So this could be why your brakes squeak. Also, the car is lowered. My OEM GTC doesn’t scrape, ride height is fine.

[@oneonlyxram]

Getting one soon, so when you cut make sure to blend the audio because you have a pop every transition

[@tahaautos1295]

Lol thx for the heads up but this super car is still better than others like the 911. I preferred this car 💯

[@lowspark68]

Gas consumption? Try a Bentley W12 Flying Spur. You can watch the gas gauge go down while you drive actually.

[@CarYenta-1]

That brake squeal is not even that bad compared to race brakes! Nonetheless, it's not the pad comp, someone didn't add anti-squeal to the back of the pads. Even a saturn sl will squeal without it. In full OEM form, they do not squeal. Curious, what city are you in? I have a GTS in Seattle and people are very nice. Side mirrors I totally agree, I missed someone at a 4 way stop the other day. Ever drive an actually small, low car like a lowered miata or lotus? No one sees you ever! In the GTS I notice people seeing me.

[@reseauxsociaux3681]

Waw, great review. Thanks, I was considering a GTC. Basically what you're saying is that this is a REAL sports car that you don't drive on a daily basis, just like an Aventador....

[@Skirk84]

Depends how fussy you are. I guarantee my Supra has all of these issues, but in a less comfortable, louder, lower, more violent environment and i still drive it daily and love every second. Im looking to upgrade to one of these pending availability.

[@AlekVideos]

Carbon ceramics are notorious for squeaking, not so much to do with the size. My steel ones never makes any noise. Temperature and humidity also is a big factor.

[@PaulSMilligan]

Good info, considering a GTS this spring.

[@moealyasini2784]

Do it… highly recommended i could not ve happier with mine

[@daltonvillani8341]

@@moealyasini2784what line of profession are you gents in to afford these beauty’s? If you don’t mind me asking

[@TORTE0001]

Just enjoy the amazing car dude.

[@RealDealy]

I read to end the squeaking just ride hard, and do a hard break, this will warm up the breaks quickly, and stop the squeaking when you’re doing normal drives

[@MichaelGodsChosenOne]

What brake pads do you have ?standard exhaust?

[@mansradar5321]

Damn, designing cars are more complicated than we think

[@pobinr]

Try taking off the brake pads & putting copper grease behind them

[@dougburgan1]

that transition at 2:15 was shocking! i thought he crashed lol

[@shidevil01]

Looking at one too, unwanted attention… mmmm I drive a bright orange TVR T350T so used to it. It sounds louder than the AMG too :)

[@nickneculcea9760]

Same on my Audi with the brakes. Big brakes is noise like this.

[@dapperlygrungy3189]

Hey Thanks. My neighbor has an AMG GT and I saw one today and thought about maybe acquiring one. It was a toss up between the AMG GT and the 911 Targa. Your 6 annoyances made me realize it's not the car for me. Thank you.

[@thediamondlord8528]

Did you end up buying a 911?

[@dapperlygrungy3189]

@@thediamondlord8528 No

[@janelo9512]

Don't you notice these things before you buy the car? They don't seem hard to notice besides the brakes

[@figaro8105]

The brake screech problem can easily be resolved by spraying a sulubrious amount off WD40. 👍

[@Kappakaano]

Thank you so much for these AMG GTS videos, I'm litteraly spamming the moment you're uploading something on it because im planning to buy a AMG GTS 4-6 weeks from now with the exact same specs. One question do you know if the GTC/GTR Pro headlights the bee looking headlights fits on a GTS?

[@Amgenetics]

No problem! I’m sure the headlights fit, but the problem with that would be the software. You’ll probably spend way more on installation and calibration than whatever the headlight is worth. I tried to do something similar on my old C43 and upgrade the headlights but they quoted me around $15,000 (yes, it’s a lot) for coding it and stuff. Not worth it at all

[@Kappakaano]

@@Amgenetics I live in the Netherlands and i asked a garage its costing 150,- +- for the coding but i have to get he headlights myself which are around 2-3k maybe.

[@Kappakaano]

@@Amgenetics and don’t get scammed 15k is a lot they probably use the tricks since they know its an expensive car and they use that money to buy different things for their garage.

[@mohannadmukhaimer6119]

Hi...is the brake issue/noise on ceramics or regular GTS brakes? From your caliper color, seems you have ceramics.

[@davesmith641]

Yes he has ceramic and whoever did the brakes job probably used cheap pads and that’s why they squeak.

[@Fluterra]

These are not ceramics from AMG. These are after-market brakes

[@brewnami]

Not sure if the title is just misleading, but I can’t imagine fuel economy and attention actually being a surprise. Twin turbo V8 “supercar” and you’re surprised it doesn’t get 40 mpg and people look at it? Gas mileage on these are quite a bit better than the prior M156 6.2 V8s. Actually quite impressed with the mpg on my 4.0TT SQ7 vs my 6.2 C63.

[@3KAlexander]

You may have a buildup of brake dust in the rotors, sounds simple I know, but a weekly wash of your wheels might solve the problem. Steel rotors (vented) on many 2011 Corvette Grand Sports are also annoyed by this and, sadly, there's nothing you can do accept keep good wheel maintenance. You must be new to sport cars, because the public will stare relentlessly while trying to get your attention; it never stops - get used to it! 🥹 Love your car though, wish you could have videoed more of it for us to see. Enjoy your ride my friend! 😎

[@supercoupe86]

Do you daily drive this car?

[@Skirk84]

I really want one, but im coming from a Supra, so its basically the same in everything except fuel consumption.

[@doonnicolas]

I don’t get the point. That is a RACE car not intended to be use as commuter daily car. That is why break sound, gas consumption is ridiculous, very low, poor mirror position etc. Etc. Take your car to a race track and enjoy it and get a Honda for going to the grocery store

[@adfitness1]

Exactly))) people start crying to much about everything))

[@tmastodon8174]

"i cant imagine what its like for the people outside of the car".... continues to provide audio of what its like outside of the car....

[@prestondewhirst130]

What did you buy a race car for if you didn’t want attention

[@Amgenetics]

Idk. Maybe they’re fun to drive?

[@invasion1824]

Why didn't you get the amg gt r?

[@calvinbakhtiyarov4587]

"Unwanted attention" lmao owning a GTS 2016 myself its one of the best personal boosters even driving to publix

[@tj_normieslayer1836]

All of these apply to basically any sports car

[@zoatengtv5644]

How’s it during snowy/ rainy weather?

[@Amgenetics]

All depends on the tires! It’s doable

[@gnt248]

Hey yo nice video, I nearly bought one of those, it was sooo tempting, on a cold start they sound like exploding dynamite mixed with thunder, when I went to test drive a couple it was exciting, but I always wanted a 997GTS so I waited years to find the right one and when got it, I was so stoked, absolutely no regrets. So I totally get all your points its unfortunate, I get tailgaters all the time, everyone wants to race you in lame ar*e cars, people take pictures and are just creepy lol comments when you park a mile away from the shops yeh its mostly men too which is annoying hah. Scraping speed bumps everywhere....sounds like we have the same gripes maybe I should do a video too lol. I dont know about you but Im not super rich in fact im not rich at all I just work hard and found myself at a point when I can afford it so I went for it. My point is, everyone has their own dream cars (well, guys I know mostly do) and when we finally get one we're just happy and dont expect weirdo's to drool over your toy but they will, youll get the nutcase drivers that want to see a rare beast so they want to see who's driving it so they can thumbs up you or give you the look of hate coz their in an average car everyone else has when in fact if they really wanted one they could have one too but I find people make excuses and talk themselves out of it from fear or something else as lame. Enjoy your toy and all the bs and nice things that come with it😉

[@MisterMonsieur]

All of these "points" miss one MAJOR caveat -- they ONLY apply to driving in ugly cities with ugly roads!

[@AmgGts510]

use plastilube for the brakes

[@jimbo_dilly1675]

Buy Endless pads and the brake squeal will likely go away.

[@The_guy_on_the_internet]

The GTS looks so much better than the GTC for some reason... cleaner design, for starters

[@beef1935]

@3:36 you broke dude’s neck lmao

[@tax905972]

he messed with it. My glc63 never makes that noise. Mercedes has an anti-squeal paste for that. As for your mileage, your car is running at a higher rate than in comfort.

[@tax905972]

this dude gonna get carjacked.

[@lowboost9078]

My 2021 doesn’t make any noises

[@adrianrivera8425]

I need an expert on this car. Just one convo

[@JhaysLife]

The amount of relatability on unwanted attention. People really do go out of their way to interact just cuz of the car.💀

[@cyberguypr]

Train got nothing on the GT S

[@Amgenetics]

That train was zooming! Almost hit triple digits to pass it 😂😂

[@king720s7]

I love the random motivation to enjoy the car!

[@Arkadi-rj8vc]

Oh my gush

[@adrianrivera8425]

Skreech means you don’t beat the car enough lol

[@carel20081]

Haha, I have one and also park at the very end of a parking lot....

[@markov3043]

Just by the way this guy is talking I know he is not an nobrainer, actually smart fellow. And yes we all hate Karens.

[@SuperMuhammadanas]

40 degree Celsius? Doesnt looks like it

[@GAMEBANGINGMEDIA]

Damn mine has never done the squeeking like this lol

[@sanafunds5311]

Front grill upgrade?

[@Amgenetics]

2018 models and newer came with the panamericana grille!

[@gio-vv2tc]

The brakes sound like they need to be broken into lol

[@ybkrnmusic]

👍👍

[@matthardy8100]

Carbon ceramics always squeal on any car. They need to be heated.

[@zeggle5229]

oH IT'S Bin aGES I KNOW bUT fuCK IT. I LUV iT

[@Gabriel1230_]

Rn i’m either going with a G82 or this

[@Amgenetics]

I drove a G82 and can confidently say it has nowhere near the amount of excitement as the GTS (at least for me). Still a great car though

[@fastlane1132]

Same. Considering both cars

[@Iamjalonweston]

🤲🏾

[@JaguarNuts]

This video should be called 5 things i wish...buying a sports car

[@jhalkoski]

"i filled it yesterday and im already at half a tank... lets do a pull" lmao okay i wonder why your mpg sucks

[@esthetics4512]

😂💯exactly

[@MarcoNoPolo]

Get ceramic rotors and pads. For the rest... I think you should just sell it and buy a 1982 190E. Then you wouldn't get any attention. It would solve all of the other issues you're complaining about as well. =) The gas, the attention, the noise. A total WIN WIN I would say.

[@clairandco]

Just swap out the brake pads.

[@nickbeatty1969]

your brake pads are probably glazed, take them off lightly sand them, squuek should go away

[@jakubprzybytkowski705]

Heh, race with Honda's is wrong, but with the train fine...🤦

[@tremili]

👍

[@exploringtheworld1991]

Of course is a V8 TwinTurbo. Tu tu ruuuuuuu🤪

[@basvh666]

i just cant make up my mind , porsche or or this mercedes.

[@johnl8292]

I live in the dfw area. I’ve been looking at these for a while. The past year I’ve seen numerous Porsches I’ve seen 3 amg gts. Just so rare. And stunning in person

[@bad_uncle]

I think half your problems are you're driving your supercar to the grocery store.

[@0346GT]

Gas mileage soooooo bad........lets do some pulls lol😂

[@raicerx]

Expert journalism??? The car is invisible to other drivers? C'mon man!

[@cryptomann9021]

If you don't want to hear the breaks don't buy a racecar

[@enzo.6586]

so many rich people here, anyone wanna donate to a poor boy with mk5 gti

[@adam1198s]

Seriously none of what you said is right or accurate I have this car for many years now and every time I drive it I feel like I just bought it

[@Amgenetics]

I’ve been daily driving this car for 1.5 years. These are just my experiences

[@adfitness1]

)) I’m laughing… it’s a sport car … it’s have to be at least second car in your garage!! It’s must be low on the road and eat fuel like a maniac when you step on a gas pedal))) if you count the money this car not for you….actually like every another hi performance car …

[@mikedegiglio8158]

Way too much whining. Get a Honda.

[@GeneratorOfDarkness]

Yeah, perfect car for city... NOOOTTT!

[@chrisfritz6261]

This is the wrong car for your personality

[@cryptoleed5646]

First world problems 🤣

[@TrustMeIKnowEverything]

Change pads and they wont make that noise. Get aftermarket pads