Don't talked to me about those ***** at Shannon's, I had a terrible time with them years ago and will never go back.
My 2 C63's are insured with Mercedes-Benz, they have their own big repair centre in Sydney or alternatively a list of approved repairers. They also allow you to go to your own repairer if you choose. If you go to them or their approved repairers, they use new genuine MB parts or when new parts are no-longer available, recognised aftermarket or secondhand parts. What is unusual is they are underwritten by Allianz and their policy is cheaper than if I insure with Allianz direct, they are also cheaper than AAMI and a couple of other places I've gotten quotes from. They give you an equivalent Merc to your own as a loan car, whether you need it or not. It's all so cheap, all you have to do is shell out the money to buy the AMG in the first place and the savings begin. None of the budget insurers will touch cars like AMG's
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