Questions about 612 purchase and specs/tech

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*Automatic mode is fine but I never ever use it after seeing a YT tutorial. Shifts are super smooth with paddles and a little more harsh in sport mode with WOT.
F1 protects you from over revs and under revs too.

*Look at a few and drive them to get your base line. In someways better to pay less for one that needs maintenance then you can quality control it (the maintenance). I'm in UK good ones with 40,000 miles are about £65,000.

*No back up cam in 2006, can be retro fitted to different head unit.

*No cup holder in 2006, think later ones can get them.

*Things to look at, dash top shrinks, power window and mirror switches are delicate, service history, no fluid leaks, no smoke at anytime, spare key, all tools, books, no errors on screen after start up. TFT screen looks sharp, they eat ball joints and track rod ends, so any knocks on test drive can cost to fix, AC needs to work do not believe "just needs a re gas.

Good luck with search.

 

A cup holder was added to my 2007 by the previous (original) owner. I haven't used it, though.

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My 2010 has a primitive effort at a cupholder. It appears from photos on the web that this change occurred with the 2008 model. It will hold a drink container of a specific size (236.7 mm in my car)), but don't do any hard accelerating because the container will fall backwards. The 612 has no camera, but mine has a screen display that uses a series of on-screen markers to show how close I am to objects in front of, behind, or alongside my car. These warnings are accompanied by beeps that become more rapid as I get nearer the object. When I am within one foot of the object, the beeps become a constant whine. Paddle shifting is very much fun, though leaving the tranny in auto mode works well enough for me. I always keep the car in "Sports" mode because "Comfort" mode is there just to please regulators. I would buy the latest model you can, because little improvements were being made on the fly.

 

This might help you when you actually look at the car -

 

Invite a passenger .... instant cup holder! A small Starbucks coffee (aka short) just fits in the little space thingy next to the F1 control. But heavy acceleration and its over. Love the cup holder above posted by 94 Tiger.

 

If you just drive 30miles per hour faster, you will have enough time to stop over and take a drink outside your car. And you will still be on time

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Some differences in the 2008-10 OTOs...

1) F1 automatic mode: in the pre-OTOs very jerky, but in the OTO it's not bad at all. You can even shift it with your foot by lifting as you accelerate gently. Be very careful about flooring it in auto mode, as it will kick down several gears and just take off.

2) backup camera: it was an option on the OTO. I wish I had ordered it, but the parking sensors are pretty good. Front parking sensors were an option also.

3) cup holder-- OTO has a small one on the center console. Works fine for cups of the right size.

 

Just an fyi for the op, my 2006 pre OTO is not jerky at all in auto mode. It’s no nine speed Mercedes’ but not jerky either. I’ve hear they can be jerky if PIS is not set correctly.