Out of curiosity, I called to see what the PC policy was and was told that they could PC my card right away to the MB version I wouldn't get the 50K points sign up bonus The AF is $475 instead of $450 for the regular Plat. The MB Plat has all the same benefits of the regular Plat but with added perks see below
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Platinum Card® from American Express Exclusively for Mercedes-Benz
-50,000 Membership Rewards bonus points after $1,000 in spend in the first three months of Card membership
-Airport Club Access to lounges including Delta Sky Club® and US Airways® Club
-A $1000 certificate each year you spend $5,000, good toward the future purchase or lease of a new Mercedes-Benz
-Up to 2,000 excess miles waived at lease-end $100 certificate at renewal of your Card account, good toward Genuine Mercedes-Benz Accessories
-Annual fee of $475
Earn Membership Rewards points on your eligible purchases
5x POINTS ON ELIGIBLE MERCEDES-BENZ PURCHASES
1x POINTS ON OTHER PURCHASES
@jsucool76 wrote:
Congrats!
I assume you have a mercedes? Lol.
I did'nt PC yet, I should have mentioned that in my post 
I bought a new one last year so I still have a lot of warranty on it but my oil change and regular services are done at the dealership.
So I'm thinking i might benefit from the 5X points. Whether that justifies an increase of $25 in my AF, I don't know yet. Decisions...decisions
Or lease a new Benz every 2 years lol
Good point JSU
I'll sleep on this one for today and see what tomorrow brings
@a3quit4s wrote:Or lease a new Benz every 2 years lol
Thought about that but i put too many miles on my cars to lease. When I stop travelling long distances, I might consider leasing.
@OhioCPA wrote:The $100 certificate every year good toward Benz accessories is worth the additional $25.
It says the $100 is at the renewal of the card account. Does this mean every year when I pay the AF or renewing the card when my card exprires?