RE: Mercedes-Benz C43 AMG: Spotted

[callahan]

I loved my old C36 and did consider one of these for a while, but just adding two cylinders didn't seem reason enough.
Not sure why you would now though, when you can get a C32 for half the price, as I did.
They all do a similar thing though - waft along happily until you put your foot down and they are always shockingly quick. The perfect combination of comfort, practicality (mine's an estate) and hooliganery, I do love an AMG.

[Mr Tidy]

olliete said:

Lovely cars

I'd like to drive one as I am semi-tempted at the moment. I have feeling it'll be lolloppy in the corners paired with a fairly inert slushbox

Many years ago I drove a rare manual C280 Elegance a mate had and loved it. A few years later I bought a C280 Sport, inevitably an auto.

It was indeed lolloppy in corners with an inert slushbox, but a pretty crashy ride that wasn't at all what I expected from a Merc. The manual Elegance at least had a decent ride and drove sharper.

But now I have become a serial BMW owner I think I'd go for an M3 every time!

[el romeral]

Love it. From an era where the 43 badge on the boot actually says what it is. Have not got a clue nowadays.

[el romeral]

Love it. From an era where the 43 badge on the boot actually says what it is. Have not got a clue nowadays.

[0a]

The c43 always felt special in a way that modern AMGs don't - despite them being devestatingly fast in comparison.

[Bencolem]

Aaron_I_W said:

Bencolem said:

Had a blue estate version for a short time years ago. Really sharp, strong brakes, lovely engine note and looked lovely (mine was a V plate facelift) but nothing exciting beyond that and I'd struggle to justify £10k on a near 100,000 mile one now.

You're the guy who had that Buick featured in PH Carpool right?

Yes sir!

[bedonde]

Had one of these pretty much identical to the car featured, until it got written off by a badly driven police car... loved it for the wonderfully beefy V8 woofle, and bags of muscular grunt. Interior looked new after 100k miles too. It ate a gearbox without warning though and as the article identifies, it loved to rust. Can't believe they have appreciated that much in price though, and not sure I'd pay that money for one.

[popeyewhite]

Leins said:

Really like these older AMGs, or even better the rare C55 version

However...

"Lobbing a V8 under the bonnet of a car of this size was unheard of"

Never heard of it.

C43 looks fantastic.

[s m]

Leins said:

Really like these older AMGs, or even better the rare C55 version

However...

"Lobbing a V8 under the bonnet of a car of this size was unheard of"

Crazy

Seems like a good idea though