C63 Owners - Does your wife/girlfriend enjoy driving it?

[finmac]

T9JVG said:

My wife drives my 204 C63 quite regularly (especially as we've just had a baby and she spent the last nine months as my deso-driver). Believe it or not, in comfort mode it is a very relaxed drive, acceleration is dulled down and the gears shift up at 1500 revs if you're gentle, so there isn't that much noise either. I did make her drive it in S+ once but we were kangarooing around like anything, so it wasn't repeated

Obviously you'll find this out for yourself on a test drive, but it really is quite civilised when driven gently - you do have to provoke it to make it the lairy beast it longs to be

It is a fantastic car to own so I'd really encourage you to go find out. Have no idea what I'd ever replace it with when I need something bigger

Happy to answer more specific questions if you have any OP




T9

Really helpful thanks!

[HannsG]

Johnnybee said:

All my wife is concerned about is where the heated seat control is. She wouldn't know a v8 engine from the 3 pot in her Focus.

Agreed....

Every single car must have heated seats. And if not.... She won't drive it

[onedsla]

Wife thought it (C63 estate) was a waste of money then took it out for a drive, came back with a big smile, and never questioned the decision again. She does sometimes look for an excuse to take it out (typically something about needing the boot space). Sounds very different (loud!) when you're not sat inside.

[mike_e]

My wife hates our W204 C63. Claims the ride is far too hard, she doesn't enjoy being a passenger in it either.

[swisstoni]

It's a C Class. I think she'll manage.

[sbirty]

Thankfully not so no door dinks or kerbed alloys! 😂 Seriously the OWMBO will drive it but prefers a higher driving position such as an SUV. The car left in comfort mode is no more threatening than standard c220

[Superflow]

My wife has only being in it once, to move it a few yards out of the way to gain access which is fine with me as these cars can still catch you out in wet conditions.

Earlier this week i was turning left at the end of a dual carriageway to enter another in lane 1, the roads were wet from a recent shower
as i entered the roundabout i applied a bit of throttle and ended up drifting around the turn into the next dual carriageway with the back end moving into lane 2 as the rear violently snapped back into line thanks to the traction control.Fortunately there wasn't anyone in lane 2, just a transit van behind on the roundabout approaching and god knows what he must of thought,luckily i keep a spare pair of underpants in the glove box.

[threesixty]

Superflow said:

My wife has only being in it once, to move it a few yards out of the way to gain access which is fine with me as these cars can still catch you out in wet conditions.

Earlier this week i was turning left at the end of a dual carriageway to enter another in lane 1, the roads were wet from a recent shower
as i entered the roundabout i applied a bit of throttle and ended up drifting around the turn into the next dual carriageway with the back end moving into lane 2 as the rear violently snapped back into line thanks to the traction control.Fortunately there wasn't anyone in lane 2, just a transit van behind on the roundabout approaching and god knows what he must of thought,luckily i keep a spare pair of underpants in the glove box.

Your wife would have probably styled it out.

[VX0075]

finmac said:

Thinking of buying a C63 V8 estate which would be family car and my wife would drive regularly.
Thing is she isn't a petrolhead and I'm just a little concerned she won't like the car much as a daily driver. So wondered if any owners can comment as to how their wives enjoy driving theirs/any issues?

We have a C63 Estate too and my wife secretly loves driving it (her daily is an Audi A3). She doesn't drive it loads, but when she does have had no complaints...ride is a bit harsher than her Audi but she does sometimes threaten to take it into work, but it would probably be close to a full tank of fuel which I think puts her off!

no issues after 15months ownership! go for it!

[AMG Merc]

If she has a valid driver's licence then she should be competent to safely drive anything in the classes passed. Shouldn't be an issue and wonder why OP is concerned - OP?

In my case this doesn't coem up as no one drives my fleet barring me - simples

[Superflow]

threesixty said:

Your wife would have probably styled it out.

Haha you're probably right,she looks better in it than i do.

[vsonix]

Rich_W said:

It's a very powerful engine (both BHP and particularly torque) if you aren't ready for it. If its wet and you're not aware you'll be constantly nudging the traction control. It's hilarious, and a great car, but I can see why non car people might get frustrated with it.

Surely with modern cars you have all the different modes to choose from so that isn't so much of an issue any more? So if it's set to 'comfort' mode as default, the throttle curve is wider so larger inputs are needed to make progress, the box shifts early etc etc. No reason why it should be hard to control under those circumstances.

[Shuks76]

My wife thought I was crazy buying my W204 C63, and then she ended up driving it far more than me. Recently sold, we have been thinking about what car to replace it with...wife suggests new C63 and even agrees to have it in estate. For her to even suggest she would drive an estate is a miracle, but it has to be the C63 and nothing else. She found it easy to drive and loved the fact that people appreciated the car.

The C63 to me ticks all boxes in terms of performance, practicality and image. Also think from a woman's perspective, the AMG cars are less boy racer than M cars. Lets be clear I am a self confessed BMW nut.

[cramorra]

wifes are different

Mine loves the car to bits and would always take it over hers- (might change when the c43 rolls in) but she says it's the best car we have ever owned and one of the best she's ever driven- she is however a bit of a petrolhead and certainly know what to do with the loud pedal....

it depends what your wide loves and how good a driver she is- its a midsize estate with a lot of mod cons so easy enough to drive and very easy to drive very fast (can catch the uninitiated out more in losing your license then crashing it)

also depends on what she drives now- if she drives a micra she might find it big, difficult to look out and fast if she drives a cerbera she'll find it a lot less so.....

take her out for a spin - only risk - you might lose the keys to her - so more important would you be happy to drive hers????

[trowelhead]

YES - she takes absolutely any opportunity.

Me and a mate going to the pub? She offers to drive us there and back.

AND she loves the race start function, and has demonstrated such function to friends and family to their delight.

[AMG Merc]

trowelhead said:

YES - she takes absolutely any opportunity.

Me and a mate going to the pub? She offers to drive us there and back.

AND she loves the race start function, and has demonstrated such function to friends and family to their delight.

I never use this feature (if I did, I'd limit it to once or twice). Some manufacturer's set the software to only allow a race start 3-4 times before an inspection/ reset - for good reason.

[DKL]

Wives are different it seems. Mine loves the E55. First trip she took it on I received a message pointing out how much quicker it was than her old Impreza. I dread to think what that entailed to find out.
But any car will go slowly if you only push the loud pedal a little. E class estate is perhaps a bit big for day to day stuff oh and 18mpg gets a bit trying too.
I'm sure she'll be fine OP.