New C63 Orders

[jackwood]

ecain63 said:

Nope. My A45 is costing £640 pcm over 4 years with £6k down. This new turbo tech comes at a price it seems.

GLA45 is pretty cheap on a 2 year lease at the moment.

[matc]

The new stuff definitely isn't cheap at the minute - there are a few good deals about though; I've got a list of E63's with some additional money on that makes them look like relative bargains!

[ecain63]

matc said:

The new stuff definitely isn't cheap at the minute - there are a few good deals about though; I've got a list of E63's with some additional money on that makes them look like relative bargains!

Do tell Mr Carrington! Keep me posted on the obvious when you get chance.

[ultimateporka]

matc said:

The new stuff definitely isn't cheap at the minute - there are a few good deals about though; I've got a list of E63's with some additional money on that makes them look like relative bargains!

As above, can you share the info?

[jackwood]

matc said:

The new stuff definitely isn't cheap at the minute - there are a few good deals about though; I've got a list of E63's with some additional money on that makes them look like relative bargains!

Anything close to the 6+23 £475+vat 10k pa personal lease I have on my current E63? It goes back in June, hence looking for a replacement.
Please feel free to DM me.
Cheers
Jack

[Mosdef]

Matc - Same here, my E63 goes back in June and I'm wondering what to get next. I managed to get the same deal as Jackwood and would probably repeat it again if it was offered, but this time I think I'd want a proper diff.

Any chance of a group buy?!

[Seventy]

+1
Sold my C63 in June and I am missing it badly. Was thinking I would wait for the new one but I do like the E.
I do think that the S version of the C will be epic though.

[Twincharge]

My C63 returns to Merc in October, and I am already wondering what to replace it with. Looks like the new C63S will be too much for me to afford.

[jackwood]

Mosdef said:

Matc - Same here, my E63 goes back in June and I'm wondering what to get next. I managed to get the same deal as Jackwood and would probably repeat it again if it was offered, but this time I think I'd want a proper diff.

Any chance of a group buy?!

Have you been bombarded with emails, letters and calls about what you want to do when your lease is up?

Have you enquired about extending the lease on its current terms? For, say 12 months?

Looking around there is nothing even remotely approaching the kind of deal we got. Wouldn't mind keeping the car a bit longer if the lease could be extended.

[RBrown]

jackwood said:

Mosdef said:

Matc - Same here, my E63 goes back in June and I'm wondering what to get next. I managed to get the same deal as Jackwood and would probably repeat it again if it was offered, but this time I think I'd want a proper diff.

Any chance of a group buy?!

Have you been bombarded with emails, letters and calls about what you want to do when your lease is up?

Have you enquired about extending the lease on its current terms? For, say 12 months?

Looking around there is nothing even remotely approaching the kind of deal we got. Wouldn't mind keeping the car a bit longer if the lease could be extended.

I recently contacted MB finance about extending the lease on my ML. I got it on a really good APR. I was advised that an extended agreement would be offered in the last 6 months of the lease. However, it is recalculated based on new APRs and residual value. So monthly payments will change. I'm sure MB want us to start new agreements in new cars.....so not convinced they will offer a good deal!

[Sonnybhoy]

Finally put my order in for the standard C63 saloon at the start of the week. Couldn't justify the costly jump to the S but I don't think I'll be disappointed. Fairly straightforward option choices: Black Leather, 19" wheels, Premium Pack, Performance seats, Exhaust, Privacy glass. But the biggest pain has been choosing the colour - first time this has happened!!

I thought I'd settled on the brilliant blue, I think the press shots look fantastic but the only car I've seen in the flesh, a dirty c class estate on a dull day, looked bland and boring. Had a look at the Hyacinth red but again this colour seems to be completely different in the flesh. I'm sure in the right light it'll look fantastic but when it's dull the bronze tint I think makes the car look quite insipid! So at the moment I've reverted to type (my last two cars have been black) and chosen the Obsidian black, the reason behind this is that I think the car looks aggressive in the black (as it does in the Designo White) The presence remains irrespective of the light!

Don't get me wrong I'm still not convinced I've settled on the colour and I'm sure a few calls to my dealer to change the build might be coming up in the future! Any thoughts/opinions would be greatly received folks!

[jackwood]

Fantastic!
Any discount?
And with 19's and the seats, were you not getting close to the S price?
I'd Specced up the blue with the blackout kit and black wheels....

[mattuk77]

Hello - My first post here. I also took the plunge last week and ordered a C63 S and agree with the colour challenge. I think I changed my mind about 10 times but have finally settled on diamond white with the night pack and 19" black wheels. Added the premium pack, exhaust and carbon interior. I managed to get 6k off the list price through Carwow which was a fairly painless experience I must say!

Build date is 4th May so still a bit of a wait.

[Sonnybhoy]

Hi Jack, car specced to 66 and a half inc del etc. And I'm paying 62. I had a part ex that was included in the negotiations and we got to where I was happy with that too. Not sure if there would've been more room for manoeuvre but I did leave the show room happy! 😉
I've got a build date in May too Matt with estimated delivery on the 31st, seems a long way off but I'm hoping it'll fly by!! Your car spec sounds quality, I definitely approve!! I've still not seen a photo of a C63 in the black yet. Im hoping that with the release of the press cars next month that I might get to see some of the colour options.

[jackwood]

Never heard of wow so giving it a go.
So far discounts on an estate are coming back at less than £2k

Strange, as there is better dealer contribution discount available on the official MB website, I think.

Really looking forward to seeing launch reviews in a few weeks time. And of course delivery cars that you guys are going to be getting in May!

[Palmball]

Interesting to read that some of you are having exactly the same colour challenge as I am on the GT. Mainly around Brilliant Blue and Hyacinth Red. Having spent 3 months fixated on a red car, I was put off by how light dependent it is and switched to blue when I had to lock down the spec last week. Then immediately regretted it - the promotional shots look amazing yet any pictures of the blue car in the wild look ordinary, even dull.

I quickly reverted back to the red the following day - whilst it can vary depending on light, my thoughts are that it appears to look outstanding in bright light (better than the blue at its best) and whilst it is duller in poor light (or even coppery), it's not as bad at its worst as the blue. Some rational eh!

I don't know why we can't just have a nice simple metallic red (like the one AMG did in the so's) - it's the same with BMW M's these days with the 'red' option now being being Sakhir Orange

Back to the C63, when are these being launched as they seem to be a long time coming? It's odd we've had initial press reviews of the GT (back in December) but nothing at all on the C63.

I'm really keen to see the press opinions on them because I really rated the previous C63 and think the new C Class is a superb piece of design - my outlaws have a regular C220 and the interior in particular is outstanding. After my short ownership stint in the new M3 (which I detested) the new C63 should fare very well in comparison!

Edited by Palmball on Sunday 1st February 10:33

[mattuk77]

So you may go for a black one Sonny? My w204 C63 is black and it looks lovely just after a clean. From the images on the configurator it also looks just a stunning but I do wonder if it will hide the sporty lines.

Jackwood all the dealers with Carwow were coming back with 1-2k off my spec but eventually one came up with the goods for me. It was a fault painless process.

Palmball - the GT looks simply stunning in any colour - you didn't fancy that yellow colour, that's the one I'd pick but will no doubt go out of fashion quite quickly. I must agree I'm surprised there is no preview-reviews or anything. I found a dealers selling guide on the AMG private lounge and they say production starts Feburary so I guess we might see one or two deliveries in March. I spent a lot of time discussing my purchase with MB in Slough - he couldn't do the price I got from Carwow but did have an allocation for March. I figured I could wait another month to save 4k.

[Mosdef]

jackwood said:

Mosdef said:

Matc - Same here, my E63 goes back in June and I'm wondering what to get next. I managed to get the same deal as Jackwood and would probably repeat it again if it was offered, but this time I think I'd want a proper diff.

Any chance of a group buy?!

Have you been bombarded with emails, letters and calls about what you want to do when your lease is up?

Have you enquired about extending the lease on its current terms? For, say 12 months?

Looking around there is nothing even remotely approaching the kind of deal we got. Wouldn't mind keeping the car a bit longer if the lease could be extended.

I haven't been bombarded as such but had a couple of calls from MB Chelsea when the last 6 months of the lease kicked in. We're waiting to see if we need a family car and won't know for certain for another couple of months so I explained to them that I won't make a decision until April. At that point, I'd look at cash purchases of either an M5, S6, S8 or a 6.2 E63 but if we don't need the space, the choices will open up a bit to maybe a BMW M6, CL63 etc (but probably still include some of the above!)

Like you, I'd consider an extension of the lease after the expiry in June but the terms would have to be close to the existing ones. I doubt I'd go for the same car again though, I've not really gelled with it over nearly 2 years and 15,000 miles.

[jackwood]

Same here. Would keep it a while longer if the deal was the same as it's a lot of car for the money (at the price we got). But otherwise not loving it like I did the C63 estate. Not sure what it is. It sounds great, drives ok, but is just too big to be fun.

Would go for a new C63 in a heartbeat if they were the same price as the old C63. But lack of deals (especially given current euro exchange rate) and having experience of C63 depreciation is putting me off committing to an order just now.

[Palmball]

Matt, I definitely would've been tempted by the yellow if it wasn't for the cost - I may as well take a torchlight to £10k! Outrageous money for 'paint' and immediately lost on the second hand market. For instance, the SLS was available in some kind of special fluid silver paint at a similarly outrageous cost - used SLS's with or without this paint are the same price!