C63 / C63S Deals?

[moffat]

Hi everyone,

I previously had a C63 coupe, currently with a 640d when the sensible head kicked in, but now aiming to get back into something fast again, but no rush and will plan for next 6-8 months for delivery.

So I've seen a stack of amazing deals for M3's and M4's with 18% discounts and 4% APR meaning £5k deposit and £600 a month is achievable but I'm not seeing any C63 deals yet.

I like the M3, looks fantastic and the interior is great too. The Competition pack makes it mighty fast, but it's still let down by the weak sound.

Ultimately I'm looking for a C63S Estate or saloon and I want to PCP, but even the lease deals are horrifically expensive.

I think the price will come down when the new RS4 is launched, but anyone got any experience or thoughts. Luckily I'm not in a rush, but based on the current prices I'm seeing it's hard to stick my money in a C63 when the M3/M4 is so much cheaper.

[moffat]

Cool I thought that was the case.

E63 is cheap due to the imminent new model and the M5 deals with 20% discount and 0% APR.... tempting!

Not in a rush so I can wait, but I really do want a C63S!!!

[moffat]

Shuks76 said:

So I am in a 14 plate C63 and need to make a call on whether I buy the car or give it back to Merc in September. At first I thought another C63, but the more I think of it I just see it as a £65k that looks too similar to an AMG line spec car. Does it look special enough? Not sure. Coupled with the fact that the deals are not tempting me into another C63, I started to look at more sensible options like the GLA45 - can't do it...again not special enough. Now thinking about an M6 in coupe form. It has power, amazing interior, rare and cracking deals. More importantly I see it as a £90k car that can be had for £60k. What else is out there? Audi RS6, RS7 perhaps.

What this has taught me is that the C63 I am currently in has set a very high bar and for the first time in a long time I don't really have a clue what next. Maybe I just buy the car from Merc and keep it another year, it still puts a big smile on my face every time I look at it.

How is the 640d to drive? Have a 535d M sport with the same engine and just love the effortless power and comfort.

The 640d is a huge difference to the C63 and you really cannot compare, if you do you will be disappointed.

At the time for me it was the right car, I was doing a lot of miles and my C63 was end of lease and needed a major service, brakes and VED so happy to avoid the bills! The 640d is a cracking car, but its not a C63. I don't do the mileage currently and fuel is cheap so I'm happy to get back into something less frugal! The 640 has an epic interior, drives great for a non M car and I barely ever find myself at a petrol station!! Mine is also chipped to around 375bhp and 730NM of torque so it can still move well!

I also considered both the M6 and M5 but my issue is that they are too big, you just can't hustle a 6 series down a country road like you can with the C63. Also with the M6 you are a bit too insulated and can't really appreciate the power. The noise made the C63 special.

I was off the new C63 until I drove the C63S after being in my 640 for 12 months... I got that feeling back, noise was great, car felt great and the power was epic. So even though I think it looks average and the interior is a little naff I crave the engine. It's annoying that it's such a compromise with cars.

Based on the current deals I am struggling to see passed the M4 Competition pack.

[moffat]

1Addicted said:

I like the idea of an M4 as they look so mean and wide and I see 1st gen's at mid £40k now if brand new finance deals weren't so great but, I was underwhelmed with the "standard" car that I drove when I looked at BMW buying out my Agility, and therefore I'd like at least to ECU tune it. The problem with it is BMW's anal dislike for stuff like that, their encryption of ECU's and zero-tolerance policy on warranty claims for messed-with cars unless you get a good dealer.

Maybe I just keep my C63 indefinitely, until the new C63 Coupe has some offers.

There are a stack of plug in options available for the M4 so don't worry too much about that. If I go M3/M4 I plan to mod a little too - chip, exhaust, and some external performance parts - mainly front splitter.

[moffat]

1Addicted said:

I am hopeful that there may be something like a Cobb AccessPort/Bluefin/Evolve flash device that I can use, do you know what's about? They was a certain grey area around those as to whether BMW could see if you'd flashed the car and removed it, but hasn't been proven. I'm guessing the BMS JB4 is all over this car? That does worry me a little, as it meant messing around with ECU wires on my old N54's, and wasn't THAT easy to install or remove for dealer visits; not sure how I'd feel about doing that do a £60k car yet.

No Bluefin flash device, but yes to JB4 style devices.

Problem with remaps is that with the current BMW ECUs you do have to physically open to remap and I'm not a fan of that. Also causes problems when the car has the ECU upgraded.

I've got a plug and play chip in my 640d and had the same in my 135i. Never had any issues - codes in early examples but not since.

I'll likely go JB4+ or newer if I go down the M4 path, it looks like a 20min job to me depending if any plastics covers need removing. Might YouTube it... https://www.x-ph.com/burger-tuning-bms-jb4-stage-2...