E63 AMG wagon - 500hp on the cheap
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This is the first time I've had a genuinely PH worthy vehicle after 60 or so 70s/80s GM cars so I thought it worthy of its own thread.
A new baby forced me to look for a family wagon to replace my Bedford CF (yes really) so rather than the default Zafira/Picasso/Galaxy I decided to look for the cheapest 500hp estate I could. That lead me to this, the actual car a certain Jezza Clarkson filled with cheese and ragged up Manchester Airport runway. It's got a bulging service history, drives perfectly, sounds f**kin' amazing and is in perfect nick inside and out.
Being the cheapest on the market by quite some margin there are however some small issues - rear parking sensors and duff distronic being the most obvious. However coming from a 30 year old Bedford having doors that keep water out is a novelty so I can survive by looking out the back while reversing and out the front while on the motorway. It's going in to a mates garage for MOT on Monday and to get to the bottom of the niggles. Here's hoping they're relatively straightforward (if not cheap) to fix
A new baby forced me to look for a family wagon to replace my Bedford CF (yes really) so rather than the default Zafira/Picasso/Galaxy I decided to look for the cheapest 500hp estate I could. That lead me to this, the actual car a certain Jezza Clarkson filled with cheese and ragged up Manchester Airport runway. It's got a bulging service history, drives perfectly, sounds f**kin' amazing and is in perfect nick inside and out.
Being the cheapest on the market by quite some margin there are however some small issues - rear parking sensors and duff distronic being the most obvious. However coming from a 30 year old Bedford having doors that keep water out is a novelty so I can survive by looking out the back while reversing and out the front while on the motorway. It's going in to a mates garage for MOT on Monday and to get to the bottom of the niggles. Here's hoping they're relatively straightforward (if not cheap) to fix
Yeah this was the car that was 30% cheaper than the rest but the seller was a top bloke who'd just had the brakes and suspension rebuilt and a fresh set of boots fitted so I really was a lucky boy with the price 
we settled on £11.5k which tbh is more than I've ever spent on a vehicle but then, well, look at it. It's an E63! 
The boot floor still works but all I've used it for so far is moving a spanky new tool chest.
I've updated the fleet now but yeah I have a few cars. I've got pics of the CF but they make it look a LOT better than it is. I'll get some pics as it is and start a new build thread on that too
I'll update later this week after its MOT and service. Let's see what the mechanics find!
we settled on £11.5k which tbh is more than I've ever spent on a vehicle but then, well, look at it. It's an E63! The boot floor still works but all I've used it for so far is moving a spanky new tool chest.
I've updated the fleet now but yeah I have a few cars. I've got pics of the CF but they make it look a LOT better than it is. I'll get some pics as it is and start a new build thread on that too
I'll update later this week after its MOT and service. Let's see what the mechanics find!
TheAllSeeingPie said:
55's are easier to add power too, but if you're keeping it stock I'd say you've missed out. 
Interesting, it's rare that 55k owners would prefer a NA 63. Biturbo maybe but that's a whole different ballgame.Quite happy with my choice thanks as no doubt is the OP.
Hope it all goes well (and quickly!)
A great analogy that I saw once was that the 55k engine is like a hot rod/street car and the 63 feels more like a race car. Mainly due to where the power bands lie and personally I think the 63 makes a better noise at higher revs. Also by time you're pushing 700bhp from a 55k you're nearly at Kleeman conversion on a 63 money, and that can be nearly 800bhp. If you're into that sort of thing 
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