Mercedes S205 C63 AMG
Discussion
Debated whether or not to create this thread as I don't imagine much will change under my ownership, but thought it may be worth documenting and I know there are a certain niche of folks who like a quick wagon.
A very brief overview of my recent car history;
Honda Integra DC2 Type R which I imported via Torque GT back in 2017. This was immaculate. I had lusted after one for years, spending a lot of my early teenage years driving one on Gran Turismo. Done some bolt on mods and essentially drove about in a car I had created on the PlayStation 15 years beforehand. Lots of memorable drives over the 7 years I had it, and even took it to Le Mans in 2018 (1,400 miles!) but as I got that bit older, I felt the time was right to sell, which I did in mid-2024. Truth be told I had fallen a bit out of love with it and for the last 3/4 years it literally went to its service and MOT and was then tucked back up in the garage.
Running alongside the DC2 I had an E220 wagon for daily duties, a brilliant (albeit maybe boring) car. Good spec on it, cloud like suspension and what seemed like endless capacity for tip runs, holidays, transporting dogs and bikes! With a remap it could also carry it's weight quite well (in a straight line). I sold this mid-2026 and its last turn was the 1,400 mile trip to Le Mans and it was faultless.
Coming to now, I had been looking out for a C63 wagon since the start of 2026. The market for S205's is/was mainly mid-England and below, and being just north of Edinburgh this made shortlisting pretty tricky. However in June and out of the blue, a C63 appeared locally.
It ticked a lot of boxes - It was a non-S (which was preferred as I did not want the e-diff), it had a few options such as AMG Performance exhaust, AMG Performance seats, carbon centre console, 360 cam. A previous owner had also spent a bit of money on the facelift grille and front end PPF. The only detractor was the interior colour, I would have much preferred all black, but the initial owner had specced two-tone black and red.
Realising this was the closest I was going to get to my desired spec and locality, I paid my deposit and agreed to collect shortly after returning from Le Mans (The E's final journey).
The ups and downs - At collection I realised the car had a Ghost immobiliser and a CarPlay module fitted. These are things I would have considered anyway, so I was really pleased to learn it already had them. However, a week or so in to ownership, the blind spot detection stopped working. I reported this to the dealer and booked in to get it looked at, however prior to that booking, I had also arranged for the specialist I use to perform a "new car check" which identified a few things; the obvious stored blind spot failure, a failing bush in a control arm and a weeping shock absorber. To their credit, the dealer replaced everything noted, however when leaving the forecourt the blind spot error reoccurred - turns out the right sensor was causing the problem and was replaced but as I drove away the left sensor chose that exact moment to die! A quick u-turn, my keys handed back to reception and I was back in the GLB courtesy car for a few more days!
Bringing this up to date, the car has recently had it's gearbox and diff oil replaced, ceramic coating applied and a few minor cosmetic changes, such as a new "centre lock" cap due to the old one fading and one or two badges for the same reasoning. It's done a few tip runs and today carried 300l of compost without much of an arguement. Starting to really gel with it now and enjoying the AMG journey so far.
A very brief overview of my recent car history;
Honda Integra DC2 Type R which I imported via Torque GT back in 2017. This was immaculate. I had lusted after one for years, spending a lot of my early teenage years driving one on Gran Turismo. Done some bolt on mods and essentially drove about in a car I had created on the PlayStation 15 years beforehand. Lots of memorable drives over the 7 years I had it, and even took it to Le Mans in 2018 (1,400 miles!) but as I got that bit older, I felt the time was right to sell, which I did in mid-2024. Truth be told I had fallen a bit out of love with it and for the last 3/4 years it literally went to its service and MOT and was then tucked back up in the garage.
Running alongside the DC2 I had an E220 wagon for daily duties, a brilliant (albeit maybe boring) car. Good spec on it, cloud like suspension and what seemed like endless capacity for tip runs, holidays, transporting dogs and bikes! With a remap it could also carry it's weight quite well (in a straight line). I sold this mid-2026 and its last turn was the 1,400 mile trip to Le Mans and it was faultless.
Coming to now, I had been looking out for a C63 wagon since the start of 2026. The market for S205's is/was mainly mid-England and below, and being just north of Edinburgh this made shortlisting pretty tricky. However in June and out of the blue, a C63 appeared locally.
It ticked a lot of boxes - It was a non-S (which was preferred as I did not want the e-diff), it had a few options such as AMG Performance exhaust, AMG Performance seats, carbon centre console, 360 cam. A previous owner had also spent a bit of money on the facelift grille and front end PPF. The only detractor was the interior colour, I would have much preferred all black, but the initial owner had specced two-tone black and red.
Realising this was the closest I was going to get to my desired spec and locality, I paid my deposit and agreed to collect shortly after returning from Le Mans (The E's final journey).
The ups and downs - At collection I realised the car had a Ghost immobiliser and a CarPlay module fitted. These are things I would have considered anyway, so I was really pleased to learn it already had them. However, a week or so in to ownership, the blind spot detection stopped working. I reported this to the dealer and booked in to get it looked at, however prior to that booking, I had also arranged for the specialist I use to perform a "new car check" which identified a few things; the obvious stored blind spot failure, a failing bush in a control arm and a weeping shock absorber. To their credit, the dealer replaced everything noted, however when leaving the forecourt the blind spot error reoccurred - turns out the right sensor was causing the problem and was replaced but as I drove away the left sensor chose that exact moment to die! A quick u-turn, my keys handed back to reception and I was back in the GLB courtesy car for a few more days!
Bringing this up to date, the car has recently had it's gearbox and diff oil replaced, ceramic coating applied and a few minor cosmetic changes, such as a new "centre lock" cap due to the old one fading and one or two badges for the same reasoning. It's done a few tip runs and today carried 300l of compost without much of an arguement. Starting to really gel with it now and enjoying the AMG journey so far.
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