AMG C43 Convertible, an expensive dog walk.....
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Not sure this will appeal much on here but here goes;
Mrs Sticky's MX5 RF had paint problems, we couldn't quite decide whether to sort and keep or cut our losses and move on. I took the dugs for a walk down to the beach and wandered past the local dealer who we know on the way there.. Whilst waiting to cross the road I looked over at the stock (he's always got something interesting Quattroportes, S2000's, Porsche etc) kicking around and a C43.....
I assumed it was a 200 or a diseasel but a quick nosey revealed BiTurbo on the sides....oh interesting, not sure about the white but after the MX5's soul red being a big problem, a plain colour was strangely appealing and the Ox Blood red interior gave a good contrast.
Couple of days later I mentioned it to Mrs Sticky and showed her the ad, she didn't say no! Took the RF down to the dealer, told him about the paint, he was happy to sort and off we went for a few hours in the C43. It's a Merc plus 1 owner car (from about 6 months old) and just over 40k miles. Very different from the RF but Mrs Sticky took to it straight away which is always a good sign! Did a deal and collected last week.
Thoughts so far? Well it doesn't half get down the road when you are in the mood but it also does the mooching around thing quite nicely too. We have never had a car with so much configuration possible so still getting used to faffing around with all that. Seats are good, the optional switchable AMG performance exhaust is on the naughty side but is easily quietened down, the stereo is utterly crap and needs sorting. The damping is very good, a very poor road near St Andrews that has tried to throw various things into the scenery (I'm looking at you CRX, M135i, Mk 1 MX5) over the years was dealt with really well with the dampers in comfy setting.
It's doing high 20's mpg driven sensibly, RFL is in the cheap bracket & insurance was only a hundred quid more than the RF. So far, so good
Mrs Sticky's MX5 RF had paint problems, we couldn't quite decide whether to sort and keep or cut our losses and move on. I took the dugs for a walk down to the beach and wandered past the local dealer who we know on the way there.. Whilst waiting to cross the road I looked over at the stock (he's always got something interesting Quattroportes, S2000's, Porsche etc) kicking around and a C43.....
I assumed it was a 200 or a diseasel but a quick nosey revealed BiTurbo on the sides....oh interesting, not sure about the white but after the MX5's soul red being a big problem, a plain colour was strangely appealing and the Ox Blood red interior gave a good contrast.
Couple of days later I mentioned it to Mrs Sticky and showed her the ad, she didn't say no! Took the RF down to the dealer, told him about the paint, he was happy to sort and off we went for a few hours in the C43. It's a Merc plus 1 owner car (from about 6 months old) and just over 40k miles. Very different from the RF but Mrs Sticky took to it straight away which is always a good sign! Did a deal and collected last week.
Thoughts so far? Well it doesn't half get down the road when you are in the mood but it also does the mooching around thing quite nicely too. We have never had a car with so much configuration possible so still getting used to faffing around with all that. Seats are good, the optional switchable AMG performance exhaust is on the naughty side but is easily quietened down, the stereo is utterly crap and needs sorting. The damping is very good, a very poor road near St Andrews that has tried to throw various things into the scenery (I'm looking at you CRX, M135i, Mk 1 MX5) over the years was dealt with really well with the dampers in comfy setting.
It's doing high 20's mpg driven sensibly, RFL is in the cheap bracket & insurance was only a hundred quid more than the RF. So far, so good
Andy665 said:
Just bought one myself, just over 40k miles.
Was very lucky to find a Premium Plus with loads of further extras, aircap, HUD, Lane Keep Assist, Blind Spot Alert, Park Pilot, rear air suspension etc etc
Lovely split personality car - more impressed with it than I thought I would be.
I think the split personality is the key here that makes it very usable, it's no sports car as such and they were never on my radar but it manages to do that thing (especially when the roof is down) of offering more enjoyment than you expect.Was very lucky to find a Premium Plus with loads of further extras, aircap, HUD, Lane Keep Assist, Blind Spot Alert, Park Pilot, rear air suspension etc etc
Lovely split personality car - more impressed with it than I thought I would be.
SE2 said:
Only had one convertible (B7 2.0T) and absolutely love the driving experience.
This looks lovely, and red leather is always great IMO. What is the engine on a 43, a six cylinder?
Cheers Chap, yes, BiTurbo 3.0 V6. Gives a nice cultured burble when pootling around. We like the fact that it is quite subtle in many ways with only a tiny AMG badge on the front grill & a small one on the boot.This looks lovely, and red leather is always great IMO. What is the engine on a 43, a six cylinder?
Need to get a decent road trip sorted for it!
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