RE: £75k for new Mercedes-AMG GLC 63
Discussion
I’ve driven my Porsche GTS through a foot of snow on country roads when most others were abandoning their cars. Wouldn’t have got through without the locking diff. Parked it in fields and on muddy hills around farms. It’s been in airport car parks for 2 weeks at a time. The boot isn’t huge and I can’t use a bike rack so I tie the bike rear tyre to the car seats and drive with them hanging out the back. The added bonus is that then you can really hear the exhaust.
Not a garage queen for sure. But, in very good condition because, in spite of everything I just said it is treated very well. The worst thing is the wheels as the metal sticks out beyond the tyre so there is some curbing and the roads in New Jersey are shocking. I will be getting all 4 brought back to new condition.
For the anti-suv group on here you will be glad to hear they are practical 21” wheels. Even with the suspension in “comfort” it can be like a Sadio masochist’s interpretation of comfort on those afore mentioned New Jersey roads. The solution is setting the ride height to normal as it is more compliant. It handles much better in low though.
The 4.8 V8 with 420+ hp has more to than a chunky SUV has the right to have. The V6 turbo in the Macan GTS is good. But, the V8 though has Jeckel and Hyde personalities. In normal mode it has a bunch of low down torque so motorway miles are no problem. I’ve noticed many times people thinking I am racing when I am not. I’m just making progress.
Hit the sport and everything gets hectic and stiff. (Easy at the back). The responsiveness and noise is surprising. That’s when there’s no question of my intentions. It’s loud. Very loud. The downside is that you do have to press the “sport” button to switch between personalities. I always feel like the sport button is the motoring equivalent of viagra.
“Yes, I really want to xxxx just let me take a moment to get prepared.”
Not entirely spontaneous.
The Macan GTS needs the turbo going. It’s not turbo lag but it’s not the same as my car. I drove one for a week and when returning it was asked what I thought about it. I told them it was decent but I preferred mine. The dealer was somewhat abusive and sexist in his response and told me to drive it properly. I did and it was a great car. But it does need driving to appreciate. We are considering changing my wife’s car for a Macan but we might go for the turbo. Hey, if you are going to buy a car with a turbo, and turbo attributes, you may as well buy the one that isn’t trying not to be one.
A Merc wouldn’t be considered. In the future I may buy an S class AMG but not until I have a 6 in front of my age and not a 3. A BMW would be an M3 or M5. There was something sad/ amusing watching an M3 trying to drive up a slope in the snow near my old house. It was like watching a fish on dry land flap around before it dies. I just drove around it with no issue. Not really meeting my current requirement and I wouldn’t have it parked in my garage as a weekend car. That space is reserved for a GT3 which is very much fantasy at this point.
That’s why my car is getting old. It’s 2013 and I don’t know what to change it for so it’s staying. Most likely, I will keep it and find a way to make the fantasy GT3 become reality.
Not a garage queen for sure. But, in very good condition because, in spite of everything I just said it is treated very well. The worst thing is the wheels as the metal sticks out beyond the tyre so there is some curbing and the roads in New Jersey are shocking. I will be getting all 4 brought back to new condition.
For the anti-suv group on here you will be glad to hear they are practical 21” wheels. Even with the suspension in “comfort” it can be like a Sadio masochist’s interpretation of comfort on those afore mentioned New Jersey roads. The solution is setting the ride height to normal as it is more compliant. It handles much better in low though.
The 4.8 V8 with 420+ hp has more to than a chunky SUV has the right to have. The V6 turbo in the Macan GTS is good. But, the V8 though has Jeckel and Hyde personalities. In normal mode it has a bunch of low down torque so motorway miles are no problem. I’ve noticed many times people thinking I am racing when I am not. I’m just making progress.
Hit the sport and everything gets hectic and stiff. (Easy at the back). The responsiveness and noise is surprising. That’s when there’s no question of my intentions. It’s loud. Very loud. The downside is that you do have to press the “sport” button to switch between personalities. I always feel like the sport button is the motoring equivalent of viagra.
“Yes, I really want to xxxx just let me take a moment to get prepared.”
Not entirely spontaneous.
The Macan GTS needs the turbo going. It’s not turbo lag but it’s not the same as my car. I drove one for a week and when returning it was asked what I thought about it. I told them it was decent but I preferred mine. The dealer was somewhat abusive and sexist in his response and told me to drive it properly. I did and it was a great car. But it does need driving to appreciate. We are considering changing my wife’s car for a Macan but we might go for the turbo. Hey, if you are going to buy a car with a turbo, and turbo attributes, you may as well buy the one that isn’t trying not to be one.
A Merc wouldn’t be considered. In the future I may buy an S class AMG but not until I have a 6 in front of my age and not a 3. A BMW would be an M3 or M5. There was something sad/ amusing watching an M3 trying to drive up a slope in the snow near my old house. It was like watching a fish on dry land flap around before it dies. I just drove around it with no issue. Not really meeting my current requirement and I wouldn’t have it parked in my garage as a weekend car. That space is reserved for a GT3 which is very much fantasy at this point.
That’s why my car is getting old. It’s 2013 and I don’t know what to change it for so it’s staying. Most likely, I will keep it and find a way to make the fantasy GT3 become reality.
Just my 2pence...
I’’ve owned a Macan Turbo and now a GLC43 AMG which I have used/use as my daily driver and company work horse.
My Macan was the 6th Turbo in the country and I did 30k miles a year in it for 2.5 years.
A very nice new model which did most things very well. However, over this time I ultimately didn’t gel with the car. I found the switchgear and controls a pain, far too many buttons and the air suspension was awful over the B roads of North Yorkshire. It was a nicely screwed together bit of kit but not without teething problems and the dealership I purchased it from were not the best experience I have had.
The Mercedes on the other hand has been wonderful from day one. I find the ride better day to day and equal to the Porsche in all sane driving conditions. Build quality is slightly better as is value for money on options and the ergonomics suit me better than the Macan ever did. On the whole very impressed with the V6 version and did consider and test drive the 63 but felt it an unecessery additional spend for my needs.
I know many people do not like this particular market segment but as a fast, capable, comfortable mile muncher which can be fun when the urge takes you these cars and their rivals cannot be beaten and if they allow their manufacturers to carry on producing wonderful sports cars that’s fine with me too.
I’’ve owned a Macan Turbo and now a GLC43 AMG which I have used/use as my daily driver and company work horse.
My Macan was the 6th Turbo in the country and I did 30k miles a year in it for 2.5 years.
A very nice new model which did most things very well. However, over this time I ultimately didn’t gel with the car. I found the switchgear and controls a pain, far too many buttons and the air suspension was awful over the B roads of North Yorkshire. It was a nicely screwed together bit of kit but not without teething problems and the dealership I purchased it from were not the best experience I have had.
The Mercedes on the other hand has been wonderful from day one. I find the ride better day to day and equal to the Porsche in all sane driving conditions. Build quality is slightly better as is value for money on options and the ergonomics suit me better than the Macan ever did. On the whole very impressed with the V6 version and did consider and test drive the 63 but felt it an unecessery additional spend for my needs.
I know many people do not like this particular market segment but as a fast, capable, comfortable mile muncher which can be fun when the urge takes you these cars and their rivals cannot be beaten and if they allow their manufacturers to carry on producing wonderful sports cars that’s fine with me too.
belleair302 said:
Does anybody ever drive these across a field or up a steep bank? Never seen one remotely off road besides a flat piece of grass at 'Sports day' or a polo event where if it rains perish the wife's shoes. Just buy an estate, problem solved.
That’s a very sensible suggestion, I just don’t get why the estate market isn’t in global boom like the suv market, every one should listen to you
I would love a go in one of these, I have covered 50k miles in a GLC350d but it isn't in any way sporting to drive. It is a lovely mile muncher for sure but it is more of a sit back and relax type of car.
As much as I like the idea of these their size/weight/height don't make for a great performance car recipe for me. I'm guessing that if I had a go in one though It would change my opinion.
As much as I like the idea of these their size/weight/height don't make for a great performance car recipe for me. I'm guessing that if I had a go in one though It would change my opinion.
I thought I was the only one that did this! Thomo97 said:
Exactly what I thought.
We bought the slightly larger gle43 a few months ago, used, here in Ontario. It was an absolutely fantastic thing to get us through the daily grind of a harsh winter. No fuss, very comfortable and a whole heap of fun. Had our first cottage weekend last week which meant some trail driving and again, just superb.Can't wait to do the same in a couple of years with a used one of these.
belleair302 said:
Does anybody ever drive these across a field or up a steep bank? Never seen one remotely off road besides a flat piece of grass at 'Sports day' or a polo event where if it rains perish the wife's shoes. Just buy an estate, problem solved.
While I accept many don't (but why should that bother you?) as it happens I do, as every couple of weeks I'm driving down rough farm tracks/fields in my X5 that would rip the s
t out of the underside of an estate, so an estate wouldn't be problem solved for me, not to mention that with a damaged spine, getting in and out of the X5 (or similar) is much easier for me than a lower car. belleair302 said:
Does anybody ever drive these across a field or up a steep bank? Never seen one remotely off road besides a flat piece of grass at 'Sports day' or a polo event where if it rains perish the wife's shoes. Just buy an estate, problem solved.
Don’t be daft. So you don’t have a need for a soft roader, fair enough. Currently neither do I - so let’s do the sensible thing and not buy one eh? I actually have an estate now as it happens, so for me it’s problem solved.
But ‘solving’ other people’s problems is not necessary, I’m sure they can all work things out for themselves.
You make yourself sound like the boring old fart we probably all know... “That’s a bit fast isn’t it? What do you need a car like that for? There are speed limits you know, you won’t get there any quicker than the rest of us...” <blah blah yawn>
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