Something for the Winter nights..c63
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Great car OP, but then again I'm slightly biased... 
I've done 3k miles in mine and have averaged 16mpg, best was 24 on a 100 mile trip, predominantly around the m25. Worst was 11mpg, which was the day after picking it up taking my old man for a hoon - was quite proud of that.
I went for the 18 inch wheel as I actually prefer the look, quite like the sleeper effect it gives the car and much prefer the ride compared to the 19s - although the 19s are great looking wheels!
I still love mine as much as the day I picked it up, my only complaint is that the exhaust, whilst fantastic to listen to outside, can sometimes feel a little muted when in the car with the windows closed (forgive me, it is winter). A trip to EMP to strip the 2nd cats (once warranty expires) is on the cards.
Enjoy!!!
I've done 3k miles in mine and have averaged 16mpg, best was 24 on a 100 mile trip, predominantly around the m25. Worst was 11mpg, which was the day after picking it up taking my old man for a hoon - was quite proud of that.
I went for the 18 inch wheel as I actually prefer the look, quite like the sleeper effect it gives the car and much prefer the ride compared to the 19s - although the 19s are great looking wheels!
I still love mine as much as the day I picked it up, my only complaint is that the exhaust, whilst fantastic to listen to outside, can sometimes feel a little muted when in the car with the windows closed (forgive me, it is winter). A trip to EMP to strip the 2nd cats (once warranty expires) is on the cards.
Enjoy!!!
T9JVG said:
Great car OP, but then again I'm slightly biased...
I've done 3k miles in mine and have averaged 16mpg, best was 24 on a 100 mile trip, predominantly around the m25. Worst was 11mpg, which was the day after picking it up taking my old man for a hoon - was quite proud of that.
I went for the 18 inch wheel as I actually prefer the look, quite like the sleeper effect it gives the car and much prefer the ride compared to the 19s - although the 19s are great looking wheels!
I still love mine as much as the day I picked it up, my only complaint is that the exhaust, whilst fantastic to listen to outside, can sometimes feel a little muted when in the car with the windows closed (forgive me, it is winter). A trip to EMP to strip the 2nd cats (once warranty expires) is on the cards.
Enjoy!!!
Yes i have to say yours looks fantastic, but then i would wouldn't i. I've done 3k miles in mine and have averaged 16mpg, best was 24 on a 100 mile trip, predominantly around the m25. Worst was 11mpg, which was the day after picking it up taking my old man for a hoon - was quite proud of that.
I went for the 18 inch wheel as I actually prefer the look, quite like the sleeper effect it gives the car and much prefer the ride compared to the 19s - although the 19s are great looking wheels!
I still love mine as much as the day I picked it up, my only complaint is that the exhaust, whilst fantastic to listen to outside, can sometimes feel a little muted when in the car with the windows closed (forgive me, it is winter). A trip to EMP to strip the 2nd cats (once warranty expires) is on the cards.
Enjoy!!!
Trowelhead- Very nice,looks like fun.
Have any of you opted for the Merc service plan which is £40 a month i believe,good value?
trowelhead said:
I can recommend this 100% - i had it done a while ago.
Gives a nice increase in volume without being OTT. And no droning / booming at all.
Thats good to hear, its so easy to get it wrong and make the noise unbearableGives a nice increase in volume without being OTT. And no droning / booming at all.
Superflow said:
Have any of you opted for the Merc service plan which is £40 a month i believe,good value?
Jamesgt said:
8bit said:
What is the gearbox like in these? My mrs. has a W164 M class with the 7G-tronic and it's horrendous, really sluggish and sometimes reluctant to change, even with the paddles. I gather they're just like that, although I guess they may be configured and tuned differently on the big V8 models.
It's not like a dsg/dct etc but it's pretty good, especially on the facelift. In manual mode mine will do what I tell it to do. In sports mode it's very good and always seems to be in the right gear when pushing on. Comfort is almost seamless. It's a big step up from my old Range Rover sport box. 
8bit said:
Jamesgt said:
8bit said:
What is the gearbox like in these? My mrs. has a W164 M class with the 7G-tronic and it's horrendous, really sluggish and sometimes reluctant to change, even with the paddles. I gather they're just like that, although I guess they may be configured and tuned differently on the big V8 models.
It's not like a dsg/dct etc but it's pretty good, especially on the facelift. In manual mode mine will do what I tell it to do. In sports mode it's very good and always seems to be in the right gear when pushing on. Comfort is almost seamless. It's a big step up from my old Range Rover sport box. blindswelledrat said:
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For those of you that have upgraded the power: Is there any point? Traction on these things is pretty awful (in a good way) but it seems to have too much power for it's own good as it is
Not really, but when you know the throttle is restricted to 65%, it kind of plays on the mind! It does make it a complete animal over 5k though! For those of you that have upgraded the power: Is there any point? Traction on these things is pretty awful (in a good way) but it seems to have too much power for it's own good as it is
A quaife LSD is a great upgrade. Lovely cars, almost irreplaceable already!
abarber said:
blindswelledrat said:
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For those of you that have upgraded the power: Is there any point? Traction on these things is pretty awful (in a good way) but it seems to have too much power for it's own good as it is
Not really, but when you know the throttle is restricted to 65%, it kind of plays on the mind! It does make it a complete animal over 5k though! For those of you that have upgraded the power: Is there any point? Traction on these things is pretty awful (in a good way) but it seems to have too much power for it's own good as it is
A quaife LSD is a great upgrade. Lovely cars, almost irreplaceable already!
I love everything about the car, even though you could definitely argue it was a bad car if you didn't buy into what it is.
More C63 friends. Hooray!
I took a quick exhaust video of the car earlier. Cold start, 3krpm on 1/3 throttle. It sounds damn good from the outside. As much as I love the comfortable interior, it does come at a price of exhaust note. I'm used to this type of noise (amplified somewhat) in my old T350C.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3Qe2v_jASE
I took a quick exhaust video of the car earlier. Cold start, 3krpm on 1/3 throttle. It sounds damn good from the outside. As much as I love the comfortable interior, it does come at a price of exhaust note. I'm used to this type of noise (amplified somewhat) in my old T350C.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3Qe2v_jASE
Johnnybee said:
I'm also in the small wheeled club. I really must take some photos of the car myself, this is from the dealer.
Lovely, these look fantastic in black/dark blue with the smaller wheels, or the diamond cut ones. I have spec envy, i like the coupe in white but the saloon in black, if only i could have one of each!
sebhaque said:
More C63 friends. Hooray!
I took a quick exhaust video of the car earlier. Cold start, 3krpm on 1/3 throttle. It sounds damn good from the outside. As much as I love the comfortable interior, it does come at a price of exhaust note. I'm used to this type of noise (amplified somewhat) in my old T350C.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3Qe2v_jASE
Sounds magnificentI took a quick exhaust video of the car earlier. Cold start, 3krpm on 1/3 throttle. It sounds damn good from the outside. As much as I love the comfortable interior, it does come at a price of exhaust note. I'm used to this type of noise (amplified somewhat) in my old T350C.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3Qe2v_jASE
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