W204 C63 Estate
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I have known this car for the last six years and have pestered the owner ever since to buy it…today he relented!
A 2009 C63 AMG Estate with the Performance pack - an LSD is an essential option on one of these for me. And had to be an Estate, although I’m increasingly fond of the saloons
What a special car. Totally stock. The throttle response in sport is something no turbo car can match and that noise…my god that noise. It’s just effortless to mooch about in.
So looking forward to sorting the alloys and piling on the miles. Oh, and adding CarPlay




And a picture of when my I first met the C63, back when I was at SPA in the Sagaris in 2017!


A 2009 C63 AMG Estate with the Performance pack - an LSD is an essential option on one of these for me. And had to be an Estate, although I’m increasingly fond of the saloons
What a special car. Totally stock. The throttle response in sport is something no turbo car can match and that noise…my god that noise. It’s just effortless to mooch about in.
So looking forward to sorting the alloys and piling on the miles. Oh, and adding CarPlay




And a picture of when my I first met the C63, back when I was at SPA in the Sagaris in 2017!


congratulations on the wagon, going to watch this thread intently as currently in the throws of looking at buying a W204 PFL 63 Estate although likely not PP.
How do you find the 7G Tronic G.box? because all you read is the MCT is better in the FL cars but only really in comparison to the older unit which you'd expect. I'll be coming from a 5EAT unit in my Subaru so I am sure it will feel vastly improved against something like that.
Cheers, Andy
How do you find the 7G Tronic G.box? because all you read is the MCT is better in the FL cars but only really in comparison to the older unit which you'd expect. I'll be coming from a 5EAT unit in my Subaru so I am sure it will feel vastly improved against something like that.
Cheers, Andy
I have a lowly facelift c180 s204 but it's a great car, one I've properly started to enjoy owning and driving since originally just buying it as a stop gap so can imagine what shoving a V8 in it and tightening everything up would be like.
Small thing but personally I the the facelift steering wheel is a big upgrade on the older one and is an easy swap if you fancied tinkering with it. I'd love a c63...
Small thing but personally I the the facelift steering wheel is a big upgrade on the older one and is an easy swap if you fancied tinkering with it. I'd love a c63...
Thanks all.
Sadly CarPlay install was delayed till March 1st but will let you all know and post pics.
Re the gearbox, I drive it only in Sport mode and find it absolutely fine to be honest, even from stone cold. My expectations were not high and I don’t really see it as a ‘sports car’. Compared to my Quattroporte, it’s like the PDK in a 992 GT3
It’s just a wonderful way to travel. And the best way to describe the car is authentic. No silly modes. No piped in exhaust noise. No unnecessary addenda to the bodywork.
It’s just an honest, monstrous, slug of mellifluous joy.
And yes, it can be very thirsty, especially smoking around London doing my bits

Sadly CarPlay install was delayed till March 1st but will let you all know and post pics.
Re the gearbox, I drive it only in Sport mode and find it absolutely fine to be honest, even from stone cold. My expectations were not high and I don’t really see it as a ‘sports car’. Compared to my Quattroporte, it’s like the PDK in a 992 GT3

It’s just a wonderful way to travel. And the best way to describe the car is authentic. No silly modes. No piped in exhaust noise. No unnecessary addenda to the bodywork.
It’s just an honest, monstrous, slug of mellifluous joy.
And yes, it can be very thirsty, especially smoking around London doing my bits

Great choice.
I’ve got a facelift W204 saloon and it’s just awesome. A hand-built V8 in a practical (wish an estate as tidy as mine was available when I was buying) body for sub £25k is ridiculous VFM.
I did 200+ miles in mine today, at 26mpg in perfect comfort with the V8 singing along.
Proper car!
I’ve got a facelift W204 saloon and it’s just awesome. A hand-built V8 in a practical (wish an estate as tidy as mine was available when I was buying) body for sub £25k is ridiculous VFM.
I did 200+ miles in mine today, at 26mpg in perfect comfort with the V8 singing along.
Proper car!
I’d love one of these when the Octavia’s time is up. Not sure how to stretch the budget just yet though.
My daily commute is only around 8 miles so sucking up the fuel mileage would definitely be doable and that V8 box definitely needs ticking sooner rather than later…
Do they ever come in any other colour apart from black or silver?
My daily commute is only around 8 miles so sucking up the fuel mileage would definitely be doable and that V8 box definitely needs ticking sooner rather than later…
Do they ever come in any other colour apart from black or silver?
Krikkit said:
MiniMan64 said:
Do they ever come in any other colour apart from black or silver?
Very rare, most are white, black or the two silver/greys.Most MB buyers from new are very boring! I like the OP's grey though, I must admit.
These are the finest small estate ever made I think. At vmax200 I managed a 4.0s to 60mph, 9.2s to 100mph and 181mph at the end of the runway. All in something that can take 6 garden waste bags to the tip if needs be, or fit a 2 seat sofa in the back.
Should never, ever have sold it.

bumskins said:
e46m3c said:
Best sounding estate car ever?
E61 M5I was in love with the idea of one until I spend some time in it. A cool thing though.
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