W204 C63 Estate
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PGNSagaris

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3,038 posts

182 months

Saturday 4th February 2023
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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!





e46m3c

879 posts

171 months

Saturday 4th February 2023
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Very nice. Cracking bit of kit. Best sounding estate car ever?

Terzo123

4,582 posts

224 months

Sunday 5th February 2023
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Let me know what kit you end up using for car play.

Tempted to add it to mine.

PGNSagaris

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3,038 posts

182 months

Sunday 5th February 2023
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e46m3c said:
Very nice. Cracking bit of kit. Best sounding estate car ever?
Thank.

Re the sound, yes, quite possibly. Sounds so genuine. Spent some time in an E61 M5 but that wasn’t as good to my ears, certainly stock.

PGNSagaris

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3,038 posts

182 months

Sunday 5th February 2023
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Terzo123 said:
Let me know what kit you end up using for car play.

Tempted to add it to mine.
Sure, he’s coming on the 15th Feb so will let you know.

AJT13N

4 posts

90 months

Thursday 9th February 2023
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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

Mark83

1,296 posts

217 months

Thursday 9th February 2023
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Nods approvingly

I still miss mine.

Edited by Mark83 on Friday 10th February 07:13

Escort3500

12,817 posts

161 months

Thursday 9th February 2023
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That’s fantastic. I’m not a fan of the saloon version, but the estate just looks wonderful

And of course that engine…

cloud9

Mezger

390 posts

122 months

Friday 10th February 2023
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Excellent choice! I picked up a 2012 one of these 18mths ago, epic cars, the 'sound'!

carreauchompeur

18,205 posts

220 months

Friday 10th February 2023
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Lovely. I too would be interested re CarPlay as I have an E coupe of similar vintage.

DaveyBoyWonder

3,234 posts

190 months

Friday 10th February 2023
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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...

PGNSagaris

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3,038 posts

182 months

Thursday 16th February 2023
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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 biggrin

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

KarlMac

4,569 posts

157 months

Thursday 16th February 2023
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Absolutely perfect spec. Right colour and an estate too.

Hopefully I can afford / find a similar one when it comes time to chop the Corvette in.

Enjoy!

Jhonno

6,114 posts

157 months

Thursday 16th February 2023
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Love these..

Brett748

965 posts

182 months

Thursday 16th February 2023
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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!

bumskins

2,257 posts

31 months

Friday 17th February 2023
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e46m3c said:
Best sounding estate car ever?
E61 M5

MiniMan64

18,302 posts

206 months

Friday 17th February 2023
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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?

Krikkit

27,525 posts

197 months

Friday 17th February 2023
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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.

leglessAlex

6,126 posts

157 months

Friday 17th February 2023
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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.
Mine was an off-white, with silver wheels and clear glass it ended up looking a lot nicer than I thought it would.

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.

Mercedes C63 by Alex D, on Flickr

PGNSagaris

Original Poster:

3,038 posts

182 months

Friday 17th February 2023
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bumskins said:
e46m3c said:
Best sounding estate car ever?
E61 M5
Definitely not. Well, not for me anyway. Have spent some time in an E61 and found the whole experience a bit of a let down sadly, from the ‘box, to the way it accelerates to the noise.

I was in love with the idea of one until I spend some time in it. A cool thing though.