Fast Estate

[dave123456]

Evening,

Currently have a Merc C43 saloon, 2016. I get on very well with it and would recommend it to anyone who wants a reliable, swift and relatively economical car.

A dog means I have to look at estates and the following are on my list:

E53

C63

RS4

RS6

I could push to £60k but would prefer to spend less if possible. Also a keen cyclist so fitting a bike in would be great.

Thanks for any views if anyone has experienced any of the above. My current preference is C63 S.

[nobrakes]

Be kind to the dog and get an E class or RS6 for space, but I hope you have a dog seatbelt or pooper scooper - poor thing will be getting thrown around in any of these!

Seriously though, any from your list will be brilliant.

[ZX10R NIN]

The E53 AMG is a peach of a unit & would get my vote if you want more of what you already have:

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202209169...

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202207308...

Panamera Hybrid:

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202301233...

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202211302...

3.0T

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202202142...

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202203013...

Petrol S6:

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202211292...

Rather than the C63 I'd go for the E63:

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202302104...

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202301133...

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202207147...

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202209029...

Or for around half of your budget there's the CLS63:

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202209260...

[Muska_]

Someone posted this in the show us your fast estates thread recently. With a budget up to £60, my money would definitely go E63s estate

[sunnyb13]

Can you get a c43 estate

[TTR6]

How about a fast SUV? I got an X5M for ferrying the dog about in and its a very good all-rounder with a cavernous boot and a very nice interior with the full leather

[dave123456]

I had considered the panamera as a decent option, certainly the hybrid gives a useful upside in mpg. The E53 offers 4WD vrs the C63.

[dave123456]

sunnyb13 said:

Can you get a c43 estate

Considered this but I don’t tend to change cars that often so fancied something at least slightly different.

My initial thought was c43 estate remapped.

[nobrakes]

Muska_ said:

Someone posted this in the show us your fast estates thread recently. With a budget up to £60, my money would definitely go E63s estate

These are brutal figures.

[Gweeds]

540i Touring is another option but that e63 looks the ticket.

[dave123456]

What is a reasonable real world MPG on an E63? I’m pretty set on Mercedes, and to be honest on a value for money basis got to a C43 but the E63 is tempting!

[cayman-black]

Muska_ said:

Someone posted this in the show us your fast estates thread recently. With a budget up to £60, my money would definitely go E63s estate

fk me they are fast.

[nickfrog]

nobrakes said:

These are brutal figures.

Indeed, and particularly for £60

[Muska_]

https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...

This thread is a really good ownership experience. He came from a Panamera too.

To save you fishing (although it’s def worth a read) he says 27mpg on the motorway and less around town.

[Tall_Blk]

I have a E53. Can’t fault it. Would have love to have the E63 but I felt it’ll be too much as a daily

[ChocolateFrog]

C class and A4 are a bit small imo. Struggle to get a bike in without removing the wheels.

One of the full size options if it was my 60k.

[ZX10R NIN]

dave123456 said:

What is a reasonable real world MPG on an E63? I’m pretty set on Mercedes, and to be honest on a value for money basis got to a C43 but the E63 is tempting!

Real world would be mid to high 20's, the lower depreciation would help offset some of the higher fuel consumption, as a by E53's are holding there money very well & they go well too.

[samoht]

ChocolateFrog said:

C class and A4 are a bit small imo. Struggle to get a bike in without removing the wheels.

One of the full size options if it was my 60k.

Depends on what sort of bike I think, my hybrid goes fairly easily into my old (S203) C Class, however my wife's Dutch bike was a pain to get in.

Personally I appreciate the smaller external size from behind the wheel, so I would want to have the smallest option which can readily accommodate the specific bike(s) I wanted to carry. I think older MTBs were fairly compact, but some of the modern ones have larger wheels so may be easier in the full size estates.

[DKL]

dave123456 said:

What is a reasonable real world MPG on an E63? I’m pretty set on Mercedes, and to be honest on a value for money basis got to a C43 but the E63 is tempting!

Our cls63 does low 20s around town and towards 30 on a run. Not great but not disaterous bearing in mind what it is. And better than the last generation.
The CLS listed at £34k is really expensive for what it is. Really playing on the low miles. There are cls63s facelift cars at about that money which would be a better buy. 15 plate ish.

[dave123456]

Went for a c43 estate. Newer model. Felt odd parting with a good wedge for fundamentally the same car, however for some reason it does feel more refined.