Recent content by Aamir

Heya chaps! Thought I'd post a quick quarterly update on the car. It's a day short of 3 months since I took delivery of the big beast. It's been nothing short of phenomenal the entire time. I have now put on a whopping 6500 miles on the car, in just 3 months. Yes, you read that right. I'm a...

I've found it very sure-footed and confidence inspiring on motorways. It takes a lot to unsettle it. It's also fairly comfortable. No complaints from my 55 year old mother, anyway. Done nearly 2000 miles, nearly all on motorways, in 3 weeks of owning it.

Yessir I do. It's a must, imo. Can really hear the difference. Although to be fair, I'm not sure what the car sounds like without. Just with the valves open vs. closed. The sound is a big part of the character so I recommend not skipping out on the Perf Exhaust though :)

Heya mate, have a W213 E63S, happy to answer any questions you may have. As far as the purchasing situation stands, I ordered my car in June 2017. Received it in early December. I did not push for any discounts due to several other factors, however, checking on CarWow late last year, I saw a...

There you are gents. This was back when she still had less than 100mi on the clock, so I was being fairly gentle. This is sub 3.5k revs. Exhaust system supposedly opens up as the run in goes on. I've owned the car for 6 days now, and I've had about 4 people stop me and tell me it sounds good...

Wilco, proper lairy cold start coming tomorrow ;)

Yep, have the clunking and the skipping. I was told this is a characteristic during the handover, and not to worry. Didn't stop it from scaring the ever loving sh!t out of me the first time it happened. Notice that it only really happens when the drivetrain is cold, though. When it warms up and...

Thanks so much, guys! Much appreciate the kind comments. I've had two days with this beauty. I'm in absolute love. It's the perfect Jekyll and Hyde car. Two very distinct personalities. Already put 100mi on her. I'll have 400mi more in 7 days! Will be headed up to Birmingham to get some work...

Heya! New to the forums, but I've seen a couple of threads documenting the life of certain cars. Since I lived on W213 threads while waiting for mine, I figured it would be nice to share my own little experience. Little backstory: I intended to buy the M6GC or an F10 M5, because I thought the...

Yep. Only a tune. Renntech claim the stock car is actually putting out closer to 690hp.

True, but if the engine blows out the bottom of the car, MB are 100% not going to replace it, I don't think. I dunno, I'm very new to this all! I know you're well familiar though, Dave. That taxi of yours was the stuff of legends! I take delivery of my car on Tuesday, I think I'll settle with...

Very tempted to do this to my car. The only thing is, it voids your warranty. So, not brilliant.

I kinda disagree here. I think manufacturers have caught on to the fact that people like to drive their cars like absolute yobbos sometimes, hence the addition of "Drift Mode" in the E63S and a 2wd mode in the new M5. I reckon we'll always be given the option of turning things off in enthusiast...

Not really an Apples to Apples comparison if I'm honest. Merc's system, imo, is way better calibrated. Absolutely too much. Therein lies a little of the charm, for me, anyway. Absolute luxury is to have and not need, no? :P ;)

100%. I wouldn't like AWD for a Lotus or a track car either. It's the reason the Porsche 911 Turbo S and the GT3RS can exist on the same model line up. I feel like AWD, i.e Turbo S is better for putting ridiculous power down on the street, and RWD, i.e GT3RS is better for track performance. The...