C63 Coupe "Soup to Nuts"

[acej]

I am all still on track for the 3rd week of June had a confirmation today.

Just thought I would post a quick update.

Had a call from the dealer last Friday saying that due to challenges sourcing engines my delivery date would by mid Sept at the earliest. Not to pleased but it is was it is so I rang around and found two new cars in stock one in Birmingham and one in Maidstone.

Alls well that ends well I will be picking it up tomorrow three weeks before my original date. I am not sure I would join the queue again.

 

[ghibbett]

Are the alternate cars still the same spec / colour as what you originally ordered?

 

[acej]

Are the alternate cars still the same spec / colour as what you originally ordered?

Not exactly but the deals right and it looks great in the flesh. I had a struggle deciding on the colour when I 1st ordered but

Original New
White. I silver
19" black. The same
LSD. N/a
HK. HK
Privacy glass. N/a
Reverse c. Reverse c
N/a. Carbon pack

The other option was standard black with black 19"

 

[ghibbett]

Well at least you'll have yours today!! Let us know how you get on.

I'm down at my dealership today, so will chase up build date information. Fingers crossed!

 

[ghibbett]

Any updates from Khamen, spireite or acej?

 

[acej]

New car update.

An update on my experience so far.

Dealership

I picked my car up from Maidstone MB on Saturday the 9th. The dealership has been really helpful and all paper work in the runner up was handled via email as I was out of the country the week before. Adam at MBM kept me informed and updated and was really helpful.

Insurance

I was quoted £900 by direct line but the carbon extras added another 300. I have accepted this just to get covered and I will look for an alternative over the next couple of weeks.

The car.

Spec

Iridium Silver
19" black Alloys
Carbon exterior pack
HK
Dab
Reverse camera
Roof wrapped in carbon

The journey back to mine was 50 miles and the car felt great but I was slightly frustrated with keeping it below 4.5k. It can also cruise at just below 2k revs at 85mph. Having really gunned the demo car a few months ago an really enjoyed the experience a 1000 miles can't come soon enough!

Having been using my 335 as my main commuting car i found the c63 interior to have a much more high class and solid feel than the Bmw but the most noticeable of differences are the breaks which are in a different league.

Since Saturday I have driven it on my normal commute into London (39miles) twice and achieved a best of 24.7mpg and a worsed of 14.2mpg. Until the 1k is reached this seems to be my new game. The irony

I had to travel for work mid week so didn't get to drive it until today for a trip up to Silverstone to watch MotoGP. The journey was uneventful and I played the mpg game again 22.3!!!

But I have to say Cal what a star and what a ride

500 miles up and hoping to get to he 1k by Sunday and I think it will be like getting a new car again.

 

[acej]

Finally got to a PC so thought I would post a picture.

 

[ghibbett]

Looks lovely. Thanks for sharing!

Regarding the running in, are you being as strict as recommended? I dont think I will be when I get mine.

 

[mika]

Looks superb congratulations
i really like the lower grill/spoiler treatment on the new model

the wheels are ok as well i suppose

 

[seven]

Regarding the running in, are you being as strict as recommended? I dont think I will be when I get mine.

I was fairly careful with mine but did exceed the 4.5k a few times - not by that much though. Now at 2600 miles and no problems, fingers crossed! Only thing I find difficult is accurately reading the oil level. Actually found something new today. Sport handling mode. If I press the ESP button once then this is what it goes into. Not sure if it changes the dynamics but it certainly felt like the throttle response was quicker. Might be the placebo effect though!

 

[acej]

Looks lovely. Thanks for sharing!

Regarding the running in, are you being as strict as recommended? I dont think I will be when I get mine.

Looks superb congratulations
i really like the lower grill/spoiler treatment on the new model

the wheels are ok as well i suppose

Thanks gents, I am keeping it within the required most of the time slipped over 4.5k a couple of times and over 85 about the same.

589 down 411 to go

 

[mika]

i wouldnt rush those first 1000miles

its quite rewarding driving really briskly with tiny throttle openings
of course once you start really hitting the loud pedal you will struggle to go back to the softly softly approach

 

[LTD]

Must say it's a great car - I had the pleasure of witnessing one pass me (and my dog) at full chat as I stood on the pavement.

I'd be very tempted to consider a factory collection to whittle down the 1000 miles ...

 

[kamalpatel12448]

Congrats acej, nice car, enjoy!

 

[adequate]

An update on my experience so far.

Insurance

I was quoted £900 by direct line but the carbon extras added another 300. I have accepted this just to get covered and I will look for an alternative over the next couple of weeks.

Hi, Was that 300 extra for the exterior carbon pack,or the roof wrap? Direct line didn't charge me any extra for it (wing mirrors and boot spoiler) but just required it was listed. Did they insist on a tracker?

 

[acej]

Hi, Was that 300 extra for the exterior carbon pack,or the roof wrap? Direct line didn't charge me any extra for it (wing mirrors and boot spoiler) but just required it was listed. Did they insist on a tracker?

Exterior carbon pack and wheels tipped the balance!

 

[acej]

Exterior carbon pack and wheels tipped the balance!

And yes I needed a tracker to be covered for theft.

 

[Khamen]

Really sorry folks, looong interruption to normal service here. Life sort of took over and I've spent a lot of time traveling for work and banned from driving - no not by the law, because of an operation I had to get done a few weeks ago.

Result of which is Brunnhilde has only covered some 1,000 miles or so since last report at an average of 19.6mpg. I did see a scarcely believable 25.6 mpg on a gentle lope down to Southampton last week, but over 20 is a rarity day to day

No other real dramas, apart from a small incident involving one of those people who seem to think they are the only car on the road. A rather over-cautious lady in a - clearly huge - Nissan Micra decided that to get past the parked car on her side of the road it would be best to use my side of the road. All of it in fact. What made it worse was it wasn't as if this was a narrow road with double parked cars - just the one car on her side, white line down the middle, normal size lanes. 2 buses would comfortable have passed each other there (and often do).

The look of grim determination on her face as she bore down on me was quite unnerving and I ended up having to mount the kerb to stop her ramming me head on! End result a nastily scuffed 19" alloy and plenty of extremely blue air. Obviously she didn't stop.

It was a 30mph zone so all this was played out at ridiculously low speed - neither of us was above th speed limit when she made the maneuver.

So I'm now faced with having to get the wheel repaired. Low profile tyres and large alloys look great, but if you have to take emergency evasive action to avoid the spacially unaware then a Land Rover would be better...

So other than that not much else to report. Thrust, noise and fun all present and correct and I am getting more confidence to explore the slip limits of the chassis. The nice thing about those skinny rear tyres is you can step the back out and control it easily at low speeds, so if you find the right stetch of empty road then fun is not far away without having to break the law. Although with 450+ bhp it's always an exercise in self control to stay ithin the boundaries

Anyway, apologies again for being away for so long. I will post up some more pics (inclusing the injured paw) over the weekend

K

 

[seven]

I wondered where you were.......

 

[Khamen]

Sorry for lack of promised pics, there will be some soon honest!

Mileage since last report : 872
Mpg since last report : 18.7
Total mileage : 4233 (@19.6 mpg)
Costs since last report : -

Chuntered down to Corfe Castle at the weekend, a round trip of about 120 miles, taking in a few rural villages and country roads.

Although i know the way i decided to completely trust the sat nav on the way there to see where it took me. To be honest it would have been harder to find a more circuitous route if i had tried REALLY hard. While taking me in the generally right direction we continually dived off A roads and through the most backwater locations. If i was in a hurry this would have been frustrating, but in all honesty it was BRILLIANT. Deserted country roads, switchbacks, hairpins and blastable straights devoid of traffic and speed traps. On one occasion i think i may have hit nearly 59.9mph. Ahem.

When i arrived at the (spectacular) ruins of Corfe I had covered about 70 miles in an hour and a half. At 15.2mpg...

On the return journey i took the direct route and ignored the sat nav. It took me half an hour less but i only had about 50% the fun.

So i suppose the lesson is to treat your sat nav with some scepticism, unless you are in the mood to find some new places.

As i mentioned on somebody else's C63 thread The Rattle seems to be easing. In the past 500 miles I have only experienced it once or twice, on a mixture of roads. Have put it down to teething pains and hopefully we will hear no more about it. I have also discovered my first tiny stone chip on the bonnet. Has pitted the paint and not gone through, and to be fair is hardly noticeable, but it's one of those things you know is there so annoys.

My other bete noire at the moment is bugs. The big bluff nose is a magnet for suicidal insects. I don't know if it is simply a case that you are going a bit faster than you think, or if MB mix fly pheromones in with the paint, but it feels like every time you twist the ignition key someone jumps out and throws a bucket of dead midges over the font of the car.

Pics soon
K