C63 Coupe "Soup to Nuts"

[The _Don]

Hi costco are approx £28 for 5 litres 0/40 mobil 1.

 

[ghibbett]

You should definitely have a build date by now. I would chase them up over this.

Right well I've got my build date now and...it's not good news. I don't know whether it's because I've ordered the Estate or whether I've seemingly been bumped down the queue, but my build date is 17th Aug. That's over 5 months after I placed the order

Not overly happy, but what can you do? I called a few other lease companies yesterday and they all quoted me a September delivery date, so there's no weight in changing orders now. I guess I'll just have to wait it out. The only small recompense is that I'll be able to have it on the new '62' plate come September. Hmmmm.

 

[acej]

Right well I've got my build date now and...it's not good news. I don't know whether it's because I've ordered the Estate or whether I've seemingly been bumped down the queue, but my build date is 17th Aug. That's over 5 months after I placed the order

Not overly happy, but what can you do? I called a few other lease companies yesterday and they all quoted me a September delivery date, so there's no weight in changing orders now. I guess I'll just have to wait it out. The only small recompense is that I'll be able to have it on the new '62' plate come September. Hmmmm.

That's crap! What was the reason for the delay and not letting you know?

I have just dropped the dealer a line as I ordered my on the 23r March as well and they originally said June 18th and I haven't had an update yet and you have got m worried.

 

[ghibbett]

What was the reason for the delay and not letting you know?

I was told that there had been supply problems for engine components, hence the delay/stoppage.

 

[acej]

I was told that there had been supply problems for engine components, hence the delay/stoppage.

**** waiting for my man to call back!

 

[ghibbett]

Out of interest, which variant of C63 have you gone for?

 

[acej]

Out of interest, which variant of C63 have you gone for?

Saloon

 

[ghibbett]

@acej - Did your dealer get back to you with an update?

 

[10EDD]

Your dealer should have a provisional build date which will firm up once the chassis/VIN number is allocated 3-4 weeks before build from memory so you should have an indication at least. Factory pick up seems to add 2 - 3 weeks to the build time for some reason (never found out why!).

Anyone going to the DTM at the weekend?

Edd

Anyone going to the DTM at the weekend?

 

[10EDD]

Khamen - I use the same dealership as you, had several cars including the 63 - do you deal with Matt up there?

Edd

 

[acej]

@acej - Did your dealer get back to you with an update?

Feeling unloved! Emailed Sunday, Monday, called today they haven't got back yet :-(

 

[acej]

@acej - Did your dealer get back to you with an update?

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

 

[rothbury]

Mileage since last report : 1552
Total mileage : 2238
MPG since last report : 20.2
Costs since last report : £0

2k crept up on me rather suddenly so Brunhilde is booked into the dealership tomorrow for the 2000 mile oil change for the slippy diff.

A few things over the last 1500 miles or so worth reporting on though. Firstly that rattle. There is definitely something knocking against something somewhere but it is intermittent and needs a really thorough look, and some experimental taping things down to try to track it down.

It's not particularly loud, just damned annoying when you hear it (if you know it's there you tend to pick it up really easily when it happens). Sounds like the passenger seatbelt vibrating quickly against the back of the front passenger seat, but have ruled that out. Will keep searching. Next thing to try - empty the glove box...

The other odd thing is an intermitent rattle from the centre of the dash, near the COMAND Online screen. This one is weird as it only happens rarely but is loud and sounds like a geiger counter going off the scale. It's not the sound system as I turned that all off and the noise was still there. Seems to go away if I tap the top of the dash. Will be keeping a close eye on this one for sure.

Would be interested to hear of any other owners with rattles around the trim.

Other than these two little annoyances I am impressed with the solid feel of the car, and overall the materials and build quality seem very good.

Out on the road the recent weather has not been particularly conducive to exploring the perfromance envelope, but it's clear the 6.2l V8 is in fine fettle. Thrust is instantly availabel but the way it piles on speed can be deceptive, and you have to keep an eye on your speedo - on more than one occasion I have looked down to find I'm actually going 20mph faster than I thought I was. What makes this sometimes frustrating is that the real kick in the back when everything hooks up really comes on line from about 60mph, and you quickly have to back off or you will soon get into license-threatening territory.

Fuel economy has been improving as the engine loosens, but of course it's never going to be what you would call frugal. 20-ish mpg seems to be the norm with maybe 22 on long motorway runs and as low as 16 when hooning about the B-roads.

One quick warning on those wheel arches and lovely alloys tho. The C63 is not what you would call an agile car but it has a quick and very direct steering rack. It is also longer than you may think. Net result is you need to be really careful when turning into tight kerb-lined junctions as it is all-too-easy to graze the alloys. I found this out pulling away from the dealership car park - passenger side was parked alongside a kerb and i was turning right out of the space. I didn't give it enough room and net result one very lightly scratched ( but still bloody annoying) rim. Always give yourself a bit more room than you need. Those big front arches can cause issues as well if you have a narrow garage door. As they flare out beyond the wings it can be very tight fully reversing into narrow spaces. No dramas here, but you need to be on your toes, as you can't see the full width from the driver seat.

So, rattles and muppetry with wheels aside, all going well.


K

Well thanks for this very interesting thread but i'm afraid (and rather pleased) that you have put me off even contemplating one of these. For there to be any issues whatsoever with rattles and noises is absolutely disgraceful at this sort of price. My own car has no noises whatsoever. Ok so the c63 has a hard ride no doubt but I cannot stand rattles!
Secondly you have given me an insight as to what is actually like to own. Yes the engine is glorious but then you say that it all happens at 60mph (though i suspect it happens at lot lower in a lower gear) and then you have to back off so all the time you have to be waiting to exploit the colossal power. Very frustrating . Then the fuel consumption .................
You are right i do envy you the car but i think I would be worried that after the initial thrill ,the poor economy ,few places to exploit the power , and any rattles of course would make me regret it.

 

[robtt]

My C Class Coupe also has rattle around the middle dash area. I have "cured " it by putting down the passenger sun visor permanently. I also have on going issues with DAB reception .But, love the car and can forgive the odd rattle until I take it back to the dealers to fix. Needless to say my last Audi never had any rattle problems hey ho !

 

[GSEH88]

Mileage since last report : 1552
Total mileage : 2238
MPG since last report : 20.2
Costs since last report : £0

2k crept up on me rather suddenly so Brunhilde is booked into the dealership tomorrow for the 2000 mile oil change for the slippy diff.

A few things over the last 1500 miles or so worth reporting on though. Firstly that rattle. There is definitely something knocking against something somewhere but it is intermittent and needs a really thorough look, and some experimental taping things down to try to track it down.

It's not particularly loud, just damned annoying when you hear it (if you know it's there you tend to pick it up really easily when it happens). Sounds like the passenger seatbelt vibrating quickly against the back of the front passenger seat, but have ruled that out. Will keep searching. Next thing to try - empty the glove box...

The other odd thing is an intermitent rattle from the centre of the dash, near the COMAND Online screen. This one is weird as it only happens rarely but is loud and sounds like a geiger counter going off the scale. It's not the sound system as I turned that all off and the noise was still there. Seems to go away if I tap the top of the dash. Will be keeping a close eye on this one for sure.

Would be interested to hear of any other owners with rattles around the trim.

Other than these two little annoyances I am impressed with the solid feel of the car, and overall the materials and build quality seem very good.

Out on the road the recent weather has not been particularly conducive to exploring the perfromance envelope, but it's clear the 6.2l V8 is in fine fettle. Thrust is instantly availabel but the way it piles on speed can be deceptive, and you have to keep an eye on your speedo - on more than one occasion I have looked down to find I'm actually going 20mph faster than I thought I was. What makes this sometimes frustrating is that the real kick in the back when everything hooks up really comes on line from about 60mph, and you quickly have to back off or you will soon get into license-threatening territory.

Fuel economy has been improving as the engine loosens, but of course it's never going to be what you would call frugal. 20-ish mpg seems to be the norm with maybe 22 on long motorway runs and as low as 16 when hooning about the B-roads.

One quick warning on those wheel arches and lovely alloys tho. The C63 is not what you would call an agile car but it has a quick and very direct steering rack. It is also longer than you may think. Net result is you need to be really careful when turning into tight kerb-lined junctions as it is all-too-easy to graze the alloys. I found this out pulling away from the dealership car park - passenger side was parked alongside a kerb and i was turning right out of the space. I didn't give it enough room and net result one very lightly scratched ( but still bloody annoying) rim. Always give yourself a bit more room than you need. Those big front arches can cause issues as well if you have a narrow garage door. As they flare out beyond the wings it can be very tight fully reversing into narrow spaces. No dramas here, but you need to be on your toes, as you can't see the full width from the driver seat.

So, rattles and muppetry with wheels aside, all going well.


K

Khamen, it sounds like our cars are of a very similar age. I took delivery on 1/3/12 and got my LSD oil change done at MB World last week. I had a very annoying rattle from somewhere around my satnav screen as well. It was more of a high frequency metallic buzz which was set off on coarse road surfaces. Thankfully, they found the cause and did the oil change all within 90 minutes whilst I waited. :bannana:

 

[Michele]

Khamen, it sounds like our cars are of a very similar age. I took delivery on 1/3/12 and got my LSD oil change done at MB World last week. I had a very annoying rattle from somewhere around my satnav screen as well. It was more of a high frequency metallic buzz which was set off on coarse road surfaces. Thankfully, they found the cause and did the oil change all within 90 minutes whilst I waited. :bannana:

GSEH88

Did they tell you what the cause of the noise around the dash area was? Did they have to take much / anything apart?

Thank you.

 

[Spireite]

Hi, just had a call this morning to say my C63 Coupe has been delivered, and i can pick it up on Monday afternoon Not bad as i was originally given 3rd July ( ordered on 23 March)
The dealer has been excellent, cant wait!!

 

[ghibbett]

Spireite - that's great news, especially as you'll be making to most of it in the great weather we're having at the moment! Keep us informed with pics and your first thoughts!!

On my front, well I've been a busy bee with test drives and various negotiations. The net result is that I've cancelled my order with the lease broker (I mean, order early March and, after repeated prompts, finally getting a build date of late August is just not on!) and done the thing I should have done from the start; ordered from a MB dealership. At least this way I can guarantee getting a car.

I've been told late September for collection, but hopefully they can bring that forward, although not too much as I might as well hang on to get the new '62' plate.

P.S. Test drive was fun

 

[Spireite]

Hi, quick update.
Picked my C63 Coupe up on Monday afternoon, and i cant stop grinning.
What a machine it is, just want the running in period to over now!

 

[ghibbett]

Any updates Khamen?