C63 Future Values

[-Ian]

Sorry if this has been asked before but here goes anyway.

As MB are no longer putting the full blown 6.3 in the C63 I was wondering about people's views on future residual prices on pre turbo cars, whether they might be better than the expected depreciation ?

 

[paterson12]

Sorry if this has been asked before but here goes anyway.

As MB are no longer putting the full blown 6.3 in the C63 I was wondering about people's views on future residual prices on pre turbo cars, whether they might be better than the expected depreciation ?

To be honest I think the C63's will depreciate like every other AMG as they're relatively common. Personally I feel that the Supercharged 55's will appreciate in value as everyone likes the Kompressor engines. I stand to be corrected though.

 

[AdmysterC63]

I think the opposite to the above post - if you have a 6.3 versions reckon in years to come (cud be a lot of years mind) they'll be a rarity and worth good money if you have one in good condition, maybe I'll be wrong but that's my thoughts. Can't beat the noise of the 6.3 but then I have a 14 plate one so I'm obviously biased lol

 

[MWCLS]

I think the opposite to the above post - if you have a 6.3 versions reckon in years to come (cud be a lot of years mind) they'll be a rarity and worth good money if you have one in good condition, maybe I'll be wrong but that's my thoughts. Can't beat the noise of the 6.3 but then I have a 14 plate one so I'm obviously biased lol

It's a mass produced car, nothing rare.

 

[-Ian]

I think the opposite to the above post - if you have a 6.3 versions reckon in years to come (cud be a lot of years mind) they'll be a rarity and worth good money if you have one in good condition, maybe I'll be wrong but that's my thoughts. Can't beat the noise of the 6.3 but then I have a 14 plate one so I'm obviously biased lol

I'm hoping the same. I know the SLS isn't even the same planet let alone ball park but they have gone up in price upwards of 20-30K recently due to buyers prefering the older engine.

So there is hope that the 6.3 C63 will become a future appreciating asset.

 

[Deleted member 37751]

The C63 6.2 is a rarity by way of how long the actual model lasted for; circa seven years which had never happened before, most were three or four years.

No-one can predict but if it follows the course of every other car in history it will probably fall like a stone once the W205 C63 hits the showrooms.

The car market is very much geared towards 'new' cars and I doubt they'll appreciate in value for a long time.

 

[-Ian]

It's a mass produced car, nothing rare.

Sure but it ain't no Ford Focus. I'm lucky if I see one C63 a month on the road.

 

[-Ian]

The C63 6.2 is a rarity by way of how long the actual model lasted for; circa seven years which had never happened before, most were three or four years.

No-one can predict but if it follows the course of every other car in history it will probably fall like a stone once the W205 C63 hits the showrooms.

The car market is very much geared towards 'new' cars and I doubt they'll appreciate in value for a long time.

There are exceptions to the rule. The 190 Cosworth for example.

 

[Deleted member 37751]

Sure but it ain't no Ford Focus. I'm lucky if I see one C63 a month on the road.

Where do you live?

I see at least two or three a week (and rising) and I'm hardly in the Knightsbridge of the north; Doncaster.

 

[Deleted member 37751]

There are exceptions to the rule. The 190 Cosworth for example.

How do you mean?

 

[-Ian]

How do you mean?

The 190 Cosworth is around 25 years old and they sell for over 10K which is more than they were new and at the time they were as mass produced as the C63 is now.

Also I guess it depends on how many hours a week you spend on the road as to how many C63's you see. All I was saying is for a "mass produced car" you don't see many of them around.

 

[Deleted member 37751]

The 190 Cosworth is around 25 years old and they sell for over 10K which is more than they were new.

Who told you that you could buy a brand new 190 Cosworth back in the 80's for circa £10k?

From memory they were north of £30k.

 

[MWCLS]

Sure but it ain't no Ford Focus. I'm lucky if I see one C63 a month on the road.

I see more AMG mercs daily than Ford Focus' .. East London / Essex boarders they are the norm around here!

 

[Charles Morgan]

My Cosworth was £38000 new, which adjusted for RPI since 1990 is about £76000. Values have recently picked up after 20 years of depreciation, and in most cases a lot of expenditure.

 

[MWCLS]

There are exceptions to the rule. The 190 Cosworth for example.

Those cars are over 20 plus years old plus good ones that are still on the road are more than likely cherished collectors cars .. bit like comparing a E 30 M3 to a F80!

 

[paterson12]

The 190 Cosworth is around 25 years old and they sell for over 10K which is more than they were new and at the time they were as mass produced as the C63 is now.

Also I guess it depends on how many hours a week you spend on the road as to how many C63's you see. All I was saying is for a "mass produced car" you don't see many of them around.

I guess you could say that about a lot of cars though, Escorts Cosworth, Audi Quattro's, Bmw E30's etc. I suppose if you're willing to hold on to your C63 for the next 25 years and keep it in mint condition and rarely use it may start to appreciate in value. Although I would just enjoy that 6.2 soundtrack

 

[CaptainRAVE]

Considering how many C63s there are now, certainly in the South East, I see the value going down like every other AMG, eventually bottoming out. The new engines seem to be every bit as impressive as the old, so I don't see that being a factor. The body styling on the new C63 might be a factor (although maybe I am alone in not liking it), but that will probably change with the black series release and the new technology under the bodywork makes up for it.

 

[RWDpetrol]

Probably every car appreciates once it's rare enough and has been well maintained. For the C63 6.2, give it another 20 years before it hits the bottom of the curve. But more importantly who wants to sink money in a car that isn't driven much and is waiting that long to come up in value? Invest in something better and blow it on enjoying cars, which are in general a money pit.

 

[Bobby Dazzler]

The 6.2 is an iconic engine, but there are lots of them about right now, in a choice of body styles, and they've been superceded so that only means softening residuals in the foreseeable future.

Give it another 20 years when very large capacity normal aspirated engines are missed, and most of them have long since been thrashed & crashed, and I think they'll be an iconic 'modern classic'.

In the meantime don't watch the classifieds if you already own one!

 

[Bobby Dazzler]

An after thought: have a look at values of C55, C32, C43 and C36 to see just how low they can go, and they were all produced in significantly fewer numbers than the C63.

That's a wonderful thing though as it means almost anyone can own an AMG if they want it bad enough - at say 10-15 years old they're the best value performance car in the UK IMHO.