Hi All,
Newbie alert. I have been a lurker on the forum for some time and found some really useful info when needed. I thought best to sign up as a member on here given I am now the owner of a W204 C63 AMG.
As per the title I have primarily owned the ‘other' fast German cars upto now but this is only my first Mercedes and first auto! Previous cars of note include BMW M3, Audi’s (S3 through to the R8), and Porsches (911 Turbo!)
My early impressions are: -
Probably the best exhaust note of any car I have owned and I don’t think I will get tired it.
Very well built and drives solid, I am loving the idea of one minute comfortably sitting in stop start traffic, to it turning into a monster when the road opens up with just a push of the throttle
The seats are great and hug you in place really well, although if I am honest I think the interior plastic dash looks a bit cheap against what I would expect from the marque (I have an early pre-facelift)
Finally this is probably the most subtle car I have had and I am quite liking the fact that it can blend in with the masses and is truly a wolf in sheep clothing, my previous cars especially the Porker and R8 attracted too much attention and whilst I didn't mind it I am certainly not one who buys a car seeking that kind of thing.
oh and finally, yes the MPG is absolutely shocking and by far the worse of any car i’ve owned
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I have a couple of newbie questions while I am here which I am hoping people can help with: -
Newbie alert. I have been a lurker on the forum for some time and found some really useful info when needed. I thought best to sign up as a member on here given I am now the owner of a W204 C63 AMG.
As per the title I have primarily owned the ‘other' fast German cars upto now but this is only my first Mercedes and first auto! Previous cars of note include BMW M3, Audi’s (S3 through to the R8), and Porsches (911 Turbo!)
My early impressions are: -
Probably the best exhaust note of any car I have owned and I don’t think I will get tired it.
Very well built and drives solid, I am loving the idea of one minute comfortably sitting in stop start traffic, to it turning into a monster when the road opens up with just a push of the throttle
The seats are great and hug you in place really well, although if I am honest I think the interior plastic dash looks a bit cheap against what I would expect from the marque (I have an early pre-facelift)
Finally this is probably the most subtle car I have had and I am quite liking the fact that it can blend in with the masses and is truly a wolf in sheep clothing, my previous cars especially the Porker and R8 attracted too much attention and whilst I didn't mind it I am certainly not one who buys a car seeking that kind of thing.
oh and finally, yes the MPG is absolutely shocking and by far the worse of any car i’ve owned
) I have a couple of newbie questions while I am here which I am hoping people can help with: -
- I seem to have a missing Mercedes logo on my engine cover and it looks rather odd without it. I believe Merc only sell full engine covers so wanted to know whether anyone else has any solutions to this?
- Service Intervals. I have a Service B upcoming but the car has literally only done 1700 miles since the last service a year ago. I have had a look at the oil and it is literally still looking brand new and almost see through. In the world of long life services which is common on previous cars I have owned, how have people serviced their Mercs when doing very little mileage every year.
