R63 AMG - Collecting Cars

[Goldeneye]

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R63 AMG on Collecting Cars. About as rare and 'cool' as they come

 

[E55BOF]

Rare; barge; not sure about cool. It certainly won't be cool in a multi-storey car park...

 

[Goldeneye]

Rare; barge; not sure about cool. It certainly won't be cool in a multi-storey car park...

Are you referring to the width? Well that’s pretty much every SUV Wouldn’t be an ideal ‘toy’ but if I had space (and funds ) for a third car, I wouldn’t mind a punt at this

 

[MikeInWimbledon]

 

[ALFAitalia]

Certainly not a "pretty" Mercedes is it?......but then I would say that as hate all SUVs and most owners buy them to look cool and burn more fuel because what they really actually needed was an estate car! YMMV!

 

[Teego]

Or you could get the Black Series.

 

[Goldeneye]

Or you could get the Black Series.
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How tasteful! In gold too?

 

[chic0821]

How tasteful! In gold too?

Would match your gold eye

 

[Bobby Dazzler]

Certainly not a "pretty" Mercedes is it?......but then I would say that as hate all SUVs and most owners buy them to look cool and burn more fuel because what they really actually needed was an estate car! YMMV!

Even worse than than being an SUV, it’s an AMG!

At least SUVs have a practical purpose - whether it’s strictly necessary for all owners or not - whereas I can’t think of any practical reason for buying an AMG over their regular equivalent. It must be the same looking cool and burning more fuel you mention, what they really needed was a 220d!

AMGs and SUVs, who’d have one?

 

[Lenny63]

I like it !!

 

[Goldeneye]

Even worse than than being an SUV, it’s an AMG!

At least SUVs have a practical purpose - whether it’s strictly necessary for all owners or not - whereas I can’t think of any practical reason for buying an AMG over their regular equivalent. It must be the same looking cool and burning more fuel you mention, what they really needed was a 220d!

AMGs and SUVs, who’d have one?

Just so I understand, you don’t like AMGs? Not that there’s anything wrong with that, that’s your opinion. Just wanted to confirm I read that right

 

[E55BOF]

Even worse than than being an SUV, it’s an AMG!

At least SUVs have a practical purpose - whether it’s strictly necessary for all owners or not - whereas I can’t think of any practical reason for buying an AMG over their regular equivalent. It must be the same looking cool and burning more fuel you mention, what they really needed was a 220d!

AMGs and SUVs, who’d have one?

Erm.... Could it be because they go much faster than their regular equivalents? Some of us quite like to go fast...

 

[Teego]

Even worse than than being an SUV, it’s an AMG!

At least SUVs have a practical purpose - whether it’s strictly necessary for all owners or not - whereas I can’t think of any practical reason for buying an AMG over their regular equivalent. It must be the same looking cool and burning more fuel you mention, what they really needed was a 220d!

AMGs and SUVs, who’d have one?

Think you have one.

 

[MikeInWimbledon]

Think you have one.

It’s the dialectic.

People do what people do.

Whether it’s a mother driving her daughter to Soccer in an SUV, or an AMG driver not breaking the speed limits (by much) on her way to work.

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[Dickster]

I think it’s hideous. But that’s just my opinion. And I’m an SUV and AMG owner. Personally I think that SUV’s make better family and pet cars than wagons (I’ve had both). It’s a personal choice.

 

[Bobby Dazzler]

Just so I understand, you don’t like AMGs? Not that there’s anything wrong with that, that’s your opinion. Just wanted to confirm I read that right

No you read it wrong. I quite like AMGs and I quite like SUVs. I think AMG make quite good SUVs too.

 

[MikeInWimbledon]

That they only sold 10 R63’s in the UK, of which just five are still in regular use, tells us a lot about the appeal of the R63.

Regardless of whether it’s liked generally, the two top bidders will work out what it’s worth. And maybe whether a high powered black on black Soccermummobile is “cool.”

 

[mioba]

Horses for courses. If the owner likes it then so be it.

but it needs 100 knocking off the price - the classic MB rusted wheel nuts.

 

[SpikyMikey]

Horses for courses. If the owner likes it then so be it.

but it needs 100 knocking off the price - the classic MB rusted wheel nuts.

Bubbling alloys and a decent amount of gravel rash across the bonnet too.
It's kind of different so I like it. But not enough to put a bid in.

 

[BTB 500]

That they only sold 10 R63’s in the UK, of which just five are still in regular use, tells us a lot about the appeal of the R63.

There were 12 taxed in the UK at the end of 2007:



Interesting that there are still 9 around (5 taxed, 4 SORNed).