sharkey_lsu

So I've decided that I want to upgrade to an E63 AMG and have began shopping for my future car. I would love some input from fellow members who already own the car and know what to look for and expect when it comes to options. Also, if there are any specific (common problems or issues) that I should be aware of when test driving a potential buy.

What would be considered as essential options and which are rarely utilized? I'm also having trouble understanding what exactly would be included in a "fully loaded" 2011 or 2012 MY E63. Another thing I have seen occasionally and would really like to have on my future car are DUAL active multi contour seats. I usually only see this feature for the drivers seat which seems a bit odd.

Also, what are the various technology packages and which ones are actually usefull? I know there can be a ton of features on cars of this caliber and that many of them simply never get used due to being an inconvenience or are just forgotten about on a daily basis.

Thanks for any advice and I hope to join the E63 club soon.

PeterUbers

Some of your questions may be answered

https://mbworld.org/forums/e-class-w...-m-scared.html

2011 -- search "headbolt issue"

Davidkuo0330

Hi,

I just joined the AMG forum 2 months ago and can tell you from my experience when I was shopping for my AMG.

1: The 2011 AMG has the NA 6.3 V8 vs the 2012 and onwards has the V8 Bi turbo. When I was researching for the NA V8s, others ( not me ) mentioned there was head bolt issues that was a concern of mine thus I bought a 2012 AMG. Also it is from my understanding there are more tuning options for the V8 bi turbos vs the V8 NA engines.

2: On the options side. My first options was that it must have the P30 performance package which ups the horse power and torque, better braking system and ups the top speed to 186 MPH.

3: The drivers and lane assist was also an options that was a must have for me.

4: Another obvious requirement for me is that it has to be CPO and needs to have at lease 3 years warranty left due to high maintenance costs.

If you research on this forum. There are plenty of comparisons from the 2010/2011 vs. 2012/2013 or even 2014 and onward depending on your budget.

Hope this helps and good luck on your search and look forward to you joining the club.

robl45

Its great to look at what it comes with new, but what the car has in the used market is what you are looking for. When I was looking for a 2010 or 2011 a few months back, there were not many 2011's and a fair amount of 2010's. I wanted pretty much all the options and what I found was that they either had the distronic plus package with adaptive cruise and blind spot/lane change or parking guidance. Both of which IMHO are mandatory. Not many had the pano roof either. IMHO the pano roof is not necessary. The night vision depending on where you live might be necessary but for me it just impresses people when I show them once. Most seem to have the P2 package which is absolutely necessary as that has the multicontour seat as well as some other nice features.

2012 merc amg

Your not going to find dual multicontour seats unless your in Europe, Drivers seat only. I think you'd be better off with a 2012 plus for reasons stated above, look for a original sticker price of around 107K, to me the ones with stickers of 120k or above are unnecessary and generally have the ceramic brakes which you really don't need, not much of difference. I'd think for a good used 2012 with 35K miles or so you'd be looking at 58 to 62 grand depending on the condition. As said make sure it's got warrantee on it, you can always purchase a extended through MB for around 5 grand assuming it's got warrantee to begin with.

AMG__POWER

The other members have already listed options etc, I would try and get the 2012 just for the fact that it has a sweet 5.5 twin turbo v8, I have read multiple people say on here that they wish they had gone for that engine over the 6.2 even though it is a fabulous engine, maybe just because the twin turbo had much more modding capabilities

NedNederlander

I agree with all that's already been said and would like to say once you find a car you are interested in simply call MBUSA with the VIN, they are very helpful and emailed me the original sticker and complete list of options. Oddly and lucky enough for me, the 2012 I bought did not have the P30 listed (perf package) but it was on the list i received from MBUSA. I bought my car from a BMW dealer and i can't believe they did not know their competition. My car came fully loaded and i can say that the NightVision camera is only good for entertaining my kids in the backseat and that's it (totally useless). Distronic plus is nice if you do long road trips. Also, i didn't realize this either when i bought my car but apparently I have "upgraded leather" (this too according to MBUSA) and when comparing to a friends E63 Wagon, i could tell my leather was much better quality.... this was more of a bonus and not on my 'must have' list. I am biased but feel that the panoramic roof is not good, the car gets too hot and the nylon 'sheild' does nothing to block the heat; also I assume it adds weight to the car but probably immaterial. At the end of the day, make a list of "must haves", "nice to haves" and "don't care". You will find that you may make compromises when you find the right car but you will feel better about your purchase in the long run.

NorCalAMG

Does anyone have a link to the full list of options for 2012-13? So far i got
P30 performance pack
adaptive cruise & lane assist
distronic plus
pano roof
Premium 2 Package
NightVision camera