New First-Time Mercedes Owner from SoCal! (2002 C32 AMG)
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2002 W203 C32 AMG
New First-Time Mercedes Owner from SoCal! (2002 C32 AMG)
Hi All!
My name is Cale Engelage and I'm from the Orange County Area in California! I recently purchased a used 2002 Mercedes C32 AMG from a close family friend! I got it for a decent price and I am currently in the process of making it reliable and safe. (Hopefully looking to add a couple accessories and performance upgrades in the future.)
This is my first time joining a forum community other than iRacing and would love any advice on the car or local repair shops from other California guys. Thanks all for the advice in advanced. Find me on iRacing/Twitter/Instagram!
Happy to be here!
My name is Cale Engelage and I'm from the Orange County Area in California! I recently purchased a used 2002 Mercedes C32 AMG from a close family friend! I got it for a decent price and I am currently in the process of making it reliable and safe. (Hopefully looking to add a couple accessories and performance upgrades in the future.)
This is my first time joining a forum community other than iRacing and would love any advice on the car or local repair shops from other California guys. Thanks all for the advice in advanced. Find me on iRacing/Twitter/Instagram!
Happy to be here!
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From: Orange County, California
2002 W203 C32 AMG
It has an interesting story actualy. A family friend bought it new in 2002 and drove it until he bought a new C63 AMG in 2010. Over that time he put 70k miles on it. But after buying the C63 he put the C32 in his garage and essentially forgot about it for 7 years. That's where I come in. I purchased it from him but it hasn't started since he left it in his garage... I'm in the process of draining the gas tank, motor oil, transmission flush, and brake bleed, and putting on new tires. Probably gonna trade out the Valeo radiator for the Behr as well.
I'm new to this so does anyone have any unique recommendations for refurbishing a car that hasn't ran for 7 years?
(Also, it has a pretty large drain on the battery with the key out so I'm probably gonna do the DIY power seat module fix. But there is also a fan constantly running behind the center console COMMAND Nav that doesn't turn off.. I haven't been able to find a good solution for this issue though.)
Thanks everyone! All in all I'm super excited about the undertaking and cannot wait to get behind the wheel!
I'm new to this so does anyone have any unique recommendations for refurbishing a car that hasn't ran for 7 years?
(Also, it has a pretty large drain on the battery with the key out so I'm probably gonna do the DIY power seat module fix. But there is also a fan constantly running behind the center console COMMAND Nav that doesn't turn off.. I haven't been able to find a good solution for this issue though.)
Thanks everyone! All in all I'm super excited about the undertaking and cannot wait to get behind the wheel!
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congrats you'll love the car and if you are a DIY person then you can do most of the basic maintenance on your C32 yourself.
almost every question about these cars has been asked and answered on this community forum so a few searches should help you find what you're looking for.
these C32's seem to be holding decent value around $8-10k depending on miles and condition....these are surprisingly quick cars especially after you upgrade the pulley, add headers, intake and tune and you'll have quite a beast on your hands for a 14 year old car!!!!
almost every question about these cars has been asked and answered on this community forum so a few searches should help you find what you're looking for.
these C32's seem to be holding decent value around $8-10k depending on miles and condition....these are surprisingly quick cars especially after you upgrade the pulley, add headers, intake and tune and you'll have quite a beast on your hands for a 14 year old car!!!!
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No E63S on dragtimes top 20 for mercedes? C63 has many 9 or 10 second 1/4 times?
Not trying to stir up a debate or argument here. but been thinking about a tune for my 15 E63 and out of curiosity i checked dragtimes.com to see what the top 1/4 mile performers for Mercedes are and what tuners they used... just to get end user validation vs vendor data about the tune performance.
http://www.dragtimes.com/Mercedes-Be...ag-Racing.html
first observation, I'm wondering why not seeing any 2012+ E63 amg / M157 on the list considering what they are capable of when tuned and the various youtube videos posted by some of the tune companies .
**can see there are 10+ C63 AMGs tuned by Weistec on the list some 9 second and many 10 second quarter mile times. plus several E55's on the list...
am sure there are E63S / W212 that should be represented here based on some of the youtube videos i've seen of 1/4 mile runs with E63S but not seeing any despite at the time (2014-2016) being the most powerful E AMG ever built (aside from the 2017 E63 AMG)....
so based on dragtimes data would it be true that a modded C63 is faster than a modded E63 that is mid 10's for 1/4 mile? curious for any feedback and again not trying to cause controversy as I do love my 15 E63S and a tune is something I will do once I sort out all the many options that exist..
thx all
john
http://www.dragtimes.com/Mercedes-Be...ag-Racing.html
first observation, I'm wondering why not seeing any 2012+ E63 amg / M157 on the list considering what they are capable of when tuned and the various youtube videos posted by some of the tune companies .
**can see there are 10+ C63 AMGs tuned by Weistec on the list some 9 second and many 10 second quarter mile times. plus several E55's on the list...
am sure there are E63S / W212 that should be represented here based on some of the youtube videos i've seen of 1/4 mile runs with E63S but not seeing any despite at the time (2014-2016) being the most powerful E AMG ever built (aside from the 2017 E63 AMG)....
so based on dragtimes data would it be true that a modded C63 is faster than a modded E63 that is mid 10's for 1/4 mile? curious for any feedback and again not trying to cause controversy as I do love my 15 E63S and a tune is something I will do once I sort out all the many options that exist..
thx all
john
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Not trying to stir up a debate or argument here. but been thinking about a tune for my 15 E63 and out of curiosity i checked dragtimes.com to see what the top 1/4 mile performers for Mercedes are and what tuners they used... just to get end user validation vs vendor data about the tune performance.
Have
http://www.dragtimes.com/Mercedes-Be...ag-Racing.html
first observation, I'm wondering why not seeing any 2012+ E63 amg / M157 on the list considering what they are capable of when tuned and the various youtube videos posted by some of the tune companies .
**can see there are 10+ C63 AMGs tuned by Weistec on the list some 9 second and many 10 second quarter mile times. plus several E55's on the list...
am sure there are E63S / W212 that should be represented here based on some of the youtube videos i've seen of 1/4 mile runs with E63S but not seeing any despite at the time (2014-2016) being the most powerful E AMG ever built (aside from the 2017 E63 AMG)....
so based on dragtimes data would it be true that a modded C63 is faster than a modded E63 that is mid 10's for 1/4 mile? curious for any feedback and again not trying to cause controversy as I do love my 15 E63S and a tune is something I will do once I sort out all the many options that exist..
thx all
john
Have
http://www.dragtimes.com/Mercedes-Be...ag-Racing.html
first observation, I'm wondering why not seeing any 2012+ E63 amg / M157 on the list considering what they are capable of when tuned and the various youtube videos posted by some of the tune companies .
**can see there are 10+ C63 AMGs tuned by Weistec on the list some 9 second and many 10 second quarter mile times. plus several E55's on the list...
am sure there are E63S / W212 that should be represented here based on some of the youtube videos i've seen of 1/4 mile runs with E63S but not seeing any despite at the time (2014-2016) being the most powerful E AMG ever built (aside from the 2017 E63 AMG)....
so based on dragtimes data would it be true that a modded C63 is faster than a modded E63 that is mid 10's for 1/4 mile? curious for any feedback and again not trying to cause controversy as I do love my 15 E63S and a tune is something I will do once I sort out all the many options that exist..
thx all
john
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