AMG Boost

Hey everyone!

Im new to the forum and I am buying a 2010 C63 next week.

I had a concern however. Reading up all the head bolt problems thread has me very worried! The car has about 50,000KMS and has not had any sort of coolant consumption in the past. I was wondering what is peoples opinion on buying a C63 with the bad head bolts. Will it eventually fail for sure? The car does come with a warranty until oct 2015 and I can buy an extended warranty till Oct 2016 for $3500. And my last option is to back out of the deal and get a 2011 or 2012 model year.

So I was looking or a couple opinions from you guys. I know there is alot of knowledgeable people on this site.

Thanks!

Guilty

I would get a 2012, and stay away from a 4-5 years car.

Valvestud

I have a 2010 and personally like it better than the facelift version. Only issues for me are related to the Command system and its inability to stream Bluetooth audio, and the seats, which for me are very uncomfortable. My warranty is up next month and trying to decide if I want an extended warranty, or???

You do run the risk of having to deal with the head bolt issue, but other than that, the cars are pretty reliable. You could by the one your looking at and then switch to the next gen.

Sanders27

You can fix the bluetooth issue easily if that is a concern for the OP. How much would you save buying a 10 vs 12. My guess is quite a bit, so you could budget for a headbolt just in case with what you save and then if it doesnt happen you have play money down the road...

Merc63

TONS of guys driving around in affected head bolt ranges with zero problems. Chances are very slim. Save your $3500
For repairs if it does happen, but at the end of ownership you will still have your $3500

AMG Boost

Hey guys I want to thank everyone for the info.

I think im going to go ahead and get it and I will tell myself not to worry It does make sense to save my money for down the road and fix any possible issue. I really like the car itself because I know it was taken care of and it has a few really good extras I could not find on other C63s easily.

Thanks for the info guys. Il get a couple pics once its in my possession

estrellajon

Good decision. Don't worry about the head bolt concerns. Very slim chance if any and not too expensive IF it needs to be addressed later

jvanbrecht

Not to try scare the OP, but the above statement is rather incorrect. If a head bolt fails (which has a very very little chance of happening), it tends to result in a catastrophic failure, little bits of bolts bounding around the engine, coolant leaking in, resulting in hydrolock. Neither of those are cheap repairs.

But again, not trying to scare of the OP, the chances are super super slim.

Sanders27

Just on a side note, extending the warranty for one year for 3500 seems way high to me.. Just as thought and someone may think I am stupid for throwing this out there but whatever. If the headbolt issue is the only concern then what about this... Instead of spending 3500 on the extended warranty, spend $900 on the Weistec bolt kit and then with the remaining $2600 negotiate with the dealer you are buying the car from to replace the existing bolts. Like I said, just another option.

Kriston

To the OP.

I went ahead and purchased a 2010 simply because i got a good deal on it and it was covered under MB's certified series warranty.

There are a ton of people on here who would caution you to not buy a 4 year old car. To me this is irrelevant. The cars for the most part are reliable.

Like all machines, it does have some gremlins. Just be sure to take care of the car, preventative maintenance and some TLC. I don't see why any good condition 4 year old C63 won't serve you well for years to come.

tag81

OP, I was in a similar situation last month. The 2010 I was looking at had 49k miles so I could still qualify for extending the warranty, but then came to find out the engine had an MHP tune and some other mods. I didn't want to take the chance of an engine grenading and then being left hung out to dry by MB because of the modding, so I ended up going with a 2012 CPO with 18k miles for an additional $10k.

That being said, it sounds like head bolt failures are relatively rare but if it does happen it could be big bucks to repair. Personally I decided I would rather not want to have the issue hanging over my head no matter how small the likelihood.

Sidv22

but is'nt it true that the repair bill cost can range from 4-5k to a very large amount depending on the damage caused? i am holding on to my warranty because of this reason.

AMG Boost

Thanks for the input.

Another thing is that I plan to keep this car for a while. Maybe 3-5 years and up to 200,000KMS or so. This is why I was concerned about the reliability.

I understand that it is a rare occurrence, however it does have possible serious consequences.

avery.whss

Listen, if you can't afford to buy 2 C63s cash, then don't even bother buying one (unless you lease) seriously ..yeah that logic sounds stupid, but think about it for a minute..if you blow the engine up(i doubt you will) or anything up and you don't have a warranty then you'll need CASH to fix those, So now you need cash to fix your expensive AMG, But..get this, you also then need cash to pay you're bills and survive..why are people buying a AMG then worrying about the maintance?? makes NO sense to me, people always ask me about maintance cost etc..do i care? hell no, i just pay the bill and get it over and done with, if you need to worry about the costs then forget it, because gas alone outweights the maintance costs on these cars, sorry OP this isn't directed at you..just people in general, i saw some guy online last night talking about buying a C63 and he has like 8 grand in the bank like wtf? lol these cars chug 8grand in gas every 3-4 months

estrellajon

Haha. More than you can afford pal :-)

b7bydesign

I've been looking at a few different '10s over the past week and this has been a concern for me as well. Correct me if I'm wrong, but if the car is still under factory warranty (or is a CPO'd car) and the head bolt failure occurs during this time period, it will be covered under warranty, correct?

Kriston

Correct, I purchased my 2010 with the CPO. I have the original factory warranty upto July 2014. Then after that 2 years of extended coverage through the CPO program.

The head-bolts are indeed covered under the CPO program.

Kris

b7bydesign

The difficult part will be not tuning or voiding the warranty during that period of time, ha.

CarHopper

Makes me confident about the 7 cents in my savings account

OP - Don't worry about the headbolts. My 09 has ~34k miles, no issues, driven like it should be. I have a warranty, like you will, and that is enough peace of mind.

AMG Boost

Yup thanks guys I bought it already and I am super excited. The car is amazing. I also got lucky they replaced all brake pads and rotors all around for me. I cant get over this car... I love it already! Should be picking it up Friday

The car did have a Eurocharged tune on it for about 3 years however the dealer said they are going to flash the car back to stock in order to retain my warranty. I think this is good. Hopefully this car gives me many years of trouble free driving. Also after my warranty I am thinking of upgrading to the Weistec head bolts. After that I will tune it and do some mods

AMG Boost

Here she is




I gotta say. This is the best car I have ever driven. Its frigging amazing.

CarHopper

Welcome aboard!

EURjus2slo

I actually went by yesterday to have a look at that car but it was gone.

Guess we can meet up once I get mine and enjoy a cruise if ur interested.

Enjoy!

AMG Boost

For sure! Haha sorry I snagged it The car was fully 3M'ed also. I love this thing! I just ate through a 3/4 tank for only 225kms lol

EURjus2slo

All good, I hope you enjoy it to its fullest extent...actually according to your last sentence it sounds like u are!

I will keep in touch once I come through!