C63fora2w1

Its a crap shoot some guys make it to 120k or even 200k without failure and other guys make it to 30k and have the motor implode. You have to figure there have been thousands of heat cycles and that creates metal fatigue which will eventually cause the defective bolt to snap. I hope that the OP is not in the affected rage but the only way to know for 100% sure is to have it inspected. A car if this age is bound to have some hidden issues and it would be well worth it to have a MB dealer take a good look.

Tlnt60

you pay 2/3rds

hawk02

I know you really can't go by mileage but the VIN and engine number are thousands after the supposed range, is this good enough to go by or do I look elsewhere?

hawk02

It does not show in the range, it's actually 4000 beyond the engine number range. And any MB dealership is good to check it, and what are they "checking", price??? Thanks

C63fora2w1

You SHOULD be ok but like I said before the only way to tell is to have it inspected.. the 100-200 you spend on a MB pre-purchase inspection is well well worth it. As far as looking elsewhere I can honestly say I would not recommend buying a luxury sports car with this many miles. You could have years of trouble free driving but that one time something does go worng ... its going to bite you in the ***. Your only saving grace is you said you have a friend who can work on them.. that might save you . You would be much better off spending 30k and getting one with a lot less miles than buying one like this. Its like having a friend come to you and say he wants to buy the cheapest Ferrari .. you can do it but its probably going to bite you in the end. A c63 is not as extreme as a Ferrari but you get the idea.

C63fora2w1

This might inform you about the pre purchase inspection.. https://www.benzshops.com/blog/pre-purchase-inspections

The inspection should cover all major systems, motor, transmission, electrical, body frame exc

hawk02

Thanks for both responses, I'm not in a position to spend another $10K+ unfortunately but completely understand what your saying. I found a MB dealership 15 miles from the dealer that has this car so I will contact them on the PPI and go from there. I've always wanted one of these cars but the initial purchase cost was always the deciding factor, this one seemed to fit in right where I needed to be and the service history seemed like just what you would want on a higher mileage car like this plus a 1 owner. I'll see what the MB dealer has to say ahead of time and go from there. I was really hoping this car would work out, we'll see I guess. The numbers seem to be working out better on my trade(10 month old Honda lease) and the price on the C63(possibly at $18K) so I'll keep working it and see where we end up.

hachiroku

you just answered your own question.

if you cannot afford to finance a car for 10k more that has less miles, you cannot afford this car.

C63fora2w1

I come from a poor working class family I would never in my life have dreamed I would be able to afford a car like this. So I get where your coming from. The car I had before the C63 was a 2003 Civic lx and the car before that was a 1994 lx that I paid $2500 for and drove 10 years. It had 318k miles on it when I got into an accented and had to say goodby to it. I was able to land a good job about 3 years ago with steady promotions I am very blessed and thankful.

hawk02

Well my original question was for feedback on this car not if I could or could not afford it but thanks for the input. Feedback has been great so far.......

C63fora2w1

Hawk ultimately you are the only one who can make the decision if you can afford it or not nobody here means any disrespect. I hope you are able to get into a 63 as it is the most ferocious car I have owned so far. Driving it is the highlight of my day ...

hawk02

Well now I know better than to post a link to a car, someone else grabbed it while I was in the process, oh well, was a better deal than most here thought even with the mileage.

C63fora2w1

Save more money buy a better car and you'll be better off in the long run. Everything happens for a reason and sometimes being told NO is the best answer you could have been given.

NotABaller

^ is right. You probably just dodged a headache. I started off like you too, only giving myself a 25k budget. Then I realized that if I slightly upped the ante, it would allow me to a newer model which is much better VALUE.

C63fora2w1

I started at 35 and ended up paying 41... not sorry at all. This is an expensive platform and you can't buy filet mignon on a sirloin budget you have pay to play.

Strigoi

I missed out on a couple of E63s when I was shopping for them. I ended up with one that was much nicer for right around the same price. I did have to jump on it though. The MB dealer had to call a guy to tell him it sold while he was on his way to buy it once we finished my paperwork. He'd previously checked the car out as well.

I'm glad the others either sold or a deal couldn't be made.