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I've been looking for a C63 and finally found a 2014 with 44K miles from a Mercedes dealership in NC. I have run out of time looking and need a car now since I need to start going back to the office so while it doesn't have the perfect options I was looking for (no LSD), here are the details:
Price: 44K
One owner Lunar Blue / Black Dimenica sedan with Lighting Package, Multimedia Package, Lane Tracking Package, Rear Side Airbags and Keyless Go
Service up-to-date according to the VMI with latest A Service, spark plugs, serpentine belt replacement, two new rear tires, and engine air filters
Paint checked by paint repair guy and found no evidence of work being done on body
Purchasing a Fidelity Platinum Warranty 5 year/60K miles for 3.6K
Finding an enclosed shipping carrier has been a challenge with this being one of their busiest times putting lead times between 4-6 weeks. Searched for a reputable broker and found good recommendation on Rennlist for about half the price with a pick up next week.
Will post more once everything is finalized and I receive the vehicle.
wow - have never seen one in person but that is an amazing color. blue/purple depending on the light.
edit: some moderate tint on those windows would really make the color pop even more
wow - have never seen one in person but that is an amazing color. blue/purple depending on the light.
edit: some moderate tint on those windows would really make the color pop even more
This is an older pic, but I did just that. Xpel Prime XR Plus ceramic tint. Looks perfect now, but the car is too dirty for another photo shoot.
I think they've been around for a while, but might depend on the market location. I definitely remember seeing a pre-facelift C63 based in the UK with this color (called Canvasite Blue I believe, but the same paint code)
My C32 was "capri blue" look similar as in bright light it was kinda purple, regular light it looked blue, and at night it almost looked black. Nice pickup!!
I thought I wanted black but I saw mine in the showroom and I love the Lunar Blue. I got a parking ticket last week and the car was listed as black. It was dusk. Cool color. Looks different in different light. Good luck with your new ride!
Car arrived looking in great shape and had my paint guy check and he confirmed there's been no paint work done on the car.
Unfortunately, I'm having an issue after my first hard drive. Car started smoking on highway near my house. Got home and see leak under car which is this blue/green slightly oily liquid which I assume is engine coolant. There was no sign of leaks in the couple of days prior to this but I was only driving locally. Hopefully, not a big issue so off to dealer next week and I did purchase an extended warranty so that gives me peace of mind in case it winds up a big issue.
The only other thing I noticed is that car is running on mixed tires...dealer replaced rears with Pzero summer OEMs but the fronts are running pZero Nero All Season which I assume I should swap with summers.
Heard back from dealer and there and there are leaks in both the oil and transmissions pans requiring gasket replacements and one of the pans needs to be replaced as it's slightly warped. Putting the extended warranty to work already. Hoping this is just a minor set back and all will be good again soon. It really does suck getting a new car then something breaks right away and you can't drive it.
extended warranties work wonders for vehicles of which the previous owner only changed things as they became problems. if you're up on wear items, you'll rarely have a breakdown.
Heard back from dealer and there and there are leaks in both the oil and transmissions pans requiring gasket replacements and one of the pans needs to be replaced as it's slightly warped. Putting the extended warranty to work already. Hoping this is just a minor set back and all will be good again soon. It really does suck getting a new car then something breaks right away and you can't drive it.
If you're servicing your transmission pan, you may as well replace the inferior OEM transmission pan with a Weistec transmission pan, which holds 2.5 quarts more of fluid over the stock pan. The pan also features cooling fins and drain/fill plugs for easy service down the road — installation will probably require getting rid of the underbody panel that conceals the transmission pan, but it's well worth it to allow airflow to cool the pan while you're driving.
We shouldn't neglect our dinosaur 722.9 transmissions by sticking with OEM. :-)
Picked up car after last night and all is well again. Some observations and questions:
Transmission gasket had a leak so they replaced the gasket and did a transmission service.
Lower Oil pan was slightly warped so replaced (not sure how true as I'm just getting to know these cars, but dealer said this can happen due to how hot these engines....here's something I can't explain. Before I took the car to be fixed and when I ran it hard the day it leaked, I heard no fan running while car was at idle (95 outside). Picked up car and drove home (80 outside) and now fan is running.
Comment on Extended Warranty - Fidelity covered these fixes, however, they will only cover at list price and said dealer was marking up everything including gaskets, oil, etc. therefore I had to pay the difference (only $250 but still). In speaking with Fidelity, they said since the Mercedes dealer doesn't sell this warranty, they would not cover over list. I spoke to the guy who sold me the Warranty (found him on Rennlist) and he said this is the first he's heard of it. Dealer said they had to mark up because of gas prices and this crazy economy. Wondering if anyone else has had similar experience recently.
Question for the others on "floaty" feeling - Only occurs while accelerating at higher speeds in a straight line but the car feels like it's lifting / floating around until I let off gas. Could this be the culprit? I have mixed tires with Pzero Nero All season in the front and Pzero summer in the back. Pressures are good, tread is nearly new on all 4, alignment was done and it doesn't feel like tramlining.
05-12-2022, 12:30 PM
