rihallix

Seriously considering a 2017 C63 sedan. This car has to serve as a family car as well as a dream machine.

(1) what is the rear legroom like? I know the BMW 3 series is pretty limited when I sit in the front, I'm 6 feet. Does the c class have more rear legroom than a 3 series?

(2) is it hard to get in and out of?

(3) what are maintenance costs like after about 3 years?

thanks in advance.

PL27

car hasnt been out for 3 years and u cant compare a 30k$ car to a 90k$ car

Biggreenogg

You can get answers to your first two questions by going to an MB dealer and sitting in a 2016 C class sedan. They are all built on the W205 platform and the legroom and door opening height will be very close to identical.

rihallix

I did visit a dealer and sat in the back of a c300 sedan, rear legroom wasn't great.

I'm really looking for owners' real world experience.

Biggreenogg

I give up

rihallix

just like to add a "very helpful" rating to Biggreenogg's comment. Thanks to his charitable insight and helpful attitude I now have all the answers I need.

Aussie Joe

It's bigger than 3-series and feels more comfortable.

I picked sedan for family reason. It's can be a pain getting kids in and out of 2 door (I have a Fiat Abarth as a city daily driver).

End of the day, C63 is a sports/muscle car with four doors. It's ***** fast, but has some comfort compared to M3.

I hate ate to say, if you are concerned with maintenance costs or other typical ongoing cost issues, C63 may not be for you. It's a car for passion and drivers. For me, there is no price for that sweet exhaust note!

rihallix

awesome response. And I'm a passionate driver.

Is the exhaust note still great without the performance exhaust?

C63sAMG

I think the leg room is fine for kids and mid size adults,My front seat passengers complains about the comfort of the AMG recaro seat,I got used to it lol.So I recommend the normal seats and I heard that they are ventilated on MY17.

This is the best car I have ever owned and its my daily driver.

I recommend it strongly

rihallix

great insight. Im planning on the regular seats. The car has more than enough going for it already.

Aussie Joe

I picked "normal" seats. To be honest, I liked the look of the more and also felt they were more comfortable. Living in Bay Area, ventilated seats are not something that I need.

Aussie Joe

I was on the fence about the PE. I decided in the end to get it. Reason is that sometimes I will want to have a quieter start when I leave home early. Also, PE allows you to get louder exhaust note in comfort modes. I don't want to have it in sports+ to have the crackles. For me, it was worth the extra $$$

rihallix

so you can get the crackles without the performance exhaust if you switch to sport plus? Excellent.

e920610

1.very tiny bigger compare to a 3 series. as comfort wise, my mom is 5.2ft, she said she sits fine (we just did 3hrs of travel).

2.not yet all.

3.prepare for a rear tire change every 8k km. (not the case if u drive gentle like granny)
other than this, maintain costs would be identically (or little bit more) same as the other cars

rihallix

Seriously - every 8,000 kilometers?

Are others getting through tires this quickly?

How much is a new set of rears?

damnitBobby

no offense bro but if you even have to ask all those questions this car isn't for you

e920610

sorry if i freaked u out lol.

Well, i do a lot of launch controls and mostly bang the pedal which will cause the rear tire to spin quite a lot. That was why i said 8k km.


Luckily the front tires will last ok. i go through 2 sets of rears when the fronts come to an end.

i wouldn't comment about the price becuz it really comes down which shops u go to.

But man up! Not too worry, all cars will cost u no matter what

vaelin

I'm up to 12k miles on my original set of tires. Still have probably 33% tread life left. I'm pretty sure I can hit 15k no problem.

My C63S sedan is my daily driver, with a 40mi roundtrip commute including dropping off/picking up my son at daycare. Plenty of room in the backseat for mid-sized adults, I've been able to take my coworkers to lunch, even with two guys in the backseat WITH the carseat still in-place.