😐 C63 Owners? Where have they all gone?
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I sold mine shortly after the factory warranty expired. As much as I love the C63S, the idea of maintaining it out of warranty was not something I wanted to entertain. And knowing myself, out of warranty means opening the flood gates to modding with bigger turbos and going down that very expensive rabbit hole of chasing power and times.
Over 4 years (did Euro Delivery in Oct 2016) in the C63S Coupe was amazing. I loved and enjoyed going sideways, power sliding, and doing rolling burnouts through 3rd gear, getting squirrelly doing hits at 60 mph with a tune and bolt-ons.
Tons of fun, kept me on my toes, and was just a beast of a car. But by the time I was done with it, I had a set of dedicated 18’s with street drag radials just to get the power down and not spin on stock turbos. I’ve gotten all that traction loss and spinning out of my system, as fun (and scary) as it was.
I moved on to a ‘17 991.2 C4 a few months ago - the new owner of my Coupe now resides 3 hours away in Dallas.
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Over 4 years (did Euro Delivery in Oct 2016) in the C63S Coupe was amazing. I loved and enjoyed going sideways, power sliding, and doing rolling burnouts through 3rd gear, getting squirrelly doing hits at 60 mph with a tune and bolt-ons.
Tons of fun, kept me on my toes, and was just a beast of a car. But by the time I was done with it, I had a set of dedicated 18’s with street drag radials just to get the power down and not spin on stock turbos. I’ve gotten all that traction loss and spinning out of my system, as fun (and scary) as it was.
I moved on to a ‘17 991.2 C4 a few months ago - the new owner of my Coupe now resides 3 hours away in Dallas.
https://www.instagram.com/911atx/
#52
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It's seems like there is consistently a dozen (or so) forum members that actively engage. What the forum lacks is posts about new mods, build journals, DIYs etc. Man, I was a longtime e9x M3 owner and those forums are ALWAYS poppin'. You can spend days reading through threads and posts and new have content you haven't reviewed - albeit, a lot more e9x owners than w205 c63 owners (we just don't have the same volume).
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It's seems like there is consistently a dozen (or so) forum members that actively engage. What the forum lacks is posts about new mods, build journals, DIYs etc. Man, I was a longtime e9x M3 owner and those forums are ALWAYS poppin'. You can spend days reading through threads and posts and new have content you haven't reviewed - albeit, a lot more e9x owners than w205 c63 owners (we just don't have the same volume).
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It's seems like there is consistently a dozen (or so) forum members that actively engage. What the forum lacks is posts about new mods, build journals, DIYs etc. Man, I was a longtime e9x M3 owner and those forums are ALWAYS poppin'. You can spend days reading through threads and posts and new have content you haven't reviewed - albeit, a lot more e9x owners than w205 c63 owners (we just don't have the same volume).
Also, every time I pop in here there seem to be more posts from vendors selling things or trolls with stupid comments than there are posts by members sharing mods or starting an interesting topic. So I log out and get back to my day. 🤷🏼♂️
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My personal opinion, car forums have always been the best way to interact and share with other owners, but social media has definitely driven people off traditional forums over the years and onto Instagram and other social channels. I think it’s more so car forums are becoming “old school” and obsolete as there are many more eyeballs and active users on social media.
And to be quite honest, even back in ‘15 and ‘16 when the W205 C63 came out, these forums unfortunately were never super active... now it’s bit of a ghost town. It’s a shame as I wish we had as much dialogue and openness like I see on other more popular car forums like the M3/M4 owners.
And to be quite honest, even back in ‘15 and ‘16 when the W205 C63 came out, these forums unfortunately were never super active... now it’s bit of a ghost town. It’s a shame as I wish we had as much dialogue and openness like I see on other more popular car forums like the M3/M4 owners.
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Also,
I'll be making a fuel pump replacement write up once mine dies lol I already have the new fuel pump at the ready lol currently @ 122,000 miles on stock fuel pump. I got fuel cut off once at the track but haven't been able to replicate the issue since then.. I believe it was fuel starvation from apexing a turn too hard? since I don't believe our fuel tanks have baffles in them like M cars do
I'll be making a fuel pump replacement write up once mine dies lol I already have the new fuel pump at the ready lol currently @ 122,000 miles on stock fuel pump. I got fuel cut off once at the track but haven't been able to replicate the issue since then.. I believe it was fuel starvation from apexing a turn too hard? since I don't believe our fuel tanks have baffles in them like M cars do
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Also,
I'll be making a fuel pump replacement write up once mine dies lol I already have the new fuel pump at the ready lol currently @ 122,000 miles on stock fuel pump. I got fuel cut off once at the track but haven't been able to replicate the issue since then.. I believe it was fuel starvation from apexing a turn too hard? since I don't believe our fuel tanks have baffles in them like M cars do
I'll be making a fuel pump replacement write up once mine dies lol I already have the new fuel pump at the ready lol currently @ 122,000 miles on stock fuel pump. I got fuel cut off once at the track but haven't been able to replicate the issue since then.. I believe it was fuel starvation from apexing a turn too hard? since I don't believe our fuel tanks have baffles in them like M cars do
I want a higher pressure fuel pump for my car. Reason is, have you ever noticed when the car is full tank it goes harder? Full tank of gas cools the fuel pump, and helps it run efficiently. When the tank is full we get more consistent fuel delivery into the combustion chamber and better pump performance on a full tank
I'm currently trying to find out what our options are for upgrade but having sh*t all luck 👎
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Also C63 205 owners are DIY pussies
Call me a troll or whatever but let me tell you......... Most of the guys who own 205 C63 wont get their hands dirty. Thats why theres no build threads or whatever. Prove me wrong but most of you lot couldn't even take off the stock plastic airboxes if you had to lol you'd have no idea where to start!!! Only seen 3 blokes here so far get their hands dirty and that's alex tuned (RIP), jimmy and ME
We need more blokes rolling up their sleeves and doing some DIY & I have a feeling we might see more once all those warranties expire hahahaha
George Lisciandro
We need more blokes rolling up their sleeves and doing some DIY & I have a feeling we might see more once all those warranties expire hahahaha
George Lisciandro
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Yeah I've had that happen too on a tight turn and could replicate it. First time it happened the car just went off and revs died I was like f*ck off! Then i realized.
I want a higher pressure fuel pump for my car. Reason is, have you ever noticed when the car is full tank it goes harder? Full tank of gas cools the fuel pump, and helps it run efficiently. When the tank is full we get more consistent fuel delivery into the combustion chamber and better pump performance on a full tank
I'm currently trying to find out what our options are for upgrade but having sh*t all luck 👎
I want a higher pressure fuel pump for my car. Reason is, have you ever noticed when the car is full tank it goes harder? Full tank of gas cools the fuel pump, and helps it run efficiently. When the tank is full we get more consistent fuel delivery into the combustion chamber and better pump performance on a full tank
I'm currently trying to find out what our options are for upgrade but having sh*t all luck 👎
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Call me a troll or whatever but let me tell you......... Most of the guys who own 205 C63 wont get their hands dirty. Thats why theres no build threads or whatever. Prove me wrong but most of you lot couldn't even take off the stock plastic airboxes if you had to lol you'd have no idea where to start!!! Only seen 3 blokes here so far get their hands dirty and that's alex tuned (RIP), jimmy and ME
We need more blokes rolling up their sleeves and doing some DIY & I have a feeling we might see more once all those warranties expire hahahaha
George Lisciandro
We need more blokes rolling up their sleeves and doing some DIY & I have a feeling we might see more once all those warranties expire hahahaha
George Lisciandro
I also do Cross-Fit, but waited until the *end* of this post as opposed to the very first line to tell you I Cross-Fit!
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****this...my butt dyno always reads more power after a fill up
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It's now clear
Figured it out after surveying owners for the past year.
Ownership on these cars have a fast turnaround time due to 99% of owners:
This is after speaking with many owners on social media and mbworld as well as observing threads here.
Yours truly
George Lisciandro
Ownership on these cars have a fast turnaround time due to 99% of owners:
- Unable to afford the maintenance because they think the dealership is the only place to go, can't turn a wrench or lack the ability or interest to learn
- Are on big finance loans
- Are scared of funny noises and the service costs
- Freak out when something goes wrong (especially the Electronic Diff error)
- Don't do proper wheel alignments which leads to prematurely worn tyres and can't afford the replacement
- Hate the gas consumption of the car due to their heavy right foot
- Are on a disability pension
- Feel bored of the sedan and wish they got the coupe
- Have had sh*t luck (me)
This is after speaking with many owners on social media and mbworld as well as observing threads here.
Yours truly
George Lisciandro
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I actually ordered an RSQ3 10 year Anniversary and Audi ****ed me and gave it to someone else so I kept it. It's practically brand new. Only 43000km fully re-wrapped. So happy with it. A bit low. Scrapes everywhere!😆
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Jimmy_c63s (08-29-2024)
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Hey! Owner of a c63s since 2017 😎
Actually bougth first in 2017, facelift in 2020 and Final Edition in 2022 hahaha
Best car ever
Actually bougth first in 2017, facelift in 2020 and Final Edition in 2022 hahaha
Best car ever
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Still here and enjoying my coupe. Out of warranty now and it has a couple of niggles that are not life threatening and I haven't bothered doing much about them yet. Nothing that keeps me from driving and enjoying it. I suspect I need a new battery eventually. It's been 5 years. I'm mostly active in other sections of the forum as not much is happening here, but all these cars have lots in common.
No plans to sell mine, no loan and maintenance is what it is. Mostly just annual scheduled service (only drive about 4k miles per year), tires and brakes. Even with the pandemic essentially over, I'm still not driving much these days, so it's a bit of a garage queen, but that's good. Keeps the mileage, wear and tear down, so hopefully it'll last a few more years.
Have been driving different loaners to see how I feel about the current models. Tried the EQ models etc. Nothing I'd rather have. I am about to leave for Europe and will spend a day at the Mercedes-Benz Test Center in Immendingen driving the new GT63 coupe, CLE 53 and the controversial C63 SE. Just wanted to drive them, but the new C63 is a no-go for me already and while I like the GT63 it isn't all that much different from the C63S coupe. Just newer, way more expensive, heavier, more power and some of the things like AWD don't interest me, but I'm curious about how it drives. Since I don't really need a car, don't really do daily driving and don't do commuting at all, there's nothing out there I'd want to spend my money on.
No plans to sell mine, no loan and maintenance is what it is. Mostly just annual scheduled service (only drive about 4k miles per year), tires and brakes. Even with the pandemic essentially over, I'm still not driving much these days, so it's a bit of a garage queen, but that's good. Keeps the mileage, wear and tear down, so hopefully it'll last a few more years.
Have been driving different loaners to see how I feel about the current models. Tried the EQ models etc. Nothing I'd rather have. I am about to leave for Europe and will spend a day at the Mercedes-Benz Test Center in Immendingen driving the new GT63 coupe, CLE 53 and the controversial C63 SE. Just wanted to drive them, but the new C63 is a no-go for me already and while I like the GT63 it isn't all that much different from the C63S coupe. Just newer, way more expensive, heavier, more power and some of the things like AWD don't interest me, but I'm curious about how it drives. Since I don't really need a car, don't really do daily driving and don't do commuting at all, there's nothing out there I'd want to spend my money on.
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Jimmy_c63s (08-29-2024)
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I'm not sure social media is really a factor. Coming from BMW and Audi, what I've noticed is that the AMG community is very different. Not as much aftermarket and tuning going on here. Some people throw on a tune, but that's about it. There's much more of an aftermarket scene with BMW and even Audi. Lots of active discussions on those forums. The 205 is by now also a mature car. Not that many issues plaguing this platform. The engine for the most part seems to be bulletproof. Again, that's very different over on the Audi forums and BMW forums. I'm not active in the BMW community, but I still hang out on the Audi forums and the daily complaint threads about stuff that isn't working and that Audi isn't fixing just keeps going on and on. It just seems AMG is more grown up. The cars are amazing from the factory and even if you tune them, they generally don't start having issues. Most of the tech seems to work properly for the most part, aside from the teething issues they had with the Mercedes Me connect platform for most of last year, but at this point it seems to work for the most part. I just noticed that my geo location alerts are finally reliably for example. I have a geo fence setup around my dealership so I know when the car leaves and comes back, and mine is currently in the shop for the ESP recall and some repairs. The repairs are all due to road hazards (new windshield, bent wheel). The car overall is just so much more solid than what I'm used to from Audi for example. Spent much more time in the shop with my previous RS5 for example and so did others and the issues were heavily discussed in the forums. We can't just all come here and post about another uneventful day with the car...haha. Right now, I'm guessing a lot of people also don't drive their cars as much as before the pandemic.
#74
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I am still around
I sold my 2019 during the chip shortage for a nice profit, and tried out a TTRS.
'We' didn't get on well so I bought another C63S Coupe. Now I'm a happy bunny.
I sold my 2019 during the chip shortage for a nice profit, and tried out a TTRS.
'We' didn't get on well so I bought another C63S Coupe. Now I'm a happy bunny.
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