70k Miles 2017 Amg c63
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70k Miles 2017 Amg c63
Hey guys im looking at a 70k mile amg c63 and the price is really good so i'm tempted to buy. Is there anything I need to know? What can go wrong at these miles? It says the car was used in a fleet which could explain the high miles. Thank you
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To the OP, you stated the word AMG. Let me play devil's advocate for a moment, please. Any USED C63 comes with warnings. First, it's not a 'stock' Mercedes Benz. It's a 'modified from factory standards' Mercedes Benz due to the branding of AMG. Most aftermarket warranties are not available for AMG or M cars (think BMW). The cost of a warranty (if you can find one that someone will sell you) or a service/maintenance plan at that high a mileage? How deep are your pockets? I don't know your situation, but I'd be real careful buying anything with that high a mileage, especially an AMG C63.
Questions: What do you know about this car? Is it being sold by a MB dealership or Bob's used car lot? Any service and maintenance records that you could sit down with an SA and discuss any weird issues from it's past? Carfax and Autocheck match? How many owners? Where was the car registered over the course of those 77,000 miles? Any floods, hurricanes or corrosive salt exposures during it's life in every one of those cities where the vehicle was registered?
GL. Let us know what you decide...
Questions: What do you know about this car? Is it being sold by a MB dealership or Bob's used car lot? Any service and maintenance records that you could sit down with an SA and discuss any weird issues from it's past? Carfax and Autocheck match? How many owners? Where was the car registered over the course of those 77,000 miles? Any floods, hurricanes or corrosive salt exposures during it's life in every one of those cities where the vehicle was registered?
GL. Let us know what you decide...
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Personal experience. Got a 2017 C63 coupe. Second owner, driven it daily to currently ~65k miles. In my mid 20s so I gas it in sport+ w/ manual mode everywhere. No crazy out of the ordinary problems what so ever. Just make sure you take care of it and aren't afraid to cash out on maintenance.
If you plan on buying the one you mentioned to later trade it in or sell it for something else in the future, I'd 100% stay away. They get really hard to sell near 100k miles, unless you list them for dirt cheap.
But if you plan to keep it for sometime, C63s are pretty reliable from my experience and by seeing high mileage examples on the market. However, because it's been used in a rental fleet, it's really a lottery when it comes to how it was serviced & treated.
Another reason why I'd stay away.
But if you really want it, and don't care about it's resale value in the future and willing to go for the jackpot. You're going to at least need to get a deal on it.
Assuming you're in the US. I'd be looking at these numbers below for the example you talked about,
Coupe: 35k
Sedan: 27-29k
These are not fair value for that mileage, but given the condition of the car and unpredictability of it being a former rental, you need some room for possible repairs.
I've seen 2 C63 sedans one with around 69k and another around 80k miles sell at MB dealerships for 30k. They went quick though, the day after they were listed they were gone. Those are real deals. So if I were you, I'd pass and wait for a better deal like the 2 C63s I mentioned. Could be 6+ months from now, could be a year. But I'd wait.
If you plan on buying the one you mentioned to later trade it in or sell it for something else in the future, I'd 100% stay away. They get really hard to sell near 100k miles, unless you list them for dirt cheap.
But if you plan to keep it for sometime, C63s are pretty reliable from my experience and by seeing high mileage examples on the market. However, because it's been used in a rental fleet, it's really a lottery when it comes to how it was serviced & treated.
Another reason why I'd stay away.
But if you really want it, and don't care about it's resale value in the future and willing to go for the jackpot. You're going to at least need to get a deal on it.
Assuming you're in the US. I'd be looking at these numbers below for the example you talked about,
Coupe: 35k
Sedan: 27-29k
These are not fair value for that mileage, but given the condition of the car and unpredictability of it being a former rental, you need some room for possible repairs.
I've seen 2 C63 sedans one with around 69k and another around 80k miles sell at MB dealerships for 30k. They went quick though, the day after they were listed they were gone. Those are real deals. So if I were you, I'd pass and wait for a better deal like the 2 C63s I mentioned. Could be 6+ months from now, could be a year. But I'd wait.
Last edited by chedda; Apr 28, 2023 at 03:24 PM.
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If anything goes wrong on the car and you could not cover the cost, do not buy one of these cars. Just because one is cheap now does not mean it will be cheap to maintain in the future.
Now if you can do your own work on the car that's a good thing but will only get you so far if something big goes wrong, e.g. blown motor, shredded transmission your looking at a bill that is probably 2/3 of the value of the car at that point and will probably have to take it to a shop and or a dealership.
Another thing to remind yourself is that because it was part of a fleet it more than likely has been abused its whole life, making the likelihood of something going wrong exponentially higher.
But hey you only live once and if you want to take that risk go for it, these are fun cars and the last of their kind so have fun.
Now if you can do your own work on the car that's a good thing but will only get you so far if something big goes wrong, e.g. blown motor, shredded transmission your looking at a bill that is probably 2/3 of the value of the car at that point and will probably have to take it to a shop and or a dealership.
Another thing to remind yourself is that because it was part of a fleet it more than likely has been abused its whole life, making the likelihood of something going wrong exponentially higher.
But hey you only live once and if you want to take that risk go for it, these are fun cars and the last of their kind so have fun.
