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Old Jun 4, 2009 | 11:57 PM
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Damn I did a stupid thing today!!!!

Well today I drove a C63.
Jeremy Clarkson of TOP GEAR called it an absolute animal and an Axe Murderer with headlights. TRUE, TRUE all TRUE!!!!

I absolutely ADORE IT. It is with out doubt the best sounding car I have ever heard. The 7 speed auto blips the throttle on the down shifts. No drone at cruising speed but open the throttle and it roars and belows to the whole world. I would buy the car for the sound alone. No wonder the gas mileage is so poor on these things. You drive it in manual mode and keep it on the revs just to hear the sound from the exhaust. We drove it for 30 minutes and I never went near the switch to turn on the stereo.
It was FANTASTIC in every way, ride, braking, seats, performance, handling.
TOTAL HOME RUN by AMG and Mercedes!!!
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Old Jun 5, 2009 | 03:08 AM
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OMG what have you done!!!!J/k

sounds like you had a blast
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Old Jun 5, 2009 | 01:05 PM
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Yeah that car is bad ***. AMG make some of the best sounding engines...
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Old Jun 5, 2009 | 01:09 PM
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So... why haven't you bought it?
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Old Jun 5, 2009 | 04:51 PM
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So... why haven't you bought it?
Oh that's easy MONEY!!!!
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Old Jun 5, 2009 | 05:33 PM
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LOL!!!! Double your shifts!
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Old Jun 7, 2009 | 09:38 PM
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yeah, every time i hear a c63 drive off, my knees get a little weak. If you just want sound, chop your monstrous resonator on the 55 and it sounds super sick too!!
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I test drove an S63 at my dealership this past thursday. Oh man you are not kidding about the sound of that 6.2L engine. That thing is a beast! Makes the 5.4L engine sound wimpy.
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Originally Posted by rsr911
Well today I drove a C63.
Jeremy Clarkson of TOP GEAR called it an absolute animal and an Axe Murderer with headlights. TRUE, TRUE all TRUE!!!!

I absolutely ADORE IT. It is with out doubt the best sounding car I have ever heard. The 7 speed auto blips the throttle on the down shifts. No drone at cruising speed but open the throttle and it roars and belows to the whole world. I would buy the car for the sound alone. No wonder the gas mileage is so poor on these things. You drive it in manual mode and keep it on the revs just to hear the sound from the exhaust. We drove it for 30 minutes and I never went near the switch to turn on the stereo.
It was FANTASTIC in every way, ride, braking, seats, performance, handling.
TOTAL HOME RUN by AMG and Mercedes!!!
Oh boy! It sounds like someone is hooked!
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Old Jun 9, 2009 | 01:13 PM
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Originally Posted by rsr911
Well today I drove a C63.
Jeremy Clarkson of TOP GEAR called it an absolute animal and an Axe Murderer with headlights. TRUE, TRUE all TRUE!!!!

I absolutely ADORE IT. It is with out doubt the best sounding car I have ever heard. The 7 speed auto blips the throttle on the down shifts. No drone at cruising speed but open the throttle and it roars and belows to the whole world. I would buy the car for the sound alone. No wonder the gas mileage is so poor on these things. You drive it in manual mode and keep it on the revs just to hear the sound from the exhaust. We drove it for 30 minutes and I never went near the switch to turn on the stereo.
It was FANTASTIC in every way, ride, braking, seats, performance, handling.
TOTAL HOME RUN by AMG and Mercedes!!!

....sooooo....blown V8 or the 63....which is it??
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Old Jun 11, 2009 | 09:07 AM
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....sooooo....blown V8 or the 63....which is it??
I also drove just a stock SL500. It fit me perfectly. Top up or down.
Got to have the SL55!!!
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Old Jun 11, 2009 | 09:10 AM
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I also drove just a stock SL500. It fit me perfectly. Top up or down.
Got to have the SL55!!!
I can't afford the tires on those SLs.....
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Old Jun 11, 2009 | 11:51 AM
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I can't afford the tires on those SLs.....
Guys on the forum are getting 4000-8000 miles out of a set of rears on the
C63 ouch!! Even for me with my 2 mile commute to work thats 2 sets of rears per year!!!!!
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