bleumouton

I've been searching for an R 63, without much luck. Have gotten a lot of help and advise from some of the guys on one I found in Indiana, which wasn't quite up to par.

Looking for a nice, unmolested R63 if anyone knows of one available...any leads would be appreciated!

Feel free to PM me

Thanks,

Jeff

DosMan

Are you still looking for an R63? I'm ready to part with mine. The color is "Alpine Rain" (metallic blue) and it has 65,000 miles. I am the original owner, located near Seattle, and I have all service records. I can provide more info if you're interested.

xxGenericSNxx

You have an Alpine Rain R63 in Seattle? Where were you 11 months ago?!

I'd love to see pics/ and meet up.

bleumouton

Yes...I am certainly interested. I sent you a PM with my contact info....will look forward to hearing from you.

bleumouton

Hey Nathan...I may be interested in those wheels and tires too!...maybe I should buy the set and then advertise for an R63 "without" to complete the package!! This Alpine Rain rig might just get me out there sooner than later...Ciao

Jeff

South Ocean1

Wow - an original owner for an R63. You have got to be one of the last left out there. I would love to see photos of your R63 in Alpine Rain. I am curious as to what you are going to get in its place because there is nothing quite like it?

Blue motion, if you pick that up, you have got to share photos.

xxGenericSNxx

I'll definitely do a photoshoot with mine if bleumouton lets me do a pre purchase inspection!

DosMan

Just to provide a data point, three different dealers offered about $33,000 for my R63 in trade. Because the trade-in is subtracted before computing our high sales tax here in Washington State, that's worth more than $36,000 in a third-party sale. I used the trade-in for a new Infiniti G37xS.

South Ocean1

Looks like the sale to Bluemouton did not go through as there is an Alpine Rain R63 now listed for sale at an Infinit dealership in WA. I guess he went with an Infiniti of some kind to replace the R63.

Interestingly enough, there are two other R63s now listed for sale on cars.com. The Capri Blue one looks really good. I think it is remarkable that there are 3 listed at the same time.

xxGenericSNXX

Have you come across those other two R63s in your travels before?

South Ocean1

Dosman

Thanks for the update and data points. I didn't see your post before I added mine. Good luck with your G37xS - that is a very nice ride.

chingwodapigu

Hey DosMan,

I was looking at that r63 which is @ kuni inifniti...can you give me a few details? Looks clean, any service issues or other details coming up that I should have a heads up on? I'm thinking about swapping out my e55 and Q7 for the r63. Thanks!

DosMan

I believe my R63 was in perfect working order when I traded it in. A window switch and an outside keyless-entry handle had failed over time; then the Check Engine light came on and I took it in for service and had it all fixed. The intake manifold gasket was replaced to resolve the Check Engine light. Otherwise the car has needed very little service outside scheduled maintenance. All service has been performed by the dealer where I bought the car, Mercedes of Bellevue.

As for upcoming maintenance, at 60,000 mile service (odometer read 60306), the service report says front brake pads at 7-8mm and rear pads at 4-5mm, and “rear pads are due for maintenance”. When asked about it, they said there would be an indicator on the dash before the rear brake pads reached minimum, and they should have 5000 – 10,000 more miles. I put about 4500 miles on it since then.

chingwodapigu

Thanks Dosman.

In the dealer pics, the sunshade on the 2nd row pano roof looked a little weird (sagging) on the drivers side. any issues with that? What kind of mileage were you actually getting in the r63?

DHH

As for gas mileage - I get about 12 in the city and 18 down hill with a tailwind on the highway

DosMan

I know of no issues with the sunshade.

I let a trip odo run and the car averaged 13+ MPG over the last 20k+ miles. I don't remember the exact figures.

chingwodapigu

Thanks for the update Dosman...unfortunately, the wife decided she wants something else.

jsldesign

Appreciate the comments on this thread and others, and I am excited to have purchased the silver blue one from the Infinity dealership. It will get checked at the MB dealer to get some history established, then will be shipped to Wisconsin. My wife has an "all option" R500 for our family car is reaching 140k miles and is in great shape. This R63 will join our R500 and eventually replace it. Thanks for all the comments. I will post a photo of our 2 R's once we get them pulled together.

bleumouton

Hi Jsldesign,

I just had an inspection done on this vehicle at a local ?mB dealer. I live on the east coast. Feel free to PM me on the results. I will be more than willing to share the results since you are buying the car.

jsldesign

Bluemoutan:
Thanks for the comments and color, really appreciate it. I was aware the brakes were in need of attention (partially from this thread) and factored that in to my offer. Also saw the report from the Inf dealer on the work they performed, thanks for your efforts there. We'll see how the new brakes, which do have the sensors, work. Thanks for letting me piggy back off your work, that's good car karma! I'm lucky to have a great technician in Milwaukee so feel ok about it, and I'm expecting there will be a few things given my R500 experience. (Wait til the suspension goes!). I have been searching for over a year, and this appears to be the right one for my wife and us. We've had a hard time finding a model that replaces the usability, luxury, driving characteristics and family accessibly of the high-end big engine R's, which are quickly becoming extinct. The only downside is the maintenance, but that's somewhat factored into the purchase price, in my opinion. Thanks again!

xxGenericSNxx

Congrats on the purchase! I was going to check out this R63 since it's local to me for the sake of just seeing it but never got around to it. Alpine Rain was also the first color choice I wanted for this car but alas you must settle for whatever is on the market since the car is so rare.

Might I ask, which dealer did you get it looked at- Mercedes-Benz Lynwood?

Can't wait to see photos of it once it arrives safely.

South Ocean1

Jsldesign:

I second the congrats on your purchase! It seems like you really got a great one in that R63 - a one owner with an extra rare color combo. I wonder if that is the only Alpine Rain R63 ever sold in the U.S. I even thought briefly about buying that one myself - I would have saved big time over the GL63 I have on order and accomplished the same goal of having a super fun three row people mover - but unfortunately I know my wife would have nixed that idea. I love it though.

If I ever see that car down in Chicago, I will know exactly whose it is. BTW, you have a really neat (and eclectic) collection of cars in your signature line.

You definitely have to post some pictures when your car arrives!!

Kind regards