WHPH28

Well, there is an 08 S63 that I keep seeing near me so I finally called them today. They have a customer looking for a black/black S550 and he wants to buy my car for top dollar and then sell me the 08 S63 which he said is in perfect condition on the showroom floor.

I am going to "LOOK" at it around 3pm today. He is very enthused to sell it to me today and include a bumper to bumper warranty for free.

My wife will kill me if I buy another car after only having this one for about 5 months.

What do you think? It is Flint Gray with Designo interior - black piano and alcantara interior...but I do not care for the gray interior or piano honestly...It also does not have the rear seat reclining package or whatever it is called. It does have the upgraded side mirrors also and rear trunk spoiler.


Opinions? Comments? It would basically be an even trade from my car to this one if I did more than "look" at it.


Here are the specs:

Code Value
09N STEUERCODE WERK SINDELFINGEN/GRAZ
212B OP. INSTRUCT. AND MAINT. BOOKLET-ENGL. FOR USA/CAN
218 REAR-VIEW CAMERA
220 PARKTRONIC SYSTEM (PTS)
221B SIGN COOLANT/REFUELING - ENGLISH
232 GARAGE DOOR OPENER WITH 284 - 390 MHZ FREQUENCY
249 INSIDE AND OUTSIDE MIRROR AUTOMATIC DIMMING
251 INCREASED SPEED LIMIT FOR NAFTA
264 LICENSE PLATE ATTACHMENT AMERICA
275 MEMORY PACKAGE (DRIVER SEAT, STRG. COL., MIRROR)
284B AIRBAG LABEL - ENGLISH FOR USA
297 ELECTRIC ROLLER SUN BLINDS IN REAR DOOR LH AND RH
29N STEUERCODE WERK SINDELFINGEN/GRAZ
301 ASHTRAY PACKAGE
310 DUAL CUP HOLDER
359 TELEAID USA
368U FLINTGRAY - METALLIC PAINT
383B BATTERY LABEL - ENGLISH
389 MOBILE PRE.-INSTALLATION (MTUS) USA/CANADA COMPL.
396 LINGUATRONIC-AMERICAN
401 FRONT SEAT CLIMATE CONTROL
414 ELECTRIC TILT/SLIDE SUNROOF IN GLASS VERSION
427 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION 7-SPEED
432 DYNAMICS SEAT,FRONT LEFT AND RIGHT
461 INSTRUMENT WITH MILES IND. AND ENGLISH LEGEND
475 TIRE PRESSURE MONITOR (TPM) HIGH LINE/MID LINE
487 ABC SUSPENSION (ACTIVE BODY CONTROL)
494 U.S. VERSION
524 PRODUCT PROT. F.PAINT - TRANSPORT VEH.PRESERVATION
530 COMAND DVD APS USA WITH NAVIGATION
536 "SIRIUS" SATELLITE RADIO COMPLETE SYSTEM
540 ROLLER BLIND, ELECTRIC, FOR REAR WINDOW
551 ANTI-THEFT/ANTI-BREAK-IN WARNING SYSTEM
573 CHILD SEAT MOUNTING, ISOFIX IN REAR
581 AUTOMATIC CLIMATE CONTROL
595 HEAT INSULATING+IR REFLECTG.SAFETY GLASS SIDE+REAR
600 HEADLAMPS - CLEANING EQUIPMENT
610 NIGHT VIEW ASSIST
615 BI-XENON HEADLICHT W.ACTVIE CURVELIGHT RIGHT-DRIVE
619 CORNERING ILLUMINATION
634 DELETION - FIRST AID KIT
636 DELETION - WARNING TRIANGLE
668 PRODUCT PROT.F.TRANSPORT VEH. W/ TIE-DOWN HOOKS
673 HIGH-CAPACITY BATTERY
690 EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE (MINI SPARE)
705L UNITED STATES (USA)
763 RADIO REMOTE CONTROL W/ PANIC SWITCH (315 MHZ)
772 AMG STYLING PACKAGE-FRONT SPOILER, SIDE SKIRT
783 20" AMG DOUBLE-SPOKE WHEELS WITH MIXED TIRES
7XXL NORTH AND SOUTH AMERICA
800A LEATHER/NAPPA/SEMI-ANILINE
807 YEAR OF MODIFICATION
808A LEATHER/NAPPA/SEMI-ANILINE - GRAY
810 PREMIUM SOUND SYSTEM
814 DVD CHANGER
875 HEATED SCREEN WASH SYSTEM
876 INTERIOR LIGHT ASSEMBLY
881 REMOTE TRUNK LOCKING
883 POWER CLOSING SYSTEM
889 KEYLESS - GO
88V SPEED- + LOADINDEX ZR20 XL+ZR20 XL
910 DYNAMO WITH HIGHER CAPACITY (FFO)
986 DEVIATING VIN WITH MODEL YEAR
989 IDENTIFICATION LABEL UNDER WINDSHIELD
A21 SHIFT BY WIRE
A22 NEW CONVERTER GENERATION
A24 JOINT FLANGE, 4-ARM 120
A38 M - VALVE BODY ASSEMBLY WITH VGS 2
A41 SOFTWARE 2
A44 SOFTWARE 3
F221 SERIES 221
FV SEDAN ELONGATED
G907 TRANSMISSION CODE VERSION 07
GA AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
HA REAR AXLE
K12 STEUERCODE FUER SERVICEINTERVALL
K15 STEUERCODE FUER SERVICEINTERVALL 15000 KM
L LEFT-HAND STEERING
M156 V8 GASOLINE ENGINE M156 - AMG
M63 6.3 LITER DISPLACEMENT
P30 AMG PERFORMANCE PACKAGE
R01 SUMMER TIRES
U26 FLOOR MATS - AMG
U71 DVD PLAYER WITH REGIONAL CODE 1, USA
VL FRONT AXLE HALF, LEFT
VR FRONT AXLE HALF, RIGHT
W69 TRIM PIECES - PIANO LACQUER DESIGNO BLACK
Y85 DESIGNO ALCANTARA ALPACA GRAY ROOF INTERIOR TRIM

Looks like this

1bad540

what do you have? miles on both?

WHPH28

This is mine and 60k and 63k on them.

DaveW68

The dealer's going to give a free bumper to bumper warranty on a 7 year old AMG with 63k miles? That's rich!

WHPH28

Yup. It's an aftermarket warranty though not mercedes dealer. I'll find out the specifics when I get there. You know sales people say anything.

sakodik

I know that dealer by the two doors in the back with the arrows! If I'm not mistaken, they have a ton of S65 in inventory, some s63 with the biturbo engine.

Anyways, updated side mirror is a plus! But having a base s550 with most options and moving to an S63 with no option sucks. I like having my rear passengers heated/cooled, you're in an S-class! The plus side is not having so many electronics mess up in the future, unless their warranty covers it. I hope they give you a good deal for your current. What year is yours? Do you mind the preface look?

ruflife1

Warranty would be the kicker on this one. When you look at it, check the front brake rotors for wear. They only last 30k and are $$$ to replace.

WHPH28

Sako - this isnt the dealer - this is a pic of the exact car that I found online.

both are 08's...I actually dont mind the prefacelift amg look but I could always just get the facelift bumper...IF I did go with the car

WHPH28

Yes, I will check that. I see prices vary from 600-900 per rotor which isnt too bad and pads are same price as my 08.


I checked other parts also, alternator, starter, etc and all prices are fairly inexpensive....looks like the brake system (rotors) are the most expensive thing to replace - minus tranny and engine

ruflife1

I've had numerous Euro sports cars but never one that eats brakes like the S63. I'm at the wear indicators at 26k miles. At $300 a set ( like my previous E55 ) not an issue. At $1600 a set it just annoys me.

sakodik

Well you are all set! Hopefully the maintenance is good to go. I hope you come back with the s63 if everything is good. Your wife won't notice will she?

1bad540

so an even trade for your 08 w 60k miles worth roughly 26ish? for an 08 s63 w 63k miles worth roughly 32-35ish. If the car is as clean or cleaner than yours I would say no brainer do it. Plus a free warranty?

DaveW68

One thing is for certain....the selling dealer isn't throwing in a bumper to bumper warranty for free on an S63. Any warranty will be included in the mark-up of the car. And I'm also certain that the dealer likely cannot get a bumper-to-bumper warranty for that car, especially at that age and mileage. If there is one even available to the dealer, it is likely some plebian named components policy that wouldn't cover the items you would really need a warranty for....such as all of the electronics in the car & ABC system.


He's likely assuming that he can purchase some cheap policy as if he was selling a used Honda or Toyota....and has no clue that the S63 is almost impossible to find an aftermarket warranty for.

WHPH28

Ran late...but just got here...don't like grill!!

DaveW68

Always a great idea to transform the look of your high end S-class AMG into a C class by swapping in the C styled grille and removing the hood ornament.


Nice upgrade on the rims to the face-lifted version. Let us know what kind of deal they're willing to give you on your trade-in and price of their car. I'd also like to hear more about the great bumper-to-bumper they are throwing in for free.

WHPH28

Well, that was a quick no deal. They neglected to say the owner was a smoker...and I mean they must have been a HEAVY smoker because as soon as I opened the door it wreaked of smoke, I said "Sorry, can't do a smokers car" and that was that.

I guess the S550 is sticking around - maybe it was for the better.

wilassasin

Don't take it as a lost your car looks great! Probably worked out best this way.

ruflife1

Ok - Go back there and find out where the clear sidemarkers came from. Those may be the first and only set I've ever seen.

Mike5215

For the best, mainly because that stuff about having a customer looking for a black S550 is nonsense. That's designed to give you the false belief that they'll put top dollar on the trade. There's no buyer. Black/black S550s are the most common 221 by a mile. Dave was right on the "warranty" too. I've never found a 3rd party warranty company that will touch am AMG car at any mileage, much less pushing 70k.

I had that same exact itch a few months back for an 09 S63 and oddly enough was also a smoker's car. My S550 was so much nicer.

Fly by night

Get a newer 550 with the twin turbo engine for mid 40's(2012) spend 1k on a tune and you'll be faster than the older 63's.

WHPH28

Yeah, I agree. I'm glad I still have my car actually and If I do make an upgrade it might as well be to a 2010+. I'm heading down to Miami in a few hours...hopefully I don't see anything down there to buy. :-)

Fly by night

TT engine started in 2012. I had about a week of seat time in a 12' last month with tune. Power band is just silly with the tune
Good luck