MarcusBenz

Just to let everyone know....we just received our 1st two E63's!!!!! One Obsidian Black & one reg. Black, both are available for sale. Feel free to contact me if anyone is interested!!

Obsidian Black/Black
Premium II pkg
Parktronic
Trunk closer
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MSRP $92,705

Black/Black
Premium II pkg
Parktronic
Panorama roof
Trunk closer
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MSRP $93,705

DerekFSU

Wow, that makes me feel great about ordering one. 2 are on the lot and not sold- is that not good?

jangy

Don't take it personal Derek, but I think the E has lost some customers for the CLS. Also, I think all gas guzzler car / SUV sales are pretty low right now.

Can't wait to hear how someone who really drives it feels about it.

Beltfed

On top of what jangy said......you have to also realize that not too many people know about the E63 yet.

Once they are on the lot, all shined up. I don't think they will be problem inventory.

MarcusBenz

I agree that this car will not collect too much dust on the lot. I took one for a spin tonight & you can definately tell it has 50 more ponies under the bonnet. Also, the tranny is very smooth with it shifts & the AMG wheel paddles work seemlessly!!

jangy

Nice try. lets let Vadim chime in. The tranny smooth? that is a FIRST for the seven speed. Just be honest about it, we aren't going to buy one from you with these slimy sales pitches anyway.
At least Vadim is an enthusiast and talks technically.

Germancar1

As always, can we get some pics???

M

Germancar1

That was a little bit of cheap shot don't you think? What do you expect a salesperson to say? What is the deal about the 7-speed never being able to shift smoothly? That flies in the face of nearly all reviews and thousands of owners who have found otherwise.

MarcusBenz is a sponsor afterall.

M

CynCarvin32

Easy Jangy I have raced, beat on and flogged zillions of 7g cars that were flawless. The trans is by far the best on the market for a full automatic but yes many do have issues with softwear and valve bodies. There is nothng like having a silky smoth upshift where the revs only drop 1.5k between gears and the car never falls out of its power band.

I personally love the 7g but agree it has had some issues with smooth downshfting as you come up to a stop light. WIDE OPEN THROTTLE shifts have always been flawless and thats the part I love the most!

I cant wait to test an E63! That motor is light years ahead of this 3 valve head we have on our cars. The air flow patterns and quality of the parts in this M113 motor is just terrible IMHO. The blower makes it scream down the road but its hardly more advanced than a pushrod Chevy!

Most tuners who tear these motors down say they are nothing that special but yes they do scream and have a very flat torque curve. The old M119 V8 seen in production between 1990 and 1999 makes the M113 motor look like junk. Just listen to a M113 idle and then find an 1992 500E or 500SEL and listen to the difference. One purrrs and the other clatters like a cold 1980's 300SD.

MB always has terrible issues with the first year of a new gear box. In 1997 the 5 speed tranny was put into wide production and I had 3 cars that year and each went through at least 1 tranny in the first 5k miles. They were horrible until the bugs were worked out. The same will go for the 7g box as well.

Vadim will tell you, the 63 motor is a true work of art. It might not be capable of sick power with just a pulley and a chip but it is a ture race motor with the reliability of a MB (no internal work needed for at least 150k miles of very hard driving).

AMG_Power

We demand some pics

ClayJ

And jangy is...jangy....

I don't ever expect better from him.

2K6E55

MarcusBenz

Wow....what did I ever do to you?????? I am not trying to sell anyone on this board a car!!! I merely am trying to provide my take on the car, if you like it great, if not, don't read it! I have been around here for sometime now & have never bashed on anyone & I would expect the same respect from other!!!!!

RJC

If you say so....

Kev04C320

Mark is a really decent guy. Never pushy. He only sells you the car that you want. Plain and simple.

newton22

Jangy on them mushrooms again.

Jakpro1

Yes true, but honestly there have been very and I mean veerryyy few posts over the years of "threw a valve" or "burnt another piston" or even "crank damage" on stock cars. Most of the problems people are having are with the external parts like supercharger cooling, and sensors.

These motors, although caveman like in technology and airflow are tanks IMO. We still have no clue as to what the new 6.3 holds for long term hard use on the street.

It's okay to disagree.....that's what makes the forum great.

Kev04C320

With AMG's track record, the motor would most likely be very solid, which is unlike their rivalry, the M Division.

2K6E55

And I told him NOT to do it on his own.

newton22

See, be honest now, half of you guys here made enough pocket change to buy a E55 came from "enriching" people's lives with mushrooms.

Hey whatever works.

dsc

I've been told the 7 speed tranny needs to run about 1500 miles to smooth out the software learning for smoother shifts.

GMW

Woah! What's this all about?? It's useful to have guys like Marcus letting us know when cars have arrived and giving us pics and prices! If you have nothing creative to say then keep it to yourself. I had a 5-speed auto before and the 7 speed is far superior. It is smoother on upshifts and downshifts. The 2-1 downshift is more pronounced in the begining but smoothens with mileage.

lauer87

The seven speed transmission cant handle the tq our 55k engines produce, but it is a great transmission in its own right. It's why the slk55 is so fast imo.

rkao

Wow...that's a lot of pent up anger...

I can vouch, based solely on my personal experience, that the 7g gearbox in my SL500 has been very smooth and quick and has never given me any troubles. Now, if only the rest of the electonics worked as well as the 7g then I'd be even happier as an owner!

MarcusBenz

Per board request.....here are some pics