thinking about an E63
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thinking about an E63
Hi guys,
I posted here a couple days ago but don't see it anywhere, so... THIS is my first post. Thanks for having me in this great club. So....... I have an opportunity to get a spotless 07 e63 with about 17K miles (silver on black.) I've read about some issues with squealing brakes and jerky 7 speed transmissions... Any real issues here? Tech tells me that squealing is b/cuz of soft braking building up 'a glaze' and can be solved by hard braking. True??? And how's everyone's experience with the transmission?
Any and all feedback for a usually-BMW 540 guy will be greatly appreciated!
Mostel
I posted here a couple days ago but don't see it anywhere, so... THIS is my first post. Thanks for having me in this great club. So....... I have an opportunity to get a spotless 07 e63 with about 17K miles (silver on black.) I've read about some issues with squealing brakes and jerky 7 speed transmissions... Any real issues here? Tech tells me that squealing is b/cuz of soft braking building up 'a glaze' and can be solved by hard braking. True??? And how's everyone's experience with the transmission?
Any and all feedback for a usually-BMW 540 guy will be greatly appreciated!
Mostel
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E63 P30, CL500 Sport
Hi guys,
I posted here a couple days ago but don't see it anywhere, so... THIS is my first post. Thanks for having me in this great club. So....... I have an opportunity to get a spotless 07 e63 with about 17K miles (silver on black.) I've read about some issues with squealing brakes and jerky 7 speed transmissions... Any real issues here? Tech tells me that squealing is b/cuz of soft braking building up 'a glaze' and can be solved by hard braking. True??? And how's everyone's experience with the transmission?
Any and all feedback for a usually-BMW 540 guy will be greatly appreciated!
Mostel
I posted here a couple days ago but don't see it anywhere, so... THIS is my first post. Thanks for having me in this great club. So....... I have an opportunity to get a spotless 07 e63 with about 17K miles (silver on black.) I've read about some issues with squealing brakes and jerky 7 speed transmissions... Any real issues here? Tech tells me that squealing is b/cuz of soft braking building up 'a glaze' and can be solved by hard braking. True??? And how's everyone's experience with the transmission?
Any and all feedback for a usually-BMW 540 guy will be greatly appreciated!
Mostel
I say go for it, the E63 is an unbelievable car, and will put a smile on your face everytime you drive it
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2007 E63 w/P30 and Eurotech CF Diffuser
Mo, above, gave you the right info.
I have the brake squeel, but that is about it. I have not bothered with the TSB service on this. Hard braking seems to solve the glaze issue for a short time, but it comes back if you are using the car as a daily driver.
The Pano roof will creek if you have one of those. Mainly at low speed in parking lots.
This should be a pretty bullet proof machine.
I am loving mine
I have the brake squeel, but that is about it. I have not bothered with the TSB service on this. Hard braking seems to solve the glaze issue for a short time, but it comes back if you are using the car as a daily driver.
The Pano roof will creek if you have one of those. Mainly at low speed in parking lots.
This should be a pretty bullet proof machine.
I am loving mine
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Appreciate the feedback. I may be like a lot of guys who 'want a Porsche' but know it just has zero practical value (wife, kids, dog, a trunk) so I think it comes down to really 2 cars with 4 doors--the M5 which I think lacks the classy and beautiful lines of the previous e39 version--and then the e63--which has a subtle classic body shape, but hides a beast within. I have never owned an MB, but owned 4 BMW's. I never owned an M5, but many 540's--all amazing cars with immense power and great suspensions. This would be my first out and out supercar. I would use it as a daily driver, and probably a couple times a month let it out on open roads, the freeway early mornings... But what sticks with me from the test drive is not just the power... it's THE RIDE. What a great smooth but 'connected' ride...
Please chime in with more feedback, good or bad, I really can use some guidance on this car, what to expect.
How do you like the navigation, the technology, the stereo, etc?
Please chime in with more feedback, good or bad, I really can use some guidance on this car, what to expect.
How do you like the navigation, the technology, the stereo, etc?