littlehandegan

Stay away?

I feel like the 6.3 NA motor might be more reliable, got more bugs worked out etc.

Nstar

Depends how high. Once they have more than 50,000 miles resale takes a hit but I would worry about the engine until at least three times that. Mine is my daily driver so I'm not too concerned. Had it for 3 years, done 45,000 with just a creaky roof and an odd transmission noise to complain about. Will probably keep it for another year or two and/or 20,000 to 30,000 more miles. The 18s bend/crack a little easily on potholes, I've bent two.

Make sure car has full MBSH and has had no paintwork or modifications. Get an MB warranty, you'll love it. My car has the p30 option and the only thing I'd improve is the very slow responses of the 7 speed in manual/paddle mode.

220S

Motor and drive train aren't much of a worry assuming the car wasn't abused (oil changes, never driven over 3k rpms until oil temp reached, etc..)

It's the electronics and the little things that add up with repair costs. Same with BMW. Also maintenance esp brakes is fairly high (compared to a non-AMG car.)

It's worth buying a dealer's CPO'd car for a little bit more $$ and getting the extended warranty that comes with CPO'd cars.

fwiw, I have the stock 18" rims and haven't had any cracking/bending issues. And the roads are in crappy condition here (SoCal.) I once went to a wheel vendor (a Porsche specialist) who said my OEM wheels are made by Fuch and he felt they were stronger than most; he said I didn't need 'better' rims since the Fuchs are well built.:

Meeyatch1

At over 53,300 miles, my '07 E63 is solid as a rock. No issues. Look for one with a warranty if possible, or buy an extended warranty. I would not be scared of one with 'higher mileage' as long as it was properly maintained.

ZephyrAMG

How do you bend an 18" Rim? You really have to be wagonwheeling it over post holes and speed bumps at high speeds and ignoring gaping holes while turning...

Nstar

Quite easily and turning is not needed. When it's wet and your on unfamiliar surface streets it's hard to see potholes. It can happen to these 18s as there is only as much sidewall as an M5 has with its 19s due to the diameter of these tires being a little less. Bent one, hairline cracked one (i think in the same incident). Other than that just the usual flat tires once or twice per year.

Only other rim I've bent was also an 18", it was Audi OEM.

Jon2007E63P30

67k for me. Because of the P30 option the pano squeeks a little more than most. P30 is 50% stiffer.

And yes, rims bend, although I suspect the tire installer but could not prove.

MB_Forever

There was a mini article on the AMG website (approx. 8 months ago) about the first E63 in Germany hitting the 250,000 miles mark. The E63 engine is incredibly reliable; it is not too stressed or too pushed to the limits by any means, so I suspect reliability and durability of parts are not a problem.

03'55AMG

whats the highest a 55k engines gotten?

AKnight55

https://mbworld.org/forums/w211-amg/...63-here-2.html