e55/e63 vs c63
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08 E63 AMG P30, 2013 S550, 09 E63, 14 E63 S Wagon, 14 E350 Wagon(current), 13 C63 P31 (current)
e55/e63 vs c63
If you could go back and buy again would you do w211 again? Or would you consider a c63 at all?
Why and why not?
Just curious
Why and why not?
Just curious
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08 E63 AMG P30, 2013 S550, 09 E63, 14 E63 S Wagon, 14 E350 Wagon(current), 13 C63 P31 (current)
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I had to make that decision before I bought mine several years back. While I think the C series looks very sharp, I also like the "bigger, luxurious look" of the E class. And the main factor was that forced induction is much easier to gain bigger improvements in power withouth compromising the driveability.
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+1... So many creature comforts in the E Class, I wouldn't consider anything lower on the model selection chart.
I was seriously considering the CL65, but I didn't like the design as much. The power definitely would have sold me, however.
I'm not all that convinced that with proper setup, the E55 couldn't be a venerable contender (within its class) for road racing.
I was seriously considering the CL65, but I didn't like the design as much. The power definitely would have sold me, however.
I'm not all that convinced that with proper setup, the E55 couldn't be a venerable contender (within its class) for road racing.
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doesn't the E55/E63 have less likely odds of head bolt issue also?
i test drove the C63 also before getting my E63, and as much i liked the nimbleness of the C, it didn't make sense that it would cost MORE than my E63...plus I'm very happy w/ the interior.
That said, I have a few squeeks that I need to address, most obvious when slowly going over speed bumps - hearing it could be ball joints and/or control arms/bushings, etc?
PL
i test drove the C63 also before getting my E63, and as much i liked the nimbleness of the C, it didn't make sense that it would cost MORE than my E63...plus I'm very happy w/ the interior.
That said, I have a few squeeks that I need to address, most obvious when slowly going over speed bumps - hearing it could be ball joints and/or control arms/bushings, etc?
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I test drove a E55, C63, E63 and ended up with the E55 (obviously). I couldn't justify the extra coin for the 63's when the 55K had all the creature comforts (minus the new technology) and a engine that developed more torque in stock form than most vehicles on the road today.
That being said, the back seats in the E55 are pretty useless if you have 4 tall people in the car at once. C63 for city romping, E55 for destroying the pavement.
That being said, the back seats in the E55 are pretty useless if you have 4 tall people in the car at once. C63 for city romping, E55 for destroying the pavement.
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I am hoping the OP doesn't mind me asking this question??? I just got my second E63 (08) but noticed the rims seemed different on the front. Just the way it sat. But since I had no other E63 to compare it too, I got it. I found out as I was leaving, an employee was saying how beautiful the one i got was, then said that the wheels are from a C63, and made it look better. They look pretty much the same as what I had before, but I am wondering size and offset. I think the C are 8 in the front and not 8.5 and for the back they are the same at 9.5. Same size tires though for sure. I think the 8 in front is what is making me second guess them. Any help would be great, all I see is posts for putting e wheels on a C. Here is a picture of two of them
