Originally Posted by South Ocean1

Thanks for all of your kind words on the color combo. It was a little bit of a risk to order this color combo on an E63 - but then if you are going to order one (as opposed to picking up a steal of a deal on a 2010) you might as well get exactly what you want (or what you think you want). Fortunately, my wife and I are both equally excited by the color combo now that we have the car - which is a surprise. Here are a couple more pictures in the light of day.

BBell, I like the color combo that you have coming in. The steel grey is really a cool, sophisticated and sinister color that can look different depending on the light. I think you will be very happy with the car. It really is a great combination of luxury and performance. I can't wait to see pictures!! When is your car due to arrive?

I have been thinking about an extra set of rims as well for snow tires. I think our choices are very limited because of the unique rim offset for the W212 E63. The owners manual basically lists rim sizes for snow tires as exactly the same as come on the car now - either the 18s or the 19s. I have a call into the dealer to see what their "wheel specialist" can come up with. So far, I think my choices would be a second set of the existing 18" AMG wheels that I currently have - although that will likely be prohibitively expensive. The other option would be to order a set of Forgestar F14 wheels in the 18" size because you can customize the offset to fit exactly. One downside there would be that you have to use different bolts for the rims (from what I have read from other posts). They would likely be much less expensive that the 18" AMG wheels. I was thinking about posting to see if any current owners who are swapping out their 18" wheels for 19s or 20s would want to sell them as I would be interested in buying.

Originally Posted by WWMIndy

Did you happen to be on Walton and Rush street on New Years Eve?

Was having a cigarette on the balcony of my room at the Elysian and saw the exact same car and took a picture...

Just curious - we live in a small world

Originally Posted by ngerstman

No pictures posted yet. I do love the indium grey. If you get a chance you should check out the Designo platinum black, I loved that color. My dealer(not as in the 1960's) has an e350 luxury in that color in the showroom. Would love to see it out in the natural light. The interior of my e550 is the almond. The seats in my e55(two tone grey and black) are more comfortable than the ones in my new e550. I don't understand why Mercedes doesn't offer more plush seats. I guess it fulfills their need to keep a "driving machine" image as opposed to the luxury sedan image. I noticed that your e63 has adjustable airmatic shocks in the rear but not the front. Do the front shocks adjust ride as well? DO you drive the e63 in snow at all? All in all it sounds like the new e63's are pretty civilized given the adjustable suspension, an every day ride except for snowy days. Regards. Ned.

Originally Posted by South Ocean1

WWMIndy:

Must be as I was on Rush Street on New Year's Eve. Wow - I am impressed with your ability to spot a car like this from the balcony of a hotel. That IS pretty cool in the small world category . . .

I like to think I have a skill (that is of absolutely no monetary value) of being able to spot cars that I am interested in from any direction (like parked on the other side of the road or going the opposite way on the highway). You have clearly outdone me on this one. If your car were parked on the street that night, I would have noticed it - particularly a 2011 with the new sport wheel style (vs the 2010s) but I am guessing it wasn't as I don't recall seeing it.

How are you enjoying your new E350 4matic Sport? That is a great all weather sports sedan for this climate. Have you posted any photos anywhere on this board as of yet?

Kind regards

Originally Posted by e63 driver

Thanks for the post. I just bought an E63 AMG myself and went through a similar decision process, I also considered the new Infiniti M series.

I live in Toronto, Canada and had it delivered in November. Considering the 1500km break in period and now we're in the middle of winter I haven't been able to drive it very much. I do have the full winter tire set, but my biggest concern is the slush and salt.

I also intend to keep this car for a long time and want to keep it in good condition. Is there anyone out there with advice for rust proofing? We usually get undercoating for our other vehicles and this is the first time we've bought a Mercedes.

Originally Posted by South Ocean1

E63 Driver:

Congrats on your purchase! What color combo do you go with? I was in Toronto in late October and spotted a black W212 E63 with the 19s heading down University Ave towards Union Station. I presume that was not your car as your purchase was more recent . . .

And by "full winter tire set", do you mean a duplicate set of wheels from Mercedes or an after market set? If aftermarket, what did you go with?

As with you, I plan to keep this car for a long time, so upkeep during the winter is important but challenging. I just try to make sure to have the car washed (with the undercarrage wash) more frequently in the winter months to get as much of the salt off as possible. Also, I think it is important to check for paint chips and cover those with touch up paint as that is where the oxidization of the metal can get started over time.

Kind regards,

Originally Posted by South Ocean1

WWMIndy:

Thanks for posting those additional photos of your car. That is a very sharp, sinister looking ride - black on black with the tinted windows and Elbrus polished/black painted rims. I like it a lot.

It looks like you have the Pirelli snow tires mounted on your Elbrus wheels. Do you keep the rims and swap the tires for summer or use a different set of wheels for summer?

Yes - we got a fair bit of snow - around 16 inches where I live. This was a great test of the E63 with snow tires driving into the city today after they finally plowed my street. I had to be careful but overall no problems. Just goes to show you what a good set of snow tires will do for a rear wheel drive car . . .

Safe driving in Indy - the ice is definitely more dangerous than the snow . . .

Kind regards,