2011 E63
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2011 E63
Hi,
I am considering a 2011 E63, a CPO car with 37K miles.
I plan to drive 4/5K miles a year at most and mostly around town. Some will say why in the world does this guy want a car for running errands? Well, I am retired, had a C36 and CLS55 and I like AMGs. A friend of mine said that this transmission has a wet clutch and not a torque converter. They can be a little jerky when creeping around town.
Also, some of these cars of this vintage with the burl wood trim had a defect in the wood stain that caused them to fade in the sunlight. If this car has this issue it would take a couple thousand dollars to fix and it is not likely to be covered by any warranty other than the original new car warranty.
I welcome your comments and suggestions.
Cheers,
I am considering a 2011 E63, a CPO car with 37K miles.
I plan to drive 4/5K miles a year at most and mostly around town. Some will say why in the world does this guy want a car for running errands? Well, I am retired, had a C36 and CLS55 and I like AMGs. A friend of mine said that this transmission has a wet clutch and not a torque converter. They can be a little jerky when creeping around town.
Also, some of these cars of this vintage with the burl wood trim had a defect in the wood stain that caused them to fade in the sunlight. If this car has this issue it would take a couple thousand dollars to fix and it is not likely to be covered by any warranty other than the original new car warranty.
I welcome your comments and suggestions.
Cheers,
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Hi,
I am considering a 2011 E63, a CPO car with 37K miles.
I plan to drive 4/5K miles a year at most and mostly around town. Some will say why in the world does this guy want a car for running errands? Well, I am retired, had a C36 and CLS55 and I like AMGs. A friend of mine said that this transmission has a wet clutch and not a torque converter. They can be a little jerky when creeping around town.
Also, some of these cars of this vintage with the burl wood trim had a defect in the wood stain that caused them to fade in the sunlight. If this car has this issue it would take a couple thousand dollars to fix and it is not likely to be covered by any warranty other than the original new car warranty.
I welcome your comments and suggestions.
Cheers,
I am considering a 2011 E63, a CPO car with 37K miles.
I plan to drive 4/5K miles a year at most and mostly around town. Some will say why in the world does this guy want a car for running errands? Well, I am retired, had a C36 and CLS55 and I like AMGs. A friend of mine said that this transmission has a wet clutch and not a torque converter. They can be a little jerky when creeping around town.
Also, some of these cars of this vintage with the burl wood trim had a defect in the wood stain that caused them to fade in the sunlight. If this car has this issue it would take a couple thousand dollars to fix and it is not likely to be covered by any warranty other than the original new car warranty.
I welcome your comments and suggestions.
Cheers,
Why not drive a 2012 or 2013 e550 as well ... Lots of power and very very smooth for 'round town driving. Plus you'll have more warranty and potentially lower miles.
But I get your connection with amg, this 2011 will have some warranty and you may or may not like the jerkiness of the trans. Though the 550's are fast, they don't evoke the same emotion at wide open throttle that the amg will... That amg snarl
Any Benz can be cost prohibitive to repair a problem out of warranty
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Very good points. I recently sold a '93 500E, had the car for six years at a cost of $26K. It was the only MB that I had that became a money pit even though I purchased my own OEM parts at 20% off.
Does the CLS55 have the same kind of clutch or a torque converter? I don't remember.
Thanks,
Does the CLS55 have the same kind of clutch or a torque converter? I don't remember.
Thanks,
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Very good points. I recently sold a '93 500E, had the car for six years at a cost of $26K. It was the only MB that I had that became a money pit even though I purchased my own OEM parts at 20% off.
Does the CLS55 have the same kind of clutch or a torque converter? I don't remember.
Thanks,
Does the CLS55 have the same kind of clutch or a torque converter? I don't remember.
Thanks,
I drove a 55 and it was very smooth
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At least in my 2012 it's very smooth, sometimes when it cold on the first start from D at the beginning of the day it jerks just a little bit, must be because the fluid is cold I guess.
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I recently purchase a 2011 E63 (P2 package/panorama roof/44k miles) and it's a CPO. I bought this car as a family car, we have 2 small kids, and this provided the room, comfort, power and safety I was looking for in a car. I only drive the car with the family so like you, I may only put 4-5k miles a year on the car. Very true about the transmission and it can be a bit jerky but I learned how to gently push the gas so not a real issue. I can tell you that this car is a pure pleasure to drive and wouldn't trade it for anything out there.
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I recently purchase a 2011 E63 (P2 package/panorama roof/44k miles) and it's a CPO. I bought this car as a family car, we have 2 small kids, and this provided the room, comfort, power and safety I was looking for in a car. I only drive the car with the family so like you, I may only put 4-5k miles a year on the car. Very true about the transmission and it can be a bit jerky but I learned how to gently push the gas so not a real issue. I can tell you that this car is a pure pleasure to drive and wouldn't trade it for anything out there.
Hope this helps....
Hope this helps....
Just bought the car a week ago, about to get the extended warranty through MB. Hopefully I have no trouble as screw ups on this car cost an arm and leg.
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2011 E63 AMG, performance package
I purchased a 2011 E63 (pano roof /performance package /limited slip /Designo), it only had 17k miles and was a really high option car . In comfort mode... it's not at all, and it's virtually un-drivable on rough city streets when the suspension is in sport+ (both shock lights on) so it's a really awful daily driver, however, on the track it's (almost) able to keep up with Porches, TT's etc.. I always get comments like "that car really gets around the track for a big car". Unfortunately I drive it every day, but only get to run it on a track a few weekends a year. Next time I'll opt out of the "track pack" and with the money I save get a Miata for the track :-)
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2011 E63 AMG, performance package
E63 "limp Mode"... This weekend I was running MSR Houston (http://www.msrhouston.com/pdfs/RoadCourse-corners.pdf) HPDE. On the first day the car ran like a champ in the first three sets then in set four coming out of turns 5/6 it just wouldn't pull it was at about 5k RPM but just "stuck" after I got out of the apex of 6 it woke up and started pulling hard again. At first I though I was starving for fuel, turn 2 is a really long high speed RH sweeper and at 1/4 tank I though it may be starved for fuel, I did notice that my oil temp was at about 265. I added about 10 gallons of 98, and the first set on Sunday was fine, then in sets two and three I had the same issue in the same place, turns 4/5/6, and again on turn 16/17, oil temp now at about 275. In set four I decided to drive a little easier and had no problems. Oil never got over 250. The weather was only in the 80's in the late afternoon, which is pretty cool for summer here so I'm not sure if it's a heat issue or not. Has any one here had any experience with a problem like this? Any thoughts or suggestions would be great. I'll probably take it to MB and see if the ECU pulled any codes.
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I have not tracked my E63 yet, but from my understanding the MCT is the weak link on the track. The C63 guys complained quite a bit once the MCT arrived compared to the old torque converter transmission. So your experience does not really surprise me.
