Hi all..

After having my 58-plate RRS for ~3.5 years.. including the fun expense of replacing both turbos, a starter motor and a handbrake module amongst general wear and tear items (even on the morning I part-ex'd it, I had to run tom Lookers in Park Royal in my classic Mini to get a boost hose that split the night before!)... I decided that I wanted something else.. something a bit more....... sporty, reliable and lower mileage.. whilst keeping in line with something comfy and something that could be used for the family too having a couple of young lads.

I'd toyed with the idea of a Nissan GT-R.. and even a BMW M4 convertible (had an E46 330ci beforehand and it never put a foot wrong). I also got used to the rumble of my TDV8 RRS. Anotehr motor I'd always liked was the Mercedes C63 AMG and decided to look in that direction... and that was when I came across a low-mileage E63 AMG-S. Took it for a test drive and decided that it ticked all my boxes

It's a 2013 W212 facelift estate that had 25.5k miles on the clock with 6 months AMG warranty remaining. Pearl metallic white paint and the Multicontour dynamic seats with self-inflating side bolsters when cornering and massage. Under the bonnet is 577 horses from the 5.5l bi-turbo V8 producing 590lb-ft torque.

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Awesome engine that 5.5 biturbo V8. Nice car. Gone - 2008 Stornoway Grey RRS 2.7 TDV6
Gone - 2009 Buckingham Blue RRS 2.7 TDV6
Gone - 2010 Alaska White RRS 5.0 V8 Aspirated
Gone - 2017 Chawton White RRS 5.0 V8 Supercharged
Current - 2010 Java Black RRS 5.0 V8 Aspirated
Current- 2024 RRS P400 SE Dynamic

Lots of visit's to the tyre shop then lovely looking motor

That looks a stunning car and a lot of smiles per gallon, what’s the road tax?.

Steve. 2006 2.7 TDV6 HSE in Cairns Blue.

Don`t like many estates but the E63 is one of my favourites. I`d have one of those over a RRS in a heartbeat. Enjoy. Steve.

Stevepd wrote:

That looks a stunning car and a lot of smiles per gallon, what’s the road tax?.

Steve.

I`ll have you know it`s not road tax anymore, as it doesn`t go towards the roads anymore. it`s Vehicle Excise Duty.....I think  Steve.

Thanks all.. definitely puts a smile on your face.. and being a lower-compression turbo engine, not quite as "shouty" as the N/A C63.. actually in "comfort" setting, it's really quite quiet when being driven conservatively. Glad it came with standard brakes too.. the 'S' model had the carbon ceramic as an (expensive) option, but they appear to be ~£1200 for the front discs alone.. so happy with the good ol' pig iron units

Definitely think I need to look into shares in Pirelli (came shod with P-Zeros all round) as even in the dry, planted in sport+ mode, it'll fishtail even at 60mph.. but driven like that, the MPG drops into single figures.. normal driving averages ~18mpg.. not far off what my daily average was in my RRS (mainly short urban journeys).

Road (ahem.. just another gov' tax ) tax is the £500+ bracket I think. The dealer I bought it from taxed it for me as part of the deal.

Definitely enjoying it and plan to do a smallish Euro road trip in it with the family to Spain next year.



Cheers..

Ian