Anyone in the market for a C63 AMG?

"RPM esq." (rpm3) 01/02/2019 at 18:23 • Filed to: c63, c63 amg, mercedes-benz, carmax

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Specifically, the best version? With a warranty? Because once again, CarMax has a 507 Edition in stock and doesn’t seem to realize it. This time, it’s a coupe.

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KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time > RPM esq. 01/02/2019 at 18:30

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For a low, low price of Forty Five Thousand Dollars!

WilliamsSW > RPM esq. 01/02/2019 at 18:34

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Yeah, when shopping for the E550, I came to realize that Carmax’s listings were about 50/50 in listing the option packages correctly. And for the most part, the listings were missing features that the car *did* have.

How is that price though?  The Carmax premium may offset whatever they missed in pricing out the wrong car.

Blunion05 drives a pink S2000 (USER WAS BANNED FOR THIS POST) > RPM esq. 01/02/2019 at 18:35

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For a top of the line C-Class AMG car, I expect to see a nice interior uninterrupted by whatever plasticky looking crap this is:

But no. It’s just the same shit you get in the entire C-Class line up.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > RPM esq. 01/02/2019 at 18:44

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Nice, though I think it looks better as a sedan like yours.

On a side note...

At first I was shocked. But looking closer: You can finance title, tax, etc. and lump it together with the loan? Do people actually do this?! Paying interest on sales tax and title ?!?!

RPM esq. > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 01/02/2019 at 18:49

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Sort of--I think most people would figure that’s what a big chunk of the down payment is going to. WA’s high tax and registration probably mean a lot of people end up paying interest on them.

BeaterGT > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 01/02/2019 at 18:52

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For those moments when you have a $10k down payment but can’t afford to pay the doc fees....wait, what?

RPM esq. > WilliamsSW 01/02/2019 at 18:53

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Hard to know since this trim package is fairly hard to find, but I think it’s pretty good especially given the low mileage. Would certainly be high for a “base” C63, which is what they seem to think it is. Frankly, as far as I’m concerned the CarMax premium is worth it for all the other conveniences—no haggling and no pressure , shopping and sh ipping from throughout their network, available warranty on everything they sell, etc. Really puts the usual dealer experience to shame, at least on the sales side.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > RPM esq. 01/02/2019 at 18:55

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Shows what I know (haven’t financed a car yet). I would figure people would just pay the fees and taxes at time of sale, and the loan would only be what’s owed on the vehicle. What that says to me is that there is someone, somewhere, out there financing $23,000 on a $20,000 car...

RPM esq. > Blunion05 drives a pink S2000 (USER WAS BANNED FOR THIS POST) 01/02/2019 at 18:59

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You know the top of the line for luxury purposes is an S-class, right? This is a C-class with go-fast mechanicals . All they do to the interior is put in (much) more supportive seats and sporty trim . Are you not familiar with what AMG and M cars are? Part of the appeal is that it’s a relatively normal car that’s been tuned and fettled for performance.

Anyway, i t’s better than the equivalent BMW’s interior plastics , at least. And light years better than the stuff in the CLA and GLA, in case that’s what you’re thinking of. Yuck.

RPM esq. > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 01/02/2019 at 19:01

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Probably about 50% of what it cost new. Depreciation!

RPM esq. > BeaterGT 01/02/2019 at 19:03

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At least for me, I would think of it more as putting down 10-15% plus the taxes and fees, not as putting down 20% and financing them. But I guess that’s kind of six of one, half a dozen of the other.

RPM esq. > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 01/02/2019 at 19:06

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In the last two years I have looked at a lot of purchase and loan documents belonging to people who are not me, and I can confirm that a lot of people are out there doing exactly this, if not also rolling over debt from their trade-in, and doing it all at interest rates I usually associate with credit cards. It’s terrifying.

ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com > RPM esq. 01/02/2019 at 19:06

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Yes!

*Checks bank account*

... nuts.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > RPM esq. 01/02/2019 at 19:12

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Hang on, he actually makes a good point. Trade for Pontiac Vibe?

No Prius Needed > RPM esq. 01/02/2019 at 19:17

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That’s a steal. The 507s came with the P31   diff right?

DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish! > RPM esq. 01/02/2019 at 19:39

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I should get this one transferred to my store. Just to have it.

BrianGriffin thinks “reliable” is just a state of mind > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 01/02/2019 at 22:09

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...yes?  Every car deal I’ve ever been a part of (either as a buyer or a friend of the buyer) has tax and tags added into the loan. Maybe the down payment was enough to cover it, maybe not, but the bottom line never had tax pulled out and paid separately. 

Vicente Esteve > RPM esq. 01/02/2019 at 22:09

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Best version is the sedan, but it is close. 

camarov6rs > RPM esq. 01/02/2019 at 22:42

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CarMax is the way to go for cars like this where having an upstanding dealer willing to back their warranties is worth it.

RPM esq. > No Prius Needed 01/02/2019 at 23:08

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I know mine did. I  think they all did since they have all the other P31 stuff and then some.

RPM esq. > Vicente Esteve 01/02/2019 at 23:12

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I’m sure not everyone would agree, but in this case y ou’re preaching to the choir . https://oppositelock.kinja.com/oppo-review-2014-mercedes-benz-c63-amg-507-1823377431

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > BrianGriffin thinks “reliable” is just a state of mind 01/02/2019 at 23:30

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[nods slowly]

Learn something new everyday

RPM esq. > camarov6rs 01/03/2019 at 01:38

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The best part of the CarMax warranty is that you can do the service anywhere, so they’ll cover repairs on an AMG at a Merc dealer with AMG-certified techs.

camarov6rs > RPM esq. 01/03/2019 at 02:49

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Given the specialish nature and limited numbers I would be surprised the average CarMax would even look twice at a car like this when it comes to service. They might have some old Mercedes techs running around out back but what are the chances they have an AMG certified guy that jumped ship? They would probably ask you to go to Mercedes themselves lol

ihm96 > RPM esq. 01/03/2019 at 09:35

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Some dealers have gone to a similar used car pricing strategy, the problem is customers still want to haggle or assume that theres 5k markup in the cheapest car in the area.

Vicente Esteve > RPM esq. 01/03/2019 at 09:59

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A man of taste, I see 

Bob Loblaw Made Me Make a Phoney Phone Call to Edward Rooney > RPM esq. 01/03/2019 at 10:20

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They appear to have noticed their mistake:

RPM esq. > ihm96 01/03/2019 at 11:12

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Yeah, we bought a certified used Volvo from a dealer chain with no-haggle pricing on used cars last year . It wasn’t the very cheapest in the area but it was quite reasonable and so much easier. They did give us the hard sell on all the extras in the finance office, though.

RPM esq. > Bob Loblaw Made Me Make a Phoney Phone Call to Edward Rooney 01/03/2019 at 11:17

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Looks like it sold.