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C63 AMG (Purchased by CEO Mark Williams

There has been a lot of interest in the ‘beast’
since I wrote the article ‘my ride to car heaven’
in Top Cover issue 4. On my retirement day
I drove to the SCO19 base to collect some
belongings and spent a considerable amount
of time talking to colleagues about the car, and
of course starting her up and giving the V8 a
couple of blips on the accelerator!

So what’s it been like? Apart perhaps from the Impreza Turbo I owned back in 1996, I cannot recall any car
I have driven or owned giving me quite the thrill the C63 does. The feeling you get every time you start her
up is one of excitement and just a little bit of fear. The fear factor comes from the feeling that without careful
observation of the speedo my licence could be on the way back to the DVLA! The fuel consumption has never
gone above 24 MPG and after a recent 30-mile country lane drive I achieved just 11.9 MPG. It’s alarming but
then what do you expect from 6.2 litres and 450BHP? The car itself is comfortable, albeit the ride is hard, but
it’s very refined on long runs. The brakes are incredible, and the handling something else. I have replaced the
rear tyres at just over 6k miles, which apparently is not too bad. Two Continental 235/35/18 ContiContact
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set me back £400. The first service will be due in May, and should be around £350. The car goes back in May
2015 when the PCP finishes. Fortunately with a guaranteed value I do not have to worry about depreciation
or selling her. Ad Number: 368132008 Status: Operator Accept
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