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Originally Posted by AstulzerRZD
Close buddy of mine had Q50 RedSport; it was fine.
You want to avoid early ones since they tend to have turbo failures.
Handled kind of like a boat which was shocking because I was driving the Charger at the time.
I REALLY like the C43 though.
It's numb but with the driver's pack, the active exhaust and overall experience is really fun.
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Yah I had read 2022 was the optimal year and about the turbos and heatsoak issues... heatsoak has solutions... apparently some headgasket problems at higher mileages too but not super common. Apparently the extra active steering option is shit and better off without that. Seen some monster builds on the forums like 650+hp from pretty basic stuff including upgraded (re: slightly bigger and more robust) turbos.
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Originally Posted by roastpuff
That AMG C43 Wagon is a shit ton of fun but: - Interior is very clearly cost cut - so many blank buttons and build quality/touch points leave much to be desired. COMAND is annoying to use but maybe I just didn't get used to it. Need the fancy steering wheel with the little dial to make it cool.
- Boy the ride was rough on 20s. Even in Comfort it is stiff and jarring.
- You pay that wagon premium - it is not a cheap car to acquire.
Exhaust and engine are the two best things about that car IMO.
EDIT: Added my impressions from Craigslist Good Buys thread a while back re: C43. |
Yah prices are sky high used, Canada only premium... one in West Van is like $68k at a dealer with 23,000kms... there's another one in Kanata ON that only has 9,000kms on it for private sale at $55k but man 4 pictures in an unpainted shed with bad lighting? I don't know what the guy is thinking lol
It also seems like they only came in black, all of them except 1 blue one are black on the market which I can't stand... I've owned too many black cars to want to suffer with that again.