I'm the original owner, bought it in January 2007. I bought it from RBM of Atlanta a little bit before my youngest children went off to college. (I wanted a Porsche but my wife wanted the space!) For the most part we keep it in the garage and only use it when we need the cargo or passenger space. Such a blast to drive!
This is my absolute dream car. I only ever saw one for sale in my area, it actually was pretty cheap but back then I didn't have the cash to spare. Never seen one of those for sale ever again. It will probably take me a few years to find a decent one which doesn't cost 50k or more
Hey man, loved the review and the R63! I think one place to improve is lowering the background music volume a bit so your voice can be heard better. Thanks :)
It makes all other AMG cars look common in comparison and I love that while driving you would be the only person possibly in the entire state that your in that has one.
Imagine it's 2008. You have a brand new Mustang. It's a really cool one. You're driving down to the mall to get the groceries for the weekend. You pull up next to a soccer mom in a minivan. It's your neighbour. She revs her engine. "Shirley!" you start, "you can't be serious!" "I am". You didn't know it, but you were in for the street race of your life.
That wagon is a beast. The word minivan is not a popular word in the M.B. vocabulary. Even though they do have a B Class, it's not being pushed in U.S. market. I would definitely get this for my wife.
Its extremely rare version of R class. Somehow not many people where choosing this version. Mostly diesel versions were sold. But yeah, i would like to have one if i would have bigger family. BTW - cool wife for liking such car and wanting to ruin mustang/corvette owners day at the track :))
I have a silver on black Canadian-spec R63 AMG (only 5 made). Picked it up in Ontario a few months ago from the orig owner. MB USA said only 101 were built at the Alabama factory. I guess about 50 were sold in US, the rest is distributed all over the world.
I picked it up with 98K miles. I'm in Southern CA. I drove that van from Toronto to Southern CA in 3 days (Friday to Monday morning). Customs and CA registration were a breeze (of course I did my homework prior, which made it easy to import and register it here).
I've been after owning one of these R63's for the last few years since I saw a silver one in the Supermarket car park in 2015, the owner was a very nice guy and told me that these are a super rare car, I thought he was joking but it turns out he's 100% right, coz I can't seem to fine one for sale anywhere ! :( and I'm in the UK where they imported a few. It's a great car because it's got the same M156 6.2 v8 engine and 4-matic setup from the ML63 but it somehow looks nicer and seems more practical as it can be used as a minivan ! LOL
Not trying to distract from the actual content, but your camera keeps hunting for focus... I'm assuming you're using a low-end DSLR to make this video... if so, you'll need to throw the camera into manual focus prior to filming... that little "zoom" every couple seconds is it front/back focusing based on contrast detect. Good luck.
c4v3man1 Thanks a lot. I noticed that too. It's a Canon 70d. I'm new to the filming end of all this so thanks a lot. Just picked up a wireless mic setup. I'm messing around with that to get the audio down also.
You know what doing quirks and features is a great idea. I may just use that as I dont think anyone covers that stuff, haha. Thanks for watching. I just watched the Demuro R63 as well. Alex
problem with the art class panoramic roof kept failing $1,200 repair then there's the famous air ride suspension which was another problem only in production two years based off the Dodge Magnum when Mercedes and Chrysler join together
Two words, Head Bolts! Have you seen the guy who had to rebuild his engine after they failed. Only way I am going near an M156 is is these bolts have been changed.
Would I get one?? Naw I rather prefer the GL63 just because it has more seating options than the Rclass but it's still a sexy rare beast and what is the song in the background because even tho I like the beat it was still a little loud so you can't really hear y'all talking
Love that thing . I have a 2010 E550 Coupe and with exhaust and custom tune I'm only making 400 horsepower. I think I need that van for the wife 😉.. the background music is annoying noise . Sorry
I know you have moved on to many more videos, but the music was mixed a little too high in this one relative to the commentary. It sounds like I have two separate videos playing at 3:25
Yes I love it. M-Benz R 63 AMG is so good, but I also have my benz R350 so good and it doesn't matter, good driving is great! but the benz R63 AMG is very fast, engine so loud and muffled👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️😂😂😎 I do love M-Benz R 63AMG best! So good and beautiful ❤️❤️✌🏼✌🏼👍🏼
Mercedes did, it’s called the Metris in the US, but it’s not really a minivan, it’s more of a shuttle van, it’s not a minivan because a lot of the standard minivan features(ex: cruise control & power sliding doors) are optional, none of the seats stow, and there’s no rear seat entertainment system offered at all, and for an engine, it has a turbo diesel 4-cylinder, just a step down from its older cousin, the Sprinter’s turbo diesel V6, and there’s no AMG version of the Sprinter either
@@dylbeentheplotagonistandra2811 The Sprinter is a workhorse vehicle though. It's designed to be cheap to run and easy to fix. I remember watching the Doug review and being convinced that SOMEONE fucked up somewhere.
I buy a new sienna every 3 years always have to have a new van its life when you have 3 kids. And I still have all my toys up to 7 cars why not have them all
Crazy to think 2007 was 10 years ago!
ClickClack99 shit... its been 10years
Usain Bolt is about to retire from competitive running.
ClickClack99 crazy
Crazy to think 2010 was 10 years ago
13 Jahre....
I own the other black on black R63. I love her. If you're ever in the dc area, reach out.
Dan Margolis My brother in-law is from DC. How long have you owned yours? How many miles?
LegitStreetCars I've owned mine for a year now. It came from Albuquerque via a dealer in Palm beach.
Dan Margolis I also live in the DC area, I'll keep a look out for it haha
Dan Margolis there's only two black/black R63s in US? I saw a debadged powder blue R63 in Door County Wisconsin last weekend, I kid you not.
Join the Facebook group! "r63 AMG Owners Club"
Mine is Alpine Rain on black! I never realized how rare they were until now. Glad mine still has 32K miles on it! Great video... I enjoyed it
Ryan Langner Wow that's the lowest mileage I've heard of. How long have you owned it?
I'm the original owner, bought it in January 2007. I bought it from RBM of Atlanta a little bit before my youngest children went off to college. (I wanted a Porsche but my wife wanted the space!) For the most part we keep it in the garage and only use it when we need the cargo or passenger space. Such a blast to drive!
keep it for another 10-15 years and it will be worth more than its msrp
SELL IT TO ME
I loved that look your wife gave to the camera. The eyebrow lift and snicker! Your wife is so cool!!
I’m in love! I would totally buy one! Show us the cargo space with and with out the 3rd row up and down.
This is my absolute dream car. I only ever saw one for sale in my area, it actually was pretty cheap but back then I didn't have the cash to spare. Never seen one of those for sale ever again. It will probably take me a few years to find a decent one which doesn't cost 50k or more
3:40 left that car behind hahahha
Colonal Lingus You know it!
5:28 And that butt ugly Porsche :-)
Hey man, loved the review and the R63! I think one place to improve is lowering the background music volume a bit so your voice can be heard better. Thanks :)
Thanks so much. Ill try that next video,thanks.
Alex
Agree. No music when doing a review. Save music for cut scenes and montages. Just started watching your videos and I like them.
Have one. Totally awesome machine. Nothing better than the M156.
haha! Loved the smiles on your faces when your wife accelerated the first time!
Great video, I looked at the R Class 10 years ago, didn't know they did this version
i saw one in california and i fell in love with the craziness of it lol
This is my favorite contemporary AMG!
It makes all other AMG cars look common in comparison and I love that while driving you would be the only person possibly in the entire state that your in that has one.
Imagine it's 2008. You have a brand new Mustang. It's a really cool one. You're driving down to the mall to get the groceries for the weekend. You pull up next to a soccer mom in a minivan. It's your neighbour. She revs her engine. "Shirley!" you start, "you can't be serious!"
"I am".
You didn't know it, but you were in for the street race of your life.
Im obsessed with owning a 2009 SL63 AMG. Not a practical car but I can do all the repairs and can get my hands on SDS ;)
Perfect video and I love this car.. I own R 350, but 63 is coming soon in my garage..
Jaanus Kesküla So glad you enjoyed. More coming!
I’m the same way. I have a black R350, I LOVE, but want to own this later
Awesome. Love it. Love the exhaust note.
I have the 2008 r350 which is the stock version and I love it to death. Almost 200 thousand and still drives smooth
Great find and great vids. Loved the high-mileage E55 video!
FirearmTutorials .com Thanks so much! ! Stay tuned for some more cool stuff
Hi MAte
Thanks for doing the video on the R63. I live in Australia and I have one and I love it.
There is only 2 here in oz.
I must own one of these in the future! Too dope and unique!
Dude I forgot about these! Wow. So rare. Great video
Yes R63 AMG! love this Car! i own two of the in England, UK.
That wagon is a beast. The word minivan is not a popular word in the M.B. vocabulary. Even though they do have a B Class, it's not being pushed in U.S. market. I would definitely get this for my wife.
Enjoyed your video! Thanks for sharing.
ThreeOhDiesel Thanks so much, glad you liked it.
Cool wife. You should definitely do the race track thing. Many people will be intrigued and very amused indeed!
They eyebrow raise at 8:15 was perfect
Damn i love my E63... great video man! Keep up the great work! Subbed
Its extremely rare version of R class. Somehow not many people where choosing this version. Mostly diesel versions were sold. But yeah, i would like to have one if i would have bigger family.
BTW - cool wife for liking such car and wanting to ruin mustang/corvette owners day at the track :))
0:35 what a beautiful c class. Never seen that so nice!
I've actually ran into one of these before! lol They sound freaking insane!
I wish I had bought one when nobody wanted one... i passed up a couple that were in the mid 20s. now they are getting back into the mid to high 30s
Wow, I love this AMG!
check out bring a trailer, there is one for sale right now
Love your videos, I have a 06 R350 with a few issues. If you didn’t mind answering some questions??
Yes. I still want one
Never seen one on the road. You're right in the rarity
8.16 is the approval of this familyrocket
The Diesel Model kicks Ass
Totally! Love those.
Alex
I would not buy one, would rather a E63. Great content brother, this the 2nd video I am watching from your channel, great job I subscribed.
I have a silver on black Canadian-spec R63 AMG (only 5 made). Picked it up in Ontario a few months ago from the orig owner. MB USA said only 101 were built at the Alabama factory. I guess about 50 were sold in US, the rest is distributed all over the world.
No way!! That's awesome. How many miles? Or Kilometers? Where are you located now?
I picked it up with 98K miles. I'm in Southern CA. I drove that van from Toronto to Southern CA in 3 days (Friday to Monday morning). Customs and CA registration were a breeze (of course I did my homework prior, which made it easy to import and register it here).
E LA Very cool, congrat!
They are pretty common in Europe, and I think they are still making them for the Asian market
I've been after owning one of these R63's for the last few years since I saw a silver one in the Supermarket car park in 2015, the owner was a very nice guy and told me that these are a super rare car, I thought he was joking but it turns out he's 100% right, coz I can't seem to fine one for sale anywhere ! :( and I'm in the UK where they imported a few.
It's a great car because it's got the same M156 6.2 v8 engine and 4-matic setup from the ML63 but it somehow looks nicer and seems more practical as it can be used as a minivan ! LOL
or you can get an old conversion van since its easy to make power in them, and you will have more space plus its about the same weight
Great videos
Adam Porter Thanks Adam, have a great weekend.
Alex
Can definitely hurt some feeling with that R63, so did you buy it Alex?
strobindotcom
It's actually not for sale. It's the owner of the dealership's car.
Nice Car
It's a sports tourer, but I actually had that conversation with my wife and ended up with an R500 for about 10k with 93k.
Matthew Fensterwald lucky!
Not trying to distract from the actual content, but your camera keeps hunting for focus... I'm assuming you're using a low-end DSLR to make this video... if so, you'll need to throw the camera into manual focus prior to filming... that little "zoom" every couple seconds is it front/back focusing based on contrast detect. Good luck.
c4v3man1 Thanks a lot. I noticed that too. It's a Canon 70d. I'm new to the filming end of all this so thanks a lot. Just picked up a wireless mic setup. I'm messing around with that to get the audio down also.
But is it better than the model x?
Quick question just incase the engine just explose can you just replace with another amg 63 engine
It ticks all the boxes. What’s not to like?
Deadbolt problems with that engine?
You’ve really come a long way. You definitely feel more comfortable behind the camera.
I'd definitely buy one r63 amg
0:45 c55 😋 I love my c55. iCars always has some great rare amg's
What a lovely “sports grand tourer”. If I wasn’t sadly single I would totally buy this for my significant other
Loved it
But what are its quirks and features ?
You know what doing quirks and features is a great idea. I may just use that as I dont think anyone covers that stuff, haha. Thanks for watching. I just watched the Demuro R63 as well.
Alex
Hell yea man. That shit is gangsta
Love the R63!.....now just to find one...and be able to afford it....oh well...for now it lives with an e63 wagon in the dream car garage.
Vincent Eijbergen And what a wonderful dream car the E63 is.
Hopefully will see Dan Margolis' one puttering around DC!
Are you in the area, Vincent?
Yes!
Vincent Eijbergen what part of DC? I'm up towards Columbia MD
problem with the art class panoramic roof kept failing $1,200 repair then there's the famous air ride suspension which was another problem only in production two years based off the Dodge Magnum when Mercedes and Chrysler join together
I've been wanting one for years.
Two words, Head Bolts! Have you seen the guy who had to rebuild his engine after they failed. Only way I am going near an M156 is is these bolts have been changed.
I think your wife liked it as much as you! You have the green light to get one brutha
I need this!
Those rims are beautiful
Would I get one?? Naw I rather prefer the GL63 just because it has more seating options than the Rclass but it's still a sexy rare beast and what is the song in the background because even tho I like the beat it was still a little loud so you can't really hear y'all talking
What's the name of the song?
I had a hard time hearing due to the background music. I still liked the video, good job.
Ya Im done with the background music during talking and driving. Check out some of my latest. Still going to get some Euro dance music, haha
Great car but the trouble is this, the R class has become very popular over here in Africa as a hearse...
Love that thing . I have a 2010 E550 Coupe and with exhaust and custom tune I'm only making 400 horsepower. I think I need that van for the wife 😉..
the background music is annoying noise . Sorry
I’ve seen this exact one for sale on cargurus. Now I really want it
Nice, but the Cayenne GTS with true manual would be my pick.
There is a Mercedes Benz R500 with 560km for sale in my country for around 100k$
It’s on my bucket list! Unfortunately, not on my wife’s 😭😭😭
yr channel is very cool but you need to work a little bit on the audio i recemend buying a rode mic that fit on a dslr or with the gopro
I know you have moved on to many more videos, but the music was mixed a little too high in this one relative to the commentary. It sounds like I have two separate videos playing at 3:25
It is called a crossover or a "Grand Sports Tourer," as Mercedes markets it.
So, did you keep this for your wife?
No it wasn't mine and it wasn't for sale.
hell ya
It's a difference is the first crossover ever made
AWESOME WHIP HOMIE!!!
Hey I daily drive my 2008 jeep srt8 with the 6.1 and it's stupid fast
Yes I love it. M-Benz R 63 AMG is so good, but I also have my benz R350 so good and it doesn't matter, good driving is great! but the benz R63 AMG is very fast, engine so loud and muffled👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️😂😂😎 I do love M-Benz R 63AMG best! So good and beautiful ❤️❤️✌🏼✌🏼👍🏼
How to find it!!!!!
Maybe the GLS 63 is some sort of successor to this
I saw 1 of these in austria !! Tried to race him lol!!
what about the R500 ??
I want it right now
If Mercedes gave the US the V class. Imagine if they stuffed the 4.0l V8 and brand it as a V63 😂
then it would be a v43
it is? i thought they still got the liter on the numbers. like e55 is a 5490cc engine which is 5.5
Mercedes did, it’s called the Metris in the US, but it’s not really a minivan, it’s more of a shuttle van, it’s not a minivan because a lot of the standard minivan features(ex: cruise control & power sliding doors) are optional, none of the seats stow, and there’s no rear seat entertainment system offered at all, and for an engine, it has a turbo diesel 4-cylinder, just a step down from its older cousin, the Sprinter’s turbo diesel V6, and there’s no AMG version of the Sprinter either
@@dylbeentheplotagonistandra2811
The Sprinter is a workhorse vehicle though. It's designed to be cheap to run and easy to fix. I remember watching the Doug review and being convinced that SOMEONE fucked up somewhere.
0:46 what do you think of those c55's
Not a minivan. The R class was an early crossover.
What does mercedes call it on the title.
I have a R320 IT is super comertable
whats the background music?
This car still for sale
Min: 8:30. That should be an awesome video!! A mother driving a minivan embarrassing everyone in corvettes and mustangs :D
What about the 1000hp honda odyssey 🤔 i though that's was the fastest van guess I thought wrong and it has a built in vacuum
I buy a new sienna every 3 years always have to have a new van its life when you have 3 kids. And I still have all my toys up to 7 cars why not have them all
Shame this didnt come in the facelift model
8:23 alex i see why u married her .