[onewhippedpuppy]

Saving the best of my current crop for last. 2009 C63 AMG, 84k, premium 1 package, premium 2 package, performance package, so basically about as loaded as they get without an Alcantara wheel. Performance package gives you stiffer suspension, two piece monster front brakes, carbon fiber interior trim, and an LSD. Just a monster, a freaking monster wrapped in glove soft leather and with all the luxury goodies that I can imagine. I love Mercedes, with 84k on it this car looks like new inside and out with no rattles, and everything works. The seats are glove soft leather yet have no noteworthy wear despite huge front bolsters. The front seats are the best I've had, taking that crown from the Recaros in my D2 S8. Steering is well weighted but a little numb, brakes are OMG huge, ride quality is similar to a Porsche - stiff but not harsh. And the engine, holy God the engine. I think savage is the best way to describe it, but still totally insufficient. Torque is everywhere, punching it around town instantly results in a forceful shove backwards into the heavily bolstered seats, blurred vision, the ESP light going nuts, and what sounds like an A-10 airstrike in your back seat. The sound is like nothing I have ever heard, and it's the stock exhaust system. One of the magazine reviews referred to the sound as "satanic", and it fits. Of the many cars that I've owned, this is the most insane and it makes me giggle like a schoolgirl every time I drive it. If I have to criticize one thing it would be the transmission, in Sport mode it's a really good automatic, but in manual mode it doesn't always comply with your paddle shifter commands, especially downshifting multiple gears quickly. Simply an epic car, and I honestly hope it takes a long time to sell.