What are your thoughts so far on reliability and maintenance costs? I'm planning on adding a sporty vehicle to my garage within the next year or so. The AMG C43 coupe is on my short list, along with some Jap sport coupes that I know are considered more reliable. I'm sure I'll look at Mustangs also, though probably not the Shelby.
I purchased the vehicle from CarMax in January of 24 and have been really happy with it up to this point.
I have put about 21000 miles on the car since purchase, ( this includes a road trip from Texas to Virginia and back) so far I have only done scheduled routine maintenance and replaced two front tires.
Mercedes claims the vehicle can go 10000 miles between oil changes. I have them done every 5000 just because.
There isn’t a Mercedes dealership near me. I have a highly recommended local shop perform the work and they charge me $150 for an oil change.
That’s 7 quarts of Mobil 1 synthetic, new filter, top off any other liquids plus labor.
Also had a routine brake service done at 35000 miles where they inspected the entire system and replaced the old brake fluid with new. Cost was $260.
Cost for two new Continental run flat performance tires was about $300 per tire mounted and balanced.
The tires on this vehicle can’t be rotated, they are wider in the rear than in front.
Depending on your driving habits, I’d say you can get about 25-30k miles or so on a set.
The vehicle requires 91 octane fuel or higher. I fill up regularly at a local Sunoco station that sells 91 octane non ethanol at $3.59 per gallon. The vehicle averages 31.5 mpg when I use this fuel. Pretty good I think for a twin turbo all wheel drive vehicle with 370 hp.
When I’ve been out of town and had to fill up with higher priced 91 octane that has ethanol, it lowers my mpg to about 25 on average.
My personal opinion of the vehicle is……I LOVE IT. It’s very fun to drive and I would purchase the car again. Maybe next time opting for the 63 V8 version.
I originally had been looking at a new Camry XSE V6 when I stumbled upon this vehicle with very low miles for about 5k less than the Camry.
Thus far I don’t regret my decision.

If you can find a well maintained low miles C43, I’d give it a look and a test drive.
I did purchase a 5 year 100000 mile warranty for the vehicle from CarMax for $2800. Just wanted to be cautious being the vehicle was used.
Total price was still a few thousand less than the Camry.
Best on the vehicle hunt
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