Thank you ! highly enjoyable to watch and hear an honest, first hand review

Same boat here, kinda. Test drove the ML63 on dec 17, 2019. Stiff suspension, harsh shifting, extremely dirty and unloved interior and exterior, really showing its age. Told the dealer thx, but no thx. But couldnt let it go. Liked the looks and especially the power… thought about it for days and called dealer again. Made an offer he couldnt refuse ;-) and got the car on dec 20. Swapped in my BMW 745 and right away I thought What have I done?! Figured I would enjoy the engine and hate everything else, so gave it 3-6 months tops. Well I hooked up some hardware and cleared codes. I could literally hear the car sigh and relax. Clearing suspension codes made it go back to standard, instead of the extremely harsh setting it apparently had defaulted to. Shifting got fixed too by clearing codes and is now very smooth. Only complaint is slow shifting, but I believe that is inherent to this transmission. Got rid of Check Engine (bad O2 wire). Cleaned the interior thoroughly. Even had to replace a worn through carpet, not mat. Took care of paint, finishing with ceramic coating. Transformed from tired old car and now strangers asks if it is brand new. I too had the cgw battery drain, but wasnt brave enough to go for a new android headunit. Bought a working replacement for $600 and I am happy with that. I never listen to anything but my engine anyway… Like I said, I expected to keep it for 3-6 months, but two years later on, I have no plans of selling it. Interior may be outdated, but I keep it very clean and fresh looking, so it is always a pleasure to not only walk towards the car, but also to get in and especially to drive it.

Great video! Thanks for the information.

I really appreciate your videos, as I myself owned a ML63 AMGand it has cost me some money but im not letting it go im in love with it I don't even drive it in the winter or if it's raining too hard . I do most of the work on it but for major work I take it to my mechanic who also loves it and treats it very well too

Hey dude, just purchased an 07 ML63 for myself here in Manitoba! Very glad to have a resource like you for it and hope you keep posting!

As you stated a few times, it is 14 years old - but it’s a naturally aspirated 6.2 litre beast of an engine that sounds glorious and way better than the modern twin turbo engines. It is what it is and will never be any more than that unless you make it so - enjoy it, I would. Thanks for sharing from Australia

I had an 07, years back. Trans went out, it was 6K to replace it. Luckily warranty took care of it.

Great information!

Loved this video 😍😍😍

Good vid! I just took care of replacing my valve cover gaskets today that were leaking. I did notice some scoring on part of the middle of the CAM which I'm not really sure what caused that, its in a weird spot. You definitely need to look at the AVIN upgrade. I had issues with my stock headunit draining my battery so I was forced to upgrade, but its a massive difference with wireless CarPlay . Love the interior too and it made it look complete and like a new car with the huge screen. Agreed with all your points. I don't recommend the car to anyone who either doesn't work on your own cars or doesn't have a warranty. I've had to fix so many things on the car overall since I've owned it since July last year but I love it overall and its my favorite car I've owned. Especially with the current price of cars I got it at a bargain and I'll just fix whatever breaks. I'm at 82k miles on mine.

Enjoyed these series. Make more videos

Dude thanks so much for these videos...very informative and useful to someone like me who has found one of these and has been bitten by the bug and I'm probably about to take the plunge and buy it. It's an '09 in the rare super dark green called Verde Brook Metallic on tan leather. It's absolutely gorgeous. 115K 4 owners all SoCal AZ and south TX so has never seen winter, salt, etc. Current owner claims to have preemptively done the headbolts, and has replaced shocks with Arnotts at 80K. It drives great and again, looks absolutely cool and amazing. The only issue cosmetically is some haze/crackle in the paint on the hood and roof that you really only see up close and in direct sun...it may compound out and and with full color correction be OK but my fear is it's the clearcoat going. Doesn't look bad now but that can go really bad really fast. And I don't even want to THINK about the cost of repainting the sucker. The sides and everywhere else look absolutely perfect. The guy has no records, he's owned it since '15 and 45K. Before him it was all meticulously dealer maintained per Carfax. He claims to do all his own wrenching, yet the Carfax lists an oil change, trans filter change, etc at local shops so I'm thinking, if you do headbolts, did the shocks, radiator, power steering pump, etc (as he claims) why are you taking it to the shop for this stupid stuff? Hopefully the PPI I'm going to have done will sort it all out. Because when you are sitting in that beautiful leather cabin with all that versatility and then give it the beans from about 20 mph and get a literal supercar headsnap...man, how can you not? Even if you know it might be the road to hell lol. Your experience and others I've found on YT give me a bit more confidence. Like any car but CRITICALLY with these, prior maintenance is so key. And so is a bit of luck! Cheers.

I have the same car and I honestly love the car I did the infotainment system change and the sound system I would highly recommend you to take care of the transmission before it get worst cuz it may need to be rebuilt or you could upgrade it to a better one but it’s more and more expensive but over all I love the car and I will keep it until it’s done I like your videos and the love you have put to it

Great content. I’m checking out a 2009 ML63 later this week. Good things to know and consider before pulling the trigger.

It shift hard like that because it's cold. You don't wake up in the morning an do full on sprint running so don't wake your car up an try an floor it!! The fluid has to get up to operating temperature before you can floort it. The fluid is cold when you first start it up an don't have the same lubrication as it does when it's hot. So there's nothing wrong with your transmission just take it easy when you cold start it

Hey, great video! As you know a fair bit about maintenance, to change all the radiator hoses - can this be done without removing the radiator and front end etc?

It's a beauty!!!

Hey Nate, just a quick question - where did you get the black headlights from? They look great

I’ve had a clk and a e class and tomorrow I’m going to check out a ml63, any advice for things to look for? Most common issues etc thanks

Thinking about pulling the trigger on a 2014

how much was wisetech tune? Any links? I was thinking aobut it but m,y buddy said its not worth in what you get for nat asperated

how is the ride quality after getting the new wheels installed? any pros and cons?

Ml 63 w164… c’est le meilleur des 4x4… je viens d’adapter un moteur de c63 sur mon ml… 156984 transformé en 156980… 💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼

How many miles does it currently has? I’m looking at a 2008 with 66k mile and honestly I am worried lol

Hi where did you get your lights ?

What do you think about MR 63 with 200 K miles

Take it to a reputable automatic shop and ask the to dial back the oil pressure slightly. I broke Many 2nd gears when I was building up my high hp supra they went way overboard with the pressure and it literally kicked me sideways when it went into 2nd gear and wasn’t fun….. they were very hesitant to lower the pressure but I never had a problem from then on was solid but smooth enough to control the forward surge and it’s literally just to turn a knob near the transmission sump but go talk to one if they sound like they don’t know squat onto the next shop but get it fixed cause the gear sprags will end up Breaking , lucky for Me I got hold of a billet one

I was wondering between the Porsche 957 Cayenne Turbo and this 6,2l Big Beast here .My wife wanted the Cayenne but then i showed her how this Ml 63 sounds here and she just looked at me and said "holy shit it really sounds like that? As i always said I like Porsche But i Love Mercedes I am looking at the market and in about 2,3 months i am going to own one of my dream cars.. A w164 ML 63 AMG!!! Man used to watch them as a kid and dream... Have a tuned w204 c300 4matic and this is next on the list! Have to get more Mercs in the family :D Wish me luck guys!Thanks in advance!!! P.S. Is the Engine really reliable as they say? They say this m156 classic here can take a lot of damage before collapsing and if you take care of it you will only have Good times instead of headaches. Thanks in advance again!!!

What part of MA are you from? I have an 09 ML63

what are you ML 63 Tire size ?

Too fix boat-feeling - install last airmatic ecu, it will help a lot, my car become as bmw one after that upgrade.

Try some MIL-TEC in the Transmission.

i have 08 ml 350 with 100,000 miles and i feel underpowered for the weight of the vehicle.around town mileage isn't much more than the v8 and i don't get near the performance. the tranny shifts fine if i'm keeping constant pressure on the gas from a stop but will sometimes search if i'm just cruising around, can't complain about reliabilty. engine and tranny are bulletproof but accessories will fail. i do my own work if possible and so far no trips to mechanic in the four years i've owned it

how about w166 version '15? is it worth buying?

give some sound and acceleration videos bro

What is the mileage of car?

how many miles?

you know that you can reset the transmission for 5 min!?😀

No disrespect but the dislikes are kind of sooky dislikes, nothing major. And wtf, the gearbox smooth and snappy, I don't know what you are on about, maybe it just needs a service. Gas mileage isn't too bad either, my one get's me far though I do have a stage 2 tune on it with claims to have better mileage but still. Yeah the maintenance, it can be expensive but once it's done, it's done. Like look, soon I'm looking at putting a supercharger on mine.

I dont like the gas mileage but i love to step on the gas hee hee

Imagine what he pays now for fuel in 2022.. lol

Sell me your Benz for $5000 💀