Who is the longest years C32 owner?
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From: Kansas City
'07 E63; 05 C55 gone; '02 C32 gone;1996 SL320;1978 280CE Gone
I've had my C32 since 2/02. Great car in my opinion. Has had a few problems, mostly electrical, but all were fixed under warranty. 74,000 miles, with extended 100,000 mile warranty.
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From: bay area, california
'14 428i M-Sport, '02 C32 AMG
early 2002 model, built in late october 01. 41k miles, some problems here and there but none major. fuel pump went south, fried alternator / repeated dying battery setup, few lights off here and there. but, so far no real major problems. hope it stays that way. i think i probably have one of the earlier c32's but probably not as many miles to correspond with that build date. so far, the c32 has held up pretty well, despite some electrical annoyances.
i am curious to see others experience with high mileage. wondering if this motor really is strong enough in the long run, espeically to sustain possible pulley/ecu combination...thanks
i am curious to see others experience with high mileage. wondering if this motor really is strong enough in the long run, espeically to sustain possible pulley/ecu combination...thanks
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Joined: Dec 2001
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From: Dallas
C32 AMG
09/01
Got mine in September 2001. Just had new pads and rotors last month, at 22,000 miles. Steering wheel up/down adjustment motor stripped and had to be replaced, and a ventilation flap in the dash was sticking. Otherwise I bring it in once a year for a/b service.
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Joined: Jul 2004
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From: Taiwan, ROC
FX35 plus
September/2001, ~30900 miles, wife's car, mods a little.
(1) water pump,S/C pulley failure & replaced
(2) PTS front display become dimmer.
Others work fine so far !
Mods list
Vmax ever : 285 Km/hr
ODPS, extra I/C, ecu,SL55_Y, BMC filters,Eibach a-s bars, PSS-9.
front : stock ; rear 6 pot/330mm.
CL-grill, AMG(MKB) emblem(badge),F1 steering wheel, Carlsson spoiler, sport pedals.
clear Bi-Xenon(6000k),clear fog lights(6000k),clear turn signal lights retrofitted.
MB-quart speakers out of oem Bose Hi-Fi.
(1) water pump,S/C pulley failure & replaced
(2) PTS front display become dimmer.
Others work fine so far !
Mods list
Vmax ever : 285 Km/hr
ODPS, extra I/C, ecu,SL55_Y, BMC filters,Eibach a-s bars, PSS-9.
front : stock ; rear 6 pot/330mm.
CL-grill, AMG(MKB) emblem(badge),F1 steering wheel, Carlsson spoiler, sport pedals.
clear Bi-Xenon(6000k),clear fog lights(6000k),clear turn signal lights retrofitted.
MB-quart speakers out of oem Bose Hi-Fi.
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Joined: Dec 2001
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From: so cal
2007 E550 and 2007 335i
I have owned mine since 12/01 now 47,000 miles
Problems included air pump or relay failure and alternator replaced all repaired free.
Still unresovled is an intermittant 1-2 and 2-3 transmission jerk and a vibration when the car has sat overnite for the first 3 or 4 miles. I have proved to the dealer it is not the tires as we jacked it up overnight and then drove it the vibration was still there. My next service will be the last chance to fix this stuff under warranty.
Problems included air pump or relay failure and alternator replaced all repaired free.
Still unresovled is an intermittant 1-2 and 2-3 transmission jerk and a vibration when the car has sat overnite for the first 3 or 4 miles. I have proved to the dealer it is not the tires as we jacked it up overnight and then drove it the vibration was still there. My next service will be the last chance to fix this stuff under warranty.
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Joined: Aug 2002
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From: Fairfax, VA
2002 C32 AMG Orion Blue Charcoal/Blue
My C32 was delivered in 10/2001 and I have roughly 29,000 miles. After numerous track days and autocrosses the only real problem I have had is the air pump. I have replaced brakes but that isn't a fault of the car.
As long as the reliability stays good, I'll be hanging on to the car.
As long as the reliability stays good, I'll be hanging on to the car.
