What do you guys think?
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What do you guys think?
If I wanted to buy an 05 C55 with 70k miles, would I be called crazy? I believe these are one of the strongest built MB's. The owner can show maintenance records from mile 0-70k. Very interested in switching out of my S430 to a C55.......after all im a 21 year old college kid, C55 has my name on it 
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Not sure why you'd think that'd be crazy. If the deal is good and you've got the cash. Take it.
It's really a matter of, do you want the comfy smooth ride your S class gives you or do you want some get up and go the C55 will give you.
It's really a matter of, do you want the comfy smooth ride your S class gives you or do you want some get up and go the C55 will give you.
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Im definitely ready for a fun car. I am well educated on the AMG's but have no first hand experience. I was making sure that 70k miles for $17,500 was a decent deal?
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I don't know the KBB off hand so I can't say either way to be honest. Start there first. But keep in mind the economy sucks. A lot of people are trying to sell their cars. Use to that to your advantage.
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Great point. It was also driven by a female for the past 3 years as well 
Hopefully this goes through so I can officially join you guys here!
Hopefully this goes through so I can officially join you guys here!
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I was actually going to say 16k. Apparently theres a little crack in the front spoiler. Might as well bargain. I hope this goes through well, I need to sell my S class first!
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The only thing holding me back from this is selling my S430! I can sell it for 10k to a dealer but....... Im gettin ripped off real bad. Worst case scenario I pull out more money to cover the low sell price on the S. Do you guys suggest a good buy back dealer?
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i drive them all, fast and hard
theres one by me 20grand, 83K miles
issue for me would be selling the c320...
need to find a c55 in granite grey tho...love my color...black and silver are booooorrrring
issue for me would be selling the c320...
need to find a c55 in granite grey tho...love my color...black and silver are booooorrrring
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i drive them all, fast and hard
not because of sentimental reasons at all.....even tho it is wifes car , father inlaw got it for her, but with 2 kids, she drives denali anyways....and i keep my w126 going
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Well I was saying that because I need to find a buyer... Id let it go for a good price but the dealers would really screw you over if you just took it there only to sell a car to them. I have guaranteed offers of $10k but I was shooting for a bit more..
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Just exercise a little more patience and wait for some excellent deals in Cars.com or Autotrader. I got mine in very excellent condition with Nav and Bix, 60K miles, for only 15K.
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Buy it dude the c55 is a really great machine.
Btw it's amazing & I am jalous on how cheap you can get a C55 for in the US. I think I will import a C55 from the US for my next project, it will be much cheaper! Thanks also to the USD / CHF exchange rate but not only! Just to compare a C55 with 60 000 miles costs ~ 47 000 USD in Switzerland!
Anyway, If you are looking for a great handling and fast ride you can't go wrong. Back to driving mine
Btw it's amazing & I am jalous on how cheap you can get a C55 for in the US. I think I will import a C55 from the US for my next project, it will be much cheaper! Thanks also to the USD / CHF exchange rate but not only! Just to compare a C55 with 60 000 miles costs ~ 47 000 USD in Switzerland!
Anyway, If you are looking for a great handling and fast ride you can't go wrong. Back to driving mine
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This C55 will be a daily driver and from what I hear highway mileage is pretty damn good. Im very excited at the very possible possibility of me having a C55
