02 C32 Totaled: What now?
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2002 C32 AMG
Hi. Can I ask - is the car REALLY totalled, like all bent up like a pretzel, or is the bumper just pushed in a bit? I ask because I bought a "totaled" C32 at an auction and the only thing wrong was the bumper, heat exchanger and radiators pushed in a bit but at dealer prices, this was enought to "total" the car(bumper cover alone was >$4500 at dealer). I picked it up for a couple grand, got all parts after market and used on ebay, put it back together for <$2K. Now have a great car for way cheap! Insurance companies are great!
So, if it is not badly damaged, you mat want to take the money, buy the car back from them, do the repairs yourself with used parts, and still have $ left over.
Just a thought if youre mechanically inclined......or you could sell it to me.....ill build one for the wife.........
So, if it is not badly damaged, you mat want to take the money, buy the car back from them, do the repairs yourself with used parts, and still have $ left over.
Just a thought if youre mechanically inclined......or you could sell it to me.....ill build one for the wife.........
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LOL here's another one! 
Why compare it with the C63? It's not even remotely close to the price range of a C32/C55. 
What if I ride with your logic and say the SLR McLaren looks better than a C63? 
Chedeng wasn't saying that the C55 is the best looking Benz of all, he's just saying that the C55 looks better than a C32.
Why compare it with the C63? It's not even remotely close to the price range of a C32/C55. What if I ride with your logic and say the SLR McLaren looks better than a C63? Chedeng wasn't saying that the C55 is the best looking Benz of all, he's just saying that the C55 looks better than a C32.
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They are all in the same class(W203/204)..................dragging the SLR into this is just silly. Again, its subjective. He likes his C32 and would like another one, why steer him anyplace else. Some people love the R63 and I think its butt ugly............................
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03 C32 gone, 06 CLS55, 16 Tesla X
And plus, his posts is "Posts: 3,351" your is 16? this is like 200x different
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LOL! You can get a C55 in good condition now for 15K or even lower just in case you've been living under a rock.
2-3K price diff is comparable. Perhaps that's why a lot of people (including the OP) have been cross shopping them both recently? Hmmm... 
And what does the no. of posts have to do with this? Does everything you say become law when you reach a thousand posts?
Perhaps I should spam the Test forum until I reach 5K posts
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'03C32 Obsidian Black, '76Toyota Celica GT TRD, '12R350 4matic Arctic White, '06 ML 350 arctic white
@JLM32 Just to get back to the topic.....I would go for the newer model 9 out of 10 times but if u are planning to mod the car best bang for the buck is the C32 unless you have $$$ to spare then get the C55 and SC it!!! price b/w the two will be comparable (SC for C55 not included). 
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There's an SC'd C55 on EBay now and the reserve is about $26 K. This is forum member Mike's (Alumar) old car. You can get a C32 for about half that, mod it to the tune of $2 K and still have a very desirable C Class that'll beat 99% of the cars out there. I have a sneaking suspicion that he doesn't want to spend $26 K for a Kleemann, BUT that's his choice. The ONLY reason I point this out is that the C32 is so much easier to mod than the C55.
He can get a used C55, BUT a Kleemann kit and the install are going to be at least $10K -12K. So, now you're into the car for at least $25-30 K.
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