02 C32 Totaled: What now?
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02 C32 Totaled: What now?
So my 2002 C32 is totaled: https://mbworld.org/forums/c32-amg-c...ay-my-c32.html
I'm going to hopefully get as much as I can from the insurance.
Now, I want a replacement. I've found:
2003 C32 with 75,000 miles. Two-tone interior, bi-Xenon, nav, sunscreen. All service records.
Or
2006 C55 with 85,000 miles. Sunscreen.
Thoughts?
The 2003 C32 would obviously be more comparable to my 2002. Does the navigation option mean it does NOT have a CD changer? Is the steering wheel in the 2003's powered? I know there is no button for it on the driver's door.
I'm going to hopefully get as much as I can from the insurance.
Now, I want a replacement. I've found:
2003 C32 with 75,000 miles. Two-tone interior, bi-Xenon, nav, sunscreen. All service records.
Or
2006 C55 with 85,000 miles. Sunscreen.
Thoughts?
The 2003 C32 would obviously be more comparable to my 2002. Does the navigation option mean it does NOT have a CD changer? Is the steering wheel in the 2003's powered? I know there is no button for it on the driver's door.
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I would go with E55 or nicer with a CLS55 
. Between C32 and C55, I would go with C32 for the bang on the bucks for power mod. If you could afford for a C55, I think you could afford for an E55. Just my opinion
And 2003 C32 with NAV does have 6 disk CD changer in the glove compartment
. Between C32 and C55, I would go with C32 for the bang on the bucks for power mod. If you could afford for a C55, I think you could afford for an E55. Just my opinion And 2003 C32 with NAV does have 6 disk CD changer in the glove compartment
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So my 2002 C32 is totaled: https://mbworld.org/forums/c32-amg-c...ay-my-c32.html
I'm going to hopefully get as much as I can from the insurance.
Now, I want a replacement. I've found:
2003 C32 with 75,000 miles. Two-tone interior, bi-Xenon, nav, sunscreen. All service records.
Or
2006 C55 with 85,000 miles. Sunscreen.
Thoughts?
The 2003 C32 would obviously be more comparable to my 2002. Does the navigation option mean it does NOT have a CD changer? Is the steering wheel in the 2003's powered? I know there is no button for it on the driver's door.
I'm going to hopefully get as much as I can from the insurance.
Now, I want a replacement. I've found:
2003 C32 with 75,000 miles. Two-tone interior, bi-Xenon, nav, sunscreen. All service records.
Or
2006 C55 with 85,000 miles. Sunscreen.
Thoughts?
The 2003 C32 would obviously be more comparable to my 2002. Does the navigation option mean it does NOT have a CD changer? Is the steering wheel in the 2003's powered? I know there is no button for it on the driver's door.
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I would go with E55 or nicer with a CLS55 . Between C32 and C55, I would go with C32 for the bang on the bucks for power mod. If you could afford for a C55, I think you could afford for an E55. Just my opinion
And 2003 C32 with NAV does have 6 disk CD changer in the glove compartment
. Between C32 and C55, I would go with C32 for the bang on the bucks for power mod. If you could afford for a C55, I think you could afford for an E55. Just my opinion And 2003 C32 with NAV does have 6 disk CD changer in the glove compartment
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Yes the changer was a option but pretty much every benz comes stateside with one.
The C32 is a great car, I wouldnt recommend the E55 as it has a lot of little things that can cost a arm and a leg if you cant do anything mechanicall yourself. But the prices are low on the E55 and really is the best performance bargain out there.
The C32 is a great car, I wouldnt recommend the E55 as it has a lot of little things that can cost a arm and a leg if you cant do anything mechanicall yourself. But the prices are low on the E55 and really is the best performance bargain out there.
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I guess it depends on what you are willing to spend. You can get various C32's and C55's with decent miles for $15k or less, especially the C32. You can have the car paid off and then you could get what ever you want later. That's if you really want to stay with a c-class. I plan on keeping mine forever, do some major mods, and eventually buy another AMG.
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You can have the car paid off and then you could get what ever you want later.
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Just keep moving up the AMG C class line, C55 are dirt cheap and C63, while even used are expensive, are screaming performance value. Anything beyond an C class or SLK and your dealing with the self leveling suspension which is a problematic repair nightmare.
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Nice E55s are still in the high 20's, low 30s now. If you like the C32, stick with it.
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C55 AMG, E55 AMG
The C55 is simply more reliable than a C32 in general. And IMO, the C55 looks much sleeker too.
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A nicely modded C32 has no reason to fear a modded C55 (cept for those SC'd C55 of course).................
Again, staying on topic here, if HE can find a nice C32 with decent mileage, he should jump all over it and do some mods..............EC has a tune and SC pulley kit coming out soon..................
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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.
