zanga254

Hey guys sorry if i posted int he wrong area, but my father works in Philadelphia and he told me about a red C55 AMG with Virginia plates sitting in a parking garage near 12th and Market. He said it's been there for at least 2 years and when i visited i confirmed it was a w203. My father works in the bar business so of course he thinks it probably was someone who drank a little too much and couldn't remember where they parked

I just thought i'd post here just in case the owner is still looking for the car after all these years. And if he/she has upgraded to maybe a c63... I could purchase? If a possible owner is here please contact me and i can try to help as best as i can.

PS...the car is booted.

320 dreamer

booted car means it needs the fees and any fines paid. then you need a trusted shop with a dealers license to aplly for a abandoned title. this will put the car up for auction at the courthouse steps. they buy it then you buy it from them. i say trusted because once its theirs they can sell it for a much larger profit to a stranger.

you could post fotos and the vin for better detail

zanga254

From what i understand you can only claim abandoned if the car value is under ~4000, but that's from 5 minutes of research so it's probably not true. I'm not as concerned with buying it as finding the driver. If i go to Philadelphia i'll sure to take some pics but i want to be able to use the vin or license plate as a confirmation of the actual owner.

320 dreamer

vin is viewed thru the windshield. m/b dealer can use the vin to notify the last registered owner

zanga254

will do

pww

This thing probably has awesome mileage haha

Newzchspy

once booted and fines NOT paid, it'll eventually become the property of the City of Philly and they will auction the car off. YOU can NOT just go in and claim the car with the unpaid fines..... PLUS there could be a lien on it too!!

zanga254

Ok alright i am not "claiming the car", the main reason for my post was to find the original owner not yank the car from Philadelphia, but for a car to sit for years in a parking garage and "eventually become property of the City of Philly"? I understand that's how the law is structured but with no one taking action, i might as well try right?

AMG Sleeper

It's certainly an upgrade. Definitely keep us posted as you gather details... I'm interested in seeing its condition, mileage, cost, etc.

AMGnut88

i think we should collectively steal the car and make it the mbworld c55, take it around to events have santa drive it around hte possiblities are endless. ship it to england and let top gear review it.

silverjimm

I might have to go check this one out ...

gt4awd

If it's been there for a few years the owner probably died, and had no one that cared enough to even know about his benzo...

zanga254

Hey guys we have a fellow MBworld member that contacted me about trying to go out and get a vin (big thanks). Hopefully he'll snap some pics too!

silverjimm

Sent you a PM

JonMBZ

Not sure if a dealer can help you, you would have to find the dealer that sold it to get any help most likely and they are not allowed to give you client information. They might contact them for you and that would be the most they would do. I would just call the police station and ask them about it. I would imagine the car belongs to them by now due to non-payment I can't understand why they would leave a car like that so long unless he really is dead or the cars engine is blown I think they would have stripped it by now though. If you send me the VIN I could tell you who the selling dealer is, sure makes for an interesting story.

AMG Sleeper

any update on this yet? not that i need to buy another C55 (but i love it enough to consider it! lol), but this really was a curious situation...

zneB-sedecreM

Yo, what's up man. Are you Jeri U's cousin that works at Quality Care Automotive in the Philadelphia/Huntington Valley with the black M5?

silverjimm

I didnt see it? I ran through most of the garage I though it was at. I was short on time. Ill be down there again tomorrow, with alot more time, so I can try again.

zanga254

It should be fairly near the elevator on any of the floors once you go out and to the left twice. For anyone who wants to try their hand it's a parking lot on 12th between Chestnut and Walnut, the fancier of the two on that street area. If it's not there i really do apologize and i guess the lot owner must have done something with it. I'll be scouring the auto auctions looking for it (probably IAA if anywhere).

e550 87ss

I'm within walking distance... google map street view which parking structure it is... snap a screenshot...

zanga254

Here you go i did my best in Paint.

AMG Sleeper

whatever happened with this car...?

silverjimm

I didnt see it

zanga254

Right sorry. I was up in Philadelphia for the Winter Break and visited the garage myself. THE RED CAR IS GONE, BUT HILARIOUSLY ENOUGH IS REPLACED ON THE SAME FLOOR BY ANOTHER C55. This one was black and I have posted pictures. Already contacted EuroMotorcars but they haven't replied and it has been a week, which I guess means they don't care. The car is on the 3rd floor(if i recall correctly), but it's definitely next to the stairwell.

C43AMG

.......Bait Car!