New to the Gang. Low miles questions.
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C55 AMG
New to the Gang. Low miles questions.
Picked up an absolutely mint 2005 C55 with only 17k miles at an Audi dealer in Reading, PA. Got a pretty good deal. Had her checked out at the local Benz dealer and results were stellar per them. Maybe I should have posted here and asked before I bought it, but it was such a good deal that I didn't want to lose it. My question: Is there such a thing at too few miles on a used car like this that is meant to be driven? I bought an aftermarket warranty through Fidelity, but is there anything that I should be looking out for? Not sure if the car "sat" or was just driven very rarely.
Any way, I love the car so far. I've had a C43, B5 S4 and E46 M3 in the past, and I think this one takes the cake.
Any way, I love the car so far. I've had a C43, B5 S4 and E46 M3 in the past, and I think this one takes the cake.
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2013 C63 AMG P31, 2014 GMC Sierra (6.2)
I have less than 15,000 miles on my 2006 C55. I’ve never really experienced any real issues other than valve cover gaskets needing to be replaced a few times. There are definitely schools of thought out there that believe not driving a car much will exacerbate this type of thing (rubber gaskets, seals leaking etc). Either way, the gaskets were not a major issue to replace….
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2025 AMG E 53; 2018 GLC300 4Matic; 2003 360 Modena
+1. I have around 15k(?). It's more about how the car is stored and if maintenance is kept up. My oil changes are still annual. Coolant, PS fluid, Diff, and brake flushes have all been done also. These cars are coming up on 10 years, so the low mileage cars will require maintenance.
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G320 CDI, C32 AMG Sportcoupe, GLK300 4MATIC
My car is a 2003 and i have 38.000 Kilometers (23,750 miles).
Probably you found a C55 with an owner that used to drove his car only on weekends and use another one as a daily driver.
Enjoy the V8!
Probably you found a C55 with an owner that used to drove his car only on weekends and use another one as a daily driver.
Enjoy the V8!
