E550 Rare - Why?
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So, after reading all the posts about how rare the E550 is, why don't the selling prices reflect this if the car has low mileage and is pristine?
There seems to be a demand for the cars but the car seems to depreciate the same as say an E350 where there's 1000's of them out there.
Toban
There seems to be a demand for the cars but the car seems to depreciate the same as say an E350 where there's 1000's of them out there.
Toban
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We shall see. I'm about to sell mine. Picking up a Cayenne S tomorrow to replace it. I do feel the prices out there are cheap, and don't reflect the rarity and awesomeness and just how much of a car you are getting. I think the biggest competition is the fact that the CLS is the same chassis, and what many think is a more unique or attractive body. Many more CLS550s out there if you want a sedan.
The "book" value on the E550 is just trash. Like 10-12k. For that I'll just let it sit in the street and drive it when I want to. I'm looking for about 50% more. There are only 2 listed on Autotrader within 500 miles of me in FL. 2012-2013 sedan 550 with the TT V8. The 2014s are selling significantly higher.
The "book" value on the E550 is just trash. Like 10-12k. For that I'll just let it sit in the street and drive it when I want to. I'm looking for about 50% more. There are only 2 listed on Autotrader within 500 miles of me in FL. 2012-2013 sedan 550 with the TT V8. The 2014s are selling significantly higher.
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Cls is cheaper cls would be a downgrade
excuse me cls is a downgrade and cheaper slow down guys
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LOL, just now seeing this "rare" thread resurrected from 2015...
An Aston Martin DB5 is a rare car...
A Jaguar XKE Type 1 would be a rare car...
A 1948 Tucker Torpedo is a rare car...
A Ferrari Enzo is a rare car...
Any Ferrari in a color other than red is a rare car...
A 1977 Honda Accord was rare when new, and rare now since all of them are now rusted away...
To me, you may have to look for one, but an E550 is not a rare car. Just a garden variety appearing Mercedes-Benz 4-door sedan with the bigger engine. Now, a W212 with a (theoretical) V-12 engine MIGHT be rare, but it would still be a non-descript, 4-door sedan, usually painted in standard silver, too.
An Aston Martin DB5 is a rare car...
A Jaguar XKE Type 1 would be a rare car...
A 1948 Tucker Torpedo is a rare car...
A Ferrari Enzo is a rare car...
Any Ferrari in a color other than red is a rare car...
A 1977 Honda Accord was rare when new, and rare now since all of them are now rusted away...
To me, you may have to look for one, but an E550 is not a rare car. Just a garden variety appearing Mercedes-Benz 4-door sedan with the bigger engine. Now, a W212 with a (theoretical) V-12 engine MIGHT be rare, but it would still be a non-descript, 4-door sedan, usually painted in standard silver, too.
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A cls is not a down grade. they are they are more sporty than an e class and have completely different styling. I read somewhere that they are 20% stiffer than the e class. Driving an e63 and a cls63 back to back there is a pretty big difference.
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Thing the about rarity is it doesn't automatically equate to more valuable. There is no demand for the car because people who don't care get the 350 and people who do get the AMG.
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Now this is a rare E, 1990 - 1994 500E -
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes-Benz_500_E
Would not mind getting my hands on one of these.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes-Benz_500_E
Would not mind getting my hands on one of these.
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LOL, just now seeing this "rare" thread resurrected from 2015...
An Aston Martin DB5 is a rare car...
A Jaguar XKE Type 1 would be a rare car...
A 1948 Tucker Torpedo is a rare car...
A Ferrari Enzo is a rare car...
Any Ferrari in a color other than red is a rare car...
A 1977 Honda Accord was rare when new, and rare now since all of them are now rusted away...
To me, you may have to look for one, but an E550 is not a rare car. Just a garden variety appearing Mercedes-Benz 4-door sedan with the bigger engine. Now, a W212 with a (theoretical) V-12 engine MIGHT be rare, but it would still be a non-descript, 4-door sedan, usually painted in standard silver, too.
An Aston Martin DB5 is a rare car...
A Jaguar XKE Type 1 would be a rare car...
A 1948 Tucker Torpedo is a rare car...
A Ferrari Enzo is a rare car...
Any Ferrari in a color other than red is a rare car...
A 1977 Honda Accord was rare when new, and rare now since all of them are now rusted away...
To me, you may have to look for one, but an E550 is not a rare car. Just a garden variety appearing Mercedes-Benz 4-door sedan with the bigger engine. Now, a W212 with a (theoretical) V-12 engine MIGHT be rare, but it would still be a non-descript, 4-door sedan, usually painted in standard silver, too.
Our new toy car is a 2021 Kia Forte GT with a 6-speed, 201hp turbo 4. It is much slower yet far more entertaining than the E-class.
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We shall see. I'm about to sell mine. Picking up a Cayenne S tomorrow to replace it. I do feel the prices out there are cheap, and don't reflect the rarity and awesomeness and just how much of a car you are getting. I think the biggest competition is the fact that the CLS is the same chassis, and what many think is a more unique or attractive body. Many more CLS550s out there if you want a sedan.
The "book" value on the E550 is just trash. Like 10-12k. For that I'll just let it sit in the street and drive it when I want to. I'm looking for about 50% more. There are only 2 listed on Autotrader within 500 miles of me in FL. 2012-2013 sedan 550 with the TT V8. The 2014s are selling significantly higher.
The "book" value on the E550 is just trash. Like 10-12k. For that I'll just let it sit in the street and drive it when I want to. I'm looking for about 50% more. There are only 2 listed on Autotrader within 500 miles of me in FL. 2012-2013 sedan 550 with the TT V8. The 2014s are selling significantly higher.
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Agreed. There are less 550s than 350s but no W212 is rare. Since you are able to option a 350 or 250BT to basically the same equipment level (minus the engine) of the 550, unless you're just absolutely hung up on the engine I don't see where it should add much value. I do value power/acceleration and the 350 is plenty. Even at 300hp like the 350, it is mostly unusable on public roads.
Our new toy car is a 2021 Kia Forte GT with a 6-speed, 201hp turbo 4. It is much slower yet far more entertaining than the E-class.
Our new toy car is a 2021 Kia Forte GT with a 6-speed, 201hp turbo 4. It is much slower yet far more entertaining than the E-class.
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Now this is a rare E, 1990 - 1994 500E -
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes-Benz_500_E
Would not mind getting my hands on one of these.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes-Benz_500_E
Would not mind getting my hands on one of these.
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So, after reading all the posts about how rare the E550 is, why don't the selling prices reflect this if the car has low mileage and is pristine?
There seems to be a demand for the cars but the car seems to depreciate the same as say an E350 where there's 1000's of them out there.
Toban
There seems to be a demand for the cars but the car seems to depreciate the same as say an E350 where there's 1000's of them out there.
Toban
I was one of those people when in the fall of 2010 I bought my brand new 2011 E350. I asked the dealer how much more the E550 would be and it was like $8000. At that time adding that on top of the $57000 price of the E350 did not sound so good as the thinking was you only get the bigger motor with about 100 more hp and the 268 that E350 has sounded plenty enough.
How wrong was I. This heavy car needs the bigger engine and so about a year later I traded my E350 for the current 1010 E550 and paid $9000 between them. This car came with driver assist package that was the other “must” with the big engine. Best car deal I ever made!
And the best car I have ever owned!
But back to the rarity of it. People who bought the E350 either don’t know or don’t care what difference the bigger engine brings to the car. Most probably don’t care as they are happy cruising with their Mercedes. It takes certain mind to want to have the more powerful engine and obviously those drivers are not that many.
Or a lot of power hungry drivers went with the AMG with even more umph.
Why does it not reflect in used E550 pricing is beyond me. I know these cars are wanted as my local dealer has offered to buy my car three times with 10% higher than the market price is. Due to the mileage my car kbb value is around $9500 if even that. I have no desire giving this awesome car away for “nothing”.
But rare it is. I have seen five E550 cars other than mine so far since I bought this one in January 2012 when I started looking for them.
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Shaved my 2010 E550 badges years ago. Prefer the cleaner look. Most folks don't know or care what my car is. Those that do know / care, know its not an E63. These days I can barely tell the difference between a newer C class and a newer E class without a second look - let alone a 350 from a 550. I cant believe how fast these last ten years went by. Still recall how a service manager called my car "old". Looked up the blue book value and couldn't believe what I saw. The loaner they provided was a 2019 C class and (no offense) I couldn't wait to get my car back. It was still under extended warranty at the time. Maybe the newer E class feels better than the C class loaner I got but it makes zero sense to sell my car for 10K and buy a newer Mercedes when my "old" car does just fine by me. Actually I wish I never sold my 2000 W210 E430 TBH.
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Now this is a rare E, 1990 - 1994 500E -
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes-Benz_500_E
Would not mind getting my hands on one of these.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes-Benz_500_E
Would not mind getting my hands on one of these.
I've seen one in person, years ago and even though it looked like the average E it was special 
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Shaved my 2010 E550 badges years ago. Prefer the cleaner look. Most folks don't know or care what my car is. Those that do know / care, know its not an E63. These days I can barely tell the difference between a newer C class and a newer E class without a second look - let alone a 350 from a 550. I cant believe how fast these last ten years went by. Still recall how a service manager called my car "old". Looked up the blue book value and couldn't believe what I saw. The loaner they provided was a 2019 C class and (no offense) I couldn't wait to get my car back. It was still under extended warranty at the time. Maybe the newer E class feels better than the C class loaner I got but it makes zero sense to sell my car for 10K and buy a newer Mercedes when my "old" car does just fine by me. Actually I wish I never sold my 2000 W210 E430 TBH.
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And they were all different based on model year.
