Calvin0433

Hey guys so i'm back again. The AMG I was looking at didn't workout the way I wanted so now i'm back in the market for a 550.

Currently I have 2 options: 2011 E550 with 55k fully loaded for 29k out the door from a dealer.

Then I found a 2012 E550: This has 85k miles also fully loaded for 23-25k private seller. Which I will take to a Mercedes pre purchase inspection. The person is claiming all the miles are highway miles from Florida to Cali during season. All service records are at an MB dealer. My problem is this one is located in Florida and won't be able to inspect it myself.

I plan on getting warranty for both cars and not keeping the car longer than 2 years. If anyone has any good warranty companies let me know.

Would've went with the 2011 but I wanted the Bi-turbo engine that the post 2011 models offer. Plan on getting it tuned (Probably Renntech) as well.

Anyone have any input on either which offer is better? I plan on pulling the trigger within the next 2 days. If you guys need any other info on either cars for better input feel free to let me know.

Peachy

If you want speed, which it seems like you do, go with the bi-turbo.

jonUF02

If you're talking about the 2012 in Orlando, then I could go look at it. Right down the street from me.

This nice 2012 just popped up in CO as well, nice colors, only 60K miles.

http://www.autotrader.com/cars-for-s...CALERTSEMLSRCH

Calvin0433

Found out the Florida one was just sold. That one in CO is super nice might have to check it out. Also one black on black just popped up in Atlanta GA.

Ferris_E550

Did not know that E550 2012 comes Airmatic like the one in the link.

jonUF02

hmm, rare option. Someone checked the box. I didn't see that at first.

cetialpha5

I believe airmatic was standard in 2011 and an option in 2012. I'd never trust what the dealer says though, you wouldn't believe how many dealers say MB-Tex is real leather. In the case of the E550, they all had real leather though. Run the VIN through a decoder or EPC-net.

jonUF02

2010-2011 E550 sedan had the N/A 5.5L V8, Airmatic standard, 4matic was an option

2012-2014 E550 sedan had the new Biturbo 4.6L V8, 4matic standard, Airmatic was an option, but very rare from my findings.

All E550 come with real leather seating, 2014 was the only year for facelifted sedan in E550.

mikemargolis

11 has the black and white display on the dashboard, 12 comes with the newer color and better graphics

kotton

I purposely went for a 2011 to avoid the turbo's since I planned on keeping it for a while and dont much care for turbo lag. The thing is build like a tank and the 5.5l v8 really packs a nice linear punch.

jonUF02

If you're a white on beige kind of person (I'm not) then this is a pretty good price on a 2013 model in ATL area.

http://www.autotrader.com/cars-for-s...CALERTSEMLSRCH


The biturbo engine does not suffer from any turbo lag. Anyone who thinks so has not driven one. 0-60 is half a second faster by published testing. That's more than 10% on a sub 5 second run.

belarus27

for some reason that beige looks faded or something , weird color , beige/grayish.
but for 27K i dont know... seems a bit high

blegthbloo

Overcast weather... not everyone lives in Sunny California! lol

belarus27

lol yea yea , you right

Motivology

You're probably aware of this, but I believe there is a thread about Takata airbag recall on these models from '10-13. Might be worth checking out before buying.

cetialpha5

That applies to the 2010 and 2011 models. I believe 2012+ models are not affected. You can check the VIN and the list at:

https://www.mbusa.com/mercedes/recall

Motivology

Better be safe than sorry!

Arrie

No turbo is one bunch less items to fail on the car and I have not seen real reason to go with turbo other than there is no NA engine available anymore. I love my real 5.5 L engine as the number on the trunk lid shows.


The turbo engine cars should state the number as the engine volume really is perhaps with a "T" at the end of it.