richvegas

are you talking about the yellow one?

Dezender

Been lurking a bit since a friend took me for a ride in his 06 E55 wagon. It's seemingly in mint condition with 36k miles and he has tossed around selling it to get a new CLS63. The ride blew my head off and I suddenly made him promise to offer it to me first--he agreed. I could afford his price, which appears a sweetheart deal well under listings here, and I put no more than 6k miles on my own car every year. I can figure gas and insurance costs, and I see major repairs here, but I'm wondering if anyone could ballpark approximate service costs per year... Or is this car too exotic to make such an est? I would use indep.service in mt. town except for big things during trips to Denver. Thanks in advance for potential curiosity from someone who has never owned MB.

FASN8N

Since you are looking at a 36k mile car that seems to be maintained properly, I would think you have few out of pocket costs that may pop up.
The major costs that seem to pop up are air suspension related, not as big of a problem now since you can get rebuilt Arnott units now.
The S/C clutch can be an expensive fix, but Shardul and the guys in TX offer a smaller unit for a fraction of the cost of a factory MB part.

If you can turn your own wrenches or have a good indy mechanic, small repairs like motor mounts, brake pads, and various sensors are pretty easy to tackle.

Bottom line is, the car should not be that much more expensive to maintain compared to any other foreign luxury car.

FASN8N

Not sure what car he is talking about b/c the yellow car is wearing Bridgestone Potenza's, has NAV, and does not seem to have any scratches on the RR quarter panel

Dezender

Thanks... I'll keep you posted if/when deal occurs! Appreciate the depth of info here. Hope to join the beastly wagon club within a year or two when my friend sells.

nota_troll

I've been toying selling it again. I really LOVE this car but thinking about changing to a C63.

FASN8N

Here is a new listing
http://www.parkplaceltd.com/all-cars...ctual_~Year_/7

Model E63
Year 2008
VIN WDBUH77X58B233540
Mileage 31,336
State or Country WA
Price $56,950
Exterior Silver
Interior color Black
Seller Park Place LTD
Carfax or Autocheck status if known

TonyC

^^ it seems like majority of recent wagon listings are all E63s? The e55 wagons are finally showing their age?

Dezender

Perhaps people are hanging onto their E55s? I know I want one more than the 63 due to supercharger, which I prefer for altitude in CO.

FASN8N

I think you are correct, most enthusiasts seem to like the easy to modify E55k engine over the E63.
I think you are seeing more E63 wagons come up for sale due to the 08-09 cars coming off lease and the 07-08s are starting to come off the factory warranty too.

Ted Baldwin

......sorry if this is too off topic. Does anyone have or know where to get carbon fiber rear difuser for the E55 wagon. Sometimes, I try to make sure the mods I want are available before I actually buy a car. Thanks.

Ted

FASN8N

Here is a new listing
http://www.jeffswadsworth.com/temps/...6&cfid=2224836

Model E55
Year 2005
VIN WDBUH76J15A753068
Mileage 97,735
State or Country OH
Price $25,950
Exterior Listed as Designo Mocha but looks like standard black
Interior color Listed as Black/Merlot, but is Tan in pictures
Seller Jeffs Motorcars of Wadsworth
Carfax or Autocheck status if known

FASN8N

Ted,
Nobody has produced a diffuser for our cars yet. I have seen one car with the factory plastic piece (between the exhaust) wrapped in the DiNoc dry carbon fiber, but that is the only car I have seen or heard of at this point. With under 350 AMG wagons being produced, there are probably not a lot of people willing to deal with the R&D costs for such a limited market.

ko929

I'm torn between the E55 and the E63. I like all the nav,sat,bluetooth that the newer model offers. I've been searching for modded amg wagons and this has me drooling!!!

http://performancedrive.com.au/brabu...-pure-awesome/

FASN8N

If you want a car you can mod, I would lean toward the E55. The kompressor motors are easier/cheaper to modify. You can't go wrong with either car though.

Nachtsturm

A E55 Wagon is one of the few cars, I would sell my 2005 CLK55 for. FASN, your car looks fantastic.

theunderlord

Yup!

marc.l

I love mine , debadged , full of kids , dog pushed up against the back window
I would not trade down to a e63

FASN8N

Thank you sir, you have fine taste in automobiles

FASN8N

A UNICORN for sale!
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/E55-4...orcev4exp=true

Model E55
Year 2006
VIN WDBUH76J66A854026
Mileage 85,911
State or Country FL
Price $31,800
Exterior White
Interior Black
Seller Community Auto Sales of West Palm Beach, FL
Carfax or Autocheck status if known--Listed as 1 owner

Tdiferrari

it's gone!

FASN8N

I think it was sold/listing taken down within an hour or so of me posting it here. Someone got a very nice car at a good price!

FASN8N

http://www.autotrader.com/cars-for-s...31056785&Log=0

Looks like this car is up for sale again, listing below is from 4/1/12

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Car could use some TLC, but it is low mile and has factory extended warranty available

Here is a new listing
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Merce...ht_1140wt_1182

Model E63
Year 2007
VIN WDBUH77XX7A946485
Mileage 28,350
State or Country NY
Price BIN $44.5k
Exterior Black
Interior color Black
Seller Ebay asw908
Carfax or Autocheck status if known --Clean 2 owner Autocheck

theunderlord

^^^^^^^^^ that's a great deal if the car is carfax clean. (the one in CT)

damn.

and that new listing on ebay is gone already?

FASN8N

Sad, 952 miles and burnt to a crisp

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...:US:3160#v4-37

Model E55
Year 2005
VIN WDBUH76J85A771485
Mileage 952 (Yes, 952 miles!)
State or Country FL
Price $15,999
Exterior Pewter
Interior Black
Seller--Ebay Tropicalautocarriers
Carfax or Autocheck status if known--Crispy