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2014 E350 Sport (sold), 2015 S550 Sport (sold), 2018 S560 Sport (sold), 2018 GLE43, 2014 E550
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Hi everyone! So my "new to me" 2015 S550 Sport is currently en route to my house in RI (coming from NJ). Really excited as it's very well equipped with all the features I was looking for (attached). Looking forward to joining the community and seeing what mods people have tackled. I was the previous owner of a W212 E350 and most recently sold the below X5.
I have a 2015 S 4Matic, it is my 2nd S class and is almost the same as yours less the 3D sound. I had a MB factory ELW on my 12 that was good but probably not needed. I decided to go without on my 15 and after a year I have no regrets. I look at the ELW as an insurance policy and I am choosing to roll the dice. The motor and tranny in this car is pretty much bullet proof and the electronics are fairly vetted by now as well. Biggest issue is the suspension and there are options for repair here as well. Not worth the 3-4K to me, but it is all about risk tolerance. I did take mine in while it was still under warranty and had them check everything out and they could find nothing wrong with the car. Tires and Brakes are really all this car should need along with normal maintenance in my experience. I dump my cars at the 50K mark though so maybe that has something to do with it.
2014 E350 Sport (sold), 2015 S550 Sport (sold), 2018 S560 Sport (sold), 2018 GLE43, 2014 E550
BMW of Tenafly. They had no clue what they were doing. "Yeah, it's got leather." was the extend of their education level. I took the VIN and went to Mercedes for an MSRP breakdown. KBB had it at 57-63K. I paid 55.5K. I have to say that I am speechless to the drive. The interior is bananas and everyone who's seen it to date is shocked at how sweet it is (mainly because of the warmth and comfort back seat). It's such an incredible machine and I'm so happy I took the plunge!
5 months! I've been reading the warranty thread all day trying to make up my mind on what direction I'll go in come April.
Please check with konsigtiger or other people. They renew their pricing structure every year or so. Don't pay extra if you could act fast now. FYI, in your case if you pay now you can get full refund on what you've paid for ELW if you cancel it by April 2019, else, it would be prorated.
Originally Posted by tkelley.EClass
BMW of Tenafly. They had no clue what they were doing. "Yeah, it's got leather." was the extend of their education level. I took the VIN and went to Mercedes for an MSRP breakdown. KBB had it at 57-63K. I paid 55.5K. I have to say that I am speechless to the drive. The interior is bananas and everyone who's seen it to date is shocked at how sweet it is (mainly because of the warmth and comfort back seat). It's such an incredible machine and I'm so happy I took the plunge!
I learned that secret* when buying my E-class at a Nissan dealer. They know nothing about distronic plus, parktronic, massage seats. I demo'd all of those features to the sales guy when he took me for a spin, lol. In fact, I sold the sales guy a Mercedes by the end of the 10-mins ride.
* buy a car at a dealer who isn't the manufacturer. Meaning, don't buy a BMW at a BMW dealer, etc.
I'm not sure about selling though. Did they pay good money for your BMW (if you trade-in)
2014 E350 Sport (sold), 2015 S550 Sport (sold), 2018 S560 Sport (sold), 2018 GLE43, 2014 E550
Originally Posted by raja777m
Please check with konsigtiger or other people. They renew their pricing structure every year or so. Don't pay extra if you could act fast now. FYI, in your case if you pay now you can get full refund on what you've paid for ELW if you cancel it by April 2019, else, it would be prorated.
I learned that secret* when buying my E-class at a Nissan dealer. They know nothing about distronic plus, parktronic, massage seats. I demo'd all of those features to the sales guy when he took me for a spin, lol. In fact, I sold the sales guy a Mercedes by the end of the 10-mins ride.
* buy a car at a dealer who isn't the manufacturer. Meaning, don't buy a BMW at a BMW dealer, etc.
I'm not sure about selling though. Did they pay good money for your BMW (if you trade-in)
I was lucky to get 31k for it, dealer offered 22k!
wow for that gorgeous x5? they only offered 22? how many miles were on it? That truck is nice looks like the optional 21's too. I have a similiar alpine white e70 w stock 20's.
2014 E350 Sport (sold), 2015 S550 Sport (sold), 2018 S560 Sport (sold), 2018 GLE43, 2014 E550
Originally Posted by 1bad540
wow for that gorgeous x5? they only offered 22? how many miles were on it? That truck is nice looks like the optional 21's too. I have a similiar alpine white e70 w stock 20's.
Yeah man... that sale hurt my soul. However, I'm in love with the W222 so it's all good. It had 84K miles. I actually took off and sold the 375 wheels and sold them separately for $3500 to help pad the sale. I gave the buyer my 19" summers. I did the analysis and at the end of the day owning it for 18 months cost me around $900 per month (taxes and maintenance included). A lease would have been closer to $1200 so I'm generally okay with how it all happened.
2014 E350 Sport (sold), 2015 S550 Sport (sold), 2018 S560 Sport (sold), 2018 GLE43, 2014 E550
Originally Posted by hyperion667
That was a nice looking BMW; and I'm not a fan of BMW's!
Congrats on the MB
Thanks! Couldn't be happier! Nothing like having a big MB star in your peripheral as you are cruising down the highway, it's comical. Pic attached with the new 20's I picked up, DWS 06 Continentals. Rides the same as the 19's as far as I can tell.
2014 E350 Sport (sold), 2015 S550 Sport (sold), 2018 S560 Sport (sold), 2018 GLE43, 2014 E550
Originally Posted by 1bad540
Yes i believe 28mm lugs. i have the gunmetal inners not blk tho.
yeah I kind of wanted those ones more but these were new at $1600 so I bit the bullet. I'm sure I'll change my wheels several times anyways as I always end up doing that.
Thanks! Couldn't be happier! Nothing like having a big MB star in your peripheral as you are cruising down the highway, it's comical. Pic attached with the new 20's I picked up, DWS 06 Continentals. Rides the same as the 19's as far as I can tell.
2014 E350 Sport (sold), 2015 S550 Sport (sold), 2018 S560 Sport (sold), 2018 GLE43, 2014 E550
Some black vinyl work so far. I'm not doing the front end delete as it already has plenty of black accents. At this point, any which way you look at the car you get some black, some chrome, and lots of white. I'm really happy with it. Next up is light smoke on tail lights and black mirrors. Dont mind my creep fur baby Tyson in the back seat!
side skirts
handles
roof and shark fin
rear emblems and trunk strip
window trim
rear diffuser
added trunk and roof spoiler
11-29-2018, 09:46 AM
