New S55 owner
07-26-2007, 09:44 PM
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New S55 owner
Hello everyone, this is my first post.... I am a life long car nut and at this point in my life love all things German. My wife and I have owned 3 new Mercedes over the years; 1999 CLK430, 2001 CLK55 and a CLS 500. I am currently in NYC to pick up our latest, a 2003 S55. Car is black/black with 8700 miles and as the miles would indicate its in immaculate condition with 3 years of MBZ CPO warranty. Tomorrow I pick the car up and make the 10 hour drive back to Charlotte, NC. I cannot wait...
I look forward to learning from the folks on this board more about these great cars. Road report to follow....
I look forward to learning from the folks on this board more about these great cars. Road report to follow....
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07-27-2007, 12:32 AM
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Welcome to the club man! I'm sure you'll love that nice long drive, the S55 has a way to surprise with its speed. Can't wait to see the write-up and pics! You got the best color... 
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07-28-2007, 04:25 PM
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Thanks everybody.
SD - well most things German, she is Italian.
Shaun - yep, MBZ of Manhattan. That's quite a place! Right at the entrance to the Lincoln tunnel made for easy escape from NYC.
What an awesome car! Comfortable and FAST! Besides the PITA nav (I had to change DVDs 3 times) the trip was very enjoyable. Manhattan to Charlotte in 9.5 hours. 22.9 MPG (according to the trip computer anyway). It rained on me most of the way through VA so I had to detail the car this morning. Except for a few chips in the paint (from the PO) it is in amazingly great condition. I cleaned the wheel wells, calipers and the wheels. When I took the wheels off, I noticed that the front wheels were on the wrong sides! Idiots that touched up the wheels mounted them on the wrong sides of the car!!!! I just drove 655 miles with the wheels on the wrong side of the car. Hope they didn't screw the tires up.......
Immediate plans are to tint the windows and replace the wheels with the S65 style but in a 20" with the centers painted black and to install a blue tooth connection.
Does anyone know if there is a nav upgrade that will allow the use of only one DVD?
Here are a couple pics.....
SD - well most things German, she is Italian.
Shaun - yep, MBZ of Manhattan. That's quite a place! Right at the entrance to the Lincoln tunnel made for easy escape from NYC.
What an awesome car! Comfortable and FAST! Besides the PITA nav (I had to change DVDs 3 times) the trip was very enjoyable. Manhattan to Charlotte in 9.5 hours. 22.9 MPG (according to the trip computer anyway). It rained on me most of the way through VA so I had to detail the car this morning. Except for a few chips in the paint (from the PO) it is in amazingly great condition. I cleaned the wheel wells, calipers and the wheels. When I took the wheels off, I noticed that the front wheels were on the wrong sides! Idiots that touched up the wheels mounted them on the wrong sides of the car!!!! I just drove 655 miles with the wheels on the wrong side of the car. Hope they didn't screw the tires up.......
Immediate plans are to tint the windows and replace the wheels with the S65 style but in a 20" with the centers painted black and to install a blue tooth connection.
Does anyone know if there is a nav upgrade that will allow the use of only one DVD?
Here are a couple pics.....
07-29-2007, 12:29 PM
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Thanks everybody.
SD - well most things German, she is Italian.
Shaun - yep, MBZ of Manhattan. That's quite a place! Right at the entrance to the Lincoln tunnel made for easy escape from NYC.
What an awesome car! Comfortable and FAST! Besides the PITA nav (I had to change DVDs 3 times) the trip was very enjoyable. Manhattan to Charlotte in 9.5 hours. 22.9 MPG (according to the trip computer anyway). It rained on me most of the way through VA so I had to detail the car this morning. Except for a few chips in the paint (from the PO) it is in amazingly great condition. I cleaned the wheel wells, calipers and the wheels. When I took the wheels off, I noticed that the front wheels were on the wrong sides! Idiots that touched up the wheels mounted them on the wrong sides of the car!!!! I just drove 655 miles with the wheels on the wrong side of the car. Hope they didn't screw the tires up.......
Immediate plans are to tint the windows and replace the wheels with the S65 style but in a 20" with the centers painted black and to install a blue tooth connection.
Does anyone know if there is a nav upgrade that will allow the use of only one DVD?
Here are a couple pics.....
SD - well most things German, she is Italian.
Shaun - yep, MBZ of Manhattan. That's quite a place! Right at the entrance to the Lincoln tunnel made for easy escape from NYC.
What an awesome car! Comfortable and FAST! Besides the PITA nav (I had to change DVDs 3 times) the trip was very enjoyable. Manhattan to Charlotte in 9.5 hours. 22.9 MPG (according to the trip computer anyway). It rained on me most of the way through VA so I had to detail the car this morning. Except for a few chips in the paint (from the PO) it is in amazingly great condition. I cleaned the wheel wells, calipers and the wheels. When I took the wheels off, I noticed that the front wheels were on the wrong sides! Idiots that touched up the wheels mounted them on the wrong sides of the car!!!! I just drove 655 miles with the wheels on the wrong side of the car. Hope they didn't screw the tires up.......
Immediate plans are to tint the windows and replace the wheels with the S65 style but in a 20" with the centers painted black and to install a blue tooth connection.
Does anyone know if there is a nav upgrade that will allow the use of only one DVD?
Here are a couple pics.....
