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Old Sep 5, 2009 | 01:11 PM
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Unhappy Katrina car. Mercedes S55 ///AMG

This poor Mercedes S55 AMG was destroyed by huricane Katrina

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Old Sep 5, 2009 | 01:53 PM
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Are you sure it's an S55? It only has 2 pipe tips, not 4 like on my 2003. How many does a 2000-2002 S55 have?
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Old Sep 5, 2009 | 02:12 PM
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Originally Posted by qcar
Are you sure it's an S55? It only has 2 pipe tips, not 4 like on my 2003. How many does a 2000-2002 S55 have?

In the pic it says S55 AMG. I dont think its a fake because I did see a silver one at the track yesterday that looked just like it and it only had 2 pipes. Maybe its one of the early ones? Like 2001-2002?
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Old Sep 5, 2009 | 02:26 PM
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Yeah, it's more then likely a 2000-2002. What's wrong with the S55? It just looks like it needs some elbow grease and a bucket of heavy duty car wash and it'd be good to go. Unless it was actually submerged in water, but it doesn't look like it... and lastly, seeing a garage right in front of the S55 makes you wonder why the owner didn't tuck it in for the storm...
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Old Sep 5, 2009 | 04:15 PM
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thats a fake S55....

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Old Sep 5, 2009 | 04:41 PM
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Originally Posted by M-bENZ
thats a fake S55....

Andy

Naa. Cant be. Look at these pics.

http://autos.yahoo.com/used-cars/mer...any&picstart=5

http://autos.yahoo.com/used-cars/mer...any&picstart=5
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Old Sep 5, 2009 | 04:52 PM
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Originally Posted by M-bENZ
thats a fake S55....

Andy
Nope. Just a pre-facelift model.
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Old Sep 5, 2009 | 06:13 PM
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Nope. Just a pre-facelift model.
Poor car
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Old Sep 6, 2009 | 02:11 PM
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Originally Posted by M-bENZ
thats a fake S55....

Andy
Great post Andy! You don't know what you're talking about.
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Old Sep 6, 2009 | 04:57 PM
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Originally Posted by Oxygen
Great post Andy! You don't know what you're talking about.
tell me about it...im listening...

Andy
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Old Sep 6, 2009 | 05:05 PM
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Sure thing...

2001 S55 AMG:



2005 S55 AMG:

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Old Sep 6, 2009 | 05:17 PM
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Originally Posted by QuadBenz
Nope. Just a pre-facelift model.
my bad...I was wrong. I found out this engine is belong to one of those model,
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IT WAS A SAD SIGHT

My wife and I drove past this s55 several times after the storm. it is still shown on google, but no longer there. see my overhead goggle image. and map attachments. this area had 10-15 ft of water but did not "hold" water above about 3-4 feet. so the S55 took a major blow and then was UP in the driveway so it was clear of the 3-4 foot that setled in for a while. we did look inside of it and it was even worse inside

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Originally Posted by C280 Sport
This poor Mercedes S55 AMG was destroyed by huricane Katrina

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgu...a%3DN%26um%3D1
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Old Sep 7, 2009 | 10:07 AM
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AIRmatic fail.
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Old Sep 7, 2009 | 04:02 PM
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All Cars Lost To Hurricane Isaac (W124 E420 revived - added 88 Allante 14 S550, 17 S63
yeah, But in this case ABC which is a hydraulic failure, but we do get your point

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AIRmatic fail.
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Old Sep 7, 2009 | 07:40 PM
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yeah, my initial thought was to collect a few nonelectrical plastic parts for spares if we could contact the owner of the property... one look at it and that thought died... water intrusion.... especially seawater does horrible damage pretty quick to everything but the painted metal...... the painted metal is a slower death...

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Old Sep 8, 2009 | 04:02 PM
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It is an s55 but its not supercharged.
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Old Sep 8, 2009 | 06:41 PM
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Originally Posted by hegar817
It is an s55 but its not supercharged.
Wait I thought they all had the supercharger Or is that on the later models only?
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Wait I thought they all had the supercharger Or is that on the later models only?
Only the later, facelifted (03+) models.
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Old Sep 9, 2009 | 12:57 AM
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just as the w210 e55's
the 2000-2002 model s55 came with teh same engines,
then in 2003 when the new w211 E55 was introduced, that same engine was dropped in the 2003+ S55

so all in all 2000-2002 s55's are N/A with i believe 349

and 2003+ is 469
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Originally Posted by Z06EATER
just as the w210 e55's
the 2000-2002 model s55 came with teh same engines,
then in 2003 when the new w211 E55 was introduced, that same engine was dropped in the 2003+ S55

so all in all 2000-2002 s55's are N/A with i believe 349

and 2003+ is 469
Exactly... Except the 2003+ S55 (CL and SL as well) were rated at 493 if I'm not mistaken...
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Originally Posted by Z06EATER
so all in all 2000-2002 s55's are N/A with i believe 349

and 2003+ is 469
The 2003 S55 AMG with the M113K motor was putting out 493HP.
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Old Jan 25, 2010 | 01:58 PM
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i saw this a few months ago, then joined mbworld.
hmm its sad but thisisn't the only Mercedes wrecked in the Katrina catastrophe. there's some Youtube videos.. Katrina cars and such.
I noticed an ML and i think an E-Class tooo .
check it out.
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