Rez90

My uncle offered to sell me his 05 S55 AMG. The car is black with ash interior and in immaculate shape.

here's the kicker....it has 2800 miles on it.

He wants $45k.

What you do think? KBB is a little lower but i don't' think they take into account mileage like that.

Any input is greatly appreciated.

Thanks very much
-Rez

nachilus

WOW.. 2800 miles is excellent, i am not sure about the 45K. The amount requested for the car is kinda steep but at 2800 miles its a give an take situation. Is it out of warranty? Ask him to lower the price a little and take the rest and get extended warranty and i would say go for it. You will absolutely love the car..I know I do.

Viet_Amg408

2,800 for 2006 wow. your uncle don't drive it much

sakodik

tough call, high price low mileage.

Zachmac

Warranty, warranty, warranty! If you haven't figured it out by searching around this site you do NOT want one of these cars without a warranty.

Also, IMO, mileage this low is a BAD thing. These cars (all cars) need to be driven to work out the bugs and keep seals etc. lubricated. Sitting for most of six years is a bad thing to do.

KBB and Edmunds both absolutely take mileage into account and both only added about $1800 in this case (go plug it in yourself). PLUS both came up with a BEST CASE private party value of about $38k, WITH the low mileage and assuming EXCELLENT condition.

How old are the tires. Forget tread, he is probably on the original tires which should be changed out based on age! Subtract $1k there.

But, if you can get him under $40k and have the money to then buy a good 3 or 4 year 100k warranty absolutely go for it. Keep in mind however that any extra dollars it may be worth now go down exponentially as you start to drive and rack them up.

i_am_amused

Seems to me your uncle doesn't like you very much. That price is too high, and the miles are too low.

My S55 had only 16,000 miles when I bought it last year. Within 1 year I had to replace two leaking ABC struts. That was definitely caused by not driving enough.

Zax63

I also bought mine with 9k miles and had ABC problems. If it is under warranty, that will all get fixed for free. If not, you will be a hurting unit and the holidays wont be so good at your house if your uncle is there. And make it a mercedes CPO. It will cost a bunch, but I think it's worth it cause the dealer wont question it and it won't get cancelled. It all depends on when your uncle bought the car, the "in service" date will determine warranty period. I don't have a big problem with 40k price (not 45) if the car can be CPO'd

Corsa9000

I agree with ZachMach, such low mileage is not necessarily a good thing, a car sitting most of its useful life instead of being driven has its own share of issues.

With such low mileage how much maintenance has the car received in the past 5-6 years, oil changes, etc. ?

What seems like a great opportunity my not be what it looks like. Proceed with caution.

Viet_Amg408

I left my car sat for lil bit over a month.. Sh*t started to come up....