ed austin

Still have my 2001 E55. 162k miles and going strong. Daily driver but only putting about 5k/yr on it.

STILL LOVE IT!!!

Rotor320

I have a silver over black 2002 E55. 81K miles. Love this car.

mdw benz

I have 193k on my 2000 E55.....it is my daily driver that sees 20k miles or so a year.

rallycar

Glad to hear so many people still enjoying the w210 e55 even with well over 100k+ miles and 15+ years on the calendar . We have 160k miles on ours and it does not look or feel like it has even has close to one third those miles, especially powetrain wise, cannot wait to turn the clock back even further once the suspension is brought back into OEM+ spec.

TwoTone-Gent

rallycar, your steering wheel isn't OEM color to match the interior. Did you color it or replace it? Mine was absolutely a mess when I bought the car. I cleaned and cleaned. Then used a little white shoe polish, wiping excess to get a semi-grey appearance to match the rest of the interior.

rallycar

Not sure, I think some two-tone interiors didn't have two-tone steering wheels? We are looking for a new two-tone or similar sporty wheel if we can find one though, if anyone is aware of one.

skerv

My 1999 E55 just rolled up on 188,000 miles. Daily driver, around 20k miles per year. I've owned it for the past two years (since 149,000), so I figured I would detail my experience a bit. Lets just say I enjoy the car and rear tires last 10-12K miles on average. Good mix of highway and city driving (almost 50/50 now).
Upgrades:
AFE ProDry air filters, resonator delete, x-pipe, 2nd cat delete, high flow primaries (had them chopped for a year....the sound was brutally awesome), EuroCharged ECU Tune, SS brake lines
Maintenance Performed over the last two years (40,000 miles):
Rear outer lower control arm bushing
Front and Rear brake rotors (and pads)
Water Pump
Fan Clutch (ended up just removing the entire fan for a few weeks before repairing)
I'm sure some other fairly small things I forgot too...

Lots of tires and oil changes.

Really not too bad maintenance wise for a car made in the 90s approaching 200k. The general stuff like tires, oil changes, and premium gasoline are what really seem to add up in ownership costs....and then when a repair bill does hit, well let's be honest that really sucks!

Tall Giraffe

I have seen a few on ebay before about ~$450-$600 I have found. My gray wheel has deteriorated over time and I rarely touch it and care for it with Leatherique. Some sport wheels are cool and I like the birdseye versions vs gray leather

New I have seen them for $1500

Here

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here

J.J.D.O.

For those of you with high mileage e55 AMG, on average, how many miles do you find yourself doing significant preventative maintenance and repairs?

For instance, if one were to spend a substantial amount of time and money to replace all known problematic parts, how many miles would you expect to get before needing the same substantial repairs again? every 50k miles, 100K? Looking for experienced owner experiences and yes, I realize it totally depends on how you drive it.

How much do those repairs cost in total? $5K, $10K?

rallycar

Yes, they don't appear to be the most durable. Thanks for the links. Our airbag and controls are in good condition, just the wheel itself which is generally cheaper to replace. About 300-500 is what I have seen. We will see, debating if it's worth it to change or not.

mdw benz

the biggest consumable I have found are the rear tires and oil.....Everything else seems to last a LONG time. Suspension bushings and motor mounts are maybe the more routine stuff, but by routine I mean every 60k+ miles or so, depending on use. Shocks every 100k....mine have 193K and are WAY overdue for replacement.

sway253

Bought my 2001 just over a month ago with 85k miles. Now in a month drove almost 2k miles. It's my daily, and I love it. Beforehand I was daily driving my LX470 tank...getting 14 mpg so the e55 is an upgrade in terms of mpgs! haha Anyways, I bought the car with limited maintenance history. With that, it need all new brakes and fluid. So front and rear pads, rotors all new. New engine mounts and transmission mount. Steering rack replacement and valve cover gaskets on both side replaced. Fresh oil/filter and differential serviced. In the near future I will replace spark plugs and do a full transmission flush service. We checked the transmission fluid and it looked pretty good so looking to change it out at 100k.

takeiteasy

you really think your getting 14mpg ?

sway253

lol....yes, on this rig. 14 hwy mpg's.

takeiteasy

i been here since 2006 but i lost my password :P i had 2 w210 e55s before a muppet tboned me on red lights. now down to 1

rallycar

love the LC and the Lexus all variants, Such beasts. Nice duo.

Wizard1077

I am the proud owner of a 99 AMG. I am 3rd owner and have owned car 3 yrs with 71K. Perform all maint so far. Car is stock with new Bilstean R shocks, Performed mono arm re-grease this spring. Getting ready to replace spark plugs and trans filter/fluid.

sway253

Thanks! Long live the V8s! I always wanted this combo for a long time! Now I am satisfied!

takeiteasy

im am gettin it the prob is i drive in winter on heavy snow i read that lsds are not good for ice and snow is that a fact

ZANE55

A nice low mile specimine. What would you sell it for if you were to sell it? Trying to value an exceptionally low mile car.

Thanks

Chappy

JAM!!!!!

JamE55

Chapperonni! You're still alive too! lol

Chappy

Yezzir! Just got back from local concours....the unmodded CLK took 1st in Street Class!!!

You still have the Kleemennator?

JamE55

Yezzir!!

E5578

I have a 2002 here in Florida. I'm brand new to the group!