Dealer has 2005 E55 coming in for sale. Should I buy, or wait for another build slot
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Dealer has 2005 E55 coming in for sale. Should I buy, or wait for another build slot
E55 waiting delivery
A local dealer receives a single E55 build slot/year, and has a brilliant Silver metallic/ black charcoal interior/ DVD navigation/ 6-CD changer. No other options on car. No bi-xenons either. I like the car with exception of not having the bi-xenons. I asked dealer if they could retro-fit the xenons, and "no" was the reply. Am I really missing out without this option? I would otherwise find the vehicle worth buying or leasing. Any thoughts welcomed.
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A local dealer receives a single E55 build slot/year, and has a brilliant Silver metallic/ black charcoal interior/ DVD navigation/ 6-CD changer. No other options on car. No bi-xenons either. I like the car with exception of not having the bi-xenons. I asked dealer if they could retro-fit the xenons, and "no" was the reply. Am I really missing out without this option? I would otherwise find the vehicle worth buying or leasing. Any thoughts welcomed.
Jon
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Originally Posted by jfishmd
E55 waiting delivery
A local dealer receives a single E55 build slot/year, and has a brilliant Silver metallic/ black charcoal interior/ DVD navigation/ 6-CD changer. No other options on car. No bi-xenons either. I like the car with exception of not having the bi-xenons. I asked dealer if they could retro-fit the xenons, and "no" was the reply. Am I really missing out without this option? I would otherwise find the vehicle worth buying or leasing. Any thoughts welcomed.
Jon
BMW 2002 540i 6spd
A local dealer receives a single E55 build slot/year, and has a brilliant Silver metallic/ black charcoal interior/ DVD navigation/ 6-CD changer. No other options on car. No bi-xenons either. I like the car with exception of not having the bi-xenons. I asked dealer if they could retro-fit the xenons, and "no" was the reply. Am I really missing out without this option? I would otherwise find the vehicle worth buying or leasing. Any thoughts welcomed.
Jon
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You can buy the bi-xenons for around $1400 from a variety of vendors. I got mine on ebay for around $1000 and I paid around $320 to have them installed. Worth every penny. You'll be missing out on the self-leveling and headlight washers, but you won't know the difference unless you are really nitpicky.
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Originally Posted by jfishmd
E55 waiting delivery
A local dealer receives a single E55 build slot/year, and has a brilliant Silver metallic/ black charcoal interior/ DVD navigation/ 6-CD changer. No other options on car. No bi-xenons either. I like the car with exception of not having the bi-xenons. I asked dealer if they could retro-fit the xenons, and "no" was the reply. Am I really missing out without this option? I would otherwise find the vehicle worth buying or leasing. Any thoughts welcomed.
Jon
BMW 2002 540i 6spd
A local dealer receives a single E55 build slot/year, and has a brilliant Silver metallic/ black charcoal interior/ DVD navigation/ 6-CD changer. No other options on car. No bi-xenons either. I like the car with exception of not having the bi-xenons. I asked dealer if they could retro-fit the xenons, and "no" was the reply. Am I really missing out without this option? I would otherwise find the vehicle worth buying or leasing. Any thoughts welcomed.
Jon
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FWIW - I cancelled a purchase on an 04 primarily because it didn't have xenons. When I bought it from the dealer the week before it arrived, I didn't realize that it didn't have standard xenons. Turns out it wasn't really the color that I wanted (black) and it was the last of the 04's. So it worked out well that it didn't have xenons.
In any event, if you can really get them retrofitted, then great. But since your dealer says "No" it means, at least, that nobody in that dealership's service department knows what the hell they are doing. So you won't want anyone there to do it. Call around to other area dealers, tuners and the like to see if they have ever performed an e-class bi-xenon retrofit. If you find a reputable person to do it, then go for it - as long as the color and other options are what you want.
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Originally Posted by jfishmd
E55 waiting delivery
A local dealer receives a single E55 build slot/year, and has a brilliant Silver metallic/ black charcoal interior/ DVD navigation/ 6-CD changer. No other options on car. No bi-xenons either. I like the car with exception of not having the bi-xenons. I asked dealer if they could retro-fit the xenons, and "no" was the reply. Am I really missing out without this option? I would otherwise find the vehicle worth buying or leasing. Any thoughts welcomed.
Jon
BMW 2002 540i 6spd
A local dealer receives a single E55 build slot/year, and has a brilliant Silver metallic/ black charcoal interior/ DVD navigation/ 6-CD changer. No other options on car. No bi-xenons either. I like the car with exception of not having the bi-xenons. I asked dealer if they could retro-fit the xenons, and "no" was the reply. Am I really missing out without this option? I would otherwise find the vehicle worth buying or leasing. Any thoughts welcomed.
Jon
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I would not get E55 without the keyless go, multicontour seats, and bixenons. Once you use the above you'll see what I mean.
Nav unit for me is worthless. I don't use it.
Since I got Sirius the cd changer never gets used.
One other bit, the charcoal interior is ok but I personally prefer the dk blue inserts with the charcoal. I get more comments on this than anything else in the interior.
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No bi-xenons either.
Okay, well not command....how bout kindly advise....k?
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NO!! I command you not to buy it without BiXenons....adding after the fact is a b i t c h.....you will hate it!
Okay, well not command....how bout kindly advise....k?
Okay, well not command....how bout kindly advise....k?