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Old 07-06-2005, 03:15 PM
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E55 Wagon: Production Numbers Confirmed!

Just rec'd an email from MBUSA in response to my enquiry about actual production and sales numbers on the 2005 E55 Wagon. Interesting that they did NOT respond to my question regarding production of the E55 wagon for 2006...
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From: mailmaster@mbusa.com
Subject: Re: E55 AMG Wagon
Date: July 6, 2005 12:03:09 PM PDT

Thank you for your internet inquiry. Currently there has been less than 100
of the 2005 E55 AMG Wagon sold in the United States. We expect the year-
end total to remain less than 200 units.

If we can be of any further assistance, please feel free to e-mail us again
or call us at 1-800-FOR-MERCedes (1-800-367-6372).

Sincerely,

Surya Boonphadung
Team Leader - Consumer Promotions
Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
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Subject: E55 AMG Wagon
07/01/2005 01:34 AM

Please help with the following.

I recently purchased a 2005 E55 wagon. This is truly a fantastic automobile
-- it would have to be to cause me to cancel my order for a Porsche 911 --
but I am wondering:

1.) How many of these cars were produced for the US market in 2005?
2.) Has the car been approved for production in 2006?

Thanks for satisfying my curiosity (in advance)...
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Interesting, an average of 2 per state! So there are probably 10 driving around in the LA area. Definitely something you won't see every day if you own one. You lucky owners really have something special. And rare!
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Originally Posted by mw231
Interesting, an average of 2 per state! So there are probably 10 driving around in the LA area. Definitely something you won't see every day if you own one. You lucky owners really have something special. And rare!
I've had a lot of rare and unusual cars, and the E55 wagon gets far more attention than I expected. I bought it thinking it would be a very stealthy way to go fast, but I am constantly getting checked out by people trying to figure out the car. Often this occurs after I've entered the freeway, coming off the on-ramp at 70 or 75 on a curve that's only do-able at 50 in a regular car...

My next task is to totally debadge the car, though I might leave the Kompressor emblems on the side. I ordered "W211E55" personalized tags just to let the informed know it's the real thing...
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The 4 exhausts give it away I guess. I hardly ever see any E-wagons, let alone the 55. So far not a single live encounter...
The best part is that you're in some "normal" station wagon and the tuned civic department thinks it can smoke you. Then the "soccer mom" pulls away leaving nothing but confusion! Hehe
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I really surprised an unsuspecting Porsche 997/911S the other day; he came up behind me on a long right-hand sweeper and expected to blow past me... [insert evil cackle here]
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Hi all,
They told Wolf when he did the AMG challenge there would be a max of 172 wagons sold in the US this year so your letter conforms what they thought. I have yet to run into another one but Wolf went by Al & Ed's Autosound in Sherman Oaks, CA and they had a silver one on the lift and he was driving mine. The other belongs to Seal & Heidi Klum.
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So far the only other E55 wagons I've seen were on the dealer's lot. For some bizarre reason he had four in stock. I have yet to see another one since I've owned the car. It's odd, but my wife and I have two of the rarest non-exotic cars you're likely to find -- the E55 wagon and a VW Phaeton (a seriously great car that has been well-hidden by VW)...
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So less then 100 made for 2005, and 64 for 2006...

Less then 200 made for the US but mine is one in a million!

Respect the wagon!
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Originally Posted by brt3
So far the only other E55 wagons I've seen were on the dealer's lot. For some bizarre reason he had four in stock. I have yet to see another one since I've owned the car. It's odd, but my wife and I have two of the rarest non-exotic cars you're likely to find -- the E55 wagon and a VW Phaeton (a seriously great car that has been well-hidden by VW)...
damn ... I thought I had the rarest car...
e55 wagon
R63 amg..




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damn ... I thought I had the rarest car...
e55 wagon
R63 amg..




R63 is the winner.
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So less then 100 made for 2005, and 64 for 2006...

Less then 200 made for the US but mine is one in a million!

Respect the wagon!
These numbers are not correct.

There was a website with production numbers for all AMG models (I cannot find it right now...) and the number I remember for 2005 E55 wagons is 169. Still a low number....
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I think that site got them from the AMG Private Lounge.

Would love the new E63 wagon. I think it looks better than the sedan.
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According to the AMG Private Lounge team:

Estimated production US Models by model year for very cool wagons:

E55 Wagon
2005 129
2006 64

E63 Wagon
2007 67
2008 62
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Sorry to bring up old thread but can you tell what number it is from VIN?
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Originally Posted by nota_troll
Sorry to bring up old thread but can you tell what number it is from VIN?
Don't think so. Usually a VIN only means where the car is sequenced in and among all like models, in this case all the other E class variants. Unlikely MBZ or any other manufacturer will build like models in sequence as to number them 1 of X?. MBZ could likely tell you what number any version is but again is unlikely to do so b/c of associated costs (i.e., every enthusiast out there would want to know where their car fell throughout the production and which number it is......
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thanks. I just got an E55 wagon and am so freaking pumped. I wanted one since they were released. Before we bought a GL I tried to convince the wife to drive the E55 instead but no dice.
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