zoink

Just picked up a black C55 (not obsidian, though ). Both she and her grandma declined my request for pictures.... they said they wanted to take shower first. So for now, I just took pictures of their butts

If this weekend is not raining, I think they wouldn't mind posing for more pictures after having a shower.

BenzoBoi

Congrats!~! Definitely a good lookin garage!~!

ClayJ

Really Nice zoink! Good job on the addition.

MB Fanatic

I am drooling all over the W210 E55.

SLK55R

I have the same type of E55 as you but in Silver and picked up a SLK55 (silver) a few weeks ago.

Starting to turn into an AMG only garage. Actually my other cars are parked in the driveway even though we have a 4 car garage. They aren't allowed in the garage.

Congratz!!

vraa

My first thought was.. omg they are reproducing now?!

Great looking cars man, can't wait for additional pictures of both!

zoink

Your first thought was right.... I returned her mom back to her origin couple years ago as she got sick quite often.... what I don't know was she was pregnant at that time... so when the baby was born, I decided to take care of her as she seems quite healthy So yes, they are reproducing

How to decode the story:
Her mom: '03 W211 E55
Her origin: Dealer
Got sick: Warranty work
Pregnant: Didn't expect to get another AMG down the road
The baby: C55

Anyway, I'm happy my garage is once again filled w/ AMG's... just like couple years ago. Only a little lower scale this time

zoink

Congrats to you too..... we, bay area-ers, should get together some time. I've never seen one member in person yet. I especially want to see Treynor w/ his 65's.... Krispykreme w/ his E55 & M5... MrAMG w/ his CLS55.... and RedLineRobert w/ his lambo

SLK55R

Most of the meets I see here are class specific ... we should just do a general AMG meet.

Anyone willing to set one up?

Can Drive 55

Congrats on the new addition. Let us know how the C compares to the E.

mrankovic

But I thought it was her grandma, not her mother... I hope there is nothing "funny" going on here in this family

MB AMG

Congrats!! Looks excellent!!

Yes, please do tell us how the W210 and W203 compare (especially power and performance wise)!

zoink

Well, haven't driven much of the C. But this what I can tell so far:

Power: I think it's about the same (doesn't the paper say so also?). The C feels a bit hesitant to release the raw power..... Let's wait couple more months and I could tell more.

Handling: The C feels nimbler albeit similar feeling of nose heavy. Could be because smaller body, shorter chassy and less weight.

Suspension: C is a bit stiffer.... could be my E suspension gets old

Road Noise: The C is worse.... Could be because of the tires... Conti vs. S03.

Brake: The C is better..... Could be because of the size and my E's brakes are due to be replaced.

Exhaust Sound: C is deeper and louder..... I love it.... I cannot remember how W211 sounds.... but definitely better than my E.

Sound System: C's is better.... but I'm still not satisfied w/ both. I somehow feel that Bose in my old Max has a lot better sound.

Seat: C's is tighter.... but no multicontour option, which I like the most from E. I don't think I can drive long trip on C. On E, definitely.

Navigation: Stupid..... My house is in new development so no map yet.... but even when I put nearest intersection available in the map, it still gives me stupid direction I think German engineering needs to learn from Japanese.

Fit & Finish: Even though C looks nicer.... but I can tell its quality is a lot lower than E. No offense.... but w/ brief experience w/ W211, I think W211 is also not that good. MB obviously does unbeliveable cost cutting

Overall.... I think I am going to like C just like I like the E. Different class.... I still need to get used to coming in and out the car, though. I hit my knee twice to the dash already . This is my first compact car after my Civic that I owned more than 10 years ago or my C4S I sold almost 3 years ago.

Compared to W211 E55, no contest for C. If my '03 E55 were not lemon'd, I wouldn't have bought C.

JamE55

This sounds graphic! So which one is going under the kleemann knife? :p

Congratulationes!

zoink

Ha..... I knew you're gonna say that. Not sure..... I've argued a lot w/ my wife...... spend the money to mod my E (to become an S8 like yours) or get another car.... I think I lost when she said she wouldn't let me get a P-car in 2 years (mid 2nd year of 997TT if it indeed comes on time) if I mod the E.

JamE55

Ofcourse i was going to say that! Wait you lost to your wife? Guess we all know now who wears the pants in the family huh? LOL j/k Have you wife call me and i'll put some Kleemann sense into her! lol Then you can thank me later. lol

zoink

Hah..... who wears the pants in the family?? LOL If I modded the E now, it would've meant she had to drive the Max for couple more years. Unfortunately, she hates that idea especially after enjoying the Cayenne for a year.

Then, I came up w/ an idea to get her C230K and still mod my E..... she still didn't like that after test driving a C230K.... LOL

Lesson learned.... never try to let a wife drive a nice car.

relisysj4

good lookin family

55fanatic

damn...wish my ML55 had a baby!!!

nice cars

chem0

So what about all the E55 owners who got the M5.. how do we put that into the picture?

AMG fell pregnant and gave birth to a BMW?..

Theres only one word suitable for that.. CROSSBREDING!

AMG BLISS

Do the Kleemann mods now, while your wife is still ecstatic about the new car. Congrats!! And they both look pretty clean to me.

MOLE55t

Nice nice nice!

zoink

No....

I would put it this way....

Donald Trump ditched his old wife..... and got a new younger different kind of wife. You got the metaphor :p

Anyway, thanks for the props..... I need to go to Canada (Any member here lives in Prince George, BC?) today..... so no driving any car for couple days

newton22

That's disgusting. :p

But I'm liking that C55 very very much.