JamE55

Project/Hobby and a weekened toy.

xraymd

Daily driver. Did great this winter on snow tires.

x-tian-230k

Do you mind sharing with me what kind of set up you have for the winter. I just purchased my E55 and its going to be driven in the winter time.

Thanks

Christian

Kev04C320

Christian,

I use my stock wheels with Bridgestone Blizzak LM-25. They worked extremely well this winter.

I believe doc is using Dunlop Wintersport M3.

x-tian-230k

Kev,

You basically take off, and mount snows on your stock rims? I am look for a whole new set. Maybe someone has an extra set of AMG's they are selling cheap or something. I did the take off and remount with my CLK. It was a pain in the ***.

Christian

metalica_23

Daily driver on dry days. Kept the Lexus for rain/snow.

Vic55

4 on and then 3 off while the 996TT gets some runs in.

Kev04C320

Hello Christian,

I'm probably keeping the stock rims with winter tires combo and buying a second set of light forged rims with Michelin PS2 as the summer combo. I don't think the mouting-unmounting-remounting routine is good for the tires.

davidhung78

considering the other ride is a two wheeler this is my daily. except the murdercycle's lookin pretty good right now considering im getting around 11-12mpg on the beast. and that's just driving normal on sport mode. is that the kind of mileage you guys are getting or am i just too heavy footed? i mean im barely getting 200 miles to the tank. please share..

jack206

Perfect daily driver..fast,function & comfort. Only had it for a couple of weeks and really don't want to drive anything else. She's a thirsty one though!

Jakpro1

Toy....lucky to have it out twice a week.

Summer is round the corner so I'll be out killing more now.

jparch

TOY ; every weekend always becomes a GREAT weekend

medici78

It can be both for me. There are periods where it has been driven daily, mostly by my wife and there have been weeks that it sits and I only started it up and moved it to not flatspot the tires and keep the fluids circulating.
My daily commute takes me through some really bad roads and I use my big F-250 for that.
My wife gets to alternate between her Touareg and the E55 since it stays at home, so sometimes it's her daily too.
If I didnt work in the locales I work in, I would drive it everyday.

MBzGO

everyday driving 24/7,
plus its good for my heart cus everytime i get on her,
my heart just keeps pounding faster than normal
any explaination?

PKE55AMG

Wow! you get all that from just "get on her"?
What'd happen if you "get in her"???

MBzGO

u got me...
i would melt if i get in her

Hamann7

It's my toy... for weekends when the GT2 becomes too boring.

JUST KIDDING, of course.

It is a good daily driver thus far-- put over 2000 miles in the last month so I guess I've been driving it a lot.

I just hope it does not fall victim to notorious Chrysler build quality like previous year Mercedes. When I hear about all the warranty and build quality issues on this board, it makes me a bit nervous. Not that BM Trouble U is that much better, but...

PKE55AMG

I see for most people it's a daily driver.
I guess there is not a better car out there that would have the practicality of a 4 door sedan with all that luxury and the acceleration/performance on par with P-cars and F-cars out there. It is THE PERFECT CAR, IMHO.
I hope to join the ranks of you guys very soon.....

AKxSpyO

Daily driver i can't live a day without it. It was gone for two weeks and i was going crazy. I usually drive it to school and back then in the weekends i don't come out of the car, after i give it a nice bubble bath.

xraymd

Good memory Kev, I did use the M3's. I really liked them.

Christian - I bought tires on some cheap but OK looking rims mail-order from tirerack. I've got the TPMS sensors so it cost a little more. When the weather changes, I just swap 'em. And my good rims don't have to face winter and potholes. If you really like the AMG rims, tirerack has them.

x-tian-230k

Thanks Doc. Thats what i might do. Buy cheap rims and put snows on them..... thanks alot!

vixapphire

Hi David,
i'm i socal too and ordinarily get 10.5 - 13 mpg in my 55 wagon; daily driver, city streets (live in weho, work in century city). i feel it's necessary to go on freeway road rallies out to the desert once a month or so just to bring the "average mpg" number on the trip computer up to a respectable level!
v

MiamiAMG

My daily driver. It put's a smile on my face every day!

Griffin337

Weekend toy unless i just cant take and need to take it out for a spin... DD is a Range Rover Sport.

2K6E55

My DD too and it is so much fun driving it... I cant stop driving...