W211 AMG Discuss the W211 AMG's such as the E55 and the E63

I cant believe you can buy 03 E55's for $40,000 now!

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Old Sep 24, 2006 | 05:01 PM
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we bought our 04 E55 in May wiht 17K miles on it for 66K
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Old Sep 24, 2006 | 05:46 PM
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How much HP does the S600 V12 TT make ? 00-06?
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Old Sep 24, 2006 | 05:56 PM
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How much HP does the S600 V12 TT make ? 00-06?
MB claims 493 BHP and 590 lb-ft torque........I have heard rumors of it actually putting out closer to 540 BHP.
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Old Sep 25, 2006 | 12:37 AM
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Mine is more of a toy than a daily, but I do agree with the depreciation part. I just like to drive too much to let it sit.
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Old Sep 25, 2006 | 12:54 AM
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Mine is a TOY as well... I drive the sh**t out of it on the weekend.
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Old Sep 27, 2006 | 12:58 PM
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I remember reading about instances of cars being sold and the car's owner's forum posts being reviewed to see how the car was treated. One person had trouble selling theirs because there was a video posted online of him catching air off a railroad tracks rise.

Aside from that any car i buy is going to be gone over by my brother in law who is a mercedes dealership master technician.
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Old Sep 27, 2006 | 01:53 PM
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Mine went from being our weekend toy to my wife's daily driver, no thanks to the **** poor quality of her VW Touareg. The VW has been having so many problems, that we decided she would just drive the E55 until we trade it in on the ML320 CDI we ordered (should arrive mid-October).
Its cool to know that a car I bought to spoil myself and has run consistent 12s at the local dragstrip is now serving double duty chauffering my son around and running errands.
I know I'm gonna take a hit when I sell it (even though I bought it used to avoid an even bigger hit), but its by far the best all-around car I've ever owned.
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Old Sep 27, 2006 | 02:00 PM
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Little did I know that 03 S600's are going that cheap...

*Do I sell the E55, get the S600, get an ecu drop rims and call it a day for a long time...

But then again everyone is gonna have an even harder time believing the car is mine and mot my parents...
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Old Sep 27, 2006 | 04:13 PM
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Guys, I just bought an 04' E55, and this is a little misleading... Cars in the $40's HAVE ISSUES...... they are either Lemon Law buy backs, salavge title, etc,etc...
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Old Sep 27, 2006 | 05:02 PM
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Originally Posted by BenzoBoi
Little did I know that 03 S600's are going that cheap...

*Do I sell the E55, get the S600, get an ecu drop rims and call it a day for a long time...

But then again everyone is gonna have an even harder time believing the car is mine and mot my parents...

Ya heres a 2004 S55 buy it now for $62,000 .... MB certified too!
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Old Sep 27, 2006 | 08:42 PM
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Originally Posted by WISdomKid
Ya heres a 2004 S55 buy it now for $62,000 .... MB certified too!
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It wouldn't make sense to trade an e55 for a heavier s55, he wants the v12 bi-turbo engine. Benzoboi, you should also consider a much lighter 03+ CL600. I think the S class would be too big and heavy, especially after owning a much more nimble E class. CL600's cost about the same too, many around 50k. Personally, I would much rather have the CL600 over an E55 not just because its much faster, but also because the interior is nicer and the shape is more elegant.
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