Purchased an 05 E55
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05 E55
Purchased an 05 E55
After a few months of waiting and researching, I finally found the right car with what I was looking for and in my price range.
05 E55 - Brilliant Silver with act/ven seats, lighting, pano, trunk, and nav
The car was CPO with only 10k miles and spotless except for a few scratches on the rims. I traded in my 05 C55 with 27k miles as well. I have a second baby on the way and I wanted something a little bit bigger for the family. We already have a minivan and I didn't want to be stuck in that thing all weekend. Secondly, I was scared about the prices of the C55 dropping out due to the new C class coming. I didn't want to wait to long to upgrade and not get anything for the C55. I have always wanted an E55 but it was just to expensive for me in the past. I had to drive up to PA from VA to get the car. All I can say is that the C55 is just no comparison in my opinion. I was sad at first to see my C55 go because I really enjoyed it for the 2 years that I owned it. It was my first AMG and it really developed my appreciation for these amazing machines. Anyways, the C55 was forgotten shortly after I enabled the dynamic seats, and punched it in the E55 on my 2 hour trip home
Simply amazing!!!
Pics coming soon.
05 E55 - Brilliant Silver with act/ven seats, lighting, pano, trunk, and nav
The car was CPO with only 10k miles and spotless except for a few scratches on the rims. I traded in my 05 C55 with 27k miles as well. I have a second baby on the way and I wanted something a little bit bigger for the family. We already have a minivan and I didn't want to be stuck in that thing all weekend. Secondly, I was scared about the prices of the C55 dropping out due to the new C class coming. I didn't want to wait to long to upgrade and not get anything for the C55. I have always wanted an E55 but it was just to expensive for me in the past. I had to drive up to PA from VA to get the car. All I can say is that the C55 is just no comparison in my opinion. I was sad at first to see my C55 go because I really enjoyed it for the 2 years that I owned it. It was my first AMG and it really developed my appreciation for these amazing machines. Anyways, the C55 was forgotten shortly after I enabled the dynamic seats, and punched it in the E55 on my 2 hour trip home
Simply amazing!!! Pics coming soon.
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Not at the moment. I need time to recover from the purchase itself. Switching cars after only 2 years did some damage. The hit wasn't to bad since I got the C55 used as well.
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Well, I think C55 has better exhaust tone and is more nimble. Yes, the power is not comparable....
Please post pics of your sirius antenna and underneath the trunk (behind the trunk liner)
if you don't mind.
Please post pics of your sirius antenna and underneath the trunk (behind the trunk liner)
if you don't mind.
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Will do....once I take some pics.
To be more specific, with the windows closed the C55 sounds better but with the the windows open the E55 sounds just as good if not better based on my initial observations. It's like a fighter jet taking off. I'm under the impression the cabin on the E55 has more noise dampening features?
In terms of steering, I'm no expert but I do agree that the steering seems bit tighter on the C55. The E55 just feels more like your floating. Not sure how else to describe it. Either way, they are both great cars and it has been a blast to drive both of them.
To be more specific, with the windows closed the C55 sounds better but with the the windows open the E55 sounds just as good if not better based on my initial observations. It's like a fighter jet taking off. I'm under the impression the cabin on the E55 has more noise dampening features?
In terms of steering, I'm no expert but I do agree that the steering seems bit tighter on the C55. The E55 just feels more like your floating. Not sure how else to describe it. Either way, they are both great cars and it has been a blast to drive both of them.
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After a few months of waiting and researching, I finally found the right car with what I was looking for and in my price range.
05 E55 - Brilliant Silver with act/ven seats, lighting, pano, trunk, and nav
The car was CPO with only 10k miles and spotless except for a few scratches on the rims. I traded in my 05 C55 with 27k miles as well. I have a second baby on the way and I wanted something a little bit bigger for the family. We already have a minivan and I didn't want to be stuck in that thing all weekend. Secondly, I was scared about the prices of the C55 dropping out due to the new C class coming. I didn't want to wait to long to upgrade and not get anything for the C55. I have always wanted an E55 but it was just to expensive for me in the past. I had to drive up to PA from VA to get the car. All I can say is that the C55 is just no comparison in my opinion. I was sad at first to see my C55 go because I really enjoyed it for the 2 years that I owned it. It was my first AMG and it really developed my appreciation for these amazing machines. Anyways, the C55 was forgotten shortly after I enabled the dynamic seats, and punched it in the E55 on my 2 hour trip home Simply amazing!!!
Pics coming soon.
05 E55 - Brilliant Silver with act/ven seats, lighting, pano, trunk, and nav
The car was CPO with only 10k miles and spotless except for a few scratches on the rims. I traded in my 05 C55 with 27k miles as well. I have a second baby on the way and I wanted something a little bit bigger for the family. We already have a minivan and I didn't want to be stuck in that thing all weekend. Secondly, I was scared about the prices of the C55 dropping out due to the new C class coming. I didn't want to wait to long to upgrade and not get anything for the C55. I have always wanted an E55 but it was just to expensive for me in the past. I had to drive up to PA from VA to get the car. All I can say is that the C55 is just no comparison in my opinion. I was sad at first to see my C55 go because I really enjoyed it for the 2 years that I owned it. It was my first AMG and it really developed my appreciation for these amazing machines. Anyways, the C55 was forgotten shortly after I enabled the dynamic seats, and punched it in the E55 on my 2 hour trip home
Simply amazing!!! Pics coming soon.
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I just hooked it up to the aux port. It actually sounds much better through the aux port as compared to my C55. I ran the cable along the passenger seat and did my best to hide it.
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Very nice! I got the ipod factory kit in my car. I'm not sure I'd recommend it however. It goes in the glove compartment and only hooks up to the lower port. The upper earphone ports are not used. The sound is pristine!! Better than CD, DVD, or radio. I can't say enough good stuff about the sound. However the interface is pretty silly. You can *ONLY* control it through the steering wheel. I have 70 gigs of music and hundreds of artists and every time you want to find an artist you have to start from the top. It's a BIG pain in the a**. It would probably be better with an iPod mini or something but with 70gigs it takes a long time to find your album with this silly interface.
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Very nice! I got the ipod factory kit in my car. I'm not sure I'd recommend it however. It goes in the glove compartment and only hooks up to the lower port. The upper earphone ports are not used. The sound is pristine!! Better than CD, DVD, or radio. I can't say enough good stuff about the sound. However the interface is pretty silly. You can *ONLY* control it through the steering wheel. I have 70 gigs of music and hundreds of artists and every time you want to find an artist you have to start from the top. It's a BIG pain in the a**. It would probably be better with an iPod mini or something but with 70gigs it takes a long time to find your album with this silly interface.
Yeah, the Acura link is sort of like that. On theirs you can only play play lists too! ugh.
I prefer just having the ipod menu available on my ipod. This way, I can listen to anything and it's easy to find.
Many times, I listen to shows I've seen many times like Seinfeld or movies I know by heart like Rocky movies. (I have a video ipod).
I love this ability.
