Originally Posted by Vic55

With 77k plus miles (as he mentioned), not really... These cars are already killed by the economy and luxury depreciation but the K engines take a bigger hit with additional miles.

Here are 3 recent sales with less miles on 2005's:

01/29/09 RIVRSIDE Lease $23,500 65,340 Below BLACK 8G A Yes
01/14/09 DAYTONA Regular $26,900 66,180 Avg BLACK 8G A Yes
01/28/09 BUTLER Lease $22,000 66,327 Below BLACK 8G A Yes

Originally Posted by MB_Forever

Obviously not all E55s will break down or will have expensive repair bills, but the majority will at some point..... I'm friends with the shop forman (also the head AMG technician) at our local dealership, and I've asked him before how often he sees the E55s in for service, and he seemed to agree that after 60k miles, the odds of a very expensive repair bill goes up big time. Even though the engine itself is built very strong and very solid, there are other "accessories" that tend to die and are very costly to replace; for example, $3000 to replace COMMAND Navigation unit, $3500 for airmatic suspension failure, $3500 for instrument cluster replacement, $1000 to fix certain fuel lines/tank leaks (which seem to be happening more often now), and the list goes on...... and this list, of course, assumes that the major stuff stays intact (supercharger, tranny, etc....).

I try to always recommend warranty because I've learned the hardway in the past, but even if nothing breaks down, the warranty amount is a small price to pay for a little peace of mind.