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Hi

Looking to purchase E55 AMG outside warranty with roughly 60K miles. Will a Benz Dealer PPI be more than sufficient as to know how clean the car is. Also anywhere I can check the service record on the car from the dealership? What are some major services needed from the E55 AMG? For example for M3s with Inspection I and Inspection II. The car is 2004 but has had 4 owners, would that reflect the value of the car?

Thanks,

Shay

shardul

iTrader: (1)

the car has too many owners, it will not affect the value of the car. there could be a reason why the ownership has changed so much.
the sales person at a MB dealership can pull up a VMI (service record) on the car.
PPI will surely help.

emoving

I hope you are not considering the one you found being ragged on on Youtube! I think PPIs are a waste of money. They do a half *** job and hardley look at the car. I did one on a 2003 BMW they said checked out perfect. When it rolled of the transporter I could hear it was missing. I drove it and tried to clear it out with no luck. I ended up having to put $100 worth of plugs in it and new MAFS sensors to the tune of $600. All that after I paid some dip**** BMW mech. $300 for a PPI in Texas. You best bet is to find a local member to check it out for you in person if you can not make it there.

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Lol, it was for that car but I made this thread before I digged up the user's info on the age and seeing the video just made it Game Ovr. But I still want to know as a first time buyer, what I can do. But you are right, it's hit and miss on PPI since they don't really have a guarantee or stand behind a car or anything.

emoving

I was actually looking at another car in Ca. and the dealer told me they don't do PPis because they can be held liable if they miss something. They reccomended a garage down the street. I was like WTF! So again, find a member here to check the car out for you. There are lots of good people and chances are someone lives close to the car you are possibly looking at. Other then going and looking at the car yourself, you are always going to rely on someone else and we usually know what happens then.

blackbenzz

Well well well. Look who it is. The guy that hates on Benzes and worships BMW's now wants to buy an E55? This is CLASSIC! Do us all a favor and stay away! Didn't you say benzes are like having mustang motors and that only grandpa's drive them? I can't stop laughing, seriously! I see you haven't sold the M3 you've been trying years to sell. Are your parents buying you this car too?

JonMBZ

just running the car for codes could be worth it even if they don't check it. If they find fault codes on an expensive item then you can hit up the seller to pay for the faulty parts.

emoving

Maybe he got his azz wooped in his M3 by grandpa on the way to church with a full car load!

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Sup sexy, M3 was sold a month a go. I had a 1974 BMW 2002 TII, plaid with that for a month and now that's sold and looking to get back. I miss torque and M5 does not deliver. After seeing what the E63 P30 did to Matt's car, it was made clear that Benz is the next choice. So now, shopping for a E55 AMG.

blackbenzz

He is a paper racer. He has talked trash about my car/benzes SOOOOOOOOO much which is why I find it absolutely hilarious he wants one now. He would never race anybody, just quote magazines and say how the M3 is so great! Everyone knows he would get absolutely DESTROYED in a race against me. He just likes to run his mouth. He also makes up BS like saying I swapped a mustang motor in my car

M3-ADDICT

True, but I can get Autozone to read codes too. Buit 99% of these cars are out of state, so I don't know if a dealer will take it to AutoZone so a dealer is my best bet.

Lol, no but a lot of M3 owners will be getting their asses handed to them. Hopefully E60 M5, but I don't think E55 AMG is faster than the E60 M5.

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Whatever, I don't think anyone has ever wanted to race you. Your car is not even a Benz at this point.

emoving

I think the E55 is faster then the E60.

blackbenzz

^ His cousins all drive E60 M5's (of course M&D sponsored) and got raped by a E63
Then what is it?

emoving

Its a BADAZZ CLK MB, thats what!

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blackbenzz

Haha thanks . Just wondering why anyone would not consider it an MB MB motor, MB ECU, MB body, MB on the registration etc etc

M3-ADDICT

Ok baba, it's a Benz & the fastest one

emoving

Because they are !

X2Board

C'mon guys give him a break, after all, he has seen the light (as in MB tail lights) and as the old adage goes, "If you can't beat them, join them."

Brian GT PRO

I would highly suggest to find a good independent shop that knows MBZ to do a PPI.

M3-ADDICT

Shop over Dealership, good suggestion. Anyone know one in Santa Monica

Nait Sirhc

I'd recommend having an MB dealer do it, just because they'll find EVERYTHING (even things that don't really need replacing.

I once put a $500 deposit on an 03 E55 in Florida, with the rest pending the results of the PPI. The dealer selling the car claimed that they had done a 105-point inspection and everything was fine, but I still wanted a manufacturer confirmation. I had an MB dealership in Palm Beach, FL do a PPI for $250. The MB dealer found ~$10,000 worth of damage (blown suspension, loads of leaks, busted trunk motor, etc etc etc) and the used car dealer tried to claim that the MB tech was making it up because "she wanted to buy the car and she was BS'ing me so I wouldn't buy it".

This dealer also refused to refund my "fully refundable" deposit because they insisted the MB dealership was making all the issues up. Took me 6 months to get it back, through my card dispute process because the piece of **** salesman (Kerry) at Palm Beach ignored all 50+ of my emails, voicemails, and phone calls.

Moral of the story: Stay the hell away from Palm Beach Pre-Owned, and ALWAYS get a PPI. Benz dealer PPI should be sufficient.

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