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

thinking about trading my M3 for a E55...what sort of numbers are we talking..

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Old Dec 29, 2009 | 10:57 AM
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thinking about trading my M3 for a E55...what sort of numbers are we talking..

I'm in Canada, so factor the CAD dollar, but...

I have a 2005 M3 vert, SMG, carbon black...Florida car with 39K miles on it, no nav no heated seats, but car is immacualte, 19s

want to trade it for a 2005 e55, white, pano, nav, keyless go....55K miles on it, they are asking 32,900.00 CAD for the car

what do you guys think i should do...

here's the e55
http://www.autotrader.ca/used_cars_C...ributes=photos,,

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Old Dec 29, 2009 | 11:21 AM
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Old Dec 29, 2009 | 11:23 AM
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Originally Posted by prodigymb
e55>m3
lol, agreed, but in terms of $$$$
what would you guys do?
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Old Dec 29, 2009 | 11:23 AM
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^ this.

drive one. different animal. it isn't the smartest to drive 10/10ths handling on the road, but you'll find areas to use 10/10th acceleration
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Old Dec 29, 2009 | 11:24 AM
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I would be jumping on that white real quick!
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Old Dec 29, 2009 | 11:28 AM
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I would be jumping on that white real quick!
thats what i'm thinking, but i don't want to lose a tonne of $$ on the M3
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Old Dec 29, 2009 | 11:39 AM
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Cannot comment on the Canadian market, but in my recent scenario:

Insurance company totaled (flood damage) my near perfect 2006 M3 Convertible, 22k miles, Carbon Black Metallic, six speed, cold weather, Xenon, CPO w/scheduled maintenance and provided me with a check for more than what I paid for my nearly perfect 2006 E55 private-hand with less than 30k miles with pano, satellite radio, VCS, Xenons and park distance.
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Old Dec 29, 2009 | 11:42 AM
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thats what i'm thinking, but i don't want to lose a tonne of $$ on the M3
You wont, they are probally dying to make a sale......end of year...end of month.....go get it quick!
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Old Dec 29, 2009 | 11:56 AM
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You wont, they are probally dying to make a sale......end of year...end of month.....go get it quick!
i will keep u guys posted....you think any hope of a straight trade? probably not....I'm thinking they'll want my car and at least 5K....
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I just sold my M3 05 ZCP, Fully Loaded, SMG, Coupe 40K miles for 31K.
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Old Dec 29, 2009 | 12:00 PM
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i will keep u guys posted....you think any hope of a straight trade? probably not....I'm thinking they'll want my car and at least 5K....
I am assuming your car is a convertible which make it worth about $25000 to them. Those are the Manheim numbers. So I think if they will do 5 to 6 and your car, I would be all over it. White with pano is hot and next to impossible to find. You wont be sorry coming out of that little 3 series.
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Old Dec 29, 2009 | 12:29 PM
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Originally Posted by M3-ADDICT
I just sold my M3 05 ZCP, Fully Loaded, SMG, Coupe 40K miles for 31K.
Canadian?
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Old Dec 29, 2009 | 12:36 PM
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Canadian?
Dont even pay attention to him, your in a totally different market...friggin country for that matter. Just go work the deal and if you can get out of there with 5 0r 6k out o pocket you got a good deal on a great car!
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Originally Posted by saleen01
Canadian?
$USD$ - Bought $34K 2 years a go -
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Old Dec 29, 2009 | 02:00 PM
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Old Dec 29, 2009 | 02:58 PM
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I would be worried about the mileage a little bit...
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Originally Posted by LADY_AMG

I would be worried about the mileage a little bit...
why? 5 year old car with 55K is only 10K a year. Assuming it was put in service in late 04, early 05.

just need to make sure it is CPO'd or buy an aftermarket warranty to protect yourself
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Old Dec 29, 2009 | 03:25 PM
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90K kilometers isn't much for a car, my a4 has 230K and still going strong....

90K km = 55K miles
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The OP says 55k miles and the ad with the link says 90k miles- big difference. How do you know its in Kilos?
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The OP says 55k miles and the ad with the link says 90k miles- big difference. How do you know its in Kilos?
cause its in toronto, i called them
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Has the worse ad ever, how does a dealer justify taking 5 pictures of a car and all with crappy angle and wants 32K too in this economy. Civics on Ebay have more pictures.
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Originally Posted by Worth the wait
White+Pano...you found Sasquatch...buy it quick!
I have white with pano... Do I have sasquatch now?
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I have white with pano... Do I have sasquatch now?
absolutely! white + pano=mythically hard to find (just like sasquatch).
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Originally Posted by saleen01
I'm in Canada, so factor the CAD dollar, but...

I have a 2005 M3 vert, SMG, carbon black...Florida car with 39K miles on it, no nav no heated seats, but car is immacualte, 19s

want to trade it for a 2005 e55, white, pano, nav, keyless go....55K miles on it, they are asking 32,900.00 CAD for the car

what do you guys think i should do...

here's the e55
http://www.autotrader.ca/used_cars_C...ributes=photos,,
The E55 is a 2004 not 2005 if that matters. $32,900 is too much even for an '05. Beautiful sic looking ride.
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