wtfpwnage

Whats up guys... Ive been lurking for a couple weeks now scoping out the classifieds section and reading reviews... and I found a good deal on a Silver Tectite Grey 2003 E55 AMG. Went and test drove it... fell in love before I got it back to the dealers lot.

Anyways - great to finally have a reason to call this forum home. The only thing I've planned at this point is tinting the windows, and maybe replacing the grille with a star grille instead of the plain one on there now.

Also - from the driving I've done in the last few days I really need to learn to keep the RPM in check - I'm averaging about 10-12 MPG. Also read somewhere that I might need to replace the air filter, as that could be effecting the gas mileage a bit?? Any other suggestions on the subject would be appreciated.

harjothundal

Congrats on your purchase! She's definately a beauty!

Just a few things after reading what you wrote... You can't change the grille because your car has Distronic (you can tell by the pane of glass/plastic at the bottom of the grille) .. If you change it out, it's possible Distronic will stop functioning...

Also, your rear diffuser looks cracked, rear left next to the exhaust tip... Did the previous owner have an aftermarket diffuser before?

johnaustin008

AWESOME man its really a great car and one of my favorites ....when you ill tint it will look even better ...Perfect choice and congrats on ur purchase ...
PLZ upload it pics when you finish up with tinting..

WPOZZZ

Your first car is an E55? Congrats and treat her with respect.

zdkdeeier493

Nice work. DO NOT put that star grill on. Despite the fact that its fugly and cheap looking, harjothundal is right, your Distronic will stop working.

Throw a CF diffuser on it to fix that crack, tint the windows, maybe some lowering links and rims in the future, but for now you're sittin pretty. The mod bug will come sooner or later, no reason to rush it. Enjoy

tscales

Sweet. Enjoy

mikey33

You have great taste in cars I always loved the tectite gray color and it is the color I would have chosen if I did not get silver. I would avoid the star grille like others have stated simply because it is unattractive looking. Congrats and enjoy the beast!

i_am_amused

exactly my thoughts

screw the new car, treat everyone else around you with respect

mikey33

+1 Haha

Most people get scrappers or beaters for their first cars, so definitely be happy and respect those who are not as fortunate! My first car was a 96' Toyota Camry with 160k miles and I was thrilled to death especially when I put in my $100 CD player, those were the good ol' days

i_am_amused

the first car i drove was a 1973 Chevy station wagon with faux wood vinyl.

the first car i bought was a brand new, bare-bones 1986 toyota 2wd pickup. Did you know they would hit 105mph?

Now, imagine me buying an E55 instead of that pickup.

stevebez

+1

MoeMZA

First car was a freakin DATSUN..... Congrats and good luck.

(Let's see a "What was your first car?" thread)

cahiil55k

Welcome. Nice first car! You bought it in Sac? One of my favorite dragstrips is up that way. After you get used to the power, go run her once and report back.

rlh23

92 Mint Green Honda Accord LX coupe. Most jetski's / waverunners have 2x the power that car had.

BenzoBoi

Congrats and enjoy the ride in good health!

chawkins2001

You guys are so funny when you say that but it is so true

Nice first ride man, congrats.

BenzoBoi

Definitely is funny, but with the beast as your first ride...you're in for quite the surprise if you ask me.

MBH motorsports

Thats a boat load of power for a first car. please respect the power that car puts out. Its, not really a car to be cutting your teeth on. Remember this its faster than most things on the road. So you have nothing to prove.

My first car was an 82 camaro with a 305 in it. It was such a POS.

tgoss

Always said best Sun. Definitely a car you want to enjoy to the fullest

Welcome to the family like others have said you can't roll the star grille due to distronic (which is pretty badazz and rare on these cars) and you'd get flamed anyways for doing said mod lol. Tint will look sick as would some euro bumper strips to get rid of the side markers.

There's a ton of cheap cosmetic mods you can do if you're interested shoot me a PM.

My first car was a gold Saturn sedan hand me down from my parents. I loved it until some chick totaled it when she rear ended me lol.

Jakpro1

HA HA, great hearing bout those first timers.

Mine was bumble bee yellow 81 Olds Omega. Gosh that car was ugly but the times I had in that car. MAN to be a teen again with what I know now.

wtfpwnage

You had me rushing out to the garage at an ungodly hour on my hands and knees behind my baby checking for cracks in the diffuser lol... not to mention i paid $170 for a PSI so I was kinda pissed that they would have missed something like that ... but it's just the chrome reflecting in the sunlight.


For sure, definitely interested - will send a PM.


Yeah Ive driven a couple of my friends' cars before this one over the years (I'm 24) but I had just actually put off getting my license because I never had the $$$ for a car, and up until recently I lived in big cities with really good public transportation.

For the last year and a half I've been dabbling in online marketing and earlier this summer it REALLY started to pay off. I figured what the hell -
YOU ONLY LIVE ONCE and I don't ever want to look back and regret not living life to its fullest... so I went to the dealership with their asking price - IN CASH - in my pocket...

I actually got lucky because some other guy had came in with his fiance and looked at the car earlier that same day - and after he test drove it they left, to "think about it". They came back to buy it while I was on the test drive!!! Man should've seen the looks on their faces when the sales guy went out and told them I was buying it. I couldn't even make eye contact, but I saw all the disappointment in their faces as they walked off the lot. Ya snooze ya lose!!!

here's one last pic of mine for the thread on that note, me bunjee jumping earlier this summer in Vancouver, BC. Kinda seemed appropriate after the whole you only live once speech

jdeastbay

Congrats. If you are getting 10-12mpg from spirited driving, figure on replacing your rear tires every 6-8k miles, I do...

WPOZZZ

When I said to treat her with respect, I meant for you to be very careful with her. A first car with all that power is a recipe for disaster. I'm glad that you are 24 instead of a 16 year old. If I had that E55 as my first car, I'd probably end up killing myself.

If I might interject, I highly recommend going to a driving school or perhaps a Car Control Clinic or HPDE put on my BMWCCA, PCA or SCCA. I cut my teeth on a SCCA CCC and learned a lot as a 16 year old. I continued with BMWCCA HPDEs and you get to learn the limits of your car in a safe environment.

320 dreamer

paying cash for your car. that says more about your maturity than anything else!! enjoy that beauty the e55 is the nicest looking sedan made and you will love the forum great folks here. hook up with bgorman on the wheel section. he has some of the sickest looking wheels and fantastic prices

Nait Sirhc

Oh hey, you happened to get the best color too! Nice grab.