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

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Old 09-17-2010 | 11:06 PM
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is this worth it...

or stay away...
http://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/cto/1960008647.html
Old 09-17-2010 | 11:16 PM
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07' SL65, 04' E55, 03' Evo8, 08' GSXR, DSM's...
Looks pretty clean in the pictures.

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Old 09-17-2010 | 11:51 PM
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White is rare?
Old 09-17-2010 | 11:53 PM
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White is rare?
haha, probably. White with a lot of options ARE rare thou
Old 09-18-2010 | 12:34 AM
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when i called and asked if it was ok to have the car inspected, he was a little iffy, he said 'ahhh, well i guess i can have something arrange i just dont want the car gone or away from for a long time'.
Old 09-18-2010 | 12:57 AM
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White with Pano thats rare !
Old 09-18-2010 | 01:55 AM
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pano + keyless go + Massaging chairs... = MNnnnn.

wowww yeah man good find... looks good.. go get a PSI at a dealer.
Old 09-18-2010 | 05:19 AM
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yeah- i know its rare ---- and more expensive -- haha
but worth the wait and extra $$
Old 09-18-2010 | 05:21 AM
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i got all those bells and whistles and less miles--- plus i still have 4 years on full Chrysler warranty. Mines not for sale -- but nothing is unobtainable.... if someone makes me sell it.
Old 09-18-2010 | 02:25 PM
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i got all those bells and whistles and less miles--- plus i still have 4 years on full Chrysler warranty. Mines not for sale -- but nothing is unobtainable.... if someone makes me sell it.
Old 09-18-2010 | 02:38 PM
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i got all those bells and whistles and less miles--- plus i still have 4 years on full Chrysler warranty. Mines not for sale -- but nothing is unobtainable.... if someone makes me sell it.
lol...
Old 09-18-2010 | 08:32 PM
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i went to check out the car and hes saving it for me til monday, we agreed on $29k OTD.

here is what i found wrong with the car..
-the door wont unlock on the driver side door when you push/pull on the inner part of the door handle, works on all other doors.
-the dome lights dont come on when the door is opened
-the parking sensors or distance lights doesnt seem to be working properly, when i put in reverse only 2 of the red lights come on the ones closer to the middle of that light bar (not exactly sure whats its called), when i put in driver and pulled up as close as i can to the car in front of me the lights on the dash board werent changing it was only those 2 same red rights.

so should i buy the car or not?
Old 09-18-2010 | 08:45 PM
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The ad has been deleted. Maybe the owner is here on the forum and ashamed to have the issues exposed.
Old 09-18-2010 | 08:49 PM
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if the car has warranty those issues are not a problem...
Old 09-18-2010 | 08:52 PM
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i just ran a carfax and its shows a report of a accident and it also said that this vehicle 'is worth $3670.00 less than the retail book value'.
Old 09-18-2010 | 08:57 PM
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Car sounds like it has problems...but if you can get em taken car of - go for it. Just hope they dont keep coming back

It took me over a half a year to find a white one/pano etc. Chances are you will not stumble upon another white.
Old 09-18-2010 | 09:12 PM
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yeah, thats one of the reasons im still thinking about getting this car, but i would like to know what kind of accident its been in.
the last one i seen forsale like this was the one from F1, i also believe hes a member on here.

Originally Posted by E55Dimon
Car sounds like it has problems...but if you can get em taken car of - go for it. Just hope they dont keep coming back

It took me over a half a year to find a white one/pano etc. Chances are you will not stumble upon another white.

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Old 09-18-2010 | 09:18 PM
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Is there a claim/case # in the carfax? If there is, means the accident has been more than a fender bender. Just an idea.
Old 09-19-2010 | 05:31 AM
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also forgot to mention that it has about 25% left on the brakes.
Old 09-19-2010 | 08:32 AM
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Originally Posted by ES EF ED
i went to check out the car and hes saving it for me til monday, we agreed on $29k OTD.

here is what i found wrong with the car..
-the door wont unlock on the driver side door when you push/pull on the inner part of the door handle, works on all other doors.
-the dome lights dont come on when the door is opened
-the parking sensors or distance lights doesnt seem to be working properly, when i put in reverse only 2 of the red lights come on the ones closer to the middle of that light bar (not exactly sure whats its called), when i put in driver and pulled up as close as i can to the car in front of me the lights on the dash board werent changing it was only those 2 same red rights.

so should i buy the car or not?
Those sound like minor issues: probably some actuators and sensors. No one wants to have a car that was in an accident, but you must also do your due diligence to see if the repair was done properly. If it was and the car has a clean title, why not? A white E55 with pano, massaging chairs and keyless go is rather hard to find. Just get a thorough PPI.
Old 09-19-2010 | 11:43 AM
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Yeah i wish i was able to find a decently price white E55 when i was on the search for one. Arrange to do a PPI, pre purchase inspection on it. Little bit of money out of your pocket up front but well worth it in the long run IMO. When i finally found the one i wanted, it cost me little under $300 at a MB dealer to do and took about 3hrs for them to thoroughly go through everything on the car. Good luck.

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Old 09-19-2010 | 07:47 PM
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Originally Posted by E55Dimon
It took me over a half a year to find a white one/pano etc.
Lol. I had no idea my color/option combo was "rare". Hahaha

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-the parking sensors or distance lights doesnt seem to be working properly, when i put in reverse only 2 of the red lights come on the ones closer to the middle of that light bar (not exactly sure whats its called), when i put in driver and pulled up as close as i can to the car in front of me the lights on the dash board werent changing it was only those 2 same red rights.
I may be wrong here, but aren't the parking sensors only for when the car is backing up and the front sensors should only work when distronic is being used with the cruise control, right?
Old 09-19-2010 | 08:35 PM
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Lol. I had no idea my color/option combo was "rare". Hahaha
Sarcasm?
Old 09-19-2010 | 08:45 PM
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I wish I had a white E55! All I see are black or silver. There was a nice burgundy one for sale in CA about a month ago.
Old 09-19-2010 | 08:51 PM
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Originally Posted by HeissRod
I may be wrong here, but aren't the parking sensors only for when the car is backing up and the front sensors should only work when distronic is being used with the cruise control, right?
Distronic is completely independent of the front parking sensors. The front parking sensors work the same way the rears do.


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