Richard55

I have a 2005 E55 wagon that I've been happy with in the 3.5 years and 35k miles I have owned it. I have been lucky with no major issues since the warranty ended, but I know the clock is ticking on airmatic struts and other wear items which could start to add up fast.

We recently traded my wife's A4 for a Range Rover so I don't really need the wagon form factor anymore and this is giving me the itch to get back into something that handles better. Maybe a 1-2 year old C63 or a 911S. I'm worried I will sell it and regret it later since it is a pretty uncommon car and the others I'm looking at are something I will see everywhere I drive. The wagon has the positive and negative of being completely invisible. Good for tickets, bad for being exciting to drive every day.

Has anyone done the move out of the E55 and regretted it later on?

03'55AMG

I regret parking it for a week... I'll never forget my E55. Had it since new, and I plan on keeping it till it's last combustions.

nanayaw6

I would say keep her as like you mentioned, they are rare. There's also that ultimate stealth factor. Is it no longer possible to get a warranty on her?

FASN8N

I say keep the wagon, but I am biased. I actually did the opposite of what you are considering. I sold my supercharged Z06 for the E55 wagon. I found myself not using the potential of the Z06 most of the time and started wondering why I REALLY owned the Z06. I found that the E55 wagon is a perfect balance of class, performance, and utility. As you mentioned, the only thing lacking is the handling department. I have not researched this yet, but surely someone will develop a coilover system or other enhancement that will make the twisties more enjoyable.

tscales

Well, perhaps I'm a bad choice to ask, as I have a 911TT and the E55 wagon. If I had to sell one, I'd sell the Porsche. I'll never sell the E55 wagon. Irreplaceable and amazing.

If it is top down weather, I always pick the p-car. Otherwise, it's a draw -- the E55 gets as much seat time as the 911.

You have one of the most rare vehicles on the planet. Why sell?

Now, having said that, if you're going Porsche -- go a little older and get an 04 or 05 Turbo. Incredibly reliable and great fun.

tgoss

Seriously I'll trade you a regular E55 for a wagon any day of the week.

I love those cars and would own two 55's if a wagon came up for sale that I liked.

Keep that thing man, they are so rare.

rogerwaldrup

Tough sell. Not a moms car. Most C lovers aren't going to be looking for this little beauty. And it is a little beauty. But I bet it would sell to someone in the open public. Although,...it might be considered by most to be to low. :-)

BenzoBoi

Wouldn't think twice about keeping the wagon. I'd trade my car for an E55 wagon in heartbeat! Keep it! You want to talk about a sleeper

Shadow5501

You're the grey wagon I see around Richardson, yes?

I find the E55 is pretty much the perfect hot rod for DFW. All the roads here are flat and straight, so what's the point in driving a sports car? You never get to exercise the handling anyways. At least it's possible to enjoy the torque of the AMG car regardless of our boring geography!

That said, I say swap the wagon. With a SUV in the garage, that will always be your vacation car/christmas at grandmas car/roadtrip car. Unless you have a hobby that involves carrying around large objects (cyling, rc aircraft, etc.), it seems you are unlikely to extract any advantage from the wagon form factor.

If you want a Porsche for the delicate tactile feedback offered by the steering, I can understand that. Shoot, I could even see selling the wagon, acquiring a nice E55 sedan, and putting the spare ~$10K in the bank for rainy AMG days...

My personal experience with rare & unique cars is that it mostly means it's difficult to gets parts and competent service.

My $.02.

timeToy

I agree that the wagon is completely invisible (specially debadged) and to me that is a HUGE plus. As for "not being exciting to drive every day", I do not get this, when I'm driving my wagon I'm sitting inside, for what I can tell it is just a comfortable 500+ HP sedan that I can hang sideway if I wish to; I get all the excitement I want.

jcjmw

Keep the wagon!!!!!!!

novae500

if i had a choice between a 4 door sedan E55 or the wagon, i'd pick the wagon!!

FASN8N

It is not that the car is not "exciting", but maybe not as razor sharp in the handling department as other sports cars.

bzliteyear

Your white E-wagon is a beauty!!!
PL

Nasty50-Five

E55 wagon, and Audi S4 wagons are the only ones I would ever consider buying. Practical + performance = KEEP IT!

Nstar

Keep it. C63s are too common and a C4S, though a great handler, too slow coming from a 55k. You're just guilty of "grass greener on the other side" syndrome all us car lovers go through. If you sell it, it'll be one of those "why the hell did I do that?" moments that will hit you like a brick wall 6 months later.

AKnight55

FASN8N

03'55AMG

I love everything about the wagon except the taillights. Look old and out of place to me

Nasty50-Five

I just keep thinking how embarrassing it must be to get smoked by a wagon (if you didn't know what it was), thats one of those things you would keep to yourself and never tell anyone LOL!

ejsheltra

Once you have started to lean in a given direction it is hard to pull back straight again. I would keep that car and add to your stable and resources allow. That is a rare car and as someone in so-Cal who turned their stock wagon into a AMG that should have been can attest, very difficult to part with. There is plenty of room to punch it up a few notches for performance and handling. Reworked progressive rate springs change up the shocks, go to a coil over set up, the possibilities are only limited by your wallet. I guess there is a resounding theme here in this thread, may we hope it is in alignment with your final wishes.

Richard55

I have never had anyone try anything while I was driving it, but my wife always comes home with stories that go something like "there was this guy in a Mustang who though he could... then he was like ". I imagine the biggest surprise you could put on someone would be if you had someone riding in it that had no idea what it was. Actually the most race attracting car I ever had was a Camaro SS about 10 years ago. It was like it was impossible for anyone to pull up next to it at a light without revving on you. That got old too.

I had a C5 Z06 years ago and I am still amazed at the way the E55 can have the hp it does and move in a straight line like it does without the noise and heat the Z06 had which made it a pain for a road trip. The wagon is the longest I have kept a car in many years which says a lot for it. Of course now I miss that Z06 since a guy at work parks one next to me every day.

I'm surprised how many responses I got. You all have me leaning back toward keeping it. I think the interior on the C63 will be a deal breaker for me long term and a non-Turbo/non-GT3 911 isn't going to have that rarity that I like with the wagon. Time to focus on getting a fun third car even though it will take longer to get there. My wife has been very worried ever since the Lamborghini dealership moved so that I drive by every day during my commute. I keep scaring her by saying what a practical choice it would be with service so close to our house and noting how cheap older Gallardo's are getting.

jcjmw

There is nothing like the look of those who just lost to a wagon:

https://mbworld.org/forums/kill-stor...h-mustang.html

https://mbworld.org/forums/kill-stor...us-997-tt.html

https://mbworld.org/forums/kill-stor...-corvette.html

https://mbworld.org/forums/kill-stor...ld-ladies.html

Shadow5501

Hmmm. I'm thinking that cheap, old, and Gallardo are three words that don't belong together in the same sentence!

baldmike73

+1