7900 Mile '06 E55
Thread Starter
MBWorld Fanatic!
Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 1,124
Likes: 32
From: Florida-Germany-New York
2004 E55,1969 300SEL6.3,2011 ML350 BlueTec Diesel,2005 ML400 CDI
MBWorld Fanatic!
Joined: Jan 2011
Posts: 2,159
Likes: 160
2006 E55
I wouldn't buy that car.
That car has been up since before I bought mine (well over a year, I bought my car August 2010 and that car had been listed well before I found my car).
I contacted the seller and he said he hasn't driven it in a long time. He said he occasionally starts the car, but other than that, it just sits.
And I think the price is a bit off, no? Granted, it has 8K miles, but we're talking a 6 year old car and new AMGs coming out by the year.
Just my .02
That car has been up since before I bought mine (well over a year, I bought my car August 2010 and that car had been listed well before I found my car).
I contacted the seller and he said he hasn't driven it in a long time. He said he occasionally starts the car, but other than that, it just sits.
And I think the price is a bit off, no? Granted, it has 8K miles, but we're talking a 6 year old car and new AMGs coming out by the year.
Just my .02
Joined: Jul 2006
Posts: 6,760
Likes: 594
From: Seattle
'19 E63S, ‘16 CLS63 RIP, '09 E63 Gone, '06 M5 Gone, '97 Supra TT Gone
I don't know where I stand on the low mile car thing. People buy low mile classics all the time and no-one blinks an eye. I understand that rubber and gaskets and such need some love from time to time but couldn't tell you how those affect the actual car's reliability. I can tell you that I've had a car that I let sit for a time, and things did not work out so well when it was run hard.
Trending Topics
MB World Stories
The Best of Mercedes & AMG
Manual Mercedes? 6 Times Sindelfingen Let Drivers Have All The Fun
Verdad Gallardo
Mercedes SLR McLaren 722 S Is Extremely Rare Example Modified by McLaren
Verdad Gallardo
8 Classic Boxy Mercedes Designs That Have Aged Like Fine Wine
Verdad Gallardo
Flawlessly Restored Mercedes 190E Evo II Heads to Auction
Verdad Gallardo
Electric Mercedes C-Class Unveiled: 11 Things You Need to Know
Verdad Gallardo
Mercedes EQS Gets A Major Update: Everything You Need to Know
Verdad Gallardo
5 Underrated Mercedes-Benz Models That Don't Get the Love They Deserve
Verdad Gallardo
Mercedes 300D Has Pushed Well Past 1 Million Miles and It Ain't Stopping
Verdad Gallardo
10 Most Reliable Mercedes-Benz Models You Can Buy Used
Verdad Gallardo
MBWorld Fanatic!
Joined: Jan 2011
Posts: 2,159
Likes: 160
2006 E55
The guy must have given the car to the dealer since he couldn't sell it and that ad is different from what I saw when I ran across this car (I saw it on ebay or autotrader, I don't remember) back in the summer of 2010. It was a private sale then.
Considering he still hasn't sold it since then and likely the most that car has been driven is to the dealer, I still wouldn't touch it.
Also, back when I was looking at it, the car was listed at $59K!
Considering he still hasn't sold it since then and likely the most that car has been driven is to the dealer, I still wouldn't touch it.
Also, back when I was looking at it, the car was listed at $59K!
Thread Starter
MBWorld Fanatic!
Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 1,124
Likes: 32
From: Florida-Germany-New York
2004 E55,1969 300SEL6.3,2011 ML350 BlueTec Diesel,2005 ML400 CDI
I wouldn't buy that car.
That car has been up since before I bought mine (well over a year, I bought my car August 2010 and that car had been listed well before I found my car).
I contacted the seller and he said he hasn't driven it in a long time. He said he occasionally starts the car, but other than that, it just sits.
And I think the price is a bit off, no? Granted, it has 8K miles, but we're talking a 6 year old car and new AMGs coming out by the year.
Just my .02
That car has been up since before I bought mine (well over a year, I bought my car August 2010 and that car had been listed well before I found my car).
I contacted the seller and he said he hasn't driven it in a long time. He said he occasionally starts the car, but other than that, it just sits.
And I think the price is a bit off, no? Granted, it has 8K miles, but we're talking a 6 year old car and new AMGs coming out by the year.
Just my .02
MBWorld Fanatic!
Joined: Jan 2009
Posts: 3,182
Likes: 15
From: Northern VA
W211
whats the motto, high end exotics that are garage queens pose more problems than those that are used for what it is intended for. Good friend of mine bought a low mileage BMW X5 with 30k miles on it. Drove it maybe a total of 60 days out of the whole year. Took it in for service. Leaking p/s, rear main, and other gaskets. Bill was $7k to repair. Buy it, drive it!
Joined: Jul 2006
Posts: 6,760
Likes: 594
From: Seattle
'19 E63S, ‘16 CLS63 RIP, '09 E63 Gone, '06 M5 Gone, '97 Supra TT Gone
whats the motto, high end exotics that are garage queens pose more problems than those that are used for what it is intended for. Good friend of mine bought a low mileage BMW X5 with 30k miles on it. Drove it maybe a total of 60 days out of the whole year. Took it in for service. Leaking p/s, rear main, and other gaskets. Bill was $7k to repair. Buy it, drive it!
The Factory Clutch
The SMG Pump
On my M5 in 100,000 miles of ownership. I drove the living **** out of that car every day. Sure, I maintained the hell out of it but those two repairs were the only issues I ever had with the car.
MBWorld Fanatic!
Joined: Feb 2005
Posts: 1,728
Likes: 3
From: Atlanta
CTSV/6sp Grocery Getter
If it is owned by Bob Tasca , he doesn't need the money...
Tasca Ford was undoubtedly the prominent dealer in Ford Racing history. The original Tasca Ford dealership site at 777 Taunton Avenue in East Providence, Rhode Island opened in 1953. Master salesman Bob Tasca quickly made it the number Ford dealer in the country. Tasca fielded it's own successful drag racing team throughout 60's, employing driver Bill Lawton. Tasca was leading performance dealer, and Bob Tasca was instrumental in the creation of the 428 Cobra Jet Mustang. At the urging of Lee Iacocca, Tasca sold his Ford dealership in 1971 and opened a Lincoln-Mercury store just down the road in Seekonk, Massachusetts. The former Tasca Ford store became Fournier Ford, which operated until 1994. Tasca then repurchased the closed dealership and quickly reopened Tasca Ford, which remains open in 2008. Bob Tasca was instrumental in bringing Ford and John Force together in 2000, and Tasca Ford is currently one of the many sponsors on Force's fleet of Mustang funny cars. In 2008 Bob's grandson, Bob Tasca III, entered the NHRA Nitro funny car series with a GT500 Mustang sponsored by Ford Motor Co. (4/13/08)
Tasca Ford was undoubtedly the prominent dealer in Ford Racing history. The original Tasca Ford dealership site at 777 Taunton Avenue in East Providence, Rhode Island opened in 1953. Master salesman Bob Tasca quickly made it the number Ford dealer in the country. Tasca fielded it's own successful drag racing team throughout 60's, employing driver Bill Lawton. Tasca was leading performance dealer, and Bob Tasca was instrumental in the creation of the 428 Cobra Jet Mustang. At the urging of Lee Iacocca, Tasca sold his Ford dealership in 1971 and opened a Lincoln-Mercury store just down the road in Seekonk, Massachusetts. The former Tasca Ford store became Fournier Ford, which operated until 1994. Tasca then repurchased the closed dealership and quickly reopened Tasca Ford, which remains open in 2008. Bob Tasca was instrumental in bringing Ford and John Force together in 2000, and Tasca Ford is currently one of the many sponsors on Force's fleet of Mustang funny cars. In 2008 Bob's grandson, Bob Tasca III, entered the NHRA Nitro funny car series with a GT500 Mustang sponsored by Ford Motor Co. (4/13/08)
Super Member
Joined: Mar 2007
Posts: 575
Likes: 2
From: Lake Norman
CTS-V 2013 Wagon
Considering you could buy a nice example with 50,000 miles for 30k, drive it for 40,000 miles, sell it for 20K, buy another nice example for 30k, drive it for 40,000 miles, sell it for 20k... Literally you could drive nearly a quarter million miles for the price of that one car.
I guess nobody thinks it's value is 50k plus or it would have sold.
I guess nobody thinks it's value is 50k plus or it would have sold.
MBWorld Fanatic!
Joined: Dec 2008
Posts: 7,217
Likes: 6
3-five-five/ TUNDRA/ 07 997 cab
MBWorld Fanatic!
Joined: Oct 2006
Posts: 3,642
Likes: 13
From: Caribbean/Florida/Colorado
E-ZGO 53hp., 1999 E 430 sport, 2004 E 55, 2008 Tahoe LTZ on 24"s
