OCKlasse

You're forgetting the biggest expense by far: ABC.

02S430

no offense but i wanted to say this too as his age must be early 20s, kinda got that vibe when he over reacted and didnt wanna be bothered with it or know how to fix and wanted dad to buy him something new

lm7

Sorry to hear that its official. have you given any thought to parting out the mods currently on the car and selling the roller? it will net you the best return on the car as you really never get your $$ back on mods unless you're selling the individual parts. IE i recently sold a modded ls1 trans am i couldn't get more than 7k for the car as is but I sold the short block, heads, catback, intake, cam, headers, TB, wheels separately from the roller and came way from it with ~12k.

BlkE55K

A used C216 65 will cost you 80-90K right now. 20K down and financing the rest over 5 years at 4% will net you payments of $1200+ a month. You're better off just fixing and driving the E55.

GT-ER

I think the 65 is a really bad idea...I do my own labor and I fear owning one.

AWOL

Ill help load up your wallet a bit if you take out the BCM and ship it to me. I think I need one.

RaceHorse

I will do my best to not be offensive, please consider what I say as friendly advice. Up until the "daddy" line I think many were very sympathetic to your loss. Now understanding your situation I think you have some major things to consider. Living at home and having the support of your parents is huge and considering you are on the younger end of amg ownership I see that as a very nice priviledge. I don't know your work ethic or plans after community college, but you should be thinking of what will cost you and your father less at this point. Fixing the car out of your own pocket should be an option before considering a CL65, even if it is with a loan. Without a real job to support yourself saving for a 65 down payment does not allow you to still have enough to make payments and maintain the car. It is good to have goals and live life, but sometimes being more responsible in your 20's really allows you to enjoy your 30's. What I spent on my house, and wedding I could have payed for my CL65 when it was new. Then I finally got the 65...before kids of course, I was thinking of a future family and back seats made the car a keeper. So good luck with what you do, hopefully you can find an affordable way to fix the car and not take a hit on selling it as is.

Roverron

@ocklasse No I didn't forget about the ABC my guys know I wont touch them so I leave that to the stealership. I did one and it was such a pain and a mess.

Benz-O-Rama

More like 3-4k per year in maintenance, to be a card carrying member of the V12TT club.

I wish my dad paid for my cars when I was your age. I didn't have anything that I couldn't call junk until I made 60-70k per year, and even then, it wasn't as nice as a modern AMG. Hell, I still don't own an AMG.

320 dreamer

i would take your non amg any day of the week!!! (not the caddy!)

Johncy2000

I was talking about the W215 CL65 not the new one. One day I will have that car!

chawkins2001

Pay him no attention brotha, he is just tightly wound. If my father paid for my ride I would sport it proudly.

jddumas

No sense in beating the guy while he is down. Pretty sure he comes to mbworld to share his love for the E55 and not seek out parenting experts for critiques. Raise your kids and let his parents raise him.

GT-ER

YES! 100% truth.

I think it's a HUGE mistake however to get any kind of 65 vehicle in the near future though...they are just to expensive to maintain and if something like this were to happen to a 65 then you are REALLY in big trouble.

Shifter

If you cant fix a 55, you for sure cant fix a 65.

Helli217

Well, hopefully the car is paid off so your father isn't losing money when you cut your losses. That would be insult to injury. Good luck either way.

NOT_HADI

There was so much speculation, and so many accusations... The bottom line is: The mods present taxed the stock fuel system. The only reason there is a fuel rail kit available is because it was a much needed modification. The addition of highly efficient injectors (dual pattern) is just icing on the cake.

I hate to see this car go down, but the entire event has been covered on this form as well as others.

Good luck Jonncy, I hope what ever way you go you get something that makes you happy. Fixing the car would be my recommendation. Replacing a cylinder is not that big of deal. You have resources in your area. PM MBTEK - < Scott can point you in the right direction

abhatti55

Probably stating the obvious. If you are planning on continuing to drive modified Benz's, it would be wise to learn some basic mechanical skills.

moosejaw

After anxiously waiting for the outcome all New Years Weekend, i'm for closing this thread

Toadster

I never could have afforded a $1200 payment in college

add fuel and insurance, you're talking at least $1800-2k/mo.

I hope this is a doctorate community college?

AKnight55

90k???

These cars are steals

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2005-...item20c0cdf27d

Das Geld 2

Talk about ****ed up priorities in life.

Johncy2000

Thanks bro. I already let Scott know I blew #8. I am actually reconsidering selling my E55. I might keep her if I can get Shardul to rebuild my engine or someone else. LOL

BBBSS

I say sell it and get the 65 then when you blow that up we can REALLY laugh at you.

Seriously, listen to what the guys here are telling you. You got great advice that got you pretty far with your car on their advice right? Why would they lead you wrong now?

Suck it up, buy a used cop car for a couple grand to drive around as you save up the $ to fix this thing and man up. You can't always have everything handed to you in life.

togaclk55

Pretty sure you can find someone around the bay that will fix your car. GL!