JLBMERC

Took Delivery of a '03 E55 a couple of days ago. Very happy with my purchase. Great performance --and I love the look and feel of the car. BTW, I waited 3 years for it.

Interestingly, I had a choice btwn the RS6 and the E55. A very difficult decision--both are great cars. I decided to go with the E55 for many of the reasons already mentioned in other posts on this board.

I plan to go the RENNtech route next week--ECU and pulley. Currently they do not offer sport mufflers for the E55. IMO, the car need a more aggressive exhaust sound.

I am looking forward to breaking in the car and doing the mods. I will post my results.

jpb5151

That's great, JLBMERC. Looking forward to your impressions.

stephens

Congrats and welcome to the club!

Poursha

Congrats. Don't forget to post some pix!!!

mbprince

Congrats JLBMERC !! My unbounded envy will grow each day 'till I am driving my very own E55!!

JamE55

Willkommen and Congrats! How much out the door? Pics?

E55 KEV

Welcome and congrats. One question - How could you have waited for the 2003 W211 E55 for 3 years? That would be, the year 2000 that you made your decision or placed your order. Are you saying you know about a supercharged W211 E55 way back then? Plus all indications up until this year was that the E55 would be first a 2004 model in the US.

I believe the earliest information about a supercharged E55 was not until 2001/2002 after the SL55 got the engine. I am just curious. Have fun with your car.

BlackC230Coupe

Good choice.

AMGB

E55 Kev,

I put my deposit down in Oct 2000. I waited a few months too. I remember reading about it, waited a few months then going down and putting a deposit. I was third on the list.

The wait now is killing me for an 04. But I should have a production date of around Aug 20. I am considering putting down a deposit now for the next E55. But, I thought I would try this one out first to see if I even like it and to see how reliable it is first.

amgB

JLBMERC

To all,

Thanks for the warm welcome

E55 Kev,

I did not have a lot of advance info on this car. I believe sometime in May of 2000, I read about a possible boosted E55 in AutoWeek. So I went to a nearby dealer and put down a deposit on the car---I figured it was a good bet. Also, keep in mind the time period I did this--in 1999 and 2000 the lists for these cars and M5s etc were a mile long ---this was a way I could be high on the list--and less prone to the dealer shenanigans of manipulating the list.

I currently have a deposit on a CL65---will that make it here? Who knows, but if it does I want to be one of the first to own without paying a premium.



I will post some pics of the Car shortly--including my experience with the RENNtech mods next week. I am also working with a Custom stereo/fab shop here in Houston---looking for a way to incorporate a Nav and XM radio on the car---as close to an OEM look as possible. If something works out---I will post these pics as well.