E55Jess

We saw so much thread about realiability and bla bla so i had the idea of this thread so how much its cost to which part you have to change and how many miles

FASN8N

The search feature here will unveil a wealth of information.

The costs of maintaining one of these cars largely depends on how much work you can do yourself and how well the car was maintained by the previous owner(s)

If proper service is performed over time, the car should not cost you much more than owning any other premium European car.

Quattrodude

So far this year - Nothing - because I have not picked it up yet...

But - looking at

Oil change - $90
Brake fluid flush - $80
Power Steering flush - $80
(prob a couple of belts i'm betting)

Drive belt pully sqeeking - replaced under warranty
GPS Ant - low resistance - Covered under Warr
still waiting for a (keyless go) door handle to show up...Under warranty
($100 deductable)

Using the $100 Mercedes gift Cert I got for signing up on their website

So just Maint. costs to me...Yay warranty! And believe me they love to look over the car and find anything they can to bill to the warranty company. Whats weird is I want them to find more wrong...LOL...But its been really a great car I think for the two years I have owned it.

And I get to drive around and put miles on a new E350 loaner...for free for the past 3 days...now that drives very differently - not bad - just different.

Now I just like the newer Navi setup and wanna upgrade to the 2009 version in my car...so I can have traffic and 3d maps and more.

JP

E55Jess

fasn8n i know what you mean but it can be funny to compare

e55amgrocket

you don't want to know.......

novae500

Last year alone<br />
<br />
New front rear batteries $225<br />
Voltage regulator $45<br />
Battery control module good price via chawkins <br />
Front battery relay good price via chawkins<br />
New tires $900 <br />
Tranny flush $289<br />
2 oil changes $130<br />
Ps door lock actuator $350<br />
Spark plugs $110<br />
Miscellaneous tools $150<br />
Wipers $30<br />
So about $2400. Most I try to do myself while others I couldn't.

CharlyE500

For the last 3.5 years I owned I spent totally $2500 include 4 times oil change, transmission service at dealer, water pump replaced, spark plugs changed, all belts replaced, rear tires replaced, engine mounts replaced. All this is not include my mods. I would say it's around $800 per year if no major break down like airmatic. ( I only drive 3000 miles per year now)

novae500

Mods. That s a different story.

Toadster

warranty cost me $3,300
warranty covered $4,200 in expenses (in the first 9 months)

Sir-Boost-a-Lot

iTrader: (1)

Mine has 76k miles on it and I can do any needed work myself, so I have no need for a warranty. In the past 12 months I have put 10,000 miles on it and have done nothing but change the oil, installed billet ASP idler pulleys and a supercharger belt as preventative maintenance. ( $400 total)

However I spent about 7k in mods on a front and rear E63 exterior conversion and a set of 20" HREs with tires.

This year I either want to do a set of longtubes and the Weistec blower upgrade, or trade it up to a CLS55 or an SL55/65

justinwrock

~2-4k. Dont have an exact number.


Went through tires monthly, supercharger bearing went, and maintenance for the 25k miles I covered.

GT-ER

This year sucked for me...I must have easily spent $4000-$5000 on the beast and most of it was on repairs. Last year was much better, I spent the same ( or more ) but most was on mods...lol.

kompressede

I really don't keep track - I keep up on ALL the maintenance, and throw in some mods. I enjoy the AMG, so it does it really matter?

E55Jess

i like where this thread is going

War Tank

excluding my modifications I only spent money on oil changes.

Ronan Mc Cabe

2012 Miles driven 7,000 approx.

Repair / Maintenance:
Repair Headers $827
Replace Valve cover gaskets $475
Front Wheel Bearings $200
Air Filters $135
Rear Main Seal & Aux Battery $1400
Sending Unit and Gas Tank replacement $1935
Drivers side dash ac vent $355
IC Pump $ Spark Plugs $750
Oil Change & Transmission Electrical Seal & Badge replacement $772
TOTAL $6,849


Mods / Optional
Lowering Links $170
Front and rear CF splitters $1600
Hardwire V1 and add clear turn signals $275
TOTAL $2045

So in 2012 cost per mile (excluding gas and depreciation) was about $1.27 LOL

saleen01

1700.00 in maintenance and repairs

E55Jess

not a good year for you roman!

GT-ER

Holy cow you got ultra rapped on some of those things...wow. I really need to open up a shop...lol.

Ronan Mc Cabe

For various reasons some repairs were done at the dealer. Also I am mechanically retarded unlike some folks on here so I dont have the ability to do anything myself.

emncfi

Now, I only had mine for the last 2 months of the year, but...
K&N air filters: 70
Bosch CPS sensor: 45
Right kick panel speaker cover: 15
Front door opening plastic piece: 45
IPOD amp kit: 60
Center console cup holder: 20
$255 total
Unless we add car purchase and tax, then around 30K

MIKESV8

wow that's some expensive maintenance for alot of you guys. i spent $700 on maintenance since taking ownership of my E63 in june. mods is a different story. if i owned a car that took more than $2,000 in maintenance a year i'd get rid of it. luckily i'm not DDing this E63 or i'm sure i'd be well above that mark.

EdoubleNickel

I second that. I do most of the work myself. The biggest issue I had, were subframe bolt repair. Done By me.

Ironcross

If you own a MIG 15 Jet are you really worried about the cost for jet fuel ?

cij911

Not really sure how that is relevant, especially since the cost of buying an e55 is cheaper than a new Honda....