KMS11

Yes, when I mention up to date maintenance records, I do mean receipts from known and trusted business sources which anyone can find via lurking here. In terms of overall research there are a few members of this board whose personal work on their own cars I would trust but still one must have the PPI's done. I'd ask the tech to point out any work I'm not familiar with and then could decide my appetite for risk from there.

As far as the difference, the seller of my particular car was also out of the ball park on what he wanted. As soon as the car cleared the PPI,I simply used all three sources to come up with an average, showed it to him and then made my offer. No buyer wants to feel cheated and no seller wants to feel like he got beat up.

Lastly, these cars do not have SBC, those are on the S an SL classes. All we've got is Airmatic.

Yacht Master

Help you out here, the 2003-2006 E55 has SBC (sensotronic brake control). I think you are thinking ABC (active body control) on the S & SL.

And to the OP (S_ager) there is a range, KBB, NADA (insurance companies use NADA) are an average too. It is possible to have an E55 sell for $21k and then one sell for $17k and the "book value" is posted at the average price, in this case $19K.
The "delta" between a beat up high mile run-out and a garage kept-by-enthusiast owner can be $10-$12K.

PPI + scan for codes and SBC count is a must.

Good luck I hope you find a good one

KMS11

Thanks for correction Yacht!

chet

Hi, love your engine detailing.... who did the red paint on your intake? Is that powdercoated, so some. othe rspecial finish?

chet

GregMB

Color preferences? "Must have" options?


I've got a low-mileage 2006 going up for sale in the next month or so. 100% MBZ dealership serviced, fully documented and fanatically maintained. Not the cheapest you'll find, but I won't be asking stupid money for it either...... And it's quasi-local to you.



-G