ghlainez

Hello everyone I'm new to this forum and to the Mercedes world owned Mustangs, BMW's. But now I'm interested in The E55 AMG. herd many good things about this beast and now I'm hooked. Well my question what are these cars going for? I've seen some go for 32,000 with 30k miles, and I've seen some go for 24000 with over 68k miles.

ghlainez

What should I be looking for when purchasing one?

Manuyc

Make sure all maintenance is done for the mileage. Don't buy and 03

Sir-Boost-a-Lot

iTrader: (1)

Do you want to just leave it alone and drive it, or do you want to modify it a decent amount and go really fast?

ghlainez

Thanks manyuc, I'm looking for 05, 06.
Sir Boost A Lot. for now I just want to drive it and maybe later do some small mods not to crazy.

ArmoE55

There are two 05s for sale that are excellent cars in this section right now, just look for the threads. You won't go wrong picking up either.

One is I believe ~$27K with 58K miles and the other around ~$32K for 6100 miles! Yes, 6100 miles. Both worth the money as they are exceptional examples.

novae500

Def would buy either one of these that are for sale currently.

G_Money

Whatever you do, have a pre-purchase inspection done at an MB dealership or a trusted and certified indy. Request to take a look at the VMI (they usually won't give you a copy, but you can study it), this will tell you any previous work or service that has been done by authorized MB mechanics. There are a lot of systems that can go wrong and be very costly to fix. on these vehicles and unless you yourself are an MB tech, you will have a hard time checking out all of the things they check in a PPI yourself.

E55Freak

agreed but the problem is no one will finance these if you need financing...since they are over KBB and 8 years old...unless you have cash to pay the difference.

ghlainez

Thanks everyone for your input its helped me alot. I found one at a dealer with 30,004 miles on it. one owner, clean car fax, i believe all options other than panoramic roof.It just went through a dealer inpection top to bottom. there asking 31,900. is this good price? and i do need financing so i may go this route.

ArmoE55

What year is it? Sounds like 03-early 05 ... the late 05s and 06s with that sort of mileage from a dealer selling the car would be listed for a few grand more I'd say ...

ghlainez

It's an 05 but not sure if its a late model or early one. suggested retail 37k. what they had posted it was marked down for 4th of july.

ArmoE55

Does it have the sliding center console or open clam center? That will be the indicator whether it's an early build or late and will impact price point. Then again, most dealers are clueless and just want to move cars.

ghlainez

Whats the difference between an early 05 or late 05? This is something I can throw back at them for negotiations.

ghlainez

looks like the sliding center

ArmoE55

Then if they listed it for $31,900 you can likely argue it down closer to $30K (at least if you're paying half of it in cash or financing all of it, which will make things very difficult or it won't work) and that is a steal if the car is clean inside out and has been maintained WELL with all service records through an MB dealership.

ghlainez

Thanks ArmoE55. so is it early or late model? I was going to low ball-em to like 29k and see if they bite. I don't think i'll have a problem financing it if I put 5k down. got an 800 credit score this could help.

ArmoE55

Sliding console - late 05/all 06s
Clam open - 03-mid 05s

Good luck!

novae500

def get a PPI before buying. Things to look for:
leaking valve cover gaskets
leaking rear main seal
airmatic shocks

Also, mine was listed for $29k at dealer and i ended up getting it for $25k + Title, tags, tax at the end of the month, so they wanted to make a sale.

ghlainez

Thank you Armo. PPI?

G_Money

pre-purchase inspection

ghlainez

Oh ok, will do thanks

ghlainez

Well I finally got my new whip. I found an 06 w/36k miles on it. I looked at everything everyone suggested and a okay.

E55Freak

sweet... Pics or it didn't happen.

ghlainez

Just picked it up yesturday. was driving it around after i got it. so havent got a chance to take pics yet but will today. But I'm not sure how to post them on here. any advise?