First car is an E55!
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2006 E55 AMG
First car is an E55!
First post here guys. 
Picked up my 2006 E55 with a 72k on the clock back at the beginning of the year. Car was MY first car besides driving a 2006 Silverado for about a year. Both parents drive MB's.. '08 Ml350 and '13 C250 and Dad's toy is a '87 Grand National with a PB of 12.7
Loved the car so far, no problems... until now.
Seems that I have run into the dreaded fuel smell problem... aside from the car smelling like gas on the outside after filling it up, it has now begun to smell like gas on the inside as well.. Not quite as ripe as when the tank is full but it's definitely noticeable from what it has smelled like in the past. Before I get the "use the search button", I have and it seems like many of the threads are old and I would be appreciative if I could get a little collection of info in here.
A part from this little bump in the road, the car has been everything I could have possibly wanted and hope it to be for years to come with some mods.
Thanks.
Picked up my 2006 E55 with a 72k on the clock back at the beginning of the year. Car was MY first car besides driving a 2006 Silverado for about a year. Both parents drive MB's.. '08 Ml350 and '13 C250 and Dad's toy is a '87 Grand National with a PB of 12.7
Loved the car so far, no problems... until now.
Seems that I have run into the dreaded fuel smell problem... aside from the car smelling like gas on the outside after filling it up, it has now begun to smell like gas on the inside as well.. Not quite as ripe as when the tank is full but it's definitely noticeable from what it has smelled like in the past. Before I get the "use the search button", I have and it seems like many of the threads are old and I would be appreciative if I could get a little collection of info in here.
A part from this little bump in the road, the car has been everything I could have possibly wanted and hope it to be for years to come with some mods.
Thanks.
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Does not appear like you tried too hard....Since you need to be spoon fed :
https://mbworld.org/forums/w211-amg/...-bombs-27.html
You should also file a complaint with the EPA.
https://mbworld.org/forums/w211-amg/...-bombs-27.html
You should also file a complaint with the EPA.
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16 I assume in an AMG Supercharged 55 AMG at that Congratulations , My advise get a job to pay the gas and insurance assuming you pay those and be careful this is a "supercar" My first car was a 5000.00 eclipse then i made my way up to the evo 8 and 9 and now amg but ive had them all since audi s6, m5, m3, rs6, you name it e55 is by far the fastest
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People who get a car like this as a first car are kinda setting themselves up for a difficult progression up the ladder. Everyone should start with barely-running crap-boxes so they can fully appreciate an actual good car.
My first two cars were free; that's how crap-tastic they were. Gotta ladder up!
My first two cars were free; that's how crap-tastic they were. Gotta ladder up!
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First car.....'81 Corolla SR-5. The leather shift boot was hanging in tatters, no radio or a/c and the seats were so far gone that the previous owner put worn sheepskin covers on them. Man, what a piece. Parents paid $1000 for it.
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People who get a car like this as a first car are kinda setting themselves up for a difficult progression up the ladder. Everyone should start with barely-running crap-boxes so they can fully appreciate an actual good car.
My first two cars were free; that's how crap-tastic they were. Gotta ladder up!
My first two cars were free; that's how crap-tastic they were. Gotta ladder up!
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Thanks guys! Yeah I hear it the first car was supposed to be a '79 Camaro but as it barely ran and runs into consistent problems it wasn't really practical. Going on 18 next month actually, I understand AMG being top of the ladder and am forever grateful and fortunate for what I've got and I realize that! Once again thanks guys I appreciate it and as we speak now that I am down to about 3/4 of a tank, the smell has started to recede greatly and is virtually not noticeable while driving, only after leaving it off for a good amount of time.
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Thanks guys! Yeah I hear it the first car was supposed to be a '79 Camaro but as it barely ran and runs into consistent problems it wasn't really practical. Going on 18 next month actually, I understand AMG being top of the ladder and am forever grateful and fortunate for what I've got and I realize that! Once again thanks guys I appreciate it and as we speak now that I am down to about 3/4 of a tank, the smell has started to recede greatly and is virtually not noticeable while driving, only after leaving it off for a good amount of time.
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Yeah I try to be as much as I can! As many of the guys above have pointed out it's not often that someone of my age gets a car as nice as an E55 so I feel I should be as appreciative and grateful as possible! Unfortunately Spring Branch is north of San Antonio rather than near Houston... Haha In the 9 months of having the car I've only met Zen who lives in SA and is trying to sell his car. Many more people in Houston running around! For the most part SA is filled with BMW guys, most of em are good guys but still... Makes me feel out of place rolling around with them all!
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Yeah I thought it sounded familiar, we were going to go look at a ford lightning out there but it had a little too much under the hood.. 650whp on c16 if i remember? First pass was 10.50... anyway that's a different story Haha. Lots of nice cars in Houston!
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Congrats! Make sure to check out your car with a dealer or whoever you see for that kind of stuff in Texas! Hopefully you'll get it fixed soon/in expensively and will be back to loving your car soon!
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