I found this 05' E55 at Dodge dealer locally. Story is that the original owner traded it for an SRT8 Challenger. They had it for almost 45 days and I think they just really couldn't get it financed...that was what they told me anyway. The first time I looked at it they wanted almost 18k, which was NUTS. It's a clean, one owner car with a clean fax...but it's still an 05 that has 149k on it. They weren't negotiable so I walked. They swore it was going to the auction Monday so I told them good luck and left. But I did drive it on that first visit and was surprised at how tight it is.

Two weeks later I'm doing my usual Friday night Craigslist e55 searches when it pops up at $12,000. So the next morning my wife and I pop in to take a drive because she's never been in one. Needless to say she loved it, so I offered them $10k but said my indy (Blue Ridge MB) had to prevent inspect it. They said I was nuts and we left...10 minutes later the phone rang and it was dealer telling me to come get it.

The inspection went well, my indy said it looked better than some 50k cars he's seen, so I hit them again and got it for $9900 driveout. It needs about $3k in fluids and service but I think it was a steal. I've had it for a week now and I just LOVE this car. It's my weekend toy, but every time I see it, it makes me smile.

I'm making my list of little details and upgrades. I'll be looking for some great input from this community of enthusiasts.

 

Congrats!
10k for a car of this level is ridiculous

 

You drive a hard bargain!
Congrats and enjoy it in good health!

 

Thanks! I agree 100%...I mean, what else can you buy for 10k that even comes close? My wife and I were thinking we'd either buy a nice low mile e55 for the low 20's or a nice 911 for mid 40s, so to come away with this beast for less than 10k is just stupid cheap. I'm really glad it worked out.

 

That's ridiculous. I hope that doesn't become a trend.

 

I doubt it will. You can't get a super nice 210 for that yet.

It's more miles than I wanted but for the money I had to buy it.

 

Wow great pickup.

 

Looks nice! I just got my 05 with 115K for $14.5 CAD or $11.8K USD. Most fetch more up here & the exchange depresses CAD prices vs USD.

 

Very nice ride OP and welcome to the club. Killer price too which leaves more money for mods

 

Wow, you did good.

Congrats and enjoy.

 

I like the fact that this car is untouched. But I'm pretty sure I'm gonna "touch" it. I have a 92 400e with Renntech mods too, one of my favorite mods is Quaife LSD. It totally transformed that car. I understand it's pretty reasonable in the 211s so that might be the first mod. Right now I'm in the honeymoon phase, all I want to do is drive it, wash it or stand in the garage looking at it....

 

nice!

 

Great steal! Congrats!!

 

Congrats on the purchase! Nice find!

David

 

Thanks guys, I just learned today that one of my business associates and fellow car nuts saw the car at 12k and he ignored it assuming it was junk....so THAT worked out great for me.

I'll take lucky over good any day!

 

Nice ride...and negotiation skills!

I've got some HREs that would look sick on it if you're interested.

 

Thanks!
Pm me some pics, I'm considering either redoing the factory wheels or going aftermarket.

 

wow that thing is clean! nice pickup!

 

What a find!

 

Thats NUTS.......totally jealous. Enjoy in good health.

 

I love that you went back and even when $10k was a good deal you hit them for another $100. Congrats on the new pickup. If you're pricing out new mods shoot us a PM. Happy to help in the upgrade department.

Enjoy in good health!

 

Thanks! I love negotiating on car deals...but I wasn't going to walk away again. They had me, they just didn't know it.

I'll shoot you a pm now.

 

wow, unbelievable, what an amazing story! Enjoy!!

 

Observations-
Traffic now sucks worse than it did before. Especially if it's going 65 in the fast lane.

In my Renntech 400e, when doing 70, when you get on it a bit to pass, you're doing 85 in no time...in the e55 it's triple digits in stupid fast.

The 400e is more fun to drive fast because it takes longer to build speed...in the 55 it's over WAY too soon. I have a friend that had a 911 turbo that he sold to get a Carrera S for that same reason. It makes sense now...although if I had to pick one the 55 would be the one to stay. Glad I don't have to choose.

I actually drive this car slower than any other performance car I've had. I think it's because crazy fast is only a few seconds away so no need to carry lots of speed.

This car turns heads...especially among German car drivers.

It goes in Monday to get caught up on service and to get a good baseline to start my maintenance practices. I'm going to miss seeing it sitting in the garage when I get home from work.

 

It's just CRAZY how the prices of these cars have fallen!
I remember back in the days when they were new and how much I paid! LOL
But, 10k, wow.... I just hope the car doesn't nickel & dime you to death.

Enjoy it bro, all the best to you!!