It's been 6 months and I'm still looking for my perfect E55
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From: Houston, TX
2006 E55, 2012 Jeep SRT, 2008 G37s 6MT (The Mrs.), 2005 Explorer
Everyone is waiting to find one and the guys that have them won't sell them because the bottom has fallen out of the market. Hope you find yours. I can't believe your SL55 had $30k in warranty claims. Mine has been the most reliable car I've owned.
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E55, past: SL55, 560SEL
SL55 reliable? You're lucky. Gotta remember that E55s are not extremely reliable and they're far less complicated/cheaper to fix than an SL55 (airmatic vs. ABC, no convertible top). My service advisor said 03/04 had the worst reliability, however. Off the top of my head most components of ABC broke at some point, shifter stuck in park, rear view mirror replacement, SC, motor/trans mounts, tpms, etc etc etc. That $30k number was given to be by the warranty company when I inquired about transferring it to the new owner. All work done at the dealer of course. The dude on the phone laughed when he pulled the history of payouts
Last edited by tubaprde; May 25, 2015 at 06:26 PM.
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E55 AMG
I would't waste your money on a warranty. Plenty of members including myself don't have one (I have 30K miles on an 04). Buy the right car, with all maintenance records, check the forums for issues and find a good independent local shop. See the post below:
https://mbworld.org/forums/w211-amg/...-warranty.html
Most of the reason why claims are so high is shops are charging the highest possible rates and people are milking the warranties to try and get their money back.
https://mbworld.org/forums/w211-amg/...-warranty.html
Most of the reason why claims are so high is shops are charging the highest possible rates and people are milking the warranties to try and get their money back.
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Joined: Dec 2009
Posts: 411
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E55, past: SL55, 560SEL
I would't waste your money on a warranty. Plenty of members including myself don't have one (I have 30K miles on an 04). Buy the right car, with all maintenance records, check the forums for issues and find a good independent local shop. See the post below:
https://mbworld.org/forums/w211-amg/...-warranty.html
Most of the reason why claims are so high is shops are charging the highest possible rates and people are milking the warranties to try and get their money back.
https://mbworld.org/forums/w211-amg/...-warranty.html
Most of the reason why claims are so high is shops are charging the highest possible rates and people are milking the warranties to try and get their money back.
