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Old 08-10-2016, 09:17 PM
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think about e55 for daily use

im found e55 2005 with 100k mile 20.000 $$

i like this car so much but what is most common issue its safe for daily drive

what different between e55 and cls55

it is worth the money ? i have sl63 for weekend i want amg car for daily drive i dont like c63 to much im looking for supercharge
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its reliable car or its become old i want truth about it
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That's way to much money for a 100,000 mile E55. You can find them for around 15,000-16,000.
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I use my E55 as a daily and it is fine.
Consumables aren't overly cheap, and it tells you when it gets low on oil.
I am happy with it.
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I daily drive mine, maintain it and it will treat you well
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Originally Posted by sl63-amg
im found e55 2005 with 100k mile 20.000 $$

i like this car so much but what is most common issue its safe for daily drive

what different between e55 and cls55

it is worth the money ? i have sl63 for weekend i want amg car for daily drive i dont like c63 to much im looking for supercharge
Too much for that amount of miles.

Mine is for sale w/ 86,000 miles and modded with recent service/maintenance done for $17,000
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Too much for that amount of miles.

Mine is for sale w/ 86,000 miles and modded with recent service/maintenance done for $17,000
Quite possible that the price he indicated is a price in a different country.
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Miles are irrelevant if the car was maintained especially by an enthusiast. It's better to have a well maintained car with high mileage then a car that sat with very little miles. Those are disasters and have demons that are waiting to pop up. Because it has not been driven enough to replace the common faulty parts.
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run through rear tires pretty often, much more so then other high hp cars.
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I have owned one for 9 months and over 12,000 miles as a daily driver. It is a great car, but you must be able to pay $5,000 for repairs if necessary. These are very temperamental cars. It seems I can't go three weeks without some kind of error code. Today I got the red dash light "CHECK GAS CAP." I checked it and the error was gone the next time I drove, but this code has been happening monthly.

It is a high end car with many operating and electrical systems that were never quite perfected before they changed the models.
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put aside some money for airmatic when it takes a crap
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Put 25k miles on mine last 17 months. Gets snow duty and exposed to ontario terrible road salt. Car has held up well but within first 24 months I'll be into about 4k in maintenance. Tires last 2 seasons and I don't thrash the car at all. If u have the money and don't mind spending it on repairs it's a great choice.
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Plus in the 4k there is nothing related to airmatic or sbc
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Drive my S55 every day.....high HP but daily driver reliable "if" you take care of the usual issues before they happen....
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Agree with all the comments here ... I tend to change stuff out before they fail and have never had any issues with mine. I no longer daily drive mine though since getting my CDI.
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I drive mine 40% of the time. Year and a half in I have had great luck. Very dependable. Besides breaking a 19inch rim I have had no problems or complaints.
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Great car but have a second vehicle available for the times when the W211 is down for several days to weeks for repair/maintenance. It's a high-performance car that should come with its own dedicated ground crew. Since I can't afford a ground crew, I have to do the work myself as time/money is available.
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Originally Posted by bbirdwell
Great car but have a second vehicle available for the times when the W211 is down for several days to weeks for repair/maintenance. It's a high-performance car that should come with its own dedicated ground crew. Since I can't afford a ground crew, I have to do the work myself as time/money is available.
Same boat here, but my backup is my motorcycle.

In the last 3 months of ownership, I had 1 airmatic shock fail, as well possibly the SBC failing (although that happened yesterday, so we'll see). Car is great when it is working, but you should have backup transportation, for the times when you'll be down a car. And there will be a time when you are down a car.
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Wondering if you think this is different from any other car? I repair mine and agree with you that it can take several days if you order from on-line resources, but I think that goes for many cars if you order on line. I don't think it is any different from any other car really .. just more expensive.

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Great car but have a second vehicle available for the times when the W211 is down for several days to weeks for repair/maintenance. It's a high-performance car that should come with its own dedicated ground crew. Since I can't afford a ground crew, I have to do the work myself as time/money is available.
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Originally Posted by Max.H
Miles are irrelevant if the car was maintained especially by an enthusiast. It's better to have a well maintained car with high mileage then a car that sat with very little miles. Those are disasters and have demons that are waiting to pop up. Because it has not been driven enough to replace the common faulty parts.
I keep saying this but everyone is obsessed with miles. Give me high mileage and meticulously maintained over a car that sat anyway.
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I drive mine every day, year round in Michigan. No real issues. I go through a set of Continental Extreme Contact DWS 06's every 30,000 miles or so (especially the back).

Also costs me $75 every 5000 miles for an oil change. Tend to average around 18.5 mpg driving 32 miles to work.

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