2001 E55 - Thoughts?
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2001 E55 - Thoughts?
Looking at used '01 E55 AMG with 23k miles.
Any thoughts on what I should expect to pay? Should I even be considering 3yr old car?
btw - it's a Designo Edition.
Thanks for any thoughts.
Any thoughts on what I should expect to pay? Should I even be considering 3yr old car?
btw - it's a Designo Edition.
Thanks for any thoughts.
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Low to mid 40's unless it's Starmarked ... that will add 3 to 5 grand.
Why worry about 3 years old? You have 25,000+ or a year in warranty left.
I bought one with 12k miles and so far, so good. YMMV.
Why worry about 3 years old? You have 25,000+ or a year in warranty left.
I bought one with 12k miles and so far, so good. YMMV.
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I love my '01, and I've got 34K miles on it. Mine has a Starmark warranty until '08 and 100K miles. I'll sell it before the warranty runs out & get an '05 or '06 Starmarked E55 (E60 - E65??). I saved over $28K off MSRP.
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2001 E55 AMG
Selling my 01
I have a 2001 E55 for sale if you are interested. I bought it new in Feb 01 from the dealer.
Awesome car but want a convertible now.
Silver with silver black interior. 34k miles. Ventilated Seats and CD changer are the options. Original sell price was just under $73k.
Have mine on Autotrader for $43,500 (reduced from $44,900). A StarMark car will get 49-51. But mine has almost a year still left on the warranty, plus an extended warranty is much cheaper that 6 grand!
Send me an email if interested kcvette@iwon.com
I am north of north of Detroit, MI. (48359)
Awesome car but want a convertible now.
Silver with silver black interior. 34k miles. Ventilated Seats and CD changer are the options. Original sell price was just under $73k.
Have mine on Autotrader for $43,500 (reduced from $44,900). A StarMark car will get 49-51. But mine has almost a year still left on the warranty, plus an extended warranty is much cheaper that 6 grand!
Send me an email if interested kcvette@iwon.com
I am north of north of Detroit, MI. (48359)
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04 E55 tectite grey/charcol....traded 01 E55
I bought my 01 e55 in 12/02 with 1600 miles for 64K all option but phone/navigation. I traded it for an 04 e55 and dealer gave me 31K with 32000 miles. I tried to sell in private but didn't have any serious takers. If you search you should find a good 01 for under 40K (in the mid 30's).
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I can tell you, as the owner of a 2001 E55, all of my problems showed up at 24,000 - my current (32,000 miles). My car has been in the shop for a total of 3 months in the last year and it is still not fixed. You name it, from CD player skipping, to rear sunshade not operating, to the most critical - my steering and suspension woes. I will never buy a Mercedes again.
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Originally posted by tjcMBE55AMG
arazvi - could you describe the steering and suspension woes?
I've had CD problems (but mostly the radio stating "NO CD Player" - on my 3rd radio).
TJC
arazvi - could you describe the steering and suspension woes?
I've had CD problems (but mostly the radio stating "NO CD Player" - on my 3rd radio).
TJC
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My suspension woes started with the front swaybar popping out of position. It had to be re-seated twice (the second time with lock-tight). Then the steering began to get very sloppy with huge amounts of play in the wheel. They told me it was tire related (had SO-3's on there) and so I replaced them with original equipment Pilot Sports. No change in suspension/steering issues.
So they replaced the rack/pinion (under a recall due to them putting in the wrong steering grease and not because it would solve my problem) and that didn't solve the problem. So then I had them replace the struts and that didn't solve the problem.
The car feels like its driving on marshmellows for suspension and I can't seem to trace the problem. Brand new Pilot Sports and the car feels like it is floating around rather than firmly planted to the road.
In addition, a nagging pull to the right (at speed over 15MPH) and vibration in the steering column at between 40-50MPH. The dealership has had my car for a total of two months in the last 12 months and "claim" to have gone over the car head to toe and everything is "factory specification".
I should note: it is MOST noticeable when the car has been sitting in the sun and the components are warm. Mornings are obviously much stiffer due to cold. I think they test drive it in the morning, which also may be the problem.
I am tired of them, they are probably very tired of me and so I am close to filing a Lemon Law action.
So they replaced the rack/pinion (under a recall due to them putting in the wrong steering grease and not because it would solve my problem) and that didn't solve the problem. So then I had them replace the struts and that didn't solve the problem.
The car feels like its driving on marshmellows for suspension and I can't seem to trace the problem. Brand new Pilot Sports and the car feels like it is floating around rather than firmly planted to the road.
In addition, a nagging pull to the right (at speed over 15MPH) and vibration in the steering column at between 40-50MPH. The dealership has had my car for a total of two months in the last 12 months and "claim" to have gone over the car head to toe and everything is "factory specification".
I should note: it is MOST noticeable when the car has been sitting in the sun and the components are warm. Mornings are obviously much stiffer due to cold. I think they test drive it in the morning, which also may be the problem.
I am tired of them, they are probably very tired of me and so I am close to filing a Lemon Law action.
Originally posted by tjcMBE55AMG
arazvi - could you describe the steering and suspension woes?
I've had CD problems (but mostly the radio stating "NO CD Player" - on my 3rd radio).
thanks
TJC
arazvi - could you describe the steering and suspension woes?
I've had CD problems (but mostly the radio stating "NO CD Player" - on my 3rd radio).
thanks
TJC
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2001 E55 AMG
No real problems at 34k
Had mine for over 3 years now, 2001.
Only problems I've had in 3 years were all are minor and were repaired under warranty:
1) pinhole in the A/C line.
2) sweaky seat adjuster
This is the best quality car I've ever bought, solid as a bank vault. Can't tell you how many times I had my Chrysler 300M in the shop in the 3 years before I bought this.
Still runs like a champ.
Only problems I've had in 3 years were all are minor and were repaired under warranty:
1) pinhole in the A/C line.
2) sweaky seat adjuster
This is the best quality car I've ever bought, solid as a bank vault. Can't tell you how many times I had my Chrysler 300M in the shop in the 3 years before I bought this.
Still runs like a champ.
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2001 E55 AMG
2001 E55 on Autotrader
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Okay...still have it
How about $40,900? See link in above post.
Depressing that this car was $78k out the door in 2001 and is worth perhaps half 3 years later. ****E!
One of the deciding factors to buy (other that it is a great car) was the tremendous resale back in 2001. 99's and 00's were selling only a few grand under MSRP because of high demand and a year long wait list.
Lesson learned: times change and never think of a new car as a good investment!
At least the big hit in depreciation has already occured, should show only modest declines going forward.
Depressing that this car was $78k out the door in 2001 and is worth perhaps half 3 years later. ****E!
One of the deciding factors to buy (other that it is a great car) was the tremendous resale back in 2001. 99's and 00's were selling only a few grand under MSRP because of high demand and a year long wait list.
Lesson learned: times change and never think of a new car as a good investment!
At least the big hit in depreciation has already occured, should show only modest declines going forward.
