Many overall the e39 m5 was a better car then the e55

 

the E39 is a great car and still looks like a beast for a N/A car. IMO

 

 

This is really subjective. I could have bought either - I chose the E55 for a number of reasons.

1. Better interior
2. More practical (CLS has that whole 4-door coupe thing going on)
3. Better aftermarket and DIY support - they share a lot of the same parts, but not all
4. The E55 is the fastest m113k car
5. Looks entirely depend on who you're talking to - I personally LOVE the W211 style. The CLS is also very nice looking, but I don't think it has the same charm.

But I don't think either are going to appreciate. People are scared away by high maintenance costs. Fine with me, I plan on driving it until I can't anymore.

 

I would imagine they will go lower but look at what kind of crap you get for 7k or spend 12k for a 500hp touring car

 

 

I don't really care to argue about opinions. The CLS and E share basically the same exact underpinnings, so it certainly doesn't handle 60% better - especially being heavier. They also share the same bolt pattern, and fit almost the same size wheels. So, that means a greater variety of wheels aren't actually offered. Additionally, the E also has a full leather dash. The wood trim is of the same quality, the CLS just has that gaudy full-dash trim. Preference due to looks is, again, totally subjective. A lot of the things you listed also come in the W211 E63, which I also consider to be a downgrade from the E55, with the exception of the exterior facelift.

So my overarching point here is that those aren't facts, they're opinions and hearsay.

Oh and my E55 turns heads everywhere too, because it's low, loud, clean, and fast as **** .

 

The w211 doesn't have a full leather dash Fyi.I own a w211 e55 and it doesn't handle like a cls.Who mentioned a w211 e63??it's the same car as the w211 e55 only thing that is different is the shifter ,wheel ,and cluster.The cls is all different vs there w211 overall.The weight is close to the same or 50 pounds heavier no one got that cleared up.Ok,your car is low and loud lol.Many who claim your facts are butt hurt vs the two cars,I own a 211 and admit the facts.If i had to do it all over i would have had a cls any day over the w211~~!!

 

Allow me to repeat two things: opinion and hearsay.

Your opinions and unproven perceptions do not equate to facts.

Thank you that is all.

 

 

I love every part of my boring and outdated E-class. So did the owner of the bolted and tuned AMG GT S I raced when I put three cars on him .

 

 

So what you are saying is that I should keep putting money in my 401k?

 

 

 

CLS55 handle way better than E55 and my E55 has BC Coil-over !
Interior CLS is nice. The only downside is feel small inside and only 4 seats. (huge trunk)
I have my E55 for 9 years... and 3 years with my CLS55. E55 is faster but CLS handle better and looks exotic and masculine.

 

 

The CLS55 and E55 comparisons i believe are typically very subjective. I have owned my 06 E55 for about 9 years, one of my brothers has a regular CLS55 he's owned for about the same time and another has the IWC edition CLS55. I've done all the wrenching and mods between the 3 cars over our ownership and here's what I have experienced.
1. All stock, the E55 and CLS55 felt the same and trapped the same at my local track with me driving. They run side by side dead even. The IWC, however, is quicker on account of being equipped with the LSD and a different final drive from factory. I trapped about 0.2 better in that vs the other 2 cars.
2. My 06 E55 and CLS55 handled the exact same at stock height with stock components. Did a suspension refresh on both cars with the same exact parts and as expected handing was the exact same. I have read of the newer E55s sharing the same steering rack as the CLS so that may explain the similarities.
3. When I lowered the height on the 3 cars, the E's handling sharpened significantly yet with less of a drop. The lower I make the E, the better the handling got over the other 2. Alignment, however, has the biggest influence across all 3. I've aligned all 3 cars to handle the exact same by carefully tuning ride height, toe, camber and caster values. In my experience, the handling of one chassis isn't superior to the other when aligned to the same values. They call for the exact same alignment ranges except for rear toe where the CLS can run slightly more toe in. About 0.08-0.10 IIRC.
4. Tire brand and pressures are also another huge factor with handling on both platforms. CLS run significantly higher pressure because of their lower tire profile with the 19". The E supports a wide range of pressures (32-38F, 35-42R). Running pressures in the higher end of the spectrum on the fuel door (closer to CLS pressures) sharpens the responsiveness. I tend to settle around 36-38F and 38-40R depending on brand and compound etc. On the CLS, we stick to the factory 38F, 41R. Almost every tire shop I have been to under inflates the tires and I can always tell as soon as i take the first corner. They tend to do around 35 psi on warm tires which settles to about 31-32 when cold .
5. CLS run more aggressive wheel offsets stock and support even more than the E. The quarter panels allow for much more room with a wider wheel/tire with an aggressive (low)offset. This is also why they come with the 3m protection film on the lower quarter panels and rear doors in front of the tires. On the E, you have to go higher in offset to fit wider wheels or increase negative camber. Not the case with the CLS. Stock E55's came with 245-40-18 and 263-35-18 vs the 255-35-19 and 285-30-19 tires on the CLS.
6. The steering wheel in the E55s feel like a school bus steering wheel in comparison to both CLS wheels. The IWC wheel even has black alcantara to match the headliner.
7. The CLS feels "cozy" because of its lower roof line and shorter windows. Some like this, some don't.
8. The CLS sound more aggressive because of their different internal muffler design compared to the E55
9. The CLS 55 are more rare in the US because we only had them here for 1 year. The IWC is even more rare at only 55 units ever produced.
10. Styling - Totally subjective - I think in stock trim, the CLS look much better and requires little to no help to look great (lower the rear slightly). The E55 needs a little help with wheels, diffuser, front lip, etc. Out of our 3 cars though, the IWC looks the best. So much so the only cosmetic mod we did to it was lower it slightly and added a subtle diffuser.
- However, consensus between us 3 brothers is that the cabin of the E looks and feels more roomy because of the symmetrical design and gradual curve toward the windshield, the bigger windows and the higher roof line. The CLS cabin gives you the sensation of sinking into the cabin as the dash sits higher and is flat. The CLS dash uses more leather with stitching than the E and has a thicker wood trim on the passenger side. The cluster design is also different as it looks like 3 individual gauges vs that of the E which has one single plastic lense cover.

 

The swap of the rack still won't help handle like the cls.Airbags lower they go the worse the handling gets it's the nature of them.Bags are made for comfort not ti increase handling,I have driven both back to back and the cls just towers the e still in handling it's just sharp and roll is limited very small due to coupe design.I had a late 05 which was a 06 e and never handles any where near the cls and mine was lowered with wider tires.The cls still feels planted and where you in it you know it;s a unique car the e still feels like a plain old e class till you go wot.For me was the boring and to plain,,I

 

I've never thought the CLS was particularly attractive, so the whole CLS is "beautiful" and "looks exotic" comments are definitely subjective. Like the W221 S-class, I've always found their design oddly proportioned and bulbous. Don't get me wrong though. Like the W221 S-class, the CLS's design (inside and out) definitely looks way more modern than the W211. But a more contemporary design doesn't always equate to better design in everyone's book. My SS literally gets confused with a Malibu or Cruze by everyone who already doesn't know what the car is. And although a lot of people think the new Chargers and 300's and whatever else look a lot better, I couldn't disagree more. I could've easily gotten an SRT variant of any of those cars instead of my SS, but the design of the Charger and 300 are too "look at me, look at me because I'm probably a literal pimp", which isn't my style. Obviously I'm not the only one who falls into this category. People just have different tastes.

As for the OP's question, no chance imho of the W211 E55 appreciating, but I also tend to think the prices on these have bottomed out since finding clean, relatively low mile examples will only get more and more difficult. At the same time though, the primary reason these cars are so popular right now is precisely because of their prices and the value you get. So those two forces will probably keep the prices on these pretty steady in the foreseeable future imo. Beyond that though, there's just nothing about it that's special other than it was one of MB's last supercharged cars.

 

I fully agree with you there. The CLS does nothing for me looks wise. I've never sat in one, but I'm not a huge fan of the interior either going off pics.

 

w211 e55s dont look like they are rising
$7.5k is close to what I paid for my w210
https://washingtondc.craigslist.org/...421238727.html

 

I paid $12k for my W210 E55. At the time that's around what they were going for. The same age W211 goes for about the same today.

That W210 I bought could be had for $5k right now. It's got some issues though. I'm waiting for him to come down to below $4k for it. I'll buy it back then.

 

 

I think it's safe to say it's rising in value

I bought mine with 95k for 14.5k$, 2005

look at this lmao https://tampa.craigslist.org/hil/cto...440092118.html