well im talking to someone now live a couple of hours away has a 03 E55 with 151k miles. Desert silver/champagne and has a pretty nice carfax. Normally i would not be interested in something this high in mileage but exterior and interior are in mint condition and wants 8500 for it. Not sure how long these things lasts if there maintained well. I cant get financing on one there just too old and cant find warranty company in cali that will warranty something like this either. I dont know if i should just pull the trigger and go for it or just wait for another one and save more money. In 6 months i can probably have over 10k saved up but knowing me not sure if i save 10k im gonna wanna dump it all on a car.

I made a mistake buying a 2003 e55 amg. I bought mine 3 weeks ago and it looks beautiful, but they age, I wish I would’ve gotten an 05-06 as they just are more newer in return you have like a 3 year difference. Try getting one that doesn’t need serious work, and lower mileage. don’t spend $8500 on a car with 155k when you can wait a couple months and get one with 100k or less. People are always willing to negotiate.

Thank you for your advice as we speak im only looking at 06 models, it these cars finding it super difficult to find with low enough miles and not trashed.

if you’re actually willing to buy a 2006 with pano roof and I believe it has more extras with 100000 miles pm me I’m in south Florida and my uncle has one

I dont make 15-20 hourly my income is ok and this is my dream car. When my nieghbor had one i always wanted to own one since then this was 10 years ago. Yes i am fully aware they are very expensive to maintain, my issue is time. If i drive it once or twice a week and every other week it breaks down or needs something i dont have the time to constantly take it to a mechanic. I’m out of the house 6:00am and home by 6:30pm Mon-Sat so time is more valuable. If its a huge headache owning this car then I’ll keep my E550 and just pick up a CTS-V or 300SRT8. I was approved for a 09 E63 i backed out because they did not provide warranty. Thats a different story since that as well has altogether different big issues. Figured if im gonna get a fragile car I’d rather own the E55 but seems to me not much if any positives have been said about this car when it comes to reliability either. Dont getme wrong i understand the concerns and appreciate the help for sure but i think after this thread im gonna now lean more towards a CTS-V.

get a very well maintained car with all service records, clean history, and all warranty’s done/recalls and you’re good. Maintain it regularly (I.e. oil changer every 5000 miles) or something like that. These problems are common ones, air suspension, Sbc, so on. You can fix, keep backup funds. If something does break, you have Sunday off so fix the small stuff and learn more about the car.

Sorry man but your on a different wave length. Not at all hated or not like other opinions. I was very appreciative for the advice. So not sure were thats coming from. Its a forum its mostly opinions and experiences end of it all only me or you or anyone asking the questions decides what he or she wants to do in the end. I thought this was pretty productive if you ask me, veey informative and glad people reached out and gave me there thoughts.

he likes to take everything personally for some reason, excuse him. But regardless, it’s your dream car get it. Who knows something may happen (god forbid) and you didn’t complete a “goal” or get your “dream car”. It’s a blast to drive, test drive various cars and get what is best for you

Funny you should say that im looking at a few 12 E550’s. With a tune they do really well.

I bought an 03 with 130k on it. In great shape. I had been eying the e55 for a while and just could not resist getting one. I bought it as a second car tho. I have a new s4 that I drive daily so if the e55 breaks it's not a big deal. I'd be too nervous to drive it daily.
I love this car tho. I've put some money and time into it already on regular maintenance but other than that it's been a great car. So much fun too. I'll definitely keep it s while and fix all the little things.
I'd say if it's your only car and you can't fix it, then steer clear. If you are ok with some issues, then go for it.

Ok first off ignore the doomsday talkers .... i bought my late model 03 basically an 04 e55 with 126k on it as a daily driver an it has nvr left me stranded.

ive been a tech all my life so not scared to work on anything, these cars are not that hard to fix or maintain if u take a lil time. Also there are lots of helping threads on how to do just about anything on the net if ur not afraid to get your hands dirty. Also parts are relatively cheap if you shop online. Only thing id recommend is getting a star system so you can do all the things without a trip to the dealer. But i seriously havent found much i couldnt do without one. But i am getting one as well here soon.

i converted my air ride to an arnotts air to coil and couldnt be happier .... rides better, corners better, and will last the life of the car excellent build quality and nvr have to deal with air ride problems. The sbc is not that hard to deal with most the time its an accumulator and u can figure it out without the star i did it just fine .... dealer wanted 1400 to do it with part .... i did it works perfect and spent 59 dollars. Just matter of looking for the deals and doing the work.

ive had mine for over a year now an mine was in rough shape, needed motor an trans mounts, sbc accumulator, suspension work, air ride work, tune up, brakes, tires, etc etc all and all i got it from a lot that i did lot mechanics for when they got it back from dealer they wanted 10300 to fix everything it needed so they sold it to me for very cheap rather than fix .... as this was also my dream car back in its day. Total i spent repairing it was literally 3880 bucks cus i did all the work. This included the arnott coil to air conversion, all new suspension parts, everything and i even made 1050 bucks back selling the good parts from the air ride that people on here needed. Reliability wise the engine and trans are dam near bullet proof i daily drive it i have upgraded it and it makes over 520 rwhp an is a blast. Dont be afraid as long as you can do some wk. These will last a very long time they are overbuilt in my humble opinion.