Got an 03 e55 AMG
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2003 e55 AMG
Got an 03 e55 AMG
2003 e55 AMG. 72K miles. Absolutely mint inside and out. Not a single scratch on it. Mint interior. Previous owner is a mechanic at German car repair shop so he has meticulously maintained the car. All fluids done; tranny and rear diff. He replaced SBC module. New supercharger pulley and tensioner. New Harmonic balancer pulley. New valve cover gaskets.
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clean and low miles. nice find. how much did you pick it up for?
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2003 e55 AMG
This is my first foray into MB cars. From what I understand, yes, this is a pretty low optioned car. I’m not sure what a typical MB owner expects or demands from one of these cars, but from my perspective, this car has all of the typical luxury features of a modern premium car: power everything, heated seats, great sound system, 6 disc changer.
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2003 e55 AMG
The car is very nice. Even the wheels are unrashed. Also has adjustable lowering links. I’ll probably bring it up a few millimeters. Not crazy about the slightly low ride height. We’ll see. Maybe it’ll grow on me.
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Good catch for you. Congratulations! May I suggest my thread titled "E55 fuel pump relay and fuse maintenance". Weakest link for the car, no codes, and will bite you in the donkey's behind and put you on the side of the road.
Advanced search upper right of page. At 72k miles, it is coming up on you. Don't delay, stay proactive about maintenance.
Nice ride, enjoy it!
Advanced search upper right of page. At 72k miles, it is coming up on you. Don't delay, stay proactive about maintenance.
Nice ride, enjoy it!
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2003 e55 AMG
Couple of things I don’t like about the car. Its on adjustable lowering links and I’m not super crazy about the lower ride height. I need to figure out how to adjust it up a few millimeters. Also, the previous owner welded in secondary open dump tubes just fore of the mufflers. Car sounds like a 68 Nova SS. Too loud and droney for a premium German luxury saloon. Luckily the tubes have studded flanges on the ends so a couple of cap plates screwed on should fix that.
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im confused how you got it so cheap ? are you in the USA?
similar mileage/condition cars are $15k+ on all the car sites
maybe he just decided not to do ONE single google search for comps?
i hope his car fixing skills are better than his car-selling skills lol
and nearly all 03's just passed the fuel pump warranty. I was out by 1 month and after fighting with MB they still wouldnt cover it. Buy the $1k FCP Euro fuel pump kit if it wasnt already done imo
similar mileage/condition cars are $15k+ on all the car sites
maybe he just decided not to do ONE single google search for comps?
i hope his car fixing skills are better than his car-selling skills lol
and nearly all 03's just passed the fuel pump warranty. I was out by 1 month and after fighting with MB they still wouldnt cover it. Buy the $1k FCP Euro fuel pump kit if it wasnt already done imo
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Radiator was replaced and issue addressed. The previous owner is a tech in a German auto repair shop. EVERY weak link in this car seems to have been addressed. Radiator replaced and that issue addressed. New COMPLETE supercharger pulley, not just the bearing. New tensioner pulley. New crankshaft pulley. New SBC pump. New valve cover gaskets. He even just put in a brand new MB battery! New tires.
Couple of things I don’t like about the car. Its on adjustable lowering links and I’m not super crazy about the lower ride height. I need to figure out how to adjust it up a few millimeters. Also, the previous owner welded in secondary open dump tubes just fore of the mufflers. Car sounds like a 68 Nova SS. Too loud and droney for a premium German luxury saloon. Luckily the tubes have studded flanges on the ends so a couple of cap plates screwed on should fix that.
Couple of things I don’t like about the car. Its on adjustable lowering links and I’m not super crazy about the lower ride height. I need to figure out how to adjust it up a few millimeters. Also, the previous owner welded in secondary open dump tubes just fore of the mufflers. Car sounds like a 68 Nova SS. Too loud and droney for a premium German luxury saloon. Luckily the tubes have studded flanges on the ends so a couple of cap plates screwed on should fix that.
Some techs just like having cars to tinker with, drive them for a while then move onto the next car. We recently bought a 2003 Porsche 911 targa with 61k OG miles that a tech bought, replaced tons of things, drove it for a year and sold it for what he paid for it. He even gave us the receipts for the parts he replaced on it.
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So here’s the story. I got the car off a kid who is a tech at a German auto repair shop. The car has a rebuilt title but follow me here. The car was this kid’s father’s best friend’s car. Last year or so, the car was parked at Publix. A big delivery box truck backed into the right front fender. The big hanging metal bumper crumpled the right front fender, corner of the hood, headlight. Thats it. A 2 mph parking lot fender bender.
So the fender and hood are aluminum and God awful EXPENSIVE as OEM parts from MB. Insurance comes along. They can’t repair the car with anything but these OEM parts. The cost of the repair is more than the actuarial book value of the car, so they “total” it and the car is branded as a salvage. This kid buys the car from the insurance company for $3K. Spends another $2500 on another salvage w211 for the fender and hood. Puts those on the car along with a new frontcap and headlight, paints the car, and voila, car is back tip top. He does all the other replacement parts as mentioned.
He currently has a 1995 BMW 540 that he is restoring so he put the e55 up for sale. Thats where our paths crossed. We struck up a decent deal because of the rebuilt title brand.
Btw, I reviewed the Carfax and also al the insurance pictures along with all the receipts and documents of the repair.
Car is mint inside and out. Clearly it was pampered. Hopefully I wasn’t bamboozled but the documentation seems fairly legit and I don’t get any sense of anything shady. Also, I figure that for the relatively low amount of money if the car grenades on me, I’m not out a lot. I spend more than that monthly in alimony....
So the fender and hood are aluminum and God awful EXPENSIVE as OEM parts from MB. Insurance comes along. They can’t repair the car with anything but these OEM parts. The cost of the repair is more than the actuarial book value of the car, so they “total” it and the car is branded as a salvage. This kid buys the car from the insurance company for $3K. Spends another $2500 on another salvage w211 for the fender and hood. Puts those on the car along with a new frontcap and headlight, paints the car, and voila, car is back tip top. He does all the other replacement parts as mentioned.
He currently has a 1995 BMW 540 that he is restoring so he put the e55 up for sale. Thats where our paths crossed. We struck up a decent deal because of the rebuilt title brand.
Btw, I reviewed the Carfax and also al the insurance pictures along with all the receipts and documents of the repair.
Car is mint inside and out. Clearly it was pampered. Hopefully I wasn’t bamboozled but the documentation seems fairly legit and I don’t get any sense of anything shady. Also, I figure that for the relatively low amount of money if the car grenades on me, I’m not out a lot. I spend more than that monthly in alimony....
