jpohl402

As topic states. Thx

ngerstman

How did you manage to go from an e55 to an e63 and back to an e55? I have a 2001 e55 with full Kleeman mods myself. What's the point of this thread on paint colors? Thanks. Ned. PS. My e55 is obsidian black and I just bought an indium grey 2011 e550 4matic sport.

ngerstman

If your interested in my opinion on those colors, the steel grey is gorgeous, it is a blue-ish grey whose hue changes meaningfully with changing light conditions. The indium(not iridium grey) grey is less popular but also gorgeous, IMO, kind of a gun metal color. I could have lived very happilly with either. I believe that iridium silver is standard mercedes silver,very nice, my just departed 2000 e320 was that color. One of the best colors to hide the dirt!! I think the palladium silver is a deeper greyish silver. I think that most mercedes paints are beautiful. It comes down to what you like. Thanks. Ned.

jpohl402

Hello,
I love both cars about equally - though I think the 63 is a better balanced packaged.
I leased my 63 new for 3 years. When the lease was about to expire, I decided not to lease another or purchase mine outright simply because of higher cost.

The 55's had depreciated more by this time (of course) and I saw nothing wrong with driving a 55.
But the thing that made my decision the easiest - I was offered a great deal on a very-well maintained 55 from a close friend of mine. The car was perfect, had low mileage, some nice mods, all service history, and needed nothing but a new owner.
Also, the prior owner was trading in a 360 coupe for a 430 spyder and didn't want to come out of pocket with as much cash.
Being a private owner sale, I also benefited from lack of sales tax in the state I lived in at that time.

Absolutely nothing wrong with 63's, that's just how things worked out for me. My best friend recently bought a 63 after having a 55 and he literally thinks it's the best car on the planet.

Best regards,
Jeremy

ngerstman

Is that a 211 body style e55 with the compressor? Does the car have the airmatic suspension? People seem to love the new e63's. Regards. Ned.

jpohl402

Yes both my E55's were 211's, with airmatic suspension.
Thx for input. I'm fairly sure I will be buying a W212 AMG in the near future

ShocDoc79

Iridium silver is the classic brilliant silver. Iridium Grey has brownish overtones. Palladium is a warm deeper grey and as Ngerstman stated Steel Grey has blue tones. I like em all. If I were to buy a car tomorrow with traditional non matte paint I would be spending my money on a Palladium Silver E63! Good luck!

way2evil

Seriously?

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jpohl402

^^^ i don't like the cartoonish feel - they don't look very accurate or do a good job even portraying the color in my eyes. much prefer real-life pictures, or at least descriptions discussing the differences.

drawde

sig pic is steel grey, give or take. My phone camera is weird but that's basically it.

_AMG_

Its hard to describe, The best way is to Google the colors or just check it out in person.