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Old Apr 16, 2020 | 12:13 PM
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Question about two similar cars

I have my eye on two e63 wagons.

One has the P30 package and 97k miles for $38k

One does not have the package and 67k miles for $42k

Is the $4k price worth the loss of the P30 and the 30k less miles?

I'm behind enemy lines so as much as I would LOVE to put a huge tune on the car, this state frown upon that.
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Old Apr 16, 2020 | 04:52 PM
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Why would your State frown upon a tune? Better yet, how would they know you're tuned?
There are many out there that will pass emissions without any issues and pass visual inspection as well.
Without these two items, how would they know?

Are both cars the same year?

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Old Apr 16, 2020 | 05:08 PM
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Assuming the years and options (besides the P30) are the same, I would go with the lower mileage one. 30K+ miles is pretty significant with these AMGs and alot of things can go wrong during that time. With a tune, your non-P30 wagon will have more power than one with it and yet have significantly less miles to show off. Lower miles will help with resale value too.
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Old Apr 17, 2020 | 12:29 PM
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Originally Posted by brutus_tx
Why would your State frown upon a tune? Better yet, how would they know you're tuned?
There are many out there that will pass emissions without any issues and pass visual inspection as well.
Without these two items, how would they know?

Are both cars the same year?
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Old Apr 17, 2020 | 02:22 PM
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Originally Posted by diamondblak05
Assuming the years and options (besides the P30) are the same, I would go with the lower mileage one. 30K+ miles is pretty significant with these AMGs and alot of things can go wrong during that time. With a tune, your non-P30 wagon will have more power than one with it and yet have significantly less miles to show off. Lower miles will help with resale value too.
Generally I would agree here. One thing I believe left out here that a tune will not offer is the LS differential that comes with the P30. If we are talking P30 btw, then the years must be previous to 2014? Just keep the LS in mind and not just the Hp difference. I can tell you that I had a 2011 without the P30 (hence no LS) and I never really felt I was missing anything. For what it's worth.
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Old Apr 17, 2020 | 03:22 PM
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The Wagons are a rare species and are super sick looking E63 AMG. You are lucky if you can find one and I would pick the one with lower clicks.
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Old Apr 20, 2020 | 12:13 PM
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this one just popped up on BaT - seems at least one comes every other week

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/20...nz-e-class-31/

also take a look at completed auctions to get an idea of final prices.
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Old Apr 20, 2020 | 01:12 PM
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Spotted this brown ‘14 wagon for sale here in Va; VIN shows 006 Special Test Vehicle, curious about that.

https://www.autotrader.com/cars-for-...ckType=listing
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