Sam87
MB Enthusiast
- Joined
- Oct 6, 2010
- Messages
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- Location
- UK
- Car
- S65AMG V12 BiTurbo - S63AMG V8 BiTurbo Designo - C55 AMG W203
Hello everyone,
For someone that keeps saying he loves BMW M cars and is not that much into Mercedes, all I seem to be buying is only AMG's!
I have bought another Mercedes and this time a C55 AMG saloon
A forum member from m3cutters sent me a pm asking if I could have a look at a C55 AMG that he was considering to buy and asked what I thought of the car. I had a look, done some research and it seemed like a good car. The m3 forum member then said he was in two minds if he wanted to buy the car or not as he was a bit concerned to get an old car. In a joking way, I said to him he should buy it otherwise I will have it
. He responded by saying no problem, I can pass you the owners details.
I felt a bit bad to then say no so I spoke with the owner of the C55 and arranged to go and see the car on the 1st of January. Most people want to stay home with their family on that day but oh no, not me!
I called my parents and told them they should come with me and my wife to go and have a look at a car
. Of course they didn't say no as they know how crazy their son is about cars. The car was an hour away. We got there and met this lovely guy who showed me the car and we went for a test drive afterwards. Once we got back he asked what I thought of the car and if I'd be interested in buying the car to which my reply was, ''Well, I'm here now so no point to go back without a car'' .
He said he was selling the car as they wanted to start a family and didn't want a V8 and I replied by saying '' Oh, that's interesting, we're actually expecting our first child in a few months and I thought I'd buy another saloon car as it seems sensible to get a 4 door''
I paid the man and we made our way back to London. The car drove very well. It's only done 50k miles and it must be one of the last w203 AMG's as it's a 2007 model. It's also a UK car.
It lived in Chelsea most of it's life and then went to Hertfordshire. Now it's back in London to use the full potential of that lovely V8 under the bonnet by doing 20mph most of the time
Anyways, here are a few photos of the car
What are the plans for the C55?
To be honest, I'm still not sure why I bought it. I think what attracted me to the car was the fact that since the C55 has been out, in 20 years I can't remember ever seeing one on the road! It's such a rare AMG and a very underrated car imo. The idea of such a small saloon car with a very big V8 at the front, it just appealed to me. It also seemed like the right thing to do to try a non Turbo V8 AMG.
Yes an A45AMG or a mapped Golf R would destroy it but I wouldn't say it's a slow car. It pulls very well and the V8 sounds lovely. There are no knocking noises from anywhere.
I knew the starter motor was on it's way out and the last owner did mention it. First thing I did was order a new starter motor.
New starter motor fitted, put the car back together, went to start it, only click click sound
.
Took the new one out, checked it and it was a faulty starter
Lesson learned, always check the part before fitting even if it’s a new one.
Ordered another one and fitted to the car.
Not fully fitted in this photo in case someone spots the gap on top of the starter motor
New front brakes for the C55 and it had the opportunity to meet the big brother ( S65 AMG )
The C class looks so small next to the S class.
This is why I love older cars, they were so different whereas now I can’t tell what’s a C class or an E class. Even the S class looks so similar to an E class!
upload phots
I also increased the speed limiter to 280kph and activated the computer to show how many litres of fuel the car has…. Well I say ''I'' but it was actually my friend that done these last two bits
I got the wheels refurbished in OEM finish [ hyper silver/ chrome paint the face of the wheels and diamond cut lip ]. They had been refurbished not long ago and were nearly immaculate [ apart from one wheel which had a small scratch ] but it was a normal silver finish including the lip and I didn't like that.
The place that refurbished the wheels were made aware how OCD I am and they were worried if they could get the finish I wanted but I'm impressed with the results!
Now I’m afraid to fit them on the car.
Pic's don't do the finish justice
This is how they looked before I sent them away.... Most people would have been happy as they were and I thought I could live with it as well but that didn't last more than 2 weeks
How they look now
The last owner told me there was also a recall for the sunroof and the whole thing was changed recently by Mercedes which I thought was a bonus to get a new sunroof!
This is where I am so far with the car.
I will update the thread as I get a few more things done to it. I won't be changing much regarding how the car looks as I think it should stay original even though I was tempted to lower it and get some genuine AMG 19's for it.
For someone that keeps saying he loves BMW M cars and is not that much into Mercedes, all I seem to be buying is only AMG's!
I have bought another Mercedes and this time a C55 AMG saloon
A forum member from m3cutters sent me a pm asking if I could have a look at a C55 AMG that he was considering to buy and asked what I thought of the car. I had a look, done some research and it seemed like a good car. The m3 forum member then said he was in two minds if he wanted to buy the car or not as he was a bit concerned to get an old car. In a joking way, I said to him he should buy it otherwise I will have it
. He responded by saying no problem, I can pass you the owners details.I felt a bit bad to then say no so I spoke with the owner of the C55 and arranged to go and see the car on the 1st of January. Most people want to stay home with their family on that day but oh no, not me!
I called my parents and told them they should come with me and my wife to go and have a look at a car
. Of course they didn't say no as they know how crazy their son is about cars. The car was an hour away. We got there and met this lovely guy who showed me the car and we went for a test drive afterwards. Once we got back he asked what I thought of the car and if I'd be interested in buying the car to which my reply was, ''Well, I'm here now so no point to go back without a car'' .He said he was selling the car as they wanted to start a family and didn't want a V8 and I replied by saying '' Oh, that's interesting, we're actually expecting our first child in a few months and I thought I'd buy another saloon car as it seems sensible to get a 4 door''
I paid the man and we made our way back to London. The car drove very well. It's only done 50k miles and it must be one of the last w203 AMG's as it's a 2007 model. It's also a UK car.
It lived in Chelsea most of it's life and then went to Hertfordshire. Now it's back in London to use the full potential of that lovely V8 under the bonnet by doing 20mph most of the time
Anyways, here are a few photos of the car
What are the plans for the C55?
To be honest, I'm still not sure why I bought it
. I think what attracted me to the car was the fact that since the C55 has been out, in 20 years I can't remember ever seeing one on the road! It's such a rare AMG and a very underrated car imo. The idea of such a small saloon car with a very big V8 at the front, it just appealed to me. It also seemed like the right thing to do to try a non Turbo V8 AMG.Yes an A45AMG or a mapped Golf R would destroy it but I wouldn't say it's a slow car. It pulls very well and the V8 sounds lovely. There are no knocking noises from anywhere.
I knew the starter motor was on it's way out and the last owner did mention it. First thing I did was order a new starter motor.
New starter motor fitted, put the car back together, went to start it, only click click sound
.Took the new one out, checked it and it was a faulty starter
Lesson learned, always check the part before fitting even if it’s a new one.
Ordered another one and fitted to the car.
Not fully fitted in this photo in case someone spots the gap on top of the starter motor
New front brakes for the C55 and it had the opportunity to meet the big brother ( S65 AMG )
The C class looks so small next to the S class.
This is why I love older cars, they were so different whereas now I can’t tell what’s a C class or an E class. Even the S class looks so similar to an E class!
upload photsI also increased the speed limiter to 280kph and activated the computer to show how many litres of fuel the car has…. Well I say ''I'' but it was actually my friend that done these last two bits
I got the wheels refurbished in OEM finish [ hyper silver/ chrome paint the face of the wheels and diamond cut lip ]. They had been refurbished not long ago and were nearly immaculate [ apart from one wheel which had a small scratch ] but it was a normal silver finish including the lip and I didn't like that.
The place that refurbished the wheels were made aware how OCD I am and they were worried if they could get the finish I wanted but I'm impressed with the results!
Now I’m afraid to fit them on the car
.Pic's don't do the finish justice
This is how they looked before I sent them away.... Most people would have been happy as they were and I thought I could live with it as well but that didn't last more than 2 weeks
How they look now
The last owner told me there was also a recall for the sunroof and the whole thing was changed recently by Mercedes which I thought was a bonus to get a new sunroof!
This is where I am so far with the car.
I will update the thread as I get a few more things done to it. I won't be changing much regarding how the car looks as I think it should stay original even though I was tempted to lower it and get some genuine AMG 19's for it.
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