E55 wagon

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53 MERCEDES E55 AMG 5.4 469 BHP ESTATE **VERY VERY RARE CAR** MEGA SPEC | eBay

 

[KillerHERTZ]

Did the previous owners passengers wear suits of armour or somthing?

 

[ragpicker]

Can you tell what extras this has by looking at the photos?

 

[John]

I would say Parktronic (Parking Sensors) and Cooled / Heated Seats. Heated might have been standard and cooling is nothing to write home about!

It's also got COMAND, full Sat Nav and the Karman Hardon sound system.

Not sure I can tell anything else.

Agreed on the seats. Someone with sandpaper trousers sat on those.

 

[moog999]

Can you tell what extras this has by looking at the photos?

They are kind of well known on Ebay.

Buy at auction, do nothing to the car at all, punt on via ebay for a small profit, use the same ad for every car with a small bit of specific info at the end.

They are interested in volume rather than quality, obviously.

Risky way of buying a car really, could end up with a right POS.

 

[Deleted member 37751]

I would say Parktronic (Parking Sensors) and Cooled / Heated Seats. Heated might have been standard and cooling is nothing to write home about!

It's also got COMAND, full Sat Nav and the Karman Hardon sound system.

Not sure I can tell anything else.

Agreed on the seats. Someone with sandpaper trousers sat on those.

Viewing on a phone but think you can add memory seats and KeylesGo too.

 

[merc85]

Can you tell what extras this has by looking at the photos?

Put the reg in to get chassis number then do a vin decoder check.

 

[AMGeed]

Datacard for the car below.

Mercedes-Benz VIN Decoder

 

[merc85]

205B OWNERS MANUAL AND SERVICE RECORD - ENGLISH
213 SPEED-SENSITIVE POWER STEERING/VARIO STEERING
220 PARKTRONIC SYSTEM (PTS)
221B SIGN COOLANT/REFUELING - ENGLISH
241 FRONT SEAT LH ELECTRIC ADJUSTABLE WITH MEMORY
249 INSIDE AND OUTSIDE MIRROR AUTOMATIC DIMMING
250A LEATHER
250B MOBILO LIFE/EUROPE SERVICE PACKAGE
251A LEATHER - BLACK/ANTHRACITE
265 LINES-NO.PLATE DISCONTINUED
275 MEMORY PACKAGE (DRIVER SEAT, STRG. COL., MIRROR)
287 THROUGH-LOADING FEATURE
293 SIDEBAG IN REAR LEFT AND RIGHT
354 ANTENNA FOR TELEPHONE D/E-NET
380 COMPLETE CELL PHONE PREINSTALLATION
401 FRONT SEAT CLIMATE CONTROL
423 5-SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
433 LEFT DRIVING DYNAMICS SEAT
434 RIGHT DRIVING DYNAMICS SEAT
461 INSTRUMENT WITH MILES IND. AND ENGLISH LEGEND
489 AIRMATIC DUAL CONTROL / AIR SUSPENSION SEMI-ACTIVE
500 OUTSIDE REAR VIEW MIRROR LH AND RH FOLDING
527 COMAND DVD APS WITH NAVIGATION
537L GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND
551 ANTI-THEFT/ANTI-BREAK-IN WARNING SYSTEM
573 CHILD SEAT MOUNTING, ISOFIX IN REAR
581 AUTOMATIC CLIMATE CONTROL
5XXL EUROPE
600 HEADLAMPS - CLEANING EQUIPMENT
618 BI-XENON HEADLAMPS FOR LEFT-HAND TRAFFIC
668 PRODUCT PROT.F.TRANSPORT VEH. W/ TIE-DOWN HOOKS
673 HIGH-CAPACITY BATTERY
744U BRILLIANT SILVER METALLIC
772 AMG STYLING PACKAGE-FRONT SPOILER, SIDE SKIRT
804 YEAR OF MODIFICATION
810 SOUND SYSTEM
819 CD CHANGER
875 HEATED SCREEN WASH SYSTEM
882 INTERIOR SAFEGUARD
910 DYNAMO WITH HIGHER CAPACITY (FFO)
915 FUEL TANK WITH LARGER CAPACITY
926 EXHAUST GAS CLEANING WITH EURO 4 TECHNOLOGY
954 EQUIPMENT PACKAGE FOR AVANTGARDE VEHICLES
984 COC DOC., DELETION OF VEHICLE REGISTRATION DOC.
989 IDENTIFICATION LABEL UNDER WINDSHIELD
M001 ENGINES WITH SUPERCHARGER
M113 V8-GASOLINE ENGINE M113
M55 CAPACITY 5,5 LITRE
U15 2ND CARGO AREA W/ COMPART. UNDER MAIN FLOOR PANEL
U16 STOWAGE TANK BEHIND REAR SEAT BACKREST

 

[ragpicker]

Wow that Vin Decoder is fantastic isn't it!?
Looks well specced then. Bit leggy on the miles.... Will keep an eye on this as it might just be what I'm looking for...

 

[merc85]

Ragpicker, Just so you know, here's a link to the Vin decoder most of us use.

Checking VIN for Mercedes-Benz | CARInfo

 

[Major774]

293 is a option.

 

[ragpicker]

@merc85 thats superb, thanks. I've bookmarked it although it'll probably be getting a lot of use over the next few weeks/months

 

[zipdip]

Well this mob are up to all the tricks,yes they buy at trade auctions,you need to follow them for a while to see it in action,they do something clever you do not have to buy the car all they ask is you turn up and say no in person,this helps when shall we say they are left with a car after the bidding has ended,it can go straight back on Ebay as I say look at what is being offered and being sold and then look at the comments,with regard this car big mileage,worth another grand max,take a tip and just watch it.

 

[Will]

To be fair the car looks/sounds decent to me, especially for the age/mileage.

Worthy of note is the MOT history - looks clean to me and it’s not had a single advisory since 2011, and currently on 171k miles - ironically better than many lower mileage examples in that respect.

No keyless go though - not a problem but just to clarify.

Doesn’t have a sunroof or 7-seats either which is popular on these wagons.

But it’s got parktronic, COMAND and telephone pre-wire which I’d say were must haves. Also has dynamic/vented seats

Other than that, depending on what it goes for it could be a good car for the money, certainly seems honest enough and you can’t really fault the traders - at least they’re honest with what they do and the cars they sell

 

[AMGeed]

Ragpicker, Just so you know, here's a link to the Vin decoder most of us use.

Checking VIN for Mercedes-Benz | CARInfo

I prefer this one
Mercedes-Benz VIN Decoder

 

[ragpicker]

Saved that one too now, thanks @AMGeed

 

[E55BOF]

If the MoT history confirms that it's done it's mileage reasonably consistently year after year, I'd reckon there's loads of life left in it. It's not much over average mileage for a fifteen-year-old car, either. With no MoT advisories since 2011, it's been looked after for at least the last seven years. Sounds like a reasonable bet to me, at the right price.

 

[moog999]

Is there a way of getting the vin from the reg number?

 

[AMGeed]

Is there a way of getting the vin from the reg number?

Yes. See Post#8