S210 E55 AMG Designo/Facelift

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I like that.

Why do people not at least give the under bonnet a wipe with a damp cloth?
 
Lovely that
 
I like that.

Why do people not at least give the under bonnet a wipe with a damp cloth?
I rather like to see the underbonnet like that, certainly as opposed to valeted. You can tell if anything's leaking.

If I was looking for my first AMG estate, if the service history was really 100% I'd go and see that; lovely colour, though I'm less keen on the interior.
 
I rather like to see the underbonnet like that, certainly as opposed to valeted. You can tell if anything's leaking.

If I was looking for my first AMG estate, if the service history was really 100% I'd go and see that; lovely colour, though I'm less keen on the interior.

I agree about the leaks...but the metal work could be cleaned.

There is some rust under the bonnet...could be coming through from the otherside.
 
I like it!
 
The car is pretty rough and ready for such low mileage! I really like the interior as it makes a change from black!

Not impressed with the engine bay, makes me feel that the owner doe's not care (which could be far from the truth).
 
The car is pretty rough and ready for such low mileage! I really like the interior as it makes a change from black!

Not impressed with the engine bay, makes me feel that the owner doe's not care (which could be far from the truth).

Given who apparently owned it, and the lavish care it received the under bonnet is surprising.

Is 250,000 miles low?
 
The listing describes it as 'fastidiously maintained throughout its life'. Really? Not so sure about that! Maybe up until 5 years ago when it started going downhill from there.

Nice tyre valve caps!! I can't stand listings that are inaccurately described. Really winds me up. Alienates you as a potential buyer and puts people off straight away.

fastidious
adjective
1. excessively particular, critical, or demanding; hard to please:
a fastidious eater.
2. requiring or characterized by excessive care or delicacy; painstaking.
 
I still like it

Has less rust than mine lol
 
Love the colour, but the seats look like they've been re-done. The jump seats in the tailgate are 2 tone, so shouldn't the seats be the same? Leather trim on the door panels don't match either.
 
Judging by the datacard you could be right

Datacard
Identification number: WDB2102742B233491 6
Chassis

Sales designation: E 55 AMG
Order number: 0 0 537 71796
Delivery date: 04 10 2000
Paint code 1: 567U TITANITE RED - METALLIC
Equipment: 528A LEATHER CONDOR, ANTHRACITE / GRAY
Engine no.: 113980 30 234982
Transmission: 722636 02 433203
SA code
213 PARAMETER STEERING
220 PARKTRONIC SYSTEM (PTS)
241 FRONT SEAT LH ELECTRIC ADJUSTABLE WITH MEMORY
249 INSIDE AND OUTSIDE MIRROR AUTOMATIC DIMMING
260 TYPE DESTINATION ON TRUNK LID - ELIMINATION
275 MEMORY PACKAGE (DRIVER SEAT, STRG. COL., MIRROR)
345 RAIN SENSOR
404 MULTI-CONTOUR SEAT, FRONT LEFT
405 MULTI-CONTOUR SEAT, FRONT RIGHT
414 ELECTRIC TILT/SLIDE SUNROOF IN GLASS VERSION
423 5-SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
461 INSTRUMENT WITH MILES IND. AND ENGLISH LEGEND
480 SELF-LEVELLING SUSPENSION
481 UNDERSHIELDS
500 OUTSIDE REAR VIEW MIRROR LH AND RH FOLDING
520A No code designation available
528A LEATHER CONDOR, ANTHRACITE / GRAY
543 SUN VISOR WITH MAKE-UP MIRROR L. AND R., BE-
551 ANTI-THEFT/ANTI-BREAK-IN WARNING SYSTEM
567U TITANITE RED - METALLIC
581 AUTOMATIC CLIMATE CONTROL
600 HEADLAMPS - CLEANING EQUIPMENT
611 EXIT LIGHTS FOR DRIVER DOORS
617 XENON HEADLAMPS, LEFT-HAND TRAFFIC
668 PACKAGING FOR SHIPPING VEHICLES WITH TIE-DOWN HOOK
673 HIGH-CAPACITY BATTERY
679 BASIC WHEEL AS SPARE WHEEL
691 BLUE HEAT-INSULATING GLASS ALL-AROUND, GLASS REAR
772 AMG STYLING PACKAGE-FRONT SPOILER, SIDE SKIRT
774 SHELL MODIFICATION FOR AMG-WHEELS
801 AEJ 00/1 R 170 AEJ 99/2
819 CD CHANGER
833 INVALID/GREAT BRITAIN,ADDITIONAL PARTS
873 SEAT HEATER FOR LEFT AND RIGHT FRONT SEATS
876 INTERIOR LIGHT ASSEMBLY
877 READING LAMP IN THE REAR
882 INTERIOR SAFEGUARD
910 DYNAMO WITH HIGHER CAPACITY (FFO)
926 EXHAUST GAS CLEANING WITH EU4 TECHNOLOGY (EURO 4)
954 EQUIPMENT PACKAGE FOR AVANTGARDE VEHICLES
984 COC DOC., DELETION OF VEHICLE REGISTRATION DOC.
989 IDENTIFICATION LABEL UNDER WINDSHIELD
Other
Lamps: HELLA
 
Given who apparently owned it, and the lavish care it received the under bonnet is surprising.

Is 250,000 miles low?


My mistake, I thought it was 40k miles not 250k not sure what I was looking at :eek:
 
belonged to Sir Robert McAlpine

That cements the deal for me :D

p.s. Owned by the company rather than the person unless they've been toting his bones around in the boot.
 
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