s211 5.5 Hens Teeth!
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Thats gorgeous
Nice car but not sure I’d want AMG running costs without the full package? 
For someone who wants a little extra comfort and discretion though I can see the appeal - but ultimately this is why they’re so unusual to find - you might as well buy an AMG
For someone who wants a little extra comfort and discretion though I can see the appeal - but ultimately this is why they’re so unusual to find - you might as well buy an AMG
And pay double for itNice car but not sure I’d want AMG running costs without the full package?
For someone who wants a little extra comfort and discretion though I can see the appeal - but ultimately this is why they’re so unusual to find - you might as well buy an AMG
That’s the thing - and why AMGs are such good value - it’s nowhere near double is it?
You get a whole lot more kit for very little extra too, and usually AMG cars come very well equipped
This is probably why the 500 is so rare, it was unpopular. Not a bad car, just not popular.
You get a whole lot more kit for very little extra too, and usually AMG cars come very well equipped
This is probably why the 500 is so rare, it was unpopular. Not a bad car, just not popular.
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Though they are a slightly newer design 7 spd presumably, without the complexity of the Supercharger and added wear these can give the rest of the components off the car.
Softer ride i presume and complete Wolf in Sheep's clothing, I wouldn't mind one whatever the spec. Shame that one isn't a 7 seater tho.
Would i have one over a e55k? hummmm close call it is.
Softer ride i presume and complete Wolf in Sheep's clothing, I wouldn't mind one whatever the spec. Shame that one isn't a 7 seater tho.
Would i have one over a e55k? hummmm close call it is.
Hourses for courses I guess. For £4/5k or something I can see the attraction but for circa 75% of the cost of an AMG I’d take an E55K every time
Should have better residuals too even at this age IMHO.
Obviously I’m biased
That car is £555 (or £240 more PA) for road tax too than a ‘55...
£240 a year, every year. Would go towards some of the running costs at least
Should have better residuals too even at this age IMHO.
Obviously I’m biased
That car is £555 (or £240 more PA) for road tax too than a ‘55...
£240 a year, every year. Would go towards some of the running costs at least
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i like it, understated with those wheels.
£7.5k for a 13 year old Estate with 122k on the clock? with the thirst of an AMG - am I missing something?
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Isn't a decent condition E55 estate around £13K?
So this is 58% of the cost, yet has 82% of the BHP (383bhp/469bhp) and 76% of the torque (530nm/700nm) as well as having the newer 7 speed box, and being a facelift model.
What's wrong with an estate? Some people have dogs, need the space or need 7 seats (granted this example doesn't benefit from this option)
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2007-2018= 11 years
A 2007 (facelift) E63 will definitely be a lot more, this one is £14k and 'only' a 2006. Granted they are different cars but is the AMG really worth all that extra cash?
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It definitely has its place. Some people want a car with a good amount of power, but without big wheels and hard suspension which ruin the ride.
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Really? Harman Kardon, Distronic, Keyless Go, memory front seats, COMAND? That's most of the toys you would get in an E55K. If it had blue leather rather than anthracite, I might be tempted if I didn't have the E63 (also a 5.5, but with a few more horses
). I love the blue interior (same as my '03 E500, and my kids hated it...), but I don't think the bodywork colour does it any favours. It will appeal to an elderly gentleman, I think, where the E55K is more of a yob's car (I've had two, and loved them; I must be an elderly gentleman with perhaps more than a touch of yob...).
It's certainly a wolf in sheep's clothing; you could put E270 CDI badges on it and get away with it, whereas on an E55K you wouldn't fool anybody.
It will have the 7-speed box, but that's not an M113 engine; could it have possible secondary timing chain issues?
"Intelligent lighting"? Really? In what way?
I agree with Killerhertz, though; it's overpriced with that mileage, which will put many elderly gentlemen off; they remember when anything over 100K was worn out.
I really like that. Being an elegance with (relatively) small wheels, it will waft along beautifully - which is what you want from a big estate on our shitty roads? I don't get the firm suspension & big wheels thing on cars like this TBH. It's not a Lotus.
Agree it's well overpriced though.
Agree it's well overpriced though.
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