S211 E500 - Nice interior

[ChrisPDuck]

Looks like a nice car. I do like the two-tone seats.

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[badgx]

Wondering example, the stitch leather dashboard looks great

 

[SpikyMikey]

That looks like a heck of a lot of car for the money

 

[cp3377]

Looks like a nice car. I do like the two-tone seats.

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Good spot. Brings back a few memories - I had the same interior in an E500 saloon but with darker wood. The nappa was beautiful, high quality and I still miss it. This has a much higher spec than mine though - not seen one with leather dash, ventilated seats, rear heated seats etc before. At 145k that engine is probably just about run in now too…

 

[Gollom]

Wonders what the VED would be......

 

[DavidL]

£700+ all day long sadly. Can't help feeling it's a bit toppy price wise but it is very nice. If you really wanted a 5.5 e500 estate then maybe but as a casual browser looking for something similar a bit high.
An 805 211 estate must be close to peak e class. I miss our e55 and whilst the cls63 is a "better" car all round it doesn't quite have the same soul.

 

[E55BOF]

Well, I bought the ML partially because I'd never had a car with the M156; the other MB V8 I've never had, and would like, is the M273, and I really liked the (lots of) S211s I've had. If it was plain black leather, I'd not want it, but with that interior, maybe.... I'll sleep on it.

 

[SpikyMikey]

Well, I bought the ML partially because I'd never had a car with the M156; the other MB V8 I've never had, and would like, is the M273, and I really liked the (lots of) S211s I've had. If it was plain black leather, I'd not want it, but with that interior, maybe.... I'll sleep on it.

Go on.
You know you want to

 

[Will]

Well, I bought the ML partially because I'd never had a car with the M156; the other MB V8 I've never had, and would like, is the M273, and I really liked the (lots of) S211s I've had. If it was plain black leather, I'd not want it, but with that interior, maybe.... I'll sleep on it.

Surely the leaky tail light cluster means it has to go?

Who needs 4WD for the winter, anyway?

Or you could keep both - you can never have too many cars!

 

[Will]

And the seller looks rights up your street, Dennis? Private seller who puts his number in the advert and sells a few cars from home?

 

[ChrisPDuck]

If this had popped up before the S212 E500 that I bought this summer I think I’d probably have gone for it. That interior lifts it above the normal coal mine black, and it really is loaded with options. I doubt there’s a better one out there.

I knew nothing about the M273 when I bought mine, and I thought maybe the lack of a turbo or two would be a negative, but now I’m convinced it’s a positive. I have a twin-turbo V12 S600, and I’ve driven turbo Diesels for many years, so I’d forgotten just how immediate the power delivery is from a normally aspirated engine. The S600 is faster on paper, but the E500 ‘feels’ at least as fast - proper head-jerking response when you floor it.

 

[E55BOF]

Go on.
You know you want to

I think I do, though I don't care for the fussy wheels, but I could change those. Hmmmmmmmm.

Surely the leaky tail light cluster means it has to go?

Who needs 4WD for the winter, anyway?

Or you could keep both - you can never have too many cars! And the seller looks rights up your street, Dennis? Private seller who puts his number in the advert and sells a few cars from home?

Both tail light clusters leaky, actually, but I'll sort them eventually. The CLS SB will have to go soon, though I'll probably keep it until Spring rather than sell it earlier. If the seller is an occasional dealer, he doesn't sell much, and they're mostly nice cars - the Alpina, another BMW 5-series, and the E320 a while ago; I doubt I'd need a ten foot pole. I bought my first Mercedes from a similar seller, and the car was fine. I'd be interested to see the service history, too, but there's nothing too alarming in the MoT history.

I'll sleep on it; I may go over in the ML and test drive it, and see what I think after that.

 

[E55BOF]

If this had popped up before the S212 E500 that I bought this summer I think I’d probably have gone for it. That interior lifts it above the normal coal mine black, and it really is loaded with options. I doubt there’s a better one out there.

Apart from the mileage, but 211s are generally pretty durable.

 

[ChrisPDuck]

I think I do, though I don't care for the fussy wheels, but I could change those. Hmmmmmmmm.

I quite like those wheels. I wonder how they’d look on an S212.

 

[SpikyMikey]

I think I do, though I don't care for the fussy wheels, but I could change those. Hmmmmmmmm.


Both tail light clusters leaky, actually, but I'll sort them eventually. The CLS SB will have to go soon, though I'll probably keep it until Spring rather than sell it earlier. If the seller is an occasional dealer, he doesn't sell much, and they're mostly nice cars - the Alpina, another BMW 5-series, and the E320 a while ago; I doubt I'd need a ten foot pole. I bought my first Mercedes from a similar seller, and the car was fine. I'd be interested to see the service history, too, but there's nothing too alarming in the MoT history.

I'll sleep on it; I may go over in the ML and test drive it, and see what I think after that.

That B10 is rather delish

 

[gunning]

Apart from the mileage, but 211s are generally pretty durable.

I was tempted by it but would rather a more interesting exterior colour. Let us know how you get on Dennis, the interior is a huge plus point for that car and I think the 5.5 is an interesting lump for the 211

 

[E55BOF]

Thanks Charlie. I'd prefer the interior contrast panels more Amaretto and a touch less yellowy, but I agree they're far better than plain Anthracite. If the car was Tanzanite Blue I'd be on the phone, slavering, already...

 

[badgx]

My son said the E55 has made a comeback in the latest Forza Horizon 5 game. It just came out in the last few days. Its a highly regarded car for it to be featured in Forza H5 game. Simply amazing. Not sure if the sound is accurate though, can't hear the supercharger whine. I'm sure it will sound better with headphones

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[E55BOF]

I quite like those wheels. I wonder how they’d look on an S212.

The nicest wheels I've ever had on an S211 were these:

If the seller is an occasional dealer, the tyres may be a mix-and-match set; if they were a matching premium set, he'd say so I think.

 

[DavidL]

That B10 is rather delish

I think the V8S has quite a lot of bespoke parts that the stock V8 doesn't. It makes it a lot more expensive to find parts. I was offered a B10 V8 touring before I bought my E55 but it was withdrawn and reoffered too late. I don't regret it at all but the B10 is a far rarer thing