W202 C55 - eBay

[Goldeneye]

Here is a rare bit of kit, not sure about the price though :/ But I suppose it can only go up in value? Especially considering it was owned by businessmen, enthusiasts and a 'Lord'

 

[E55BOF]

If you want one to drive, a well-converted C55 will be a better buy. If you want an investment, it's on 88K miles, and even with the same (caring presumably) owner for seventeen years, that price strikes me as ludicrously optimistic. There might be a mug out there, though, and you can pay that sort of money for a Ford Escort, so who knows?

 

[Goldeneye]

If you want one to drive, a well-converted C55 will be a better buy. If you want an investment, it's on 88K miles, and even with the same (caring presumably) owner for seventeen years, that price strikes me as ludicrously optimistic. There might be a mug out there, though, and you can pay that sort of money for a Ford Escort, so who knows?

Are you referring to the W203 being a better buy? If so, I agree.

I reckon the owner would be better off sticking it on Collecting Cars and just hoping for the best.

 

[noogieman]

Valve cover look very nasty, why the oxidation?
Acid rain in UK?

 

[KillerHERTZ]

That has to be someone off here?

W210 mirrors, COMAND Retro fit, Avantgarde Grill.

Thats forum porn from the early 00s

 

[Bobby Dazzler]

It’s in Penzance, I recall someone in that neck of the woods having a W202 C 55 many years ago, and IIRC the same person who had a G 560 with four Reacaros which @jaymanek had for a while.

 

[RogerSausage]

Are you referring to the W203 being a better buy? If so, I agree.

I reckon the owner would be better off sticking it on Collecting Cars and just hoping for the best.

It was on Collecting Cars in January and didn't sell, it maxed out at £40,000

 

[Darrell]

That has to be someone off here?

W210 mirrors, COMAND Retro fit, Avantgarde Grill.

Thats forum porn from the early 00s

I remember those days.

 

[Goldeneye]

It was on Collecting Cars in January and didn't sell, it maxed out at £40,000

I'm surprised it went that high!

 

[RogerSausage]

I'm surprised it went that high!

I'm surprised it didn't sell at that to be honest. I think £40k is a fair price for legitimate C55; it's a special version of an already rare car (a non-rusty 202 is like a lottery win in itself!) and I think that the conversions being carried out by hand at Affalterbach carries a certain amount of kudos. Whatever anyone's thoughts about the W202 in general are, the C55 is a proper old school AMG in that sense.

This same car was also up for sale at a Bonham's MPH auction in Bicester last year and didn't change hands either though, so I think the owner does need to lower their expectations a tad!

 

[ALFAitalia]

There is another thread on this very car.....typically I cant find it at the moment!!

 

[RogerSausage]

There is another thread on this very car.....typically I cant find it at the moment!!

I posted it HERE on Saturday

 

[noogieman]

Found these two C55 on germani site Mobile

In Poland there's one for €98,000 euros

https://suchen.mobile.de/fahrzeuge/details.html?id=348624971&damageUnrepaired=NO_DAMAGE_UNREPAIRED&isSearchRequest=true&makeModelVariant1.makeId=17200&makeModelVariant1.modelId=31&maxFirstRegistrationDate=2002-12-31&minFirstRegistrationDate=1997-01-01&pageNumber=1&scopeId=C&sortOption.sortBy=relevance&ref=srp&fnai=next&searchId=856aa853-e07a-66c9-808a-c3ee89dfbc31

Private seller asks €45,000 euros

https://suchen.mobile.de/fahrzeuge/details.html?id=348671939&damageUnrepaired=NO_DAMAGE_UNREPAIRED&isSearchRequest=true&makeModelVariant1.makeId=17200&makeModelVariant1.modelId=31&maxFirstRegistrationDate=2002-12-31&minFirstRegistrationDate=1997-01-01&pageNumber=1&scopeId=C&sortOption.sortBy=relevance&ref=srp&searchId=382c1d12-9327-79c0-ccdf-3780442548bc