W211 E55s for sale

[developer]

So you need to start looking for GTG's now so we can all have a gander.

Very well done to you.

 

[TDE1]

Great news! Very pleased for you, C. You'll raise many a grin with it's performance. It's almost obscene

Next job... piccies!!

Cheers for the update (and sorry to have texted you for it, but was intrigued and excited for you).

Tim

 

[GreetMe]

No worries Tim. I'd have updated the thread sooner but I didn't get in until late last night. After the 5:30 a.m. start and visiting family in the area I was exhausted by the time I got home.

Is it worth resetting the adaptive throttle response as described here or is it an ongoing process which will adapt to my driving style over time anyway?
http://www.mbclub.co.uk/forums/1167104-post2.html

 

[TDE1]

No worries Tim. I'd have updated the thread sooner but I didn't get in until late last night. After the 5:30 a.m. start and visiting family in the area I was exhausted by the time I got home.

Is it worth resetting the adaptive throttle response as described here or is it an ongoing process which will adapt to my driving style over time anyway?
http://www.mbclub.co.uk/forums/1167104-post2.html

TBH, I have no idea! Never tried it. I find that the software recognises your driving style, insofar as if you have a spirited run, it'll hold the revs and change gear accordingly. I tap the right s/wheel 'paddle' 4 times in quick succession and that seems to put it back into sensible mode quickly.

But I will try Alps suggestion. See you at the next Vmax then...

 

[Alps]

well done mate, welcome to the E55 club

 

[John]

Well done chap!

unlike the silver one that I also looked at (MERCEDES-BENZ E CLASS AMG SALOON E55K 4dr Tip Auto For Sale in Goostrey - Evoque Cars) which felt very tired and shabby in comparison. Also, the nearside rear of the car seemed to be significantly lower than the rest of it. I don't know if that's indicative of a failed or failing suspension component but it was just another reason not to buy it.

Now that surprises me. OK it's another 20,000 miles on the silver one IIRC but I would have thought there wouldn't be much in it.

I guess the 2004 one has had an easier life...

 

[Peter DLM]

Your turn now SPX

 

[Deleted member 37751]

Like Pete says, I think it's about time that I got involved in this supercharged E55 love-in...

Good to hear that your wait is now over C, I'm sure that it will be everything you hoped for and more.

 

[AMGeed]

Glad your trip wasn't in vain. Have been following the E55 threads for some time as that is my next intended purchase. Looking forward to the photos.

 

[GreetMe]

Now that surprises me. OK it's another 20,000 miles on the silver one IIRC but I would have thought there wouldn't be much in it.

I guess the 2004 one has had an easier life...

It surprised me too. The interior was where the biggest differences were. The Evoque one had ash left in the ashtray, the surface of the COMAND screen was all worn away, the driver's seat bolster was cracked and dull... The list goes on.

By comparison mine looks almost new. You can tell that the leather has been looked after properly, the rear seats look like they've hardly been used and there are no scratches on any of the interior surfaces.

Like Pete says, I think it's about time that I got involved in this supercharged E55 love-in...

It's an astonishingly good car. It does the mile-munching GT thing so well that it lulls you into thinking that it'll drag its heels a bit when you put your foot down. Nothing could be further from the truth.

Good to hear that your wait is now over C, I'm sure that it will be everything you hoped for and more.

Thanks.

 

[A210AMG]

Post the pics when you can.

I know years ago my dad was looking for an SL55 and the amount of cars described as imaculate yet when we turn up they just looked un loved and used. Not even cleaned them or as you found out dirty inside also.

You would think most people owning the flagships model of a Merc would be 'into' there cars and look after them.

Not the case. Glad you found a nice one, but thats one less for SPX to find.

 

[GreetMe]

A few terrible pictures taken earlier today in the garage.

You can see the detached foglight in the second picture.

 

[GreetMe]

The reason for all this... The powerplant. :bannana:

 

[GreetMe]

So I've got the urge to change car again...

I've always liked the Audi C5 RS6 and I don't want to regret not having owned one. I've discounted them in the past because I didn't want an automatic but owning an E55 has changed my mind.

I know about all the potential pitfalls and running costs but TBH the E55 is hardly a cheap car to run.

So, I know this is a Merc board, but objective opinions (if that's possible) please: should I go for it - you only live once and all that - or is this the worst idea ever?

 

[sinewave]

Isn't a C5 an Electric Car cobbled together by Sir Clive Sinclair?


A5 per chance?


Either way get an A6 Avant RS6 and av the Daddy!

 

[John]

C5 refers to the generation of RS6 - so the one before the one with the 5.0 V10 engine.

I'd like to try an RS6 to see what it is like but is short on 'character' like the BMW and MB equivalents.

Less chance of rust mind...

I can't believe you've only had the car months and are thinking of changing it!

If you really want one, and I'd try one first, go for it. No point on hanging onto the E55 if you want to change...

 

[Deleted member 37751]

Have you driven an RS6?

I have had a few runs in my friends V10 RS6 and it lacks the drama of an AMG, soulless almost.

It is a very different proposition to the comparative BMW and Mercedes.

 

[GreetMe]

Isn't a C5 an Electric Car cobbled together by Sir Clive Sinclair?


A5 per chance?


Either way get an A6 Avant RS6 and av the Daddy!

C5 refers to the generation of RS6 - so the one before the one with the 5.0 V10 engine.

As JohnEBoy rightly says, C5 refers to the generation of A6 and its derivatives, including the RS6 that I'm talking about, which was made between 2002 and 2004 and has a twin-turbo 4.2 V8.

I'd like to try an RS6 to see what it is like but is short on 'character' like the BMW and MB equivalents.

Everyone said that the E39 M5 had loads of character but ultimately what struck me about it was that it was lacking in torque; the whole thing was really quite a disappointment. It would seem that I care more about grunt than a finely-balanced chassis which is presumably why forced induction V8s appeal so much. I also like the way RS Audis get the power down.

I can't believe you've only had the car months and are thinking of changing it!

Six months almost to the day. I swear this compulsion is cyclic.

If you really want one, and I'd try one first, go for it. No point on hanging onto the E55 if you want to change...

Have you driven an RS6?

I have had a few runs in my friends V10 RS6 and it lacks the drama of an AMG, soulless almost.

It is a very different proposition to the comparative BMW and Mercedes.

I haven't driven the C6 (the one your friend has) but I have driven a C5, just over a year ago before I bought the M5. I liked it a lot but at the time I was scared off by the stories of DRC failures, leaking intercoolers and all the other stuff you hear about them. There is a lot of truth to all that so I'd get one which had had the DRC replaced with some decent coilovers, new intercoolers, etc.

I'm still undecided but it's been gnawing away at me and, even if I come back to an E55, I'd rather regret something I've done than something I haven't.

 

[Deleted member 37751]

The best way to tell if you'll regret swapping for the RS6 is to go have a drive of one and get straight back in your E55 afterwards, and see how you feel.

Also remember that the Audithat you're looking at came out sixteen years ago, the E55 ten.

 

[After Shock]

The best way to tell if you'll regret swapping for the RS6 is to go have a drive of one and get straight back in your E55 afterwards, and see how you feel.

Also remember that the Audithat you're looking at came out sixteen years ago, the E55 ten.

Think you have to live with a car really!!!