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What’s it worth? High mile E55 AMG

M113/k engines are some of the toughest and most reliable engines around. You’ll hear of the odd story, but they made literally tens of thousands of these things and most have never been opened up in 20+ years.

I’d wager a 230k mile standard car would be less troublesome than a tuned example or one that’s not been maintained as well with half the mileage. It works out at 11.5k PA, but I’d suspect it did most of those miles with the first owner - it could be more like a typical 100-150k mile example. How’s the drivers seat looking I wonder?

At this age, mileage and price point it’s best to just buy with your eyes. OP says it’s been well maintained and drives well, it’s priced about right considering the above - what’s the issue? :)

Yes I agree! Drivers seat isn't great, no tears or rips, just the foam isn't what it was. Is that an age or mileage thing, or both I don't know.

Cars don't get to that mileage without being maintained and having parts replaced. You also won't find a cheaper way to experience a 55k engine. Just buy it, you only live once, and if you lose half it's value that's still only 3k, and if you bought a super low-miler for £18k and the market changed a little, you could still lose 3k when selling. You'll also not be paranoid about using this one or leaving it places.

This is my line of thinking, cheapest way of having the experience without the paranoid thoughts of not using it enough.

As above, it might not be a complete 'Triggers Broom' but with that weight and power (and our roads) not all of it will be 230,000 miles old.

Brakes, certain suspension components, some mounts, some brackets etc will have been replaced.

Can you get an inspection beforehand at a local garage / indi just to understand what you'd be getting into?

I can tell by the MOT history it's had ball joints and lower arms. Brakes and suspension must of been replaced by engine and drivetrain seems original.

It looks like it did around 15k every year for the first 10 years according to the MOT.

Going to see if we can make a deal later today.
 
Yes I agree! Drivers seat isn't great, no tears or rips, just the foam isn't what it was. Is that an age or mileage thing, or both I don't know.
You wouldn't look so great if someone had been sitting on you for 7,500 hours. The good news is that foam and structure are easily replaced, if it matters to you and you have more money further down the line. Cosmetics don't really matter, it's how it drives.

Good luck with your test drive but be wary of buying solely on price.
 
I think that is is well worth a punt, if the test drive seems OK then get that wedge out! ( I would ) :cool:
 
Seems like £5k-£6k would be about right to me if it wasn't a shocker and a decent enough example. The mileage wouldn't put me off as these things would do 500k miles I'd expect. It would always be worth paying more for a better example IMHO as this will always be a bottom end priced car. That being said if it has had some big tickets items replaced over the last 50k miles and didn't need doing it could represent great VFM.

Before I bought mine recently there were two examples at 150k miles and 125k miles ish that went for £10750 and £11500 I think. Both were decent enough cars with a few niggles so might not have been any better than your example you have seen here if it has been looked after.

I don't think an E55K at 230k miles would have got that far if it hadn't been looked after pretty well.
 
Mileage wouldn’t worry me if it’s been looked after, my CL55 had 260k miles on it when I sold it and it was still going strong
 
I know of a nice late E55k, 91,000 miles.
Full service/MOT history. About £15k worth of receipts since the current owner bought it 12 years ago...
Go on, OP, you know you're curious 🙂
 
I know of a nice late E55k, 91,000 miles.
Full service/MOT history. About £15k worth of receipts since the current owner bought it 12 years ago...
Go on, OP, you know you're curious 🙂
Yup, I'm curious 😂

Is it silver?
 
No, obsidian black.
Sounds a very good example indeed…..hope you don’t mind me linking to an older thread.

 
Hello,

I viewed a 2003 w211 E55 AMG today and was wondering what the general opinion is on the value?

Silver car with black interior
Seems completely standard; pulley, air box and cats not touched.
Bodywork good overall with some signs of paintwork
Full service history with recent brakes and suspension

Mechanically drove very well, no knocks or bangs, smooth gear changes and smooth power.

Car has covered 230k miles.

What’s it market value today? Private sale so sold as seen.

Interested to hear from people here!
Thanks

Having watched older AMGs for about a year I'd say rough rule of thumb for any >15 year old mid sized AMG (C, E, CLS, CLK, etc) is mainly mileage, service history and condition based:
<40k miles, £12k+
<70k, £10k+
<100k, £7-12k
100-150k, £6-10k
150-200k, £5-8k
200k+, very little, it is tiny tiny number of people willing to risk several k on one of these

Older E class w210 are practically worthless (potential rust buckets). S Classes are slightly better but very low value as too big for most. Non-supercharger variants also lower in value.
 
Collection Day!

Is it as clean as the pictures make out? No

Am I happy with my purchase? YES very!

Turns out it's more economical to tow a E55 than drive it.









Looks really nice, well done you'll get lots of fun memories from it 👍. Personally I'd buy this over one with half the mileage but no sunroof 😅... Lovely to hear the supercharger with the sunroof cracked open. Did you get a good deal?
 
No, obsidian black.
Ah, I see. Didn't realise you meant your one. ;)

I'm less curious now as it is a saloon and I needed the Estate. I'm more than happy with my new steed and I think it will be with me for many many years. Just been to Brighton and back for work. Even horrible traffic back with a 3 hour return journey it was a joy and a pleasure to be in.

I'm surprised nobody has enquired or is looking at yours though as seems a great example there.
 
It will certainly be more reliable long term than that tow car....even with another couple of hundred thousand on her!
 
Looks in good condition for the mileage, congratuations :)
 
looks nice, pm me if you need to sort the front seats out.
 

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