Just got the MB yesterday, 2003 E55 AMG, and the Max is sticking around as well.

This car has 116K miles on it, which I know is quite a bit, but it sure does not look, feel, or sound like it's seen that much pavement.

 

are you friggin serious? That's what i'm talkin' about! That's not one i've seen here before.... usually just 540i or G35.. what wa$ the damage?

 

niiiiccceee...

 

wow... you beat me!

 

Sweet!!!

You really smoked me. The Max is my nice fun car.

The others are a 04 Odyssey (Kid hauiler) and a 95 Grand Cherokee (Trash Hauler and winter rat).

I know. It sucks to be me.

 

wow very nice

 

Nice catch, Mike! Congratulations! I hope to be putting something a bit faster in my garage soon, as well...

 

Max is a better looking car imo, but nice pick up

 

Damage was $18K after taxes & fees.

Haha, well when I have kids I probably wont have this car, or anything with a leather interior for that matter.

I actually had been looking to Infiniti for my next car, the 03-05 M45 specifically, but this was just a good opportunity.

 

Max for sale? Have you found a 'vette you're fond of?

 

Yes. I just figure with living in an apartment (read: not having a garage) and having all sorts of other bills it would be smart to turn the Maxima into a down payment on the 'vette. And I will be spending lots of time out of town during the next year. We'll see what happens tho...

 

Holy Crap! I just looked up the power rating one that beast: 469HP & 516 ftlbs...Sick!!!

 

life goes like that.
personally if I knew I would be out of town alot for a year, the last thing I would do is buy another car. Keep the max (or sell it now), and don't buy the next car until you are settling in. Car prices typically drop every year so have patience and you'll save money.

 

 

Nice car dude, so tell us...is it a night and day difference power wise compared to the VE? all specs aside

 

I havent really opened the taps too much, except once when I test drove, but yeah its a huge difference. I personally have never driven anything this fast so I'm still trying to get used to it. The sound-proofing is much better than on my VE, so on the highway I have climbed to unintended speeds real quick, without noticing at first. Given the miles, I am waiting until I do a tune up next weekend before stressing it much.

Some local E55 owners saw it and said it might have aftermarket intercooling components, so its possible that its a bit beyond its specs.

The other nice this is the brakes, it stops quite well. 6 pistons front and 4 rear. I cant remember what the disc diameters are, but the fronts are huge.

Edit: my mistake, 8 pistons front

 

I hope you don't have to buy brakes for it any time soon! $$$

 

yup a friend works at MB service and it's pretty steep for brakes on the AMG cars.

 

Very nice car, definitely baller material. I am extremely jealous.

I was hoping to buy a new Challenger R/T as my next car, but 1) we bought a house that was much more than I planned. 2) my wife got her hours cut back and 3) we were going to get an Element for my wife (with a lower payment) but the KBB on our QX4 went to hell when gas went skyrocketing up last year.

 

i don't know what they go for new... but for a 2003 that sounds like a steal

 

Good price for an AMG. They 're built for Autobahn speeds so she has a long life left in her. Definately a wolf in sheeps clothing. Good for you!

 

http://www.edmunds.com/used/2003/mer...e.speedread..2.*

dude, you should just sell it and go for an even better car! (It's still sweet btw.) 10k profit just from taking it to the dealer and selling it. That's pretty awesome.

 

What an upgrade!

Congrats sir! I hope to upgrade sometime soon as well..nowhere near your baller status though

 

damn, you beat me too. congrats on that car. i've always loved the E55 AMG. good buy Mike.