At $26,000, Is This 2006 Mercedes E55 AMG a Good Deal?

The advert for right now’s Good Worth or No Cube E55 AMG describes it as being in “Mint Situations.” Let’s see if it prices a mint to purchase it.

In an attention-grabbing little bit of happenstance, yesterday’s 2007 Jaguar XK was painted in purple, and, in accordance with plenty of you, additionally raised some purple flags in its advert. The vendor referred to as the automotive the most cost effective available on the market, which begged the query; why so low-cost? At $13,900, that asking value didn’t throw up a purple visitors gentle to the vast majority of you, nonetheless, incomes the Jag a strong 58 p.c Good Worth win.

Daimler Benz is an automaker that, like Jaguar, has stood the check of time. It’s in reality one of many oldest automakers in all of the land. Over the course of the corporate’s lengthy existence, it has produced a slew of iconic and fascinating fashions. A kind of fashions is represented by this 2006 W211 E55 AMG saloon.

When it was launched, the hotted-up E-Class earned the title of quickest manufacturing sedan on the planet. Making that accolade potential was the hand-built 5.4-liter supercharged V8 that growls beneath the hood. That is rated at 469 horsepower and 516 lb-ft of torque, and might get the mid-sized E-Class sedan to sixty in a scintillating 4 and a half seconds.

Let’s see if this one is positioned to promote as quick because it reportedly goes.

In response to the advert, this E55 is in “like new” situation. That is all of the extra outstanding contemplating that the automotive has 114,900 miles on the clock. There is no such thing as a noticeable proof of these miles within the pics, with the silver paint and all of the trim wanting prefer it simply rolled off the road. The vendor says the automotive has a “lifetime” ceramic coat and whereas I don’t assume these protecting coatings are any higher than a very good ‘ol wax, some of us swear by them. Apparently, the solely replace the automotive has seen is a set of wider alloys off of a CLS55 AMG to enhance its stance. They do look fairly good, and being Benz bits they don’t detract from the automotive’s manufacturing unit look.

The inside seems prefer it has by no means seen a butt in its whole life, a feat the vendor attributes to bi-annual leather-based remedies. There are many AMG logos within the cabin, in addition to a V8 KOMPRESSOR badge on the tach so occupants know what they’re coping with.

That blown V8 presents simply as clear as the remainder of the automotive and carries all its adornments and what seems to be the unique builder’s plaque on the twin-screw supercharger. Backing up the large V8 is Mercedes’ AMG-tuned five-speed automated. As one would count on from a flowery Mercedes, the automotive has a slew of consolation and comfort options as effectively.

When new, these automobiles price a fairly penny, topping out at round $75K. This one is claimed to look new, and the W211 has a rep for being a reasonably strong trip. Suntil, this one is a decade and a half from being actually new and these automobiles are not significantly all that uncommon. Most likely with consideration of these elements in thoughts, the vendor has set a value of $26,000 for the clean-title automotive. Let’s give {that a} honest shake and see if we agree.

What do you say, is that this sizzling W211 a very good deal at that $26,000 asking as offered in its advert? Or, is that an excessive amount of for the mannequin, even whether it is as-new?

You resolve!

San Francisco Bay Space, California, Craigslist, or go here if the advert disappears.

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