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My CPO '06 E55 AMG Build Journal
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1 owner from Smythe European with 53K miles on the clock Exterior: Black (040) Interior: AMG Charcoal Nubuck Trim: Burl Walnut Packages: Lighting, Premium with Panorama Options: Parktronic, KEYLESS-GO, Eletronic Trunk Closer, Sirius Pre-delivery pics:      Current Status: Awaiting pickup by Fedex Auto Transport / Passport
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| 06-23-2010, 01:20 PM | #2 |
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Master Modification Plan:
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| 06-23-2010, 01:21 PM | #3 |
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What are your plans for it? I'm assuming you have plans, considering this is a "build" thread.
As much of a non-fan as I am of Mercs, AMG's make me giggle. EDIT: Guess you got that second post in before I posted mine.... Good stuff. |
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| 06-23-2010, 01:48 PM | #5 |
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congrats. my friends brother has an 06 he bought with 8k miles for about the same price. he turned it into an absoute stage 3 beast. his other brother has an m6 with some light mods and meistershaft exhaust and it smokes the m6. have fun.
my dad had an e55 and an e63. both were beasts but the e55 felt much faster. enjoy.
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| 06-23-2010, 02:29 PM | #6 | |
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My friend just got one of those a week ago...05 tho
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| 06-24-2010, 12:26 AM | #8 |
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this for the wife? or just another project in addition to the m3?
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| 06-24-2010, 04:30 AM | #9 |
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Long list of mods lol! Good luck and looking forward to progress pics and impressions.
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| 06-24-2010, 11:33 AM | #11 | |
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Quote:
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| 06-24-2010, 03:46 PM | #14 |
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All expensive performance cars are now bargains.
Figure the 2006 E55 MSRP'd for $81k with an invoice price of $76k and when the E63 was just being introduced. You could have picked up a new one for below invoice back in 2006. A used 2007 997TT with only 9k on it now sells for $85k. The car sold nicely optioned for $130k MSRP just three years ago. 2005 Aston Martin DB9 sells now for $82k. Five years ago MSRP was $170k. If the economy was hopping and everybody had cash and easy credit, prices would still be up there. Now's the time to buy, but nobody wants to spend their cash. To the OP: great project, have fun with it! |
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| 06-24-2010, 03:55 PM | #15 |
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| 06-24-2010, 06:08 PM | #16 |
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Can't wait to see how it turns out. This is smart money!
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Congrats! Can't wait to see the build.
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| 06-24-2010, 10:10 PM | #18 |
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Kev, does Steve K. have the IWC Keyless Go shift knobs available or is this something you sourced yourself? (you should try to get the IWC dash clock, too
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| 06-26-2010, 11:48 PM | #20 |
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Car is still sitting in CA waiting for Passport / Fedex to pick it up......
Some parts arrived today though: 
These are ordered and are in transit:
Also working closely with MBenzNL to obtain all the Stage 1 OEM upgrades:
These will done as soon as the car gets to Seattle:
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| 06-27-2010, 10:29 PM | #21 |
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Very nice buy, these cars are such a steal lately. By the way I love the wood trim; I'd keep it there as it's a very rare sight in the W211 AMG's. Most of them have the black wood...
Can't wait to see more progress! |
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