TheGrip
New Member
Hi everyone. Just a polite request to ask for help to all you E55/C55/CLK55 owners on the MB owners club forum.
I am have been a long term petrolhead always looking for great fun cars to drive and always within a frugal budget.
I always buy 2nd hand and have had a Mark 1, 2 and 3 Mini Cooper S, Volvo 480turbo (less said about that the better), new shape Toyota Supra Twin Turbo, VW Corrado VR6 to the car I have now Audi S4 2.7 bi-turbo Avant (estate).
Whilst I love the Audi S4 Avant and am happy with the performance and spec, something is somehow missing from the driving thrill.
My Corrado sounded superb with the Miltek sports exhaust and drove amazing over twisty country roads where I live deep in the countryside and sung along A roads and motorways happily with a nice fruity exhaust note.
However the Audi is nothing like this and rather plain. In fact the only thing that turns heads is the Nogaro blue paintwork which is stunning.
I have been hankering after the E55 / C55 or perhaps a CLK55 or even the SL600 or something along those lines. The 5.4 V8 engine with 367bhp sounds wonderful and reading many reviews and videos etc... on TopGear and on youtube and the like makes me want one more and more for the simple thrill of driving it and putting a huge smile back on my face.
I don't drive many miles each week and maybe put on 8K at the most in a year with the occasional drive to the French Alps once every year or so.
I don't have a huge budget but will stretch to up to £12K if needed for a really nice example.
What could I realistically get for up to that budget?
I am drawn to the '04 galvanised models but will 12K get me one of those?
What are the pro's and con's to driving the E55 AMG/ C55 AMG models?
Where are the best places to search for such models?
MPG cruising at 70-80mph? (Audi S4 I get 28-32mpg crusing on motorway).
What are the costs for a general and full service?
Can the rear seats fold down to make plenty of room in the rear?
Looking at Autotrader and there are a few models but the MB used site has none in my price range thats for sure!
Any help would be much appreciated.
I am have been a long term petrolhead always looking for great fun cars to drive and always within a frugal budget.
I always buy 2nd hand and have had a Mark 1, 2 and 3 Mini Cooper S, Volvo 480turbo (less said about that the better), new shape Toyota Supra Twin Turbo, VW Corrado VR6 to the car I have now Audi S4 2.7 bi-turbo Avant (estate).
Whilst I love the Audi S4 Avant and am happy with the performance and spec, something is somehow missing from the driving thrill.
My Corrado sounded superb with the Miltek sports exhaust and drove amazing over twisty country roads where I live deep in the countryside and sung along A roads and motorways happily with a nice fruity exhaust note.
However the Audi is nothing like this and rather plain. In fact the only thing that turns heads is the Nogaro blue paintwork which is stunning.
I have been hankering after the E55 / C55 or perhaps a CLK55 or even the SL600 or something along those lines. The 5.4 V8 engine with 367bhp sounds wonderful and reading many reviews and videos etc... on TopGear and on youtube and the like makes me want one more and more for the simple thrill of driving it and putting a huge smile back on my face.
I don't drive many miles each week and maybe put on 8K at the most in a year with the occasional drive to the French Alps once every year or so.
I don't have a huge budget but will stretch to up to £12K if needed for a really nice example.
What could I realistically get for up to that budget?
I am drawn to the '04 galvanised models but will 12K get me one of those?
What are the pro's and con's to driving the E55 AMG/ C55 AMG models?
Where are the best places to search for such models?
MPG cruising at 70-80mph? (Audi S4 I get 28-32mpg crusing on motorway).
What are the costs for a general and full service?
Can the rear seats fold down to make plenty of room in the rear?
Looking at Autotrader and there are a few models but the MB used site has none in my price range thats for sure!
Any help would be much appreciated.