Any W212 E500 owners on here?
Discussion
entwistlecymru said:
I've been looking for a new family wagon and have decided on an E500, around 5 years old. Despite a fair bit of googling I can't find much out about them. Is this just a combination of rarity and reliability? Anyone have any first hand experience of one?
Rare as hens' teeth. In the last few years I have seen precisely one; a coupe. E500 sales were always tiny and seemed to fall off a cliff when the facelift 211 came out (2006?). I've also only ever seen one of them.
Shame, as they are great cars.
You'll be lucky to find one of these for sale & most will be coupes.
Saloon
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2015...
Saloon
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2015...
Mr E said:
I missed this first time round. We have a W212 E500 wagon. It's vanishingly rare I suspect, and I also suspect we may struggle to move it on.
Enjoy the 63...
While I don't doubt the market is somewhat niche, I suspect you'll find a taker quickly enough. I couldn't justify (i.e., afford) one new, but if they existed on the second hand market in an elegant or comfort-orientated specification and colour scheme, I'd snap one up and I doubt I'm alone. The NA E500 looks like it was the pick of the range.Enjoy the 63...
If you are selling Mr_E I know of a buyer! As for the E63 I'll be collecting it this Friday. Some of you may have seen it before
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=AklFE4Zi964
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=AklFE4Zi964
Coming to the thread a little late but thought I'd chip in as a current W212 E500 owner.
Mine is a 4 door saloon and the V5 has it down as an E500 Sport. The dealer that sold it to me told me it was a "limited edition" and as well as the AMG body kit and floor mats it's got a little AMG "limited edition" plaque on the engine cover.
Trading up from a much loved W211 E500 (6 years owned and around 60k miles done) I waiting patiently for the right E500 to come along. During that patient wait I missed out on a few because they do seem to get snapped up quickly (if the blue estate on mentioned about was bought nr Guildford - you got there first!) I also avoided one up Cumbria direction that was listed for ages but possibly didn't move because of the black grill/wheels/mirrors combo that someone had thought was a good idea to spec or add on. It wasn't a good idea for resale - not to me anyway.
That last point takes me nicely to the whole point of an E500. Rapid and comfortable transportation in a reasonably subtle and unassuming way.
Thinking mans E63
Mine is a 4 door saloon and the V5 has it down as an E500 Sport. The dealer that sold it to me told me it was a "limited edition" and as well as the AMG body kit and floor mats it's got a little AMG "limited edition" plaque on the engine cover.
Trading up from a much loved W211 E500 (6 years owned and around 60k miles done) I waiting patiently for the right E500 to come along. During that patient wait I missed out on a few because they do seem to get snapped up quickly (if the blue estate on mentioned about was bought nr Guildford - you got there first!) I also avoided one up Cumbria direction that was listed for ages but possibly didn't move because of the black grill/wheels/mirrors combo that someone had thought was a good idea to spec or add on. It wasn't a good idea for resale - not to me anyway.
That last point takes me nicely to the whole point of an E500. Rapid and comfortable transportation in a reasonably subtle and unassuming way.
Thinking mans E63
Walt Jabsco said:
(if the blue estate on mentioned about was bought nr Guildford - you got there first!)
It was, and I actually got there second. Long story...Walt Jabsco said:
That last point takes me nicely to the whole point of an E500. Rapid and comfortable transportation in a reasonably subtle and unassuming way.
Thinking mans E63
Amen.Thinking mans E63
Mr E said:
Metallic blue. Smallest wheels possible. Air suspension
Mine's also on 17's amazing ride.Didn't manage to find one with HK & Pano but did get ILS, auto main beam, distronic, lane assist, night vision, universal media interface, sun pack, memory pack etc etc..
I'll just have to distract myself with those toys.
First world problems etc
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