Just something to see if it works. Mod on Duty!

[Helicopter123]

hornetrider said:

bmthnick1981 said:

2005 s65 amg;

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/05-Mercedes-Benz-S65-AMG...

WANT

Wibble. Can you imagine?

That's a lot of cash for a ten year old Merc with epic Bork factor surely?

[bmthnick1981]

Helicopter123 said:

hornetrider said:

bmthnick1981 said:

2005 s65 amg;

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/05-Mercedes-Benz-S65-AMG...

WANT

Wibble. Can you imagine?

That's a lot of cash for a ten year old Merc with epic Bork factor surely?

Don't think so personally, massive rarity factor. Still VERY fast and powerful By modern standards. Very very expensive when new.

[bmthnick1981]

Another W220 S65 AMG this time for £15k;

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2015...

They do look better in black IMO

[jke11y]

bmthnick1981 said:

Another W220 S65 AMG this time for £15k;

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2015...

They do look better in black IMO

The owner of that one posts on MBclub forum; I had a look at his old posts and it has been mapped at MSL to 640bhp/798nm.

[bmthnick1981]

jke11y said:

bmthnick1981 said:

Another W220 S65 AMG this time for £15k;

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2015...

They do look better in black IMO

The owner of that one posts on MBclub forum; I had a look at his old posts and it has been mapped at MSL to 640bhp/798nm.

Yes I read all of his posts last night, he also attended something called Terminal Velocity with the car a few times which seems to be like a cheaper version of Vmaxx. He also has lots of pics on the car on Instagram. Can find a lot out about certainc ars with a bit of snooping.

The other silver W220 S65 AMG on AT, also up at £15k, has been up for around 6 months so it seems there is a limited pool of buyers for these cars.

[EarlOfHazard]

bmthnick1981 said:

ATM said:

279 said:

Mustard said:

Lower end of thread budget

http://www.southbournegarage.co.uk/used-cars/merce...

Total lunacy for the money

A couple of these were floating around the £5k-£6k mark around the end of last year but I thought I'd be sensible and wait until the new year but I haven't seen one that cheap since.

Budget for coil packs (£1,500ish) and a ABC system refresh with new pump (Manufactured pumps circa £500, not the many ££££ you often see quoted), filters, fluid and good hose and it should be as reliable as any other W220, but with nothing more than a remapped ECU and TCU they'll bang out 11 second 1/4 miles and put bus lengths on almost anything on 4 wheels from a roll.

Awesome cars, but I do wonder who is spending nearly £10k on them. Too much money to be 'disposable' if a major S600 specific component were to fail but not enough to make a bill deep into four figures a no brainer.

That ad says 68,000 miles. It could be a car which is in good condition but unfortunately that is all it is worth. Such a lot of car like you say and makes you wander if the 65 is really worth double the money.

Down the road from me think I will go and have a look tomorrow.

Did you manage to look at the S600?

[bmthnick1981]

No stuck in the office sadly but shall try and pop in tomorrow.

[EarlOfHazard]

bmthnick1981 said:

Another W220 S65 AMG this time for £15k;

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2015...

They do look better in black IMO

viola!!

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/05-Mercedes-Benz-S65-AMG...

[amstrange1]

Phaeton W12 - seems cheap for something that's got a lot in common with a Bentley Conti GT.
http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/v...

[bmthnick1981]

amstrange1 said:

Phaeton W12 - seems cheap for something that's got a lot in common with a Bentley Conti GT.
http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/v...

I thought these were 444bhp rather than 550bhp as the ad claims?

[TLBoy]

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2015...

Always liked these. Bork factor? On a scale of 1 to Renault Espace......

[MattHall91]

TLBoy said:

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2015...

Always liked these. Bork factor? On a scale of 1 to Renault Espace......

Did you accidentally paste the wrong link? I thought no humans liked the R Class.

[W00DY]

MattHall91 said:

TLBoy said:

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2015...

Always liked these. Bork factor? On a scale of 1 to Renault Espace......

Did you accidentally paste the wrong link? I thought no humans liked the R Class.

4wd with decent ground clearance, torquey motors and tonnes of space and comfort. The perfect Alpine bike/ski carrier and you wouldn't cy when opns their drr into the side of it.


I'll be all over an R500 when they're a bit cheaper. Don't know how painful they are to run though.

[CharlesdeGaulle]

W00DY said:

MattHall91 said:

TLBoy said:

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2015...

Always liked these. Bork factor? On a scale of 1 to Renault Espace......

Did you accidentally paste the wrong link? I thought no humans liked the R Class.

4wd with decent ground clearance, torquey motors and tonnes of space and comfort. The perfect Alpine bike/ski carrier and you wouldn't cy when opns their drr into the side of it.


I'll be all over an R500 when they're a bit cheaper. Don't know how painful they are to run though.

They don't have a great reputation but I concur with Woody. There's a lot worse out there if you need lots of space.

[jogger1976]

A sixteen year old Mercedes with a 6.0 V12 engine. What could possibly go wrong?
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/99-T-Mercedes-Benz-S600L...

[ATM]

bmthnick1981 said:

amstrange1 said:

Phaeton W12 - seems cheap for something that's got a lot in common with a Bentley Conti GT.
http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/v...

I thought these were 444bhp rather than 550bhp as the ad claims?

I'd agree with you. I thought the VW used at atmo engine where as the Bentley has turbos.

[BIRMA]

bmthnick1981 said:

amstrange1 said:

Phaeton W12 - seems cheap for something that's got a lot in common with a Bentley Conti GT.
http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/v...

I thought these were 444bhp rather than 550bhp as the ad claims?

You're right they are 440 probably mixed up the torque figures which are about 550 Nm

[MattHall91]

How about this looker?
Top marks for engine though.


http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2015...

[hornetrider]

MattHall91 said:

How about this looker?
Top marks for engine though.


http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2015...

Considering the F11 550i in that thread last month was 30k, on the face of it that is a bargain.

It's just a shame it's so fugly and in such a poor colour.

[Blown2CV]

hornetrider said:

MattHall91 said:

How about this looker?
Top marks for engine though.


http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2015...

Considering the F11 550i in that thread last month was 30k, on the face of it that is a bargain.

It's just a shame it's so fugly and in such a poor colour.

well that's why it's cheap so...