Please put me off this - S55L Merc

[F458]

http://pistonheads.com/sales/1580584.htm

[4mo]

You need that car, fantastic value.

Is this helping?

[minimatt1967]

4mo said:

You need that car, fantastic value.

Is this helping?

This. Epic barge.

[littleandy0410]

Wow! That is a LOT of car for that money! I really wish I didn't do 80 miles a day, I'd love something like that!

[sebhaque]

Wow. A lot of car for the money.

Hope you get your money's worth out of this topic tc

[joebongo]

Self-adjusting suspension goes pop randomly and costs thousands to repair, and has also been implicated in a few serious accidents when the chassis drops onto the wheel tops/whatever it is.

Build quality was at a low then, so expect trim to be loose and generally not good.

Well that's why I didn't go for S-class of this vintage!

[F458]

Never had one before, my last car was an R32 but times are hard so it had to go, fancy something different but I guess I could just burn £50 notes with this thing???

[neilski]

It may be less than £7k to buy but will still have £100k car running costs. The slightest thing wrong could cost hundreds if not thousands to fix.

But a "55 AMG" for £7k though, wow! Just do it!

[F458]

Will try and get the guy on the mercedes thread to do a check on it, I'm very tempted though but never bought a car this old before. Usually max 2 years old and always had some sort of warranty in place.

[dazren]

This age it won't be the supercharged version. ie only 350ish bhp so won't feel that quick. Very prone to rust on wheel arches, boot lid, door corners etc.

[loose cannon]

money pit the worst shape s class in history and unreliable
that ok for you !

[Utterpiffle]

Or go one year earlier and get a Merc that was actually put together properly.
v12 is a sniff under 400hp, but with technology you can repair yourself. None of this computery bus nonsense.
It is fast, quiet, comfortable, goes around corners like a 2-tonne car really shouldn't and isn't too frightening on fuel. Stay post '97 and you'll get all the toys, especially on the v12

A bit expensive this one, but gives the idea...
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Mercedes-Benz-S600-SEL-Saloo...

[Matt UK]

loose cannon said:

money pit the worst shape s class in history and unreliable
that ok for you !

+1

[Urban Sports]

Looks like wallet damage to me!

[Fox-]

Such a shame these, beautiful cars which are fantastic in the hands of somebody who can properly afford to run one.

The problem is most people who can properly afford to run one don't want an 11 year old one, and those who do want an 11 year old one cant afford to run them.

So they get bought, something huge breaks, and they get broken for parts.

Very sad.

[Jayzee]

If you can afford to run it, put some money aside each month for emergencies etc...

THEN BUY IT!!!

I bloody would

[morgrp]

Ha ha! you come and have a look at the bill we have pinned up from Mercedes on our wall for fitting and replacing a self-leveling air suspension unit for one - That would put you off

[Jayzee]

And what is wrong with gaffer tape??

[Lordbenny]

You taking up mini-cabbing!

[Jayzee]

I need to pay the bills somehow