Well I finally got around to taking some shitty pictures of the car I picked up last month. It kind of worked out a bit better because I have some serious seat time in this bad boy so I can throw a few honest opinions in about it.
Well, without further adieu here is my 2003 E55 AMG.
I picked it up for a pretty good deal (at least I thought) from chicago. The car is extremely clean although it may not look it in the pictures. There is really no corrosion, dents, chips, or scratches anywhere on the exterior of the car. The interior is in pretty good shape too, one of the reasons I picked this car was because the leather was the least beat up of all the cars I looked at.
It’s also the sexy black on black combo I was looking for. It’s actually pretty hard to find a black on black car because a majority of the black sedans came with the bright wood finish (Which blows cock IMO) and maroon colored inserts on the seats and door panels.
As far as options, it’s bare basic. Just how I wanted it. Panoramic roof can suck my nut and I can almost bet the 2003 navigation is that disc crap which we all know is garbage compared to a garmin or something similar. The car still has a ton of options, it’s a benz!
I have to say, the car is excellent to drive. There are so many things I like about it I don’t even know were to start. My hands down favorite feature of the car are the massive 15" rotor/8 piston caliper brakes. They are incredible and the car has enough braking power to rip your face off. The seats are probably the most comfortable thing in the world too. After my 8 hour straight drive back from Chicago my back didn’t mind one bit. In fact my room-mate was too comfortable and fell asleep for a few hours with no complaints. The car drives amazing in the snow and I’m still on summer tires. The only issue is getting going.
Obviously this goes without saying, the power in this car is incredible. It’s a different kind of power than you would expect. The car moves very well around town but on the highway the 469 horse really come out to play and it just keeeeeeeeeeps pulling. Very cool feeling the 60-130 is faster than 0-60 on most cars.
The pictures don’t do the car justice. It attention to detail is unreal and as you get closer you realize what a piece of art the AMG is. Down to the AMG logo on the tail pipes and all the subtle chrome accents.
However there are some downsides to the car I dislike. I hate how over engineered the car is. The air suspension is blessing and a curse. When one strut blows out the hole car is slammed to the ground and that makes it pretty undrivable. They don’t even include a dipstick because thats a dealer specialty tool. What a joke. Another issue I have with the car is that I’m 19 years old. I catch a lot of questions such as “Did mommy and daddy buy that for you?” and other stupid questions. My least favorite thing about the car is that I need to go a lot of places that the Benz just can’t go to. I’m not about to show up on the job site with a Mercedes in the apple walk projects in NF.
Overall though, amazing daily. Loves to do burn outs at 40mph roll :tup: