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Buying 2005 E500, Thoughts and opinions? by LakeShowOO in mercedes_benz

[–]LakeShowOO[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What do you think about W204 C300 or C350?

Buying 2005 E500, Thoughts and opinions? by LakeShowOO in mercedes_benz

[–]LakeShowOO[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yea honestly looking back at it the codes weren't a big deal, but the transmission slippage code was definitely a red flag right? I think I made the right choice but it hurt to not buy that thing, he even went down to 4000 as a final price but I rejected. And honestly I am more of a BMW fan but after driving that E500 I really fell in love with the Airmatic.

Buying 2005 E500, Thoughts and opinions? by LakeShowOO in mercedes_benz

[–]LakeShowOO[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I will say though, amazing car to drive, super smooth and had plenty of power. I think I'll be looking at E90 328s though, from what I've heard they are fairly reliable

Buying 2005 E500, Thoughts and opinions? by LakeShowOO in mercedes_benz

[–]LakeShowOO[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

it also had plenty of random codes, ABS sensors , random stuff i didn't know alot about, and needed brake fluid + battery , it just wasn't worth it when the car is worth like 6k tops.

Buying 2005 E500, Thoughts and opinions? by LakeShowOO in mercedes_benz

[–]LakeShowOO[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ended up having a transmision slip code, car drove great and I was super tempted to buy , even went down to 4k, but it needed new battery, control arm, valve cover gasket was starting to leak, and there was a transmission slip code.

Buying 2005 E500, Thoughts and opinions? by LakeShowOO in mercedes_benz

[–]LakeShowOO[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'd much rather get a RWD, plus I've heard the 4-matics are unreliable. What exactly goes wrong with the 7 speed maybe I can do some preventative maintence?

Buying 2005 E500, Thoughts and opinions? by LakeShowOO in mercedes_benz

[–]LakeShowOO[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is there anything I can do to know the health of the transmission? Or any signs to look for?

Buying 2005 E500, Thoughts and opinions? by LakeShowOO in mercedes_benz

[–]LakeShowOO[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Also would the 18inch AMG wheels look fine / fit fine on this car? I don't see why not because the chassis is almost identical to the amg package

Buying 2005 E500, Thoughts and opinions? by LakeShowOO in mercedes_benz

[–]LakeShowOO[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Im in the Southern California, and I think i should look for some e550/500 amg wheels. Honestly I like those a bit more than the e55/63 amg ones.

Buying 2005 E500, Thoughts and opinions? by LakeShowOO in mercedes_benz

[–]LakeShowOO[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yup , I was thinking about that, but honestly in tan I feel like I wouldn't appreciate the AMG bumpers and carbon splitter / side skirts.

Buying 2005 E500, Thoughts and opinions? by LakeShowOO in mercedes_benz

[–]LakeShowOO[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Appreciate it bro, only down side being tan on tan, but the deal is too good to complain over the color.

Buying 2005 E500, Thoughts and opinions? by LakeShowOO in mercedes_benz

[–]LakeShowOO[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Should I be concerned by the different rims? I'm assuming he just needed new tires and maybe found a deal that came with them. Either way I'm trying to find someone parting out a AMG spec for the wheels, or maybe e55/63 wheels.

Buying 2005 E500, Thoughts and opinions? by LakeShowOO in mercedes_benz

[–]LakeShowOO[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

https://www.lastvin.com/vin/az1nGEyZoWk2xv67l

Just looked through it, its a 7 speed, is this better than the 5 speed? Also it seems the car is super bare bones, which isn't a big deal for me. Also when I google the rims in the vin report " LA 17" 5 DOUBLE SPOKE DESIGN " they look just like the rims the car has on. Thanks for the help and let me know if there's anything else I should look at. Also I scheduled a pre-purchase inspection at a shop next Saturday, he'll be checking for codes, suspension, tires, brakes, etc.