I think your father had the 12 cylinder version of this coupe (though an older vehicle if I remember correctly,) so if YES, then you should be familiar and comfortable with it.
The five liter and five point five liter mills DO make a nicely balanced engine for these.
It is a nice conservative color, the one ylu are thinking about.
I'd be a little cautious and nervous about buying a used Mercedes Benz off a Chevy dealer's lot such as where this one resides.
It could be either an auction car with no records or an owner who got a lemon and got rid of it and hated it so bad he swore he would never buy another ne and traded it in.
Thought maybe not. Maybe his circumstances or lifestyle changed and his automotive circumstances changed too. Redwood City is on the fringe of where a lot of Silicon Valley millionaires live.
And at 79k the mileage is just right for a car like this that is 8 years old. Maybe it was a go to work car.
But, and you do NOT want to hear this, I know that, but 2000-2008 is when Mercedes Benz quality control and build quality was totally in the toilet, and this one's a 2004. Yes - many from thoise years were ok, but many were NOT. I personally believe that it is a huge gamble to buy one.
But if you get bored, or it turns out to be a lemon, you can simply unload it and go to something else I guess.
In a case like this, get the VMI Carfax and books and records before you jump.
And if you DO, sell your E55 yourself privately FIRST. Like maybe on the forums you belong to.
You could use the $2100 extra gained by selling your old car yourself for a higher price to pay the tax title and doc fee - or whatever the approximately 10% extra that those things always cost, that you will need to pay over the actual purchase price if buying from some dealer...
As you are young, you might want to think about a loan, to build your credit; then pay it off early if you get sick of payments, so long is there is no pre payment penalty. If it was me, I would have all my financial ducks lined upFIRST before I went to that Chevy dealer in Redwood City though.
Or, (and I have done this in that area before) simply signed ANY loan papers they put in front of me, at the dealership, and then went and IMMEDIATELY and refinanced the car at my own credit union or lending institution within the 2-3 days you are allowed to do it (by law in California) - some hustling and scrambling is needed to be done, but when done --- would be totally worth it. (Unless the dealer itself can match or beat your rate --- then I would go with the dealer.)
Do NOT trade in the E55, the dealer will rape you on the trade in allowance they give you.
If you get this one, do NOT lower it. Promise?
