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Chris x
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26th May 14 at 20:12   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
S55 AMG, 5.5 Supercharged V8. 500BHP.

Im 24 and I have my 21yo GF on it and the insurance is only £655!

My Grandad bought it back in 2007, finally managed to convince him to sell me it a few weeks ago after 7 years of asking!

I painted the wheels this weekend and gave it a clean up. Its been sitting in the garage for the past 4 years apart from its yearly MOT visit.

Dug out of the garage:







Callipers cleaned up a bit:


Against my 5S:



Finished:







4












I can imagine the wheels being a bit 50/50, but the calipers good great behind them and they look 100% better in person!

Will be selling my ST220 once my private plate is off it!



Going on holiday this coming Saturday = 300mile drive


[Edited on 26-05-2014 by Chris x]
taylorboosh
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26th May 14 at 20:14   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Fuck me mondeo is slammed lol
Chris x
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26th May 14 at 20:16   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Look at my thread in house day, its even lower as I had about 1ton of ballast in it!
taylorboosh
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26th May 14 at 20:17   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Merc is nice though
Chris x
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26th May 14 at 20:17   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Thanks!



[Edited on 26-05-2014 by Chris x]
djgritt
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Location: Dorset Drives: Focus ST / Hyundai i20N
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26th May 14 at 20:18   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Proper Barge.

dannymccann
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26th May 14 at 20:19   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Beast of a motor that Merc, but it's such a horrible wallowy old man shape they went through at that time
--ToM--
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26th May 14 at 20:22   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Cheap cars these now my boss just sold his 2001 s600 Amg v12 for 2 grand was mint Aswell people just can't afford to run them had all that air suction doors and massaging seats etc , I have a set of them wheels you have on yours for sale there staggered though rears are 10s I think and fronts are 8.5 or 9 there the ones with the polished dish tyres are fooked but they make the car look loads better all though you've just painted them now lol

[Edited on 26-05-2014 by --ToM--]
Chris x
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26th May 14 at 20:28   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
u2u me some pics?

They are allot of car for the money. Luckily I commute on a 125 scooter!
Jambo
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26th May 14 at 20:35   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Fuuuuck

Little bit jealous. I want a CL/Sclass or SL next. Proper lovely car. Can't imagine what the AMG version is like apart from bloody thirsty

Very cool car.
djgritt
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26th May 14 at 20:45   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Just seen how cheap these are on eBay

Got me thinking now...
Chris x
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26th May 14 at 20:50   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Make sure you get the facelift = supercharged.

Jambo - Will report back on the MPG, hoping it wont be much worse than 18mpg that I get/got in the ST.
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26th May 14 at 21:09   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Ill dig them out some time this week mate there under a mountain of car bits at the back of the workshop lol
Jambo
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26th May 14 at 21:10   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Does this have the ABC suspension? Or is the AMG different?

Must be so comfy and quiet in there
Chris x
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26th May 14 at 21:13   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Yup has ABC. Can stiffen it.

Seats have massage and turn/pump the bolsters up when taking corners hard to keep you in the seat.

Has sooo much stuff for an 02 car IMO.
djgritt
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26th May 14 at 21:35   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
The S-Class always is their most 'Techy' model though.
BarnshaW
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I would look at the running costs and part costs before making an rash purchases
Jambo
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Yeah the ABC is about the most costly thing to go wrong on these..... Lets hope yours is ok!

If you get sick of the running costs, please let me know if you want rid


S-class is always the pinnacle of Merc gagetry and engineering. I was looking at the W140 shape as I love how boxy they are, the CL's seem huge value.

This is very cool though, want!!
Chris x
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27th May 14 at 07:24   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by BarnshaW
I would look at the running costs and part costs before making an rash purchases

If it goes wrong it can sit on my driveway until I can afford to fix it!
Chris x
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27th May 14 at 07:25   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Jambo
Yeah the ABC is about the most costly thing to go wrong on these..... Lets hope yours is ok!

If you get sick of the running costs, please let me know if you want rid


S-class is always the pinnacle of Merc gagetry and engineering. I was looking at the W140 shape as I love how boxy they are, the CL's seem huge value.

This is very cool though, want!!


ABC has gone wrong a few times on it, lets hope its sorted!
Jambo
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27th May 14 at 07:52   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Do you know how much that lot costs to replace
Chris x
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Hush Jambo!!!!
kennySRi
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That Mondeo looks ace!

Nice Merc. I'm currently saving for an SL. I really want a 55 amg but will probably just get a 500. All the other models seem to be really cheap and proper bargains but the SLs hold their money Im just not ready for a massive 4 door saloon like that lol.
Jambo
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SL55
kennySRi
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One of my favourite ever cars and they're getting cheaper by the year so it's very tempting.

Can you get warranty covers for cars over 10 years old? Mercs can get so expensive when they break

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