![]() And Lloyds of london seem to think it is worth insuring for £18k. Two garages have offered me £16k in cash. Show me an advert offering one of these for £10k (under 80k miles). Regarding your 'valuation - again, I feel you are out of touch. No - it's more than this and I can't for the sake of me work out what it is. 0-100 in 10 secs and can attain a top speed of 209mph (unlimited).surely these prices don't put anyone off. Even the dreaded lower ball joint on the hydraulic struts can now be refurbished for less than £150 a pair, saving over £3000 on replacement costs for new struts (in the old days). ![]() It would be sheer bad luck to experience one of these 'inherited problems'.īut assuming one does experience total failure of these ancilliaries, they are cheap to keep a supercar on the road - ABC, new pump: £500. They have all been fettled out of the system over time. I assume you know little about these supercars because few if any still suffer from the dark days of rear window/boot seals/PSE pump failures/ABC issues etc etc. These attributes provide massive driver feedback - but they don't come cheap and so spares and repairs reflect this, QED. That might be part of the problem clk320x, it is a supercar and unless one is familiar with supercars either having owned any supercar or researched them, they simply don't understand the ethos behind them.Ī supercar is another level above normal driving (in speed, grip, handling, response, braking etc). Why hasn't this car kept pace with other marques which are comfortably appreciating in price as the years go by? So if I damaged the front bumper and bonnet it would almost certainly mean writing the car off? I have had to insure the beast with an agreed value (£18k) because if I pranged it, the market value for this car is only £6800. I rarely see another (maybe 1 every 6 months or so going up and down the M6/A14). There are the same number on the road now, as there were in 2002 (which says something for the owners). Secondly, every time I take it to a garage or specialist or talk to merc nerds, they almost unanimously say that these cars are going up in price / great investment.īut are they? Has the SL55 AMG V8 Kompressor missed the bus? Is there something about this car that "the market" doesn't like? So I have all of this and it cost me £16k to buy in 2014. It is a good looking car, its bark is as bad as its bite! It has almost every conceivable bolt on extra and at the time was dripping in innovation. Total cost on the road: £106,000! It was one of the worlds fastest 0 - 100mph cars 10.3 seconds. ![]() The S65 split rims were added for an extra £5612 and the paint job cost another £7980. When new (in 2002), my car retailed £93k. Mine is in blue chromaflair whcih changes colour very slightly from deep pearlescent blue to dark purple (ish).sound blingy I know but much better in real life.įirstly, when it comes to value for money, this has to be one of the best EVER! Luckily I don't have the ubiquitous silver coloured merc which doesn't do any car (never mind the merc) any favours. I just can't stop smiling when I drive it and have to stop occasionally as I catch a glimpse of it in my drive. But my 2002 SL55 is now still with me going into its 5th summer. Henkgrooten.I tend to change my cars around the 2 - 3 year period, usually because something starts niggling me and then it escalates. The Mercedes S55 AMG Kompressor is for sale Henk grooten. I also did a review a few years ago on a NA s55 AMG model the video is here Mercedes S55 AMG NA also between 60-160kph it will lower the car the improve aerodynamics and reduce fuel consumption with a push on the button the sport suspension can be activated and harden out the suspension and reduce the body roll. The ABC suspension is a high pressure Hydraulic suspension system controlled by 13 sensors in the car. The Mercedes S55 AMG Kompressor W220 version have ABC suspension standard just like all the C215 CL and the R230 SL cars. Power delivery is 500HP and 700NM with more the 500NM from 2800 – 4500rpmĠ-100KPH is possible in 4.8sec. ![]() The fuel system is modified for extra fuel injection. The engine has a lower CR from 9:1 also the Rev limit is raised from 5600 to 6100 rpm by adding double valve springs. so the bore is the same as in the 5.0 but has a different crankshaft. normally the capacity is 4.3 or 5.0ltr engine capacity the stroked version is the 5.5 or 5439cc stroked version. The M113 engine is the base to the S55 AMG. A car that once cost over 110,000 can now be owned for a mere 25 of the original asking price. Alsp the Maybach 57, 57S, 62 and 62S is based on the W220 S-klasse. Perhaps one of the bargains of the century and a perfect candidate for our Exotic Car Hacks strategies is the 03-08 Mercedes-Benz SL55 AMG (often referred as platform code R230). The W220 S-klasse is build from 2002-2005 engine where availible from 3,2ltr V6 up to 6.0 V12 S65 AMG top version. A modified version of this engine is used in the Mercedes SLR. This engine was also installed in the E55, SL55 and the CL55 AMG. After this the engine had a IHI kompressor giving 0.8 bar or 11.6 psi of boost. Up to the end of 2002 the the 55 engine was NA. ![]()
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