Used Car of the Day: 2004 Mercedes-Benz S55 AMG

by Tim Healey

Published: September 18th, 2024

used car of the day 2004 mercedes benz s55 amg

Few 20-year-old cars with 200K miles on the odometer could make me take notice. This 2004 Mercedes-Benz S55 AMG is one of them.

The seller says it has been, until recently, a daily driver and that the paint and interior are "flawless". Apparently it has been stored indoors since being discontinued as a daily.

One yellow/red flag is that the car has been in an accident and carries a salvage title, though the seller says all repairs were done "professionally."

The car has been repainted a different color and the seller has all receipts and records. It's loaded in terms of options.

The asking price is $29,000. Click here to see more photos and details of this California-based car.

[Images: Seller]

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Tim Healey

Tim Healey grew up around the auto-parts business and has always had a love for cars — his parents joke his first word was “‘Vette”. Despite this, he wanted to pursue a career in sports writing but he ended up falling semi-accidentally into the automotive-journalism industry, first at Consumer Guide Automotive and later at Web2Carz.com. He also worked as an industry analyst at Mintel Group and freelanced for About.com, CarFax, Vehix.com, High Gear Media, Torque News, FutureCar.com, Cars.com, among others, and of course Vertical Scope sites such as AutoGuide.com, Off-Road.com, and HybridCars.com. He’s an urbanite and as such, doesn’t need a daily driver, but if he had one, it would be compact, sporty, and have a manual transmission.

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2ACL on Sep 19, 2024
Just because you paid too much to keep a car alive doesn't mean others will. This one is disqualified from a premium based on mileage alone, and the salvage title and repaint don't help the cause one bit. Sure, 2004+ W220s addressed a lot of that generation's foibles but that's not enough to offset the entire run's broad consideration as a low point in S-class history.

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ChristianWimmer on Sep 19, 2024
Honestly, the W220 S-Classes aren’t as bad as people make them out to be. The early models had some issues which were thankfully mostly taken care off with the facelift, though strangely rust remained an issue. The important part is that these days the faults are known and there’s a thriving online community [for any car] that gives useful DIY tips on preventative maintenance and where to get genuine OEM or solid [reliable] aftermarket spares. When I worked for a Benz dealer in the early 2000s I got to drive plenty of these (mostly S320, S320 CDI and S500 models and once an S400 CDI V8 Turbodiesel) and I found them relaxing, comfortable and great Autobahn cruisers. Best of all the W220s actually handled compared to the floaty and boat-like W140 predecessors.

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- MaintenanceCosts on Sep 19, 2024
  I like that the W220 has a less conspicuous appearance than other S-Classes. And the S55 K is the very best version of it. But the example in this article is terrible.
  
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- Tassos Jong-iL on Sep 19, 2024
  Yes comrade this series is the most sports sedan of the S classes, not suitable for a dictator, however.
  
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