The C32 was sufficiently fast and made lovely noises, but rust was known to appear in its rear wheel arches. Having said that, by virtue of galvanisation, "tin worm" was less of a problem from A lot can be said for the concept of a big engine in a small car, but the 1st series-produced C-Class AMG merely set the scene for what was to come The C55's package was all the more appealing than that of its predecessor because of its reduced complexity and undeniably brutish nature — we all love a howling 6 with a bit of supercharger whine, but it hardly compares to a free-breathing V8.
Behr gearbox coolers were fitted to all C55s in place of the troublesome Valeo unit found in the C32 — the latter had a tendency to give up the ghost and start mixing transmission fluid with coolant.
That unwanted consequence would invariably lead to a gearbox and torque converter repair bill that could bring tears to your eyes. Speaking of which, the gearbox oil should be changed at around 90 km. One might find the occasional leak from worn breather pipes and, the fact that the M V8 uses 16 spark plugs is a bit of a nuisance as is trying to get to them , but the lack of complexity and niggly faults is likely to be the biggest drawcard to those who are looking to add a C55 to their collection.
A cursory browse on Cars. The cheapest E46 M3 presents with 40 km more mileage, at around R40k more. An all round beautiful sport saloon. As was not aware about the issues. Thanks again for sharing insight. A very informative piece. Because in the performance arena, those who remain the same get left in the dust. Gone is the need to supercharge, along with any associated lack of refinement and belt-driven accessory whine.
In the course of adding the bigger engine, the C55 AMG picks up just 65 pounds making a pound total vs. Here is where the jury is out, however—at least until we can get one of these V8-engined monsters on the track. For now we will have to be content in the knowledge that this car feels very responsive, powerful, refined—and very quick. Performance tires on inch wheels may have a lot to do with the steering response and direct road feel, but the bigger reason is that the AMG model gets a completely different front body structure from the everyday C-Class.
Borrowing from the CLK55 AMG, Mercedes engineers built in an extra-firm suspension with new springs, dampers and mounts, a 7 percent more direct steering ratio, a wider front track and a beefier braking system to give the C32 a distinctly more responsive feel.
The C55 AMG is based on the standard W platform, which was first introduced for the model year. At first, that resulted in the C32 AMG, a model given a supercharged 3. It sports black paint over a grey Napa leather-upholstered interior and comes with , miles on the clock. The exterior of the car seems to present well in the ad, with no major issues in either paint or the underlying bodywork apparent in the pictures.
There does seem to be a bit of curb rash on the alloys, but that may simply be a trick of the images being blown up larger than they should be. Best to hold off judgment on those until they can be viewed in person. The interior looks solid but somewhat tired. Aside from those minor gripes, the cabin looks complete and the upholstery seems majoritively intact with no wear-through evident on the bolsters or other high-traffic areas.
Heavy-duty rubber mats protect the carpet which, in its exposed areas, looks to be in fine shape. With its hand-built, naturally aspirated V8 and uprated suspension, the C55 really is at another level from its more mundane W siblings.
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