2000 Mercedes-Benz E55 AMG

37 CommentsPosted as: ClearPOST COMMENT March 23rd, 2025 at 8:53pm ESTCICBarkeep (37) 0@Iamavar You simply CANNOT be serious. I made no comment as to the mechanical condition of the car other than noting the missing front undercarriage panel, the gnarly looking oil pan, and the "rain" puddle that apparently appeared directly beneath the front of your E55 during what's obviously a sunny day.March 23rd, 2025 at 6:18pm ESTIamavar (0) Seller 0@CICBarkeep What puddle are we talking about? Are you out of your mind? The car is outside and it's raining at the time of the photoMarch 23rd, 2025 at 6:06pm ESTIamavar (0) Seller 0@CICBarkeep I find it most amusing to read comments from people completely ignorant of mechanics who make it seem like they understand something. I truly feel sorry for you. Keep buying the garbage you're used to.March 18th, 2025 at 12:26pm ESTCICBarkeep (37) 0@skarthur Yep, saw all the too, but the puddle of fluid beneath the car is what really caught my eye. Couldn't believe bidding continued for over an hour with no one asking about it. Enjoyed our conversation but it's over and done at this point, and time to let it go. Have a good one!March 18th, 2025 at 10:31am ESTskarthur (14) 0@CICBarkeep Thanks for taking the time to educate me on the matter. I'm not much of a mechanic, and as I had already decided not to bid on this lot, I flipped through those photos pretty quickly. Are we talking about the missing plastic tray and the scrape to the oil pan? It's definitely something that should have been presented more openly. So maybe it's good we're having this conversation (in case this car somehow ends up on auction again, the discussion will be available for others). The damage doesn't look too bad to me, but again, I'm not much of a mechanic, and replacing the oil pan is expensive - better not to risk it. Good catch.March 18th, 2025 at 9:27am ESTCICBarkeep (37) 1@skarthur I knew this was going to be an auction worth watching from the first Q&A. Little did I know how crazy it would be. According to the ad he purchased the car 10 years and 40,000 miles ago. No receipts were provided for any of the work claimed and the last verifiable service (oil change) was done nearly 15,000 miles ago. So much for vouching for its condition. Reneges on a contract with C&B and seems genuinely offended they found him "guilty." Somehow gets a listing on this site, doesn't make reserve, gets a second listing, becomes frustrated and defensive, and RNM's yet again! Look, I feel for this guy in a way, but based on what I saw in photo 63, the high bidder should be thanking his lucky stars. Forget the rust and look again.March 17th, 2025 at 10:41pm ESTskarthur (14) 0@CICBarkeep That's a fair point, the seller was less than gracious with his reply to you, and yes, I did see that photo showing the rust beneath the car. There was more than one reason I chose not to bid on this car, including its location and the likelihood of some rust being present. I'm not saying that every comment made here was improper, just that people coming to an auction page to only say things like, "this is the worst presented auction I have ever seen, and that's saying something", is not constructive and, yes, I would call it trolling. That quote is, to my recollection very close to the exact words used by another site member here. Other non-constructive comments included members expressing that the car shouldn't have been listed a second time after it didn't meet reserve during its first auction on this site. Not only is it not constructive, it's completely irrelevant, as the people running the site obviously disagreed, since they ran it again. I feel comments like those do little more than put the person they're directed at on tilt, and make it harder for everyone to get the information they're after. Just my opinion on these types of exchanges. March 17th, 2025 at 9:59pm ESTCICBarkeep (37) 0@skarthur I was rude enough to open his eyes to the fact additional photos were encouraged and got a smart-ass answer in response. Sincerely, Mr. Google BTW, if you haven't already check out photo 63. It was posted an hour and a half prior to auctions end. Would have said something during the sale, but since it seemed to be of no concern to the bidders, it was no concern of mine.March 17th, 2025 at 8:52pm ESTskarthur (14) 1@Befanob I do agree that asking detailed questions and getting detailed answers is what makes bidding in an online auction viable. I have no objection there. When I asked the seller questions during his previous listings, I was able to get good answers (even if I had to press the question). My only issue is with the denigrating comments, and slowness of moderators to act in response to those comments. Saying things like, "this is the worst presented listing I have ever seen" is simply "not constructive" (even if it were true). There were other rude and non-constructive comments as well. March 17th, 2025 at 5:58pm ESTBefanob (2) 1@skarthur Also, I'm not asking for you to agree with me. While the history is public knowledge, the details were not. This seller had called the prior winner of the cars and bids auction a liar but never provided his side of the story until I asked him directly. His answer here was informative and clarifying enough for me to act on, whereas the information provided before was not. Regarding the rust, the main exterior rust disclosed before was on the passenger side fender at roughly 10:00. The original pictures in the listing were not detailed enough to make out if the rust had been repaired, and the seller's pictures today did not include the area of concern. Given that I can't see the car in person before bidding, and the bids are binding, I don't think asking for those details is unreasonable; maybe we have different opinions here. I agree that some other comments(now deleted) felt like piling on, but my questions were not trolling.March 17th, 2025 at 5:34pm ESTskarthur (14) 0@CICBarkeep I