2004 Mercedes-Benz S-Class

S55 AMG Sedan

8 Cylinder

Automatic

WDBNG74J44A406388

Lemon & Manufacturer Buyback

Gasoline

Near Mint Condition - you will not find a nicer 2004 s class ! This car sold new for over $110,000. It has everything you can get on this model - LOADED! Buy it now for more than 85% off. It only has 77k miles. It was purchased and owned by a Presbyterian minister... absolutely babied. No kids, no smoking, garage kept. Smells new. Looks new. Runs and drives like new. Super fast 493 horsepower. Engine block signed by the engineer. 0-60 in 4.6 seconds - the same as a Porche 911 ! Why drive a boring Camry, Accord or Avalon when you can drive this for the same or less $. It get surprisingly good gas mileage (20+ mpg - if you drive it right)... Paint looks great, tires in in good condition, leather and carpet look great. It is a head turner. People will comment every time you pull up. It's definitely a "wow" car. If you not super familiar with this model - Google the S55 AMG - great reviews, specs, safety - watch it blow "race cars" off the track on youTube... Buy with confidence - 100% positive feedback car is near mint condition. Just over 77,000 miles.***the car was bought back by Mercedes when new after a week or so of use to replace the logic board. It has been is service ever since with 100% normal function. Car has a standard Alabama Title - no issues. A few of the more "notable features"rain sensing wipersdynamic seat controls (you can set it for sport - so when you accelerate and/or hug a curve - your seat will self adjust - grip your body firmer, expand) - its really a neat feeling and enhances the driving experience considerably.electronic head rest adjustmentssuspension height is adjustable by air pressuresport, comfort and manual adjustments on the suspension and transmissionpush button trunk closurefront and REAR heated seatsground effects / spoilersnavigationHere is your chance to own a $110,000 + car for peanuts. It's a real beauty that anyone would be proud to own and be seen in. Good luck on your bidding. From "The Truth About Cars" article Find an open stretch of highway, floor the Mercedes S55 and you'll soon know what it means to kompress the time/space continuum. There's a small pause and a gentle jerking sensation– as the five-speed gearbox kicks down and the supercharger spools up. And then the AMG-fettled sedan launches itself at the horizon with a single, seamless blast of forward thrust. Any doubt that the massive S55 can obliterate time with acceleration dissipates the moment you watch the speedo arc gracefully past 140 miles per hour, and keep on going.I guess that's what happens when the Württemberg Wirbelwinds stuff 493 horses and 516ft.-lbs. of torque under the hood of an S-Class sedan. Even in these horsepower mad times, when a stock pickup truck can out-drag a 60's Ferrari, that's a lot of grunt. It's enough shove to put Mercedes' 5.5-liter V8-powered leviathan on a par with a Porsche 911. (Both sprint from 0 to 60 in 4.6 seconds.) No wonder the technician who builds the S55's supercharged powerplant signs his name on the engine; Guido Nordheim wants you to know who owns your adrenal glands.Of course, anything that powerful requires a good-sized leash. No surprise then that AMG gives the uber-S uber-brakes: perforated 14.2" discs with 8-piston calipers at the front, and 13" rear discs with 4-piston calipers at the rear. The set-up is so savage that a healthy shove on the left pedal activates the seat belt pretensioners. Although the device was designed to protect occupants during a crash, it also stops passengers from ripping through the belts and flying out the window during emergency stops.PRE-SAFE exemplifies Mercedes' current engineering philosophy: if it moves, computerize it. While I admire the technological prowess required, I'm not sure anyone really needs a sports seat with "intelligent" self-inflating side bolsters and a fly-by-wire four-way butt massager. More importantly for the brand, it's clear that the electronic fripperies account for many of the S-Class' lamentable reliability problems. But hey, the digital genie is out of the CPU, and there's no denying the efficacy of some of Merc's driver-oriented gizmology.Case in point: Active Body Control (ABC). Not to put too fine a point on it, ABC senses body movement and strangles it at birth. The PRE-ALPHABETIZED electro-hydraulic doohickey makes a 4300lbs. sports sedan handle like a 3000lbs. sports sedan. In other words, as long as you drive the car with the finesse of a waiter carrying a tray full of drinks running through a crowded restaurant, the 55 provides perfectly flat, sure-footed cornering, at monumental speeds. Start sawing away at the wheel mid-corner and it's an entirely different story. The safety acronyms will try to write you a happy ending, but you may not live to tell the tale…Of course, all this assumes that you'll drive the Mercedes S55 AMG like you stole it. Such spirited motoring is highly recommended, but not strictly necessary. Although the gearbox offers a Sports setting and Speedshift (a button-activated, wheel-mounted cog swapper that's 35% faster than the gas pedal), most 55 drivers will probably spend at least 65% of their time in Comfort mode, wafting from place to place in climate-controlled serenity; pressing button after button after button in an endless search for lost and/or undiscovered sybaritic pleasures.In the US, the S-Class is only sold in long wheelbase form. One wonders how a shorter and lighter S55 would handle– until you jump in the back, nestle into Nappa leather, stretch your legs, hit the recline button and drive past a family of five crammed into a Ford Focus. In fact, the 55 is so luxe that anyone looking at purchasing a Maybach should consider opting for an S55 and using the money saved to buy three more 55's for their friends. If image matters, the 55 is certainly the sexier, svelter of the two.Did I say svelte? I meant to say subtle. Or invisible. While the 55's badges alert the cognoscenti that something wicked this way comes, the AMG-specific lower bodywork is about as eye-catching as a pair of designer socks. If it weren't for the natty five-spoke wheels, and the existence of the VW Phaeton W12, the S55 AMG would be the stealth wealth on steroids luxo-barge of the century.It sometimes seems the S-Class has been around a hundred years; the current shape predates the new 7-Series, A8 and manned space flight (well, almost). And yet, for full-sized power, comfort and class, the S is still the one to beat. And the S55 AMG is still The Daddy. Although Mercedes will launch the new S55 after the revised S-Class '06 debut, it's hard to believe the company could improve on what AMG has wrought upon unsuspecting tarmac. After driving the 55, it's even harder to wait and see