I traded my 2002 Mercedes E55 AMG. I had 112K miles on it when I got my FX45. I got rid of the E55 because of Mercedes poor build quailty issues like leaking valve covers, instrument panel digital read out pixilate and goes out, horrible gas mileage,bad motor mount, and a potential AC heater core problem. I fixed most problems myself using information from the Mercede forums, but the fun factor of the AMG's hand built engine got old after replacing some expensive parts seemly once a year after I hit the 80K mile mark. The E55 was hella fast and handles like a dream as long as the road was dry because the rear-end will break loose if you loss traction on the rear tires ,which was easy with 390 ft-lbs of torque on wet pavement. The FX45 seems only a tick slower and handles nearly the same on dry roads ;better on wet roads. I got my F45 with 60k miles and have put 49K miles on it in the last three years of owning it. It was like love at first site when I saw my FX45 at the dealership because I have always wanted a FX45, but I was never able to find a FX45 used in my area until I found this one with low miles. I gave up my E55 keys and the rest is history.
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