This 2004 Mercedes-Benz S500 Designo Silver Edition was first sold by Fletcher Jones Motorcars in Newport Beach, California. It was first registered in Southern California and remained there with the original owner until the summer of 2023 when it was acquired by the current owner in Knoxville, Tennessee. This example is finished in Designo Silver (029U) over Exclusive Pebble Leather (575A) and shows 64k miles from new. Power is provided by a 5.0 liter naturally aspirated V8 that sends power to the rear wheels via a 7-speed automatic transmission. This W220 S-Class features Designo extended leather, COMAND infotainment system, rear roller blind, rear side window shades, Parktronic system, four zone climate control, bi-xenon headlamps, 17” chrome wheels, keyless-go, heated front seats, power-adjustable rear seats with heating/ventilation, and more. The included Carfax report shows 30 service history records, predominantly all dealer service. In addition this example has seen thorough preventative maintenance in the last year. This 2004 Mercedes-Benz S500 Designo Silver Edition has had an additional 7k miles added to it by the current seller and is now offered for sale in Atlanta, Georgia with a clean Carfax, manufacturer’s literature, two keys, 64k miles, and a clean Tennessee title.
This W220 is painted in Designo Silver (029U) and is equipped with a headlight washer system and unblemished bi-xenon headlights. Keyless entry is seen on all the doors and is reported to operate correctly. A tilt/retracting sunroof is equipped and all the glass was optioned with UV protectant from the factory. Folding auto-dimming side mirrors with puddle lights are seen on the doors and noted to be functional.
Factory 17" five spoke wheels are finished in chrome and wear new Michelin Defender tires sized at 225/55 with 2022 date codes. The new tires were installed in August 2023 along with 4 new TPMS sensors. Stopping power is provided by disk brakes on all four corners with a recent brake fluid service reported in June of 2023 with ATE Type 200 DOT 4 fluid. Each corner is being held up by Airmatic suspension with the front struts being replaced in 2018 at 48k miles and the rears replaced with Arnotts in June of 2023. Other suspension and brake items replaced are as follows:
May 2011 at 31k miles
June 2018 at 48k miles
June 2023 at 57k miles:
The interior of this Designo Edition W220 is trimmed in Exclusive Pebble Leather (575A) with Pebble Alcantara on the pillars and headliner. Designo Brown Poplar Wood Veneer is present throughout the cabin, seen on the dashboard, steering wheel, door panels, center console, rear climate control binacle, four grab handles, and shifter. The rear parcel shelf is also wrapped in the same Pebble Beige Leather and shows well without warping. Brand new custom made Sisal Tan-Brown Cocomats are installed in the car. Four zone climate control is optioned as well as front dual zone heated seats with rear ventilated and heated seats including a recline function. All four seats are equipped with vacuum powered lumbar support. Functional Parktronic displays cover the front and rear of the car. Keyless start button is spotted on the Designo Pebble wrapped and Poplar inlay shifter handle. Three original Designo floor mats are in the trunk with the driver side missing and the courtesy light in the front driver interior door handle is not illuminating.
The four spoke Pebble Leather and Designo Brown Poplar steering wheel frames an instrument cluster showing floating orange needles and a 160-mph speedometer, 6k rpm tachometer, digital clock, gear display, transmission mode indicator, exterior temperature, coolant temperature, and fuel level. The LCD center display shows 64k miles. The steering wheel buttons control volume, the center LCD display information, hands free telephone controls, and channel controls.
Power is provided by a 5.0 liter M113 naturally aspirated V8 factory rated 302-horsepower and 339 lb/ft of torque spinning the rear wheels through a 7-speed 722.9 automatic transmission. Recent mechanical items serviced and replaced under the current owner are as follows:
June 2023 at 57k miles:
Carfax reports Mercedes-Benz of Palm Beach performed a rear main seal replacement and new MAF sensor in 2018 at 48k miles. The car shows no rust following the undersides photos seen in the gallery and its 18-year tenure in California. This W220 provides dealer service records since new on the Carfax and most recently has been dialed in by an Atlanta based independent specialist AMG technician prior to the sale.
The clean Carfax reports the S500 being dealer serviced by the original owner up until it left California in 2023. Paint meter readings show original paint throughout and the linear miles match up with the service records. This 2005 Mercedes-Benz S500 Designo Silver Edition is now offered for sale by the selling party’s family in Atlanta, Georgia with a clean Carfax report, over $5,000 in recent records, manufacturer's literature, two keys, and a clean Tennessee title.
The seller has inlcuded the following videos:
The secret about the W220 platform is finally out with the gaining popularity of the “04 Rich” culture that is stepping on the toes of the RADWOOD movement. There’s one issue however: there’s so few good examples in existence they’re getting nearly impossible to find. The W220 S-Class fell victim to the “fourth owner” curse since they became a cheap foray into the Mercedes-Benz brand years ago. So many of them got swallowed up by people who didn’t have a garage to park them in or the knowledge of the maintenance intervals they require to live a long, healthy life. This particular 2004 Mercedes-Benz S500 painted in uber rare Designo Silver sporting chrome wheels (they coming back – you heard it here first) shows what living life in a garage, pampered by dealer services, and existing in the gentle California climate will do to preserve a car. The interior photo gallery shows you can get mind altering S600 luxury without the mechanical headache that comes with a V12 and the finicky ABC suspension. The Designo team made a lights-out interior on these W220s – they’re truly special. The indomitable 5.0 liter M113 mashed up with the 7-speed transmission with brand new Airmatic suspension is a potent mix – this car scoots with a cabin that is mouse quiet. It’s been a while since we’ve seen a W220 specced like this with service records that point towards the owner being a pilot with an open wallet. We can’t tell you the next time a highly specced W220 with a depleted-uranium heavy sticker price, long ownership term, and concise records will hit auction again.
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19 Comments
Congrats to mbfan2024! I’m super happy the car is going in your collection. Really did think it would go for more, so I’d say that’s a good buy. Thanks for participating everyone.No notice the Reserve has been met or has been lifted ?$12,220 bid placed by @mbfan2024
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I’m here for the final moments of the auction. Original paint, all services up to date, super clean car. It will have no issues with the winner flying in and driving it home. We got this one super dialed in. Good luck everyone!$7,720 bid placed by @Schoonermon
Thank you.@W3159365 We can totally work something out, that’s no issue.Beautiful Mercedes, I am currently out of the US until 23 March. If I were the high bidder and paid for the car is it possible for you to store the vehicle until I return. Respectfully James Phillips$7,470 bid placed by @wrjasheville
@mikelaca It does not have an AUX port. I think only the 2003s got them. I've been using a FM/AM Bluetooth device plugged into the cigarette lighter to listen to music/podcasts.Were you able to confirm if the car has an aux-in audio jack in the arm rest or glove box?As we enter the final day of the auction for this W220, I'll be on standby to answer any remaining questions bidders will have. Feel free to PM me and I'm more than happy to have a phone call with interested parties since that's the best way to feel out a car and owner, in my opinion. I'm hopeful the listing I put together covers every facet of this super clean S500. I'll be on standby today -- responses might have 30 minute delays since I am working today. Good luck everyone! This is one of the cleanest and nicest specs I've seen in a while, has all the maintenance up to date, and is nicer than my 40k mile S430 I owned last winter. I'm really happy and proud to represent this car for my dad.$7,220 bid placed by @VIGIL
$5,250 bid placed by @GoRexGo
Driving video and walkaround video is up showing all the operational functions of the car. Again, please feel free to ask any questions. I'm here for you guys!$5,000 bid placed by @Caden
Does anyone know if this car has, or if it is easily possible to add, a 1/8 inch aux in stereo mini jack? To allow the connection of a media device through the ubiquitous headphone style connector@dunlapimports The color is shapeshifting for sure. It's almost a seafoam green in the light, silver in the shade, and as you can see, a little brown when the sun starts to set low in the horizon. It's a really unique color. Different cameras and lenses will always show the car differently as far as color goes.it has a 7 speed transmissionstake pictures out in the sun color look brown when its kind of green gold a lady doctor from California owned this car it was special orderedcar has a factory Bluetooth a super rare option that you forgot to addSee my comment directly below yours — your concerns have already been addressed via verbiage and will dissolve under the video walkaround of the interior. Video evidence is indeed irrefutable. Seatbelt is admittedly the way it is and I missed a spot under the steering wheel. I’m good at detailing, but I’m only human ;) I always appreciate your interaction on all of my auctions! I’m happy they usually stir up enough energy to leave a comment.Interior needs some serious cleaning.To all interested parties, I was going through the pictures and a few photos of the front seats make the Designo leather look dirty. I can assure you that it is the perforations in the leather doing weird things to the lens during my photo shoot. I covered this issue in the interior walkaround video (that's coming here in the next few days) and zoomed in on the seats to show that the dye is indeed not delaminating off the leather and show the seat isn't stained or dirty.$3,000 bid placed by @VIGIL
Everyone welcome to this survivor example W220 S500 in Designo Silver! First things first, this is my dad's car -- I know how to navigate the auction sphere better than him, so that's why I'm representing it. I also only like to sell cars of the highest quality on this account and this W220 is exactly that. That said, the guy knows how to pick out a good car and usually has unrealistic expectations when it comes to used car's condition when he's hunting down examples to purchase. When purchased, this was described as mint by the seller, but he didn't quite think it was when it arrived from California, hence the $5,000 he threw at it immediately before driving down from Nashville to take delivery of it. My brother was the service technician for this car who works at a high-end shop that specializes in AMGs. If anyone has questions, I can always get him to chime in. This is probably my dad's 70th Mercedes-Benz of the 200+ cars he's owned. He's a curator of only the nicest examples and always has been since he fell in love with the brand in the '70s. He's selling this W220 because he recently bought a house on a mountain side with super steep hills that occasionally gets snow, so he bought a AWD SUV and this S500 became redundant in his collection, not to mention he refuses to buy a 4MATIC S-Class since he firmly believes they should be RWD. The MB Market will be uploading YouTube videos demonstrating the driving quality and cosmetic condition of this car sometime soon, so stay tuned. Please PM me or comment any questions you have and I'll respond as fast as possible. If you need supplementary video of photos I will provide them immediately. Thanks for looking everyone!