The Mars Red repaint was added shortly after the first owner purchased the car along with the RENNtech upgrades installed at RENNtech in South Florida. The color change to Mars Red was done to the highest quality ensuring all door jams, engine bay, and all other areas were properly covered. The original E500 front bumper (included in the sale) has been replaced with a facelift E63 AMG-style front bumper and grill. Notable options include heated seats, Bi-Xenon headlamps, Dynamic Front Seats (noted by the seller to be inoperative), factory COMAND with Harmon Kardon sound, left and right retractable shades, and a rear-facing third row.
The staggered 18” RENNtech Monolite wheels are finished with silver painted faces and polished lips. The Continental Contipro tires measure 245/40/18 in the front and 265/35/18 in the rear. Braking is handled by RENNtech’s big brake kit with branded Brembo calipers and slotted rotors. The factory Airmatic air suspension has been retained and a set of lowering links have been included with the sale but are not installed. Maintenance records show the front struts being replaced in 2013 and the rear around the time of sale in 2016. Other notable maintenance performed around 50k miles includes valve cover gaskets, a new rear main oil seal, an air conditioner compressor, drive belt, transmission service, and new batteries.
The Carfax report lists minor damage to the front bumper of the wagon in September of 2020 when the front bumper was caught on a curb while parking. The registration history shows the majority of its time spent in Florida with the first two owners and now Georgia for the current owner. A clean Georgia title is in-hand along with a current emissions inspection.
The Seller has provided both driving and a walk around video of the wagon.
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@benz919wagon That was fun, and well worth the price. Look forward to seeing it on Instagram in the future 🤙🏼
I’ll be keeping up the progress on this RENNtech wagon on my car Instagram (@benz919wagon). If anyone is curious on its whereabouts and what’s going on with it give me a follow! Thank you all and it means the world!
Great job Bennett👍🏻🔨💪🏼😁
Congrats, that is a lot of car for the money! unfortunately for me I was hoping to steal the car for under $23 and that was my limit. To the buyer, based on the research I did the front brakes and pads are the same size as the AMG Brembo setup. I could be wrong on that but based on the photo confirmation and the part number on the calipers it seems pretty likely.
@Benz919wagon I'm definitely going to miss seeing this baby from the moment it's gone. I may have to arrange for periodic visitation, maybe in Asheville?
Super excited! Sitting here shaking!! It’ll be coming to Raleigh, NC! I’ve known about this wagon for awhile and didn’t think I would ever be buying it lol I’m gonna take pristine care of it along with my other 05’ E500 4-Matic Avantgarde wagon!
And a huge hats off to Ben, Blakely and everyone else who've put so much time, effort and care into getting this website up and running. It has been a true pleasure to work with Ben to get my car ready and up for auction. I strongly recommend these guys and am so glad I went this route rather than BaT, as these guys are true MB enthusiasts with a truly personal touch.
That was great fun, and I really appreciate all the interest and all the bids! @Benz919wagon will be getting the only known Mars Red E500 4Matic RENNtech wagon that exists on planet Earth!
well done to the bidders! Congrats @Benz919Wagon
Congrats! Well bought and sold!
$26,500 bid placed by @Benz919wagon
My money is on @jdugally
$26,000 bid placed by @Jdugally
$25,500 bid placed by @Benz919wagon
The dynamic seats don’t even work...... come onnnn man haha
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@BlueridgeMB And very much appreciated! It will be bittersweet to see her go...
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Finally getting some Attention...!:)
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Reserve is off! HERE WE GO!
$21,000 bid placed by @Cultivated
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$20,500 bid placed by @camerasupply
Reserve has been lifted!
We've got some good action on this one!
$20,250 bid placed by @Jdugally
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$19,500 bid placed by @PCM1
Oh man, we may have a good one here. ( @BlueridgeMB is right)
$19,250 bid placed by @Jdugally
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well this is still Silly cheap for what she is/exclusivity factor!
$17,250 bid placed by @camerasupply
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Thanks for all the bids and all the inquiries, so far. I'm available to answer any last-minute questions and looking forward to finding out where this beautiful beast goes to live next!
@renntechwagon no worries, picture 22 I think shows it the best, I wasn’t sure if maybe the hood was popped or it was a bumper issue. Thanks!
$16,000 bid placed by @PCM1
@Tad5444 Also, there was no "accident". There was the very slowest of pulling too closely to a curb that was too high. There was also a whole lot of cussing upon realizing what had just happened...
@LincolnAMG Close-ups of all four wheels will be posted soon. I assume the "curbing" comment was referring to the right front wheel.
@Tad5444 I'm not sure what you're seeing, but nothing about the grill alignment has changed since my purchase in 2016. If anything looks off, it may be due to the aftermarket bumper assembly.
$12,499 bid placed by @camerasupply
$12,249 bid placed by @Cultivated
@renntechwagon Is the front grille alignment a result of the recent accident?
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@Hardrivn The rear brakes are stock and the pads replaced recently, so didn't think to have those photographed/measured.
So it looks like 360mm Fronts, any chance you got a measurement of the rear?
@renntechwagon The service records show some curbing on the wheels. Can you please post close-up photos of each wheel.
@Hardrivn Please see photos added of the big RENNtech-branded Brembo brakes.
I've personally seen this car and can vouch for the paintwork being as thorough as possible. Extremely difficult to tell it's not factory. Too bad it's not in the cards for me to own right now.
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@renntechwagon stunning car and hoping these rotors and pads match the AMG 55 sizes so lots of options.
@Hardrivn All work that's been done is reflected in the records. I can check with my shop (Revolution) about the size of rotors and pads, and hopefully let you know first thing Monday morning.
Also noticed on the last few service invoices that the brakes will need to be done, have they been done recently? If I did win the auction, I would want to drive it home and do not want the brakes that close for a long drive. If they haven't been done what size rotors and pads does this take?
We’re belts or hoses ever replaced? I only noticed the washer hose in one invoice.
$10,249 bid placed by @pcarchicago
@renntechwagon arbasica75 at Gmail dot com
@Arbasica Absolutely. I'll be back in town late on Sunday and can show it on Monday. I'm not sure how to communicate privately/directly, but let's figure it out and make the arrangements.
Any chance to view the vehicle ? I live in the Atlanta area.
@LincolnAMG No, I don't have any documentation from RENNtech, but not for lack of trying. I and others have contacted RENNtech directly in an effort to get documentation from them, but due to a purported change in their record-keeping process and/or because they don't have anything from as far back as 2005, we're told the records cannot be retrieved.
Do you have the original RENNTech invoice?
In addition to the original window sticker, I also have all owner's manuals, both keys, and MB-branded key chain from Brumos in Jacksonville that was presumably provided to the original owner at delivery.
A walk around and driving video have been added to the listing.
I must praise the photographer for those amazing pictures, almost as the ones which would have come in the brochure if an E500 AMG of this era existed. Spot on! (About the car... nothing else to add!) GLWTA
Walk-around and driving videos will be added soon.
$9,999 bid placed by @PCM1
@Boatymcboatface I bought the car from the second owner who was the shop foreman at a MB dealership in Ft. Myers. He bought it from the original owner who told him that immediately after buying it new he had it painted red and had all of the RENNtech modifications done. I understand that he really wanted a red, 4matic AMG wagon, but there's never been such a thing so he had it created just for him. Sounds crazy, but apparently resulted in the only Mars Red RENNtech E500 wagon, ever. The owner and RENNtech were both in Florida at the time. I wish I knew where he had it painted, because they did an amazing job. Everything about the paint job looks absolutely original, and the only way to know that it's not the original color is by looking at the data card. The paint job is really that perfect.
So the car was repainted Mars red - any documentation of where?
@selski You definitely can. I've owned a number of RENNtech vehicles including a few currently in addition to this one and they've always been super helpful. Typically, I'm able to get any parts needed from Mercedes as it's still an M113 under there. If there is a RENNtech specific part that's needed they will be glad to assist.
Can you still get parts from RENNtech for the wagon , if something breaks?
$7,751 bid placed by @Cultivated
@CJCMB I don't currently have any such pictures but will look into getting those for you. I'd need to find out what's involved in removing the airbox, as I have no business trying to figure that out on my own.
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Any pictures of the supercharger without the airbox ?
Seller here. Thanks for the bids, so far! I'm monitoring the auction and am available to answer questions or provide additional information. Also hoping to have a driving video added soon. It's hard to hear the wonderful, low growl in the photos...
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