I’ve run out of patience with CarMax for this post, and despite this being the third and fourth Mercedes covered in a row I gotta get it done. A very affordable badass Mercedes ML63 and an even more affordable and well equipped ML550 have been on and off the CarMax website for days, and I have been unable to catch them on the web on the same day for a post – so here it is anyway. Let’s start with the ML63 AMG, even though it’s not currently available I have not gotten the CarMax update that it’s gone.
This 2013 ML63 AMG (I think) was offered for $35-37,000. Fairly loaded with auto cruise control (Distronic Plus), seat massagers, heated and air conditioned seats, upgraded Bang & Olufsen audio – there’s a lot of luxury in the cabin. On the outside some slick running boards and black wheels. But that’s not why you want this SUV.
You want the ML63 because of its hand built, 5.5 liter 518 hp AMG motor. That, along with AWD and an adjustable suspension turn this family hauler into an SUV racer. Motor Trend turned a 4.8 second 0-60 mph run. And it’s got a tow hitch, if you need to ring along your cigarette boat. Admittedly, this SUV is a one accident vehicle, that drives down the price. But it sold new for just under $100,000 and is now a third that. Find this three owner 2013 Mercedes ML63 AMG here in Kansas City, Missouri. Hope it comes back on the market!
Don’t need all that horsepower and want to save about $10,000? Then maybe this 2011 Mercedes ML550 is for you. A little newer, a little bit more mileage (57,000), but no accidents on this two owner car originally purchased in Hawaii – for probably around $65,000.
Equally handsome inside, the ML550 is also almost equally equipped – 4Matic (AWD), auto cruise control (Distronic Plus), blind spot and lane departure warnings, and heated seats – but no air conditioned seats and “only” a Harman Kardon audio system. The motor, though, is no slouch at 402 hp from the twin turbo 4.6 liter V-8. Makes this SUV a bit of a sleeper. Find it here in Kearny Mesa, California. Still available today! And now a moratorium on Mercedes for a couple of days.
