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One thing I probably spend far too much time doing is following buyers and sellers across the different auction platforms.

If you've watched a few Austin-Healey auctions on Bring a Trailer, you'll probably recognize carbuyer01. I don't know who he is, but every time a good Healey comes up, his name seems to appear. My guess is he's a dealer using BaT as an arbitrage opportunity. He's probably got a workshop to sort any issues, knows exactly what his customers want, and has a pretty good idea what these cars are worth. In the past month alone he's won seven cars

What caught my eye even more though was the bidder pushing him all the way. CODRIFTER had never bid on Bring a Trailer before. This was his first comment and his first bids. As you'd expect, it didn't take long before someone asked the question we were all thinking: Who is this guy?

To be fair, that's understandable. We've all seen enough auctions over the years to know that not every bidder is there for the right reasons.

In this case though, my spidey sense says everything was above board. I don't know the bidder, but nothing felt off. If anything, I'd be much more suspicious if this had been a first-time seller. Instead, the seller has a long history on BaT was active throughout the auction, uploaded more records, more videos, fixed a paint blemish during the sale, and answered just about every question that came his way.

Sometimes a new bidder is just that. A new bidder.

If you've ever wanted to own a Maybach, I'd argue this is probably the way to do it.

The original owner paid $213,650 for this car less than two years ago. Whoever buys it next is going to enjoy exactly the same massage seats, whisper quiet cabin, rear fridge and twin-turbo V8, but for a fraction of the price.

Luxury cars have always depreciated heavily, but few do it quite like a flagship Mercedes. It's brutal if you're the first owner. It's fantastic if you're the second.

This one has covered just 6,291 miles, has been serviced exclusively by Mercedes from new, still carries a transferable warranty, and is loaded with over $15,000 worth of factory options. In other words, it's about as close to buying a new Maybach as you can get without paying new Maybach money.

I know they're not for everyone, but if your goal is getting the most luxury per dollar, I'm not sure there's much out there that can compete.

The more I watch the market, the more I think these C55 AMGs are flying under the radar.

Everyone talks about the E39 M5, the E55 AMG or the C63 that followed. The C55 somehow gets forgotten, which I find strange because it has so much going for it.

It's compact, understated, and under the bonnet sits one of Mercedes' best engines, the naturally aspirated 5.4-litre M113 V8. No turbos. No complicated electronics. Just a big V8 that sounds fantastic and has earned a reputation for being one of AMG's most dependable engines.

This is also exactly the sort of example I'd want to buy. Just 56,000 miles, three owners from new, 24 service records over 21 years, and almost all of them carried out by Mercedes dealers. Then there's the colour. Mars Red suits the car so much better than the endless black, silver and grey examples that dominate the market.

Mercedes only built 1,299 C55s for the U.S., so they were never common. My guess is more enthusiasts are going to wake up to these over the next few years because they represent something AMG doesn't really build anymore. Simple, understated performance cars that were just as happy sitting in traffic as they were embarrassing much more expensive machinery.

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