Nice to hear from you again and it's a shame the engine didn't work out for you. I can blame you for not liking the E. When I test drove an E55 with air suspension last year, I completely fell in love with it. Very comfortable, handles well and had a great engine. If I had money it would maybe even have ended up at my place. And it pretty much looked like the one you have posted, except that it was a pre face lifted one.

But at the end of the day it doesn't look very contemporary amongst the new Benzes, and is not a car to buy if you want a "new" car.

Either way congrats on your new ride and I hope that the manual works out for you and that you don't end up getting annoyed with it at a later stage.