Last year a fellow member ask me to check a car he was interested in. He lives in Chicago and the car was in Orlando, a 1995 S500. I was impressed by how well it rode, the small turning radius and the power it had, also, they're big.
So early this week an ad pops up in my local CL for the same model black on black for $1,500, not 10 minutes from my place. So I figure... why not.
Expecting the worse I was pleasantly surprised with the condition of the car, interior is in great shape, leather's flawless, just some switches and a good deep cleaning needed. Everything works.
Engine was smooth but power was lacking a bit, my suspicion was a clogged cat and that was confirmed by my indie. The exterior has some expected dings and a poor rattle can paint job on the driver's side front fender. No biggie for me since the Carfax shows no accidents.
So I bought it and with my powers of negotiation honed by years in the car bidness, I got him down to $800 . Turns out the wife wanted nothing to do with it since she bought herself a 2005 S500 and the guy just wanted it gone, like yesterday.
So here it is, all torn up while do some deep cleaning/reconditioning. Paint correction sometime in the near future...
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So early this week an ad pops up in my local CL for the same model black on black for $1,500, not 10 minutes from my place. So I figure... why not.
Expecting the worse I was pleasantly surprised with the condition of the car, interior is in great shape, leather's flawless, just some switches and a good deep cleaning needed. Everything works.
Engine was smooth but power was lacking a bit, my suspicion was a clogged cat and that was confirmed by my indie. The exterior has some expected dings and a poor rattle can paint job on the driver's side front fender. No biggie for me since the Carfax shows no accidents.
So I bought it and with my powers of negotiation honed by years in the car bidness, I got him down to $800 . Turns out the wife wanted nothing to do with it since she bought herself a 2005 S500 and the guy just wanted it gone, like yesterday.
So here it is, all torn up while do some deep cleaning/reconditioning. Paint correction sometime in the near future...
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