1988 560SEC Inspected - Benzworld.org

Twitch · 01-08-2003, 07:48 PM

Hi guys, just got the inspection done on a 1988 560SEC with 158 000km on it. The guy wants 15 400$CND for it. The inspection was made at a MB dealership

1. Engine is burning up oil, cylinders 3 and 7 have oily spark plugs
2. Brake line and fuel lines all rusted
3. A/C compressor seize
4. 2 Front ball joint need replacing
5. Full valve job need to be done
6. Replace spark plugs, air filter etc
7. Distributor cap ignition connector 6 rusted inside
8. Very small leak from crank seal and from tranny
9. Rear supension level control valve link seize and noizy.
10. other stuff like brakes, disc

Total cost for the PARTS to fix all of this: 4591.14$CND[xx(].
Another 4000$ or 5000$ for labor :10 000$CND!!!

Estimated car trade-in value by only looking at the year model and mileage: 3000$-3500CND$

So I think private party value should be around 5000$ max

The guys selling this for 15 400$CND!!
I'm gonna talk to this guy tomorrow[:(!]

Supercharged SEC · 01-08-2003, 08:27 PM

Twitch,

Hold out for a Euro Model 560 SEC. You should be able to find them in Canada. Make sure it is in good shape too. The 560 SEC is very expensive to get right.

Twitch · 01-08-2003, 09:54 PM

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Twitch,

Hold out for a Euro Model 560 SEC. You should be able to find them in Canada. Make sure it is in good shape too. The 560 SEC is very expensive to get right.

Yea, I'd love to buy a 560SEC Euro Spec (300HP[}:)]), but I don't know where to find one. Plus, I know a guy who just imported 3 MB from Germany, in that bunch, there's a 380SEC Euro but the cargo was seized by the government because they found cocaine in some of the other cargo shipements. So they seized everything at the port. Still waiting for everything to clear out. Let's just hope that the trunk of the car wasn't fill with 10kg of white powder[:0]
Anyways, I'm gonna have a little chat with the guy who wants to sell this 88 560SEC for 15 000$CND[:(!]