[MBZ] CL E500 in Columbus

[andrew strasfogel]

This says a lot about high repair costs.  What was the YOUNGEST of these
beauties in the lot?

On 5/31/06, redghost <redghost at comcast.net> wrote:
>
> Driving home from the Pick and Pull the other day, I was just amazed at
> the number of new benz in third tier used car lots.  One fellow seems
> to have hit the lottery, with seven or eight C and E class right up
> front.  Even the last option lots have newer mercedes ready to sell.
> Did that many benz come off lease and fail to be able to qualify for
> StarMark?
>
> On Tuesday, May 30, 2006, at 05:58 AM, andrew strasfogel wrote:
>
> > That's the annual maintenance cost when out of warranty.
> >
> > My friend's "new" dealer-maintained 1999 55K miles black/charcoal E320
> > already has two lights out in his first week of his ownership.
> > Fortunately,
> > it has a 30 day warranty from EuroMotorcars.  Has anyone else heard
> > horror
> > stories about this model?  I've been told that, no matter how well
> > maintained, they develop costly mechanical and electrical glitches.  I
> > am
> > not including the sunroof, which tilts, slides, exposes itself, and
> > does
> > other tricks until it breaks ($2,500).  I drove it around Sunday and
> > thought
> > sure, this is a very nice car with lots of bells and whistles compared
> > to my
> > 300TD, but I don't think it is worth the costly repairs that will
> > surely
> > follow...
> >
> > 1983 300TD and 1985 300CD (both "KISS" cars)
> >
> > On 5/29/06, LT Don <don.benz at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> But he did say, "Excellent condition E500 with approximately
> >> $49,000."  Is
> >> that what is required to keep it on the road, in maintenance costs?
> >>
> >> On 5/29/06, Sunil Hari <sunilhari at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> course, he doesn't list the year, mileage, or the fact that it's
> >>> going
> >> to
> >>> suck.
> >>>
> >>> On 5/29/06, Rick Knoble <rickknoble at hotmail.com> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>> Not cheap.
> >>>> http://columbus.craigslist.org/car/165837940.html
> >>>>
> >>>> No affiliation, ect.
> >>>> Rick Knoble
> >>>> '85 300 CD
> >>>> '87 190 DT
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> >>>
> >>>
> >>> --
> >>> Sunil Hari
> >>> 1992 300D 2.5T - 286Kmi.
> >>> sunilhari at gmail.com
> >>> 513-205-7474
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> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >> "There're always enemies, George. Jesus had enemies."
> >> -- Tom Clancy, _Executive Orders_
> >>
> >> 1977 240D
> >> 1983 VW Quantum turbo diesel 5-speed
> >> 1972 Honda CB-500K motorcycle
> >>
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> --
> Clay
> Seattle Bioburner
>
> 1972 220D - Gump
> 1995 E300D - Cleo
> 1987 300SDL - POS - DOA
> The FSM would drive a Diesel Benz
>
>
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