Me too. Unfortunately, when a seller completely fails to mention the rattlecan paint job on the right rear quarter it's tough to know...
First impressions weren't bad, it had some dings and parking lot wounds that weren't deal killers. However, when I looked under the hood I could immediately tell the car had sat for long periods on a concrete slab. The aluminum parts on the engine were badly corroded. As I continued my walk around I got to see the right rear quarter, which was straight but the paint was so bad it was unbelievable. Someone had "repainted" a damaged section of the car with a rattle can, I believe. That pretty well ended it right there, and I told the seller that on the spot. I then looked at the door bottoms, and the front passenger side door was nearly rusted through behind the weatherstripping. Strangely, none of the other doors had all but the slightest bit of rest on them. Anyway, it was a "sins of omission" ad where the guy was truthful, but just didn't get into the description in as much depth as he should have. Oh, well. As I tell the spouse, you never know unless you look. <sigh> I'm going to email the guy in Spring Hill tonight with the S320 and make him a stupid offer ($5500). He's asking $6800 after the head gasket job, but WTF? I have nothing to lose, other than maybe offending a guy who I'll never see again...or maybe he's feeling generous... A 1998 S420 came back up on CL tonight in St. Pete. It was listed about a month ago and then disappeared. Here's something to think about when using CL: Screen shot any ads you're interested in. If they're taken down, there's no way to see them again. Google doesn't cache them often enough to go back and see them. At least that way you still have contact information if there was a phone number. The mail links still work after an ad is cancelled, too. Dan > On Mar 31, 2015, at 8:06 PM, Curly McLain <126die...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Murphy strikes again. I thought this one might be THE ONE! > > >> Thanks! >> >> Just got done looking at it. Cosmetics were rough, passenger door had lots >> of rust underneath. Owner didn't even know it. >> >> The search continues.... >> >> Dan >> > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
