Hard to go wrong at that price. If a W140 looked a little less like a severely bloated 124, I'd be all over it. I just cannot stand the looks. It does have silver going for it, which I think is the best color for a car in a hot climate.
------------- Max Charleston SC On Tue, May 5, 2015 at 9:50 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > Saw this S600 on CL and called the owner: > > http://tampa.craigslist.org/pnl/cto/5003989855.html > > It's being advertised by a friend of the owner, who sounds to be older > than dirt and a bit of a Luddite (I'm not criticizing, just laying out the > situation.) > > Second owner, 187k, uses an independent to service it. From the sounds of > things, the independent has kids in college or several boat payments he has > to make. I say that because the owner has done things like replace all the > injectors, all of the coil packs, etc. based on his mechanic's > recommendations. > > All service records from both owners. > > The CL lister is a friend who runs a detailing service. He's telling me > there's some paint fade but the clear coat is intact. The owner says > everything works on the car but the antenna. > > The transmission has not been rebuilt as the ad states, but it was > shifting poorly on the 3-4 upshift and the owner said his mechanic replaced > the filter and fluid. Based on the amount he quoted for the repair it sound > like the electronics at the valve body that commonly fails (I can't recall > what this is called right now) got replaced. He said "It shifts fine now." > > I don't know a whole lot more at this point, but I'm going to see the car > after work. I know all the usual W140 stuff to check, but if anyone wants > to weigh in on M120 details I'm all ears, as well as on anything else they > might feel is pertinent. > > I'm a little scared of the M120, mainly because I'm unfamiliar with it. I > don't need a money pit. I'm hoping that 187k is as minor a concern on an > M120 as it would be for me on an M119. > > Thanks in advance, > > Dan > Sent from my iPad > _______________________________________ > 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
