Thanks, Kaleb. I’ll get a VMI at the dealer today, as I need to swing by and pick up some parts I had ordered.
For the benefit of the list’s reading, the car’s last check in that showed mileage was in September of 2012, with 404k on the clock. It’s now four years later, meaning it’s probably got closer to 500k on the clock by now. This should be interesting. Dan > On May 26, 2016, at 8:57 AM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > There are no MB dealer service records on the carfax I sent you. Dealer > service records almost always show up on a carfax. > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On May 26, 2016, at 5:42 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> >> wrote: >> >> Ahh, validation. I thought Kaleb was going soft for a minute there. >> >> This is NOT a $1000 car. There is easily a two page list of stuff that it >> needs, and that’s not coming from a Martha/obsessive-compulsive point of >> view, either. Granted, individually none of it is significant, but >> collectively it’s pretty substantial. >> >> Combine that with the very limited and completely anecdotal information on >> its past and you’re taking it down a few more notches. >> >> I’m going to decline at $1000 and offer him $700. I’ll wait until late in >> the day to put additional pressure on him. I’ll have the cash ready to go >> so I can ratchet up the pressure as well. “I have the cash in hand and am >> ready to pick it up now." >> >> I’ve got to get a VMI from the dealer today, too. That will be telling if >> what he said about the OP is true. For the car to have mad it this far says >> something about how it has been cared for in the past. >> >> Dan >> >> >>> On May 25, 2016, at 10:47 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes >>> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>> >>> From what Dan described, $750 is fair, maybe even a tad generous given how >>> desperate the seller is. >>> >>> On Wed, May 25, 2016 at 9:42 PM, Max Dillon via Mercedes < >>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>> >>>> AC is the biggest possible problem, but may be cheap / easy. >>>> >>>> Rear window regulators could be a broken plastic slider, about $10 or less >>>> each side. >>>> >>>> Washer tank - heater coil leaking - there are o-rings that can be replaced. >>>> >>>> High mileage is also a down check, but it sounds like the engine is still >>>> solid. >>>> >>>> The rest you mention is very minor. >>>> -- >>>> Max Dillon >>>> Charleston SC >>>> '87 300TD >>>> '95 E300 >>>> _______________________________________ >>>> 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 >> >> >> _______________________________________ >> 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 > _______________________________________ 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
