This one has been listed for almost 30 days and just chatted with him and he is going to take close up pictures of lots of stuff for me tonight. Anyone in South Carolina near Charleston that can check it out?
http://charleston.craigslist.org/cto/5888491675.html On Tue, Dec 20, 2016 at 12:57 PM, Kyle Arola <kylearola1...@gmail.com> wrote: > We are planning on getting a prepurchase inspection for sure... I also > hope to pick everyones brain about the car we eventually decide on. > > Good info on what else to check/not worry so much about. I am going to > make a list of all this.. > > Kyle > > On Tue, Dec 20, 2016 at 12:44 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >> A prepurchase inspection is a must. Even if you go through a few hundred >> dollars to find the right car, it’s money well spent, especially since >> you’re relatively new to the marque. >> >> Fortunately these cars aren’t terribly complex, so the things that will >> be most important t check are rust and rust. Door bottoms, bottom edge of >> the rear hatch, lower corners of rear window, jack points, etc., are all >> critical places to look for damage, and ones that you will use to rule out >> a potential addition to your garage. >> >> After that I would focus on systems such as the SLS (leveling) as parts >> of it are expensive to repair/replace. From there on out the rest are >> pretty easy to deal with and not deal breakers in most situations. Central >> locking is a piece of cake to troubleshoot and repair as are most >> electrical issues. ACC (automatic climate control) is also pretty >> straightforward and will most likely have you replacing leaking vacuum >> actuators, none of which are terribly expensive, maybe $50. >> >> Post your findings here if you talk to or check out a car - there are a >> lot of current and former W123 owners around with many years of experience. >> >> Dan >> >> >> >> > On Dec 20, 2016, at 12:23 PM, Kyle Arola via Mercedes < >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> > >> > I didnt think of that. I will attempt a phone call in a bit. If at all >> > possible I only really want to get one after I have someone that knows >> > their MB business checks it out with me. >> > >> >> >> _______________________________________ >> 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
