Nothing too scary. So what’s the number?
--R Sent from iPhone > On Feb 3, 2018, at 9:40 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > wrote: > > So I’ve finished an exhaustive review with the owner of the issues/fixes this > car needs. I’ve created a list of the bad and the good: > > The bad: > > Lower engine harness needs rebuilding > ASR light is on > Hood ornament (missing) > Headlight wipers (missing?) > Hood pad (gone!) > Cowl/lower windshield seal (degraded) > Third brake light (missing?) > Driver’s seat leather (bolster worn) > Left rear quarter clear coat peeling > Rear windows non-functional (one dead, the other with a broken regulator) > Sunroof adjustment (left rear corner is low but seals) > Headliner sagging in rear > Radio volume control is intermittent > Inside rear view mirror dimming tab is broken off > Distributor insulator on right distributor is cracked/chipped > > The good: > > Southern car, no rust or corrosion > Body is very straight, never been wrecked or damaged > Nearly new tires > Full suspension rebuild w/shocks/struts/tie rod ends/all links and bushings > (OE parts) last year (about 2k ago) > Upper harness replaced > Timing chain and guides replaced 15k ago > Brakes replaced (all) around 10k ago > Full documentation on repairs and maintenance from date of original > delivery/purchase > Dealer and independent shop maintained on MB service schedule for the entire > life of the car > > None of this is significant, just a laundry list of almost all Martha sorts > of things. I’m sure there’s more that I’ll find once it arrives and I can > give it a serious once-over, but all in all it’s just a lot of piddly stuff. > The bones sounds pretty good and the provenance is spectacular. I saw the > pile of paperwork that comes with the car and it’s astonishing. They have a > full set of paper service manuals for it as well. Dang. I can’t wait to see > the VMI on this car…. > > Let the fun begin! > > -D > > _______________________________________ > 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