I think that is a very good value. Dwight Giles Jr. Wickford RI
On May 22, 2018 10:59 AM, "Donald Snook via Mercedes" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > OK Don wrote: > > "Do you like it? It's a newer Mercedes, so you do need someone to work on > it, and it sounds like have him, so if the price is right, go for it." > > I like it so far. The only things I don't like are basically that it > isn't my 7 series. For example, the back seat is a lot smaller. But, the > back seat in almost any other car other than a BMW 7 series is going to be > smaller. I do like the power. That 5.0 engine feels pretty sweet. I like > the ride, I can't figure out half of the controls but that is just because > it is new to me. I like the fact that it is running and my BMW is sitting > in Oklahoma waiting for a water pump to arrive. My friend and mechanic has > serviced it for 10+ years. So, I know it has been maintained. It is > comfortable although quite a bit smaller than my car. I am surprised how > small it looks. But, it feels larger than it looks -- in a good way. The > only thing I have noticed is that it has a slight shimmy at 80-85 mph. I > think the tires need to be balanced. I like the fact that my mechanic > knows this car and its history. > > THe price? I'm not sure yet. He bought it from his customer (who has had > it for 10+ years) for $4000 because he she had some health problems and > needed some money. He was going to let his son drive it. He had to > replace the air shocks. That cost him almost $1000. So, he has $5000 in > it. I think he would sell it for what he has in it. That seems to be a > decent price. The fact that this one has service records so it is arguably > worth more. > > Don Snook > > _______________________________________ > 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