Haha yeah. So I went and picked this thing up. $450. Loading it was a
real experience with flat tires and blown struts and the front tires
turned a bit, it has about 2" of ground clearance, but Billy (the
seller, a really nice guy) helped me. The front struts are blown, had a
lot of epoxy gooped around the tops and one air line was disconnected.
Rears are collapsed too. There was another used strut under the car and
some random exhaust bits and some other stuff, the dumbass PO was
apparently working on it. "Ran when parked." Billy said he was roaring
around in it when he started working on it then for some reason took off
to MN and got thrown in jail for some extended stay. The engine bay is
pretty clean, interior is pretty nice, body is straight but there are a
few small rust bubbles here and there. Front bumper fascia is off but
in the car, looks like there was some sort of parking lot bumper
altercation or something, maybe when the front collapsed. One wheel was
the spare, two tires were flat, the AMG wheels are chromed and that is
all corroded but they appear to be correct wheels so I guess they are
worth something. Couldn't get the trunk open, no key, battery dead.
The DPO's ex wife told Billy (who had it taking up space at the rent
house the DPO took off from) there was a key in the car hidden
somewhere, so I will dig around see if I can find it. I found a
youtuber vid to get the trunk open without a key or good battery so will
try that. No key, no title, "as is." If nothing else an S55 set of
bits are probably worth something or it could be an interesting project
or donor for something interesting. I suppose that engine would drop
easily into a 210.
OH NO!!!! I HAS BEEN DECEIVED!!!! It is a faux S55! The VIN sticker on
the trunk lid corresponds to a S430, perhaps sometime in the car's long
and storied life someone rebadged it with S55 ebay badges. Too funny.
But running the VIN does say it has AMG bits
772 AMG STYLING PACKAGE-FRONT SPOILER, SIDE SKIRT
774 SHELL MODIFICATION FOR AMG-WHEELS
792 AMG-WHEELS 8X18 SQUEEZE-IN DEPTH 31 235/40 (S210)
The exhaust looks like AMG stuff though, who knows. Kleb can you run
the VIN, WDBNG70J0YA090130 see what history might pop up? I'll have to
look at the other VINs see what they say, maybe this was a replacement
trunk or something.
*Brand* MERCEDES-BENZ
*ManufacturerId* 553
*Catalog* MB201810
*Model* 220.170
*Name* S 430
*ImageUrl*
*Date* 16.11.1999
*Actual*
*Fin* WDB2201701A090130
*Vin* WDBNG70J0YA090130
*Market* North America
*Lights* BOSCH
*Description* Sedan S Long United States
*VehicleClass* Passanger
*Aggregates* M - engine: 113941 30 147605 113.941 M 113 E43 GASOLINE
ENGINE GA - Automatic : 722632 01 857903 722.632 W 5 A 580 AT 5-SPEED
S430/L (W220) (M113.941)
*Capacity*
4265.59cc | 260.30c In
*Cyl*
V8
*Bore*
89.900mm | 3.5394"
*Stroke*
84.000mm | 3.3071"
*Fuel*
Petrol
Do you think I can get my money back?
OK so maybe I can build a 430 hot rod...
--FT
On 12/3/19 4:43 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote:
Agreed. Even if it was an E55.
-D
On Dec 3, 2019, at 4:42 PM, Clay Monroe via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com>
wrote:
I would run screaming from any W220. The one I had was all manner of trouble,
and it was a 2002. The teething issues on a 2000 would scare me.
Ask Don though
clay
On Dec 3, 2019, at 9:06 AM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com>
wrote:
So YOU could buy this S55...
--FT
On 12/3/19 11:45 AM, Jim Cathey wrote:
In WA there is a process involving a registered letter that you send to the
last owner of record. If it comes back (no forwarding address) the licensing
agent opens the envelope and takes out the State form, and the re-titling
proceeds from there. That's what I did for the Frankenheap. Cost me one
letter and some paperwork, and of course some time and money. This is
for an abandoned car.
Talk to your State DOL.
-- Jim
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