*If your mechanic says the high mileage car is crap, why bother?* Au contraire. Mechanic did a PPI and found nothing needs attention. He said that the extensive dealer service records show that the owner maintained everything by the book when driving 217k miles (25 k mpy). The underlying "issue" is how many well maintained miles can an ML 350 bluetec last before the engine or transmission fails?
On Sat, May 20, 2023 at 11:41 AM dan penoff.com via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Lower miles is almost always more desirable. Higher miles aren’t bad, but > far more likley to have a need for major service sooner than later. That > could easily wipe out any savings you get over the lower mileage car. > > If your mechanic says the high mileage car is crap, why bother? > > -D > > > On May 20, 2023, at 11:09 AM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > Not my words. Meant as a compliment, I suppose. > > > > Both are 2014. $12.5 vs. $10.5K > > > > The asking price on the 217k ML is non-negotiable. The other has already > > come down from $16.5K and is not local. > > > > > > On Sat, May 20, 2023 at 11:04 AM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < > > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > >> What years and prices on each? > >> > >> You will probably have to budget $2-3k/yr for maintenance if you are > >> paying someone to do it. Or if the engine kakks then it will either be > >> a write-off or will cost A LOT. I'm not sure how "34 service records" > >> and"perfect cosmetic and mechanical condition" correlates with "it was > >> driven like sh*t and maintained like sh*t" > >> > >> --FT > >> > >> On 5/20/23 10:41 AM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote: > >>> We are looking at two ML 350 Bluetec SUVs for possible purchase. One > >> is a > >>> single owner vehicle with 34 service records, no reported accidents, > all > >>> updates, and in perfect cosmetic and mechanical condition but with > >> 217,000 > >>> miles (!). As my mechanic said, "it was driven like sh*t and > maintained > >>> like sh*t." > >>> > >>> The second has 138,000 miles with one minor accident and three previous > >>> owners. Service history is less robust and there is one outstanding > >> issue > >>> with a "frozen rear ride sensor". It has a few more options than the > >> other > >>> ML (360 camera, panoramic roof, rear seat entertainment). > >>> > >>> The price difference is $2,000 higher for the ML 350 with 138,000 > miles. > >>> Each vehicle rides about the same with no obvious issues. > >>> > >>> We do not expect to put more than 6000 miles/year on the vehicle we > >>> purchase. > >>> > >>> How do I determine which is the better/less risky choice? > >>> _______________________________________ > >>> http://www.okiebenz.com > >>> > >>> To search list archiveshttp://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > >>> > >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > >>> > >> -- > >> --FT > >> _______________________________________ > >> 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
