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Originally Posted by TwitchKitty
I've thought about buying a 600 several times. There is a lot of myth and speculation involved in the common knowledge of these cars. It doesn't make sense. If what people say is so then you could part one of these cars out and make a fortune. I don't think it is so.
These are enthusiast cars and if you are planning on paying a mechanic to work on it then you certainly will pay, dearly.
I have seen a couple go in the 2-3 thousand dollar range. I think I could buy an SL600 now for around $2k. What the hell? Drive it for a while and part it out if it pisses you off.
Sounds like the perfect car for that 5,543 sq mi parking lot that you call a state.
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They don't seem to be that terrible when kept up, I never thought I'd say this but compared to more recent cars they are now pretty simple.
MAF's are a bit spendy on them but they are on just about every Mercedes these days.
AFAIK the only repairs this car has needed was the flaky starter and it needed an EGR valve about 10 years ago, and a couple of window regulators. For some reason Mercedes can't build a good window regulator...
I plan on doing a lot myself and subbing out jobs I don't want to do anymore, like underneath stuff. Flex discs, motor mounts, transmission fluid changes etc. I hate crawling around under cars and now I can afford to pay someone else to have that kind of fun. Oil changes I'll still do though, even though on this car you have to remove an airbox to get to the filter, and it holds I think 10 quarts!