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Originally Posted by otto huber
Congratulations, it looks good and runs well too? Wow. I have a friend who tried one of those SLS conversion kits and was happy with it.
Rebuild the seats and you'll be very happy.
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Looks ok until you look closely at the right hand side. There is obvious misalignment on the body panels. There is good reason this car has a salvage title. On the other hand it has several CPO stickers on the car...
I asked Dick about the car when I too him out for lunch last week. He bought it in 2002, pretty much as is. The damage and the branded title were before his ownership. His mech inspected the car and told him to get it, I suspect it was offered at an attractive price, given the salvage/damage. He did tell me his longtime mechanic was disappointed that he didn't get the car, he (mech) had said the engine and transmission were in excellent condition. Dick used this as truck. He had a pair of W126 diesels that were in immaculate condition (617,603) as well. When he downsized from his big house with the 4 car garage he gave away his MBs to friends. He wanted to make sure that they went to "good" appreciative homes.
It was obvious on inspection that this car had not been cheaped out on. Much is new under the hood, belts, hoses, entire A/C system and hoses, radiator, etc. Even new Michelins and battery. Spare is new as well.
He told me he had his mechanic remove the SLS because it was dripping on the ground, and his friends complained he was leaving oil spots on their driveways.
Oh well, not a perfect car, but a very nice one to drive for the price of entry...... The more I drove it last week, the more comfortable I felt about it's condition. Certainly seems to be running well and showing the granite like reliability that the OM617s are famous for. Just need to get that sagging rear end fixed.....
Jim