I bought my E300TD, sight unseen, on ebay in Feb. The car is awesome. I wanted a southern vehicle because I live in Chicago. I had the vehicle inspected twice before "buying it now". One inspection was by ebay, which I found to be ineffective. Never use the ebay inspection service. Those people are idiots. The guy selling me the vehicle told me that the inspector did not do a thorough job of checking the mechanical parts. The cosmetics were only checked. Then I found out from our board where to get a reputable indy in north Virginia. I had the seller bring the vehicle to W.B. motors and they thoroughly inspected it. Nothing was wrong mechanically with the vehicle. I had the seller touch up the paint and pull a few "door dings" out. The car is very clean and no one believes it has 95,000 miles. I drove it from Virginia to Chicago non-stop and it ran great.

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Ed
-1984 Mercedes 190D 2.2 5-speed gray market(bought@30,000 miles) (Sold back to original owner@170,000 miles)
-1999 Mercedes E300DT (245,000 miles)
-1999 Mercedes S500 Grand Edition (80,000 miles)