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Old 02-05-2014, 12:27 PM
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After having been through a similar situation when selling a car, I've decided to require the buyer obtain a pre-purchase mechanical inspection report from a mechanic of their choice. In addition, the Bill of Sale includes wording that says the car is being sold as is where is with no warranties express or implied and costs of all repairs are the purchaser's responsibility.

Purchasing a used automobile is a risk because, guess what? IT IS USED. The moment the new purchaser turns the key in the ignition, anything can go wrong. If a buyer doesn't understand this then perhaps they should go buy a NEW car with a NEW CAR warranty.
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I would not sell a car with problems knowingly undisclosed. However, once the transaction takes place, there will be NO redress from the buyer. Used car or anything, for that matter, can crap out the minutes you turn your back. No one wants it to happen but it does happen. This is the nature of the game and no one has a crystal ball.

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Old 02-05-2014, 03:22 PM
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Lots of very knowledgeable folks here to help with the tranny.
We all have bought used items that failed and new ones too. Welcome to the world of mass production.

Or you could buy a car with over $800 of OEM parts under the hood that wouldnt start for $100 to find the issue was a $.25 fuel line check valve too. Did I mention the almost brand new tires too ?
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Old 02-05-2014, 03:30 PM
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I would not sell a car with problems knowingly undisclosed. However, once the transaction takes place, there will be NO redress from the buyer. Used car or anything, for that matter, can crap out the minutes you turn your back. No one wants it to happen but it does happen. This is the nature of the game and no one has a crystal ball.
For sure, it is important for the seller to disclose all KNOWN issues. The problem is I am not an ASE master certified mechanic nor do I hold any certifications from Mercedes Benz. I may not know everything that is wrong/right with the car because (drum roll), I'm NOT A PROFESSIONAL MECHANIC.

Therefore, I will INSIST that a perspective buyer take the car to an ASE Master certified mechanic of his/her choice and receive a pre-inspection report prior to offering it to him/her for sale. This makes it a 'clean hands' deal in the buyer's mind. Even then, there are no guarantees that the car won't crap out two miles down the road. It is, after all, a mechanical device.
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Old 02-05-2014, 03:41 PM
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In this day and age, there are some hot headed psycho buyers out there who in the event of a perceived wrong, may decide to threaten you or your family. IT HAPPENS.

Many moons ago, I worked at a major national retailer's corporate headquarters. I noticed that they had armed security in the building that housed the corporate officers (President, VP, CEO, CFO, etc etc.). I asked why they had the armed guards; they said that on occasion a disgruntled purchaser would actually track down the heads of the company and make physical threats against them. These guys sold consumer goods like televisions and refrigerators. It was difficult for me to imagine someone making a threat to the President of the company over a refrigerator they had purchased at a store 1000 miles from corporate headquarters and yet it happened.

IMHO, it is best to sell your car through a consignment car lot rather than from your house or apartment. You could still instruct the consignment car lot to require the perspective buyer take the car to an independent mechanic and obtain a pre-inspection report. The car lot guys could drive it to the buyer's mechanic so you wouldn't have to worry about car theft. You may pay the consignment car lot a few nickels in commission but it may well be worth it in terms of your own personal safety.

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Old 02-05-2014, 06:09 PM
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My plan is to hoard my Mercedes! No need to worry about selling anything then ;-)
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Old 02-05-2014, 10:16 PM
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I think I should share this:

I live in Northern Vermont, where old cars go to turn into flakes of red.

I have to drive out some distance to replace them. My special car is 190d; I'm used to them and can spot a loser from a long way off by now.

My first one I bought in RI; about 250 miles away. I brought it home on a trailer. Forty miles after I put it on the road, on the way to the inspection station, the transmission failed. Same symptoms as yours. I bought a used transmission imported from Germany, and 900.00 later, was on the road.

Years pass. It gets too rusty for me. I find another one, about 200 miles away. The owner agrees to meet me half way. Forty miles from the meeting place, he loses his transmission. I bought it on the side of the road for $1000, which was $1800 off, and totally fair. (THe german transmission went right to work in the new car).

So my point is: you win some, you lose some. Horse trading is an old old tradition, and its how the game is played. And for the next time: any kind of anomaly in the trans has to be taken as a potential transmission failure in a 28 yr old Merc. IMHO the reason they have such a bad rap is that the level is so hard to read that people let them get low. The difference between too low and not too low is very little.
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Old 02-05-2014, 11:16 PM
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SEAWAY, points for you. No flames.

I can understand how one can feel when things change unexpectedly in a purchase.

Anyway, hope this passes on as an online misunderstanding.

Best to both the seller and buyer and best of luck !
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Old 02-06-2014, 02:20 AM
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Maybe they should be called driveable parts cars so every working feature is a bonus, not an expectation

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Old 02-06-2014, 03:56 AM
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That's also clever....

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Maybe they should be called driveable parts cars so every working feature is a bonus, not an expectation

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Drivable parts car, or, my strategic Merc parts reserve (for the coming day when suddenly there is a w124 parts drought)!

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