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sent you a PM..no response yet

Oh, sorry, missed the alert in my email, reply sent, thanks!

Have you sold this car yet?

Not yet, been extremely close a few times in the past month however

How is it possible that this car hasn't sold?

Its in Hawaii...

Yep, somewhat of an issue being on a remote island...

Anyways, BUMP, keeping it alive, open to offers guys!

I was thinking that maybe something else may be the problem. If I was going to buy the car, it would not be the shipping cost that would deter me. It would be the work and hassle of getting it to pass a tailpipe test. I know this was discussed earlier, but if there was a way to confirm that the car would pass the smog test, you may get the car sold. It is a desirable car, but I wouldn't want to go through the emissions hassle.

Can I verify if it would pass a smog test as it is now? No. Only because I know the Cat is hollowed out and there's no testing facilities in Hawaii.
It was converted over to US spec exhaust, all that would be needed to get her just the same as all the other 500E's running around the mainland is replacing the Cat, once that's done it'll be the same running gear as all the rest.
It had her conversion done in CA, she passed everything up there to get her federalized, once she was here her Cat was hollowed out.
That's the best I can do.

Brodie, I've got 6500 burning a hole in my pocket......:mickey:

That's part of the problem for anyone knowledgeable enough with dealing with these vehicles. At this point, flipping the converters and stating it would pass does not say that something else could be wrong to prevent it from passing. Currently, I am dealing with the dreaded check engine light with my 500 SEL (similar engine and vintage), and I am getting into things that I would have never thought possible to get things to the point where the light would turn off and there would be no error codes in the system.

This is worse since you will not be able to get registration without passing the tailpipe test. This is a grey market car, which makes predicticting issues worse. There are very, very few of these around. Even worse is California now requires all older cars to pass the 1996 requirements when replacing converters. You would run into problems using unmodified versions of the converters this car was federalized with in California. This could turn into a real can of worms.

If there was anyway of correcting this presale, I think you would have this car sold. It is a very desirable car. The 500 E was always one of my favorites, and the chance to own one that can compare to the Hammer would be great. If I was in the market, I would not want to risk the tailpipe issues. That would make me shy away from the car, even though everything else is right about the vehicle.

Hope you can sell it shortly.

Passing a smog test is only of concern in certain states, and sometimes only in certain counties of certain states. If you want to register the car in California, then yes, this will be a hassle. But for someone living in Idaho, it's a non-issue... there is no smog test of any kind, at least in the county I live in. Shame it's out of my price range, I wouldn't mind a second .036 in the garage...

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Sweet Jesus, how big is your garage?

ROTFL! Actually it's tiny... with two W124 sedans parked inside, the doors won't fully open, and you have to exit the car sideways. But I do have a separate workshop with room for a couple additional cars. If I got another .036, one of my current cars would have to go bye-bye... anyone want a mechanically near-flawless 2.5 turbodiesel?

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There are smog exempt counties in CA... Just need to look for them. :D



Cats are cheap here in CA, just need to know the right people. We put a cat on a friends 300E for about $150, and it passed CA smog just fine.