anyone know this 500E on Ebay?
 

hope i'm not out of line posting this here. i have been thinking again about getting an e500/500e.
just asking, as miles are pretty decent and lots of detail shown..

ebay auction link

Below are a few things I noticed but overall a nicely advertised and properly represented car which looks good.

The exterior of the car looks really good as does the engine bay and the front headlights. The rear bumper looks like it's been pushed in, typically you can see a yellow foam peeking through the gaps on the corners and it isn't evident on this car (pic 036). In pic 41 you can see the rear bumper is slightly pulled out and the spare tire well has some dents in it but it doesn't look major.

You'll also note that on the passenger side front picture 16 (below the fog light) the plastic panel is missing which fills in the gap between the bumper and fenderwell. Not sure what the cause is but it's missing. It looks like it's missing on the other side as well but hard to say for sure.

What's odd is all of the leather on the seats look stretched including the back which doesn't coincide with the mileage of the car, but it's possible and may be due to heavier passengers. Also the drivers side leather looks tired, surprising considering the mileage although with only one picture it's hard to get a true grasp of it.

Problems found through inspection:
The only item listed which may not be as bad as it seems is the power steering pump leak. When I had an inspection done on my car I also was told the PS pump was leaking and it turned out it was the connecting hoses which were leaking. Definitely have a second opinion before spending $1K to fix it. Also the rear headrests typically have problems going down only if the rear sunshade isn't all the way down. So either the sunshade isn't down all the way or it isn't working properly and may need repair. Not sure what the cost is to repair that.

I'm impressed overall because the seller is not misrepresenting anything. You know ahead of time what is wrong and you can estimate how much it will cost to get it to where you want. Certainly may be worth investigating further with a Carfax and a personal inspection, especially if the price is right. :)