http://www.autotrader.com/fyc/vdp.jsp?car_id=216338232&dealer_id=620359&car_year=2002&num_records=25&search_type=both&make=MB&keywordsfyc=&distance=0&model=S430&transmission=&address=06460&make2=&certified=&advanced=&default_sort=priceDESC&max_mileage=&max_price=20000&sort_type=mileageDESC&min_price=&body_code=0&end_year=2008&color=&keywordsrep=&start_year=1998&drive=&engine=&style_flag=1&doors=&fuel=&cardist=368


That W220 looks pretty good for that mileage, looks like it has a lot of life left in it too...

__________________
1999 SL500
1969 280SE
2023 Ram 1500
2007 Tiara 3200

About 1200 miles a week... (is that correct?)

Traveling salesman or misprint?

__________________
'07 Yukon 2500
'13 Subaru Outback 3.6R
'13 Orbea Carpe 9-speed

Currently Benzless
Formerly: 300TD, S600, E55, 560SEL

---= The forest breathes, listen.
-Native American elder

Not a missprint, look at the picture of the speedo...

__________________
1999 SL500
1969 280SE
2023 Ram 1500
2007 Tiara 3200

That's either 56,000 miles per year, OR the computer malfunctioned because "they" decided to change to Daylight Savings time 3 weeks early.

__________________
Closing the store
Benzbonz.biz on your smart phone or tablet.

As I write this, my buddy's 2006 S500 sits on its bump stops, courtesy of the AirMatic having very little Air, and even less Matic.

Today!
I put on a pair of brake pad's I bought from those guys.

(sorry Phil-Roy e.t. all... I feel like a cad...)

__________________
-Marty

1986 300E 220,000 miles+ transmission impossible
(Now waiting under a bridge in order to become one)

Reading your M103 duty cycle:
http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/831799-post13.html
http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/831807-post14.html

It all depends on the car. I know of a 2003 S600 thats having its issues right now because preventative maintainence wasnt performed on time. Other than it not running well, its in great shape. Interior, body, paint, wheels are all in perfect shape.

Hat, I think their quality was a bit on the questionable side for a while, but as of late, I think its come back. They were, are, and will certainly be great cars.



On a side note, I got into a talk with one of my friends about cars. He admits his Acura doesnt have the same feeling of a soul that all of my cars do. He admits that there is a connection to the car that you get when you drive it, that he just doesnt get with his Acura.

__________________
-Justin

91 560 SEC AMG - other dogs dd
01 Honda S2000 - dogs dd
07 MB ML320 CDI - dd
16 Lexus IS250 - wifes dd

it's automatic.

Look at the gas and brake pedals. Worn out. But the steering wheel looks great. Must have changed it in the last 100,000 or so, eh?

__________________
Thank You!
Fred
2009 ML350
2004 SL600
2004 SL500
1996 SL600
2002 SLK32
2005 CLK320 cabrio
2003 ML350
1997 C280 Sport

Check out the new Consumer Report car edition. It shows MB at the bottom of everything.

That may be true. Although most people on this forum and other MB forums will claim that Consumer Reports surveying technique is unfair in most respects and completely biased.

However Mercedes-Benz throughout the '80s and early '90s dominated all standings in both Consumer Reports and JD Powers by offering the most satisfying ownership experience of any car made for their time. Even at their exorbitant (much more so than today) pricing levels.

My brother used to lease Audis and MB. His last MB actually spent more time in the shop in Austin than on the road. He told me that the repair history computer printout on his last MB was 13 ft. long. He has an Avalon now and says that is so much better than an MB as to make no odds.

for that mileage they're insane to be asking that price. I almost picked up a 2000 S430 for much less than that with 120K on it.

__________________


1980 500SE/AMG Euro
1981 500SEL Euro
1982 380SEL
1983 300TD
1983 500SEC/AMG Euro
1984 500SEC
1984 300TD Euro
1986 190E 2.3-16
1986 190E 2.3
1987 300D
1997 C36 AMG
2003 C320T 4matic

past: 1969 280SE 4.5 | 1978 240D | 1978 300D | 1981 300SD | 1981 300SD | 1982 300CD | 1983 300CD | 1983 300SD | 1983 380SEC | 1984 300D | 1984 300D | 1984 300TD | 1984 500SEL | 1984 300SD | 1985 300D | 1986 300E | 1986 560SEL | 1986 560SEL/Carat | 1987 560SEC | 1991 300D 2.5 | 2006 R350

Agreed. I wouldn't pay half what they're asking.

By comparison, look at the S600 Sedan with 85K miles for 18K at the bottom right of this listing while this one with almost 300K is asking 17K.

Hard to understand the thinking.

Yeah with that mileage I'd be thinking half that price.

__________________
1999 SL500
1969 280SE
2023 Ram 1500
2007 Tiara 3200

I used to see A LOT of these high mileage W220's when I was a service writer at MB. They were mostly airport limos or executive taxis.. that sorta thing. Don't kid yourselves, the upkeep is serious $$$. Logically speaking, any car with a decent chassis can rack up the infinite miles as long as everything else is replaced... does that make it reliable?

__________________
----------------------------------