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Johnhef 03-31-2009 12:24 AM

Time to say goodbye to my R350
 
It's been 39 months already! I enjoyed having this car for the past three years but I won't miss the payments! Many trips, good times and bad, (no police stops in this one!) but more surprisingly, it has escaped all the problems that plagued the early ML's and R's. Not once has the check engine light come on.

Today is it's last day in my fleet.

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y15...50/R350001.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y15...50/R350002.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y15...50/R350003.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y15...50/R350004.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y15...50/R350005.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y15...50/R350006.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y15...50/R350007.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y15...50/R350008.jpg

cmbdiesel 03-31-2009 12:27 AM

Think you'll be able to find something to drive to work? :D

SwampYankee 03-31-2009 08:10 AM

"Wash Me!" :D

Kuan 03-31-2009 09:12 AM

Buhbye! :) 40 months and only 26k miles? Someone is gonna get a good deal.

Mistress 03-31-2009 09:28 AM

wash it.....please.

Fulcrum525 03-31-2009 09:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mistress (Post 2155520)
wash it.....please.

At least the brake dust looks like its under control.

Dee8go 03-31-2009 10:08 AM

What do you think the leasing company will ask for that, John?

iwrock 03-31-2009 11:44 AM

That things got some monster truck tires on it....


Geez.

ILUVMILS 03-31-2009 12:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Johnhef (Post 2155348)
It's been 39 months already! I enjoyed having this car for the past three years but I won't miss the payments!

There are a lot more models available through the Master Lease Program now than when you got your R-Class. Does your dealer participate in the MLP?

DieselAddict 03-31-2009 12:55 PM

I take it this was a leased car. Did the lease require you to properly maintain the vehicle and if so, what are the consequences of not following the maintenance schedule? Just wondering as one day I might be looking to purchase a lease return.

Johnhef 03-31-2009 08:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mistress (Post 2155520)
wash it.....please.

I did. the day before, It rained since then ;) I realized of all my cars I've taken pictures of, I had none of this one so I snapped a few to remember it by :)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dee8go (Post 2155548)
What do you think the leasing company will ask for that, John?

They'll probably offer it to my dealership for 22-23K and we'll probabaly resell it in the upper 20's. I learned they were cleaning it and sending it for inspection today then putting it out on the lot without CPO'ing it. They will probably CPO it if a interested customer requests it.

Quote:

Originally Posted by iwrock (Post 2155645)
That things got some monster truck tires on it....

yeah stock wheels and tires were not so great shape with the upcoming winter months last fall, so what you see there is 4 - 9" rear wheels from a E350 with 4 matching GL 265's on them. I had 4 CLS front wheels on it last year with 245's which I think looked better :D

Quote:

Originally Posted by ILUVMILS (Post 2155684)
There are a lot more models available through the Master Lease Program now than when you got your R-Class. Does your dealer participate in the MLP?

Unfortunatly the MLP wasnt available when I got this. By the time it was, they wouldn't let me add it to this vehicle, I'd have to turn it in (losing money b/c the value of 251's dropped) and would have basically broke even when rolling the loss into a new vehicle on the MLP. Not worth it. Sticker on this one was 59K.... hahahaha!

Quote:

Originally Posted by DieselAddict (Post 2155733)
I take it this was a leased car. Did the lease require you to properly maintain the vehicle and if so, what are the consequences of not following the maintenance schedule? Just wondering as one day I might be looking to purchase a lease return.

I followed the flex counter in the cluster, but did the servicing on my own- no RO's which I thought was going to present a problem upon return, but I did fill out the maintenance booklet. When the inspector came out, he checked the book (and my printout from the FSS showing the oil changes), he said no problem, and signed off on it. You ar required to keep up with the services- it's in the contract and if you don't, there will be penalty fees upon vehicle return.

C280 Sport 03-31-2009 09:49 PM

What are you going to replace it with?

Johnhef 03-31-2009 10:33 PM

see the list of cars in my signature. pick one!

I want to strip the 500SEC parts car, transfer the interior to the 380SEC and sell it. Put the euro 380 engine in my 380SEL and get it on the road and replace the head on my 87 300D... i think in that order, I want the 300D to be the daily driver again.

TheDon 03-31-2009 10:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by iwrock (Post 2155645)
That things got some monster truck tires on it....


Geez.

I noticed that too .. lol

ImBroke 04-01-2009 05:57 AM

hello cheaper insurance rates. Thing looks like a shoebox, yuk. I couldnt' talk Deb into a CDI version of the R class.


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