I too hope you aren't wrong. I've since been thinking about that locally available 500SEL. I don't have the spare cash, but I might be able to sell off some valuable stuff I haven't touched for years to raise the funds.

Your S320 purchase for your friend sounds just like every eBay story out there. The cars are never exactly as represented online. Quite a shame in my opinion, considering eBay has an awesome inventory of just about any vehicle ever made.

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1999 Mercedes-Benz S600, 103K miles - garage queen
1988 Mercedes-Benz 560SEL, 89K miles - daily driver
2007 Hyundai Sonata Limited, 31K - daily driver