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Originally Posted by Michael Kerley
You're going to get a great one, just wait for it. Like Mr. Paul said earlier, most of the asking prices are a bit optimistic. Two of our stable have come from private sales, and, in retrospect, I'm amazed how much personal chemistry between me and the sellers was part of the equations. Find the one you want and then work it out. I'll get heckled for saying this, but the seller you're after thinks of his car more as a living extension of himself than is normally considered healthy. More than selling price, he cares that the pet he no longer has room for is going to a good home.
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I agree about the private party sale.
I like to see how the owner keeps all his cars up...not just the one he's selling. If his other cars are kept in cosmetically poor condition, it's a good sign he's not too careful on keeping up with the maintenance, either.
I also like to see a full record of maintenance, and I require receipts. I'd like to take them at their word, but it's too much of a risk.
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Paul S.
2001 E430, Bourdeaux Red, Oyster interior.
79,200 miles.
1973 280SE 4.5, 170,000 miles. 568 Signal Red, Black MB Tex. "The Red Baron".
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