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yosshimura · #6 06-05-2002, 08:23 AM

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Originally posted by Champa
Well the other guys here have good points. The mechanis might be just as negleted as the outside dents, or they might not want to spend on fixing it. How old are those dents?
Also my father sometimes does work for friends or clients and he always gives them a detailed invoice, because nobody, even friends, will believe where all the $$$ go into. Perhaps you could call the mechanic and ask him to show you the invoices where he bought the parts, if he tell you they are in the trash. Then if he bought them at the dealer the dealer has a copy of this invoices.

By having the seller present, you can show them in their face what needs to be fixed, and you can use this as a barganing point. Also get a carfax report.

$7K is not that bad for a 300E, if nothing serious needs fixing the price is ok. I usually commpare the prices in NADA, Edmunds and KBB to the ones on the paper and come up with a fair idea of current local prices.

good luck

The dents have no surface rust on them, the paint is still there, not down to the metal, so it could be fresh.

Not sure if I posted b4, but I talked to Bill Ussery Mercedes Benz in Coral Gables and they said its $220 for the inspection. The guy was real helpful, even after I told him a 1991

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I am going to go see the car with a freind who is also mechanically inclined to get an unbiased opinion in general. I checked the prices and trade in is about $5800. So, I figure if I pay $7K + inspection ($220) + repair both dents/paint ($500), I can pick up the car for under $8K, unless something comes up in the inspection.

I have some questions about these pre purchase inspections, which I am going to search the archives and if no answer will post the questions on that subject.

thanks