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Originally Posted by TX76513
Having a long term ownership in the S430 I found it to be a wonderful ride. Two areas that the buyer should examine
- Airmatic system. Make sure its up to snuff as repairs can get into the thousands on a neglected system. You can read about the N51 system in a search. I qualified shop can put the system through it paces - my local Indy refers to this as the "rodeo". If you see it happening you will understand the term.
- MB had most of this worked out before 2003 but plastic parts, seals, buttons had a deterioration problem. Look at steering wheel buttons, mirror gaskets, etc. Its tends to be an eyesore that cleaning wont resolve and they don't give away the small part$.
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Seeing as this will be a daily driver an a lot of not so nice conditions, I'm not terribly worried about cosmetics. I don't want holy rust, but seals not looking nice will be the least of my concern if they function properly.
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'87 300SDL
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