Thread: looking at a few new to me cars- S430, E430, E320.
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Old 05-06-2017, 12:36 AM
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Originally Posted by wolf_walker View Post
At the age of those cars I'd be afraid I was buying a new set of unknown problems on a car that is I would assume much less friendly to service and repair. Not guaranteed or anything, but you never know. Service history, PPI, etc, etc. I bet you could get a rebuilt trans shipped up from the states for $3K or little less, fwiw.
I was thinking about the trans. By the time customs is paid, etc, I'm looking at $5500 cad. I can get some fairly decent cars for that money...
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