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Originally Posted by Hatterasguy
He won't let you do a ppi? my car was an "as is" sale to. Be carefull with "as is" W126's. How much blow-by does the 560 have? How does the oil look? Pull a spark plug or two and see how they look.
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I've already inspected that and believe it or not, nothing looks bad in there, though that engine bay is dirty!! I have inspected all the things I am capable of inspecting. In fact, I used your car as an example when explaining how neglected 126s can end up costing too much.
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Originally Posted by afmcorp
it's no skin off the man's nose to let you have a ppi. the fact that he won't has to be the biggest red flag yet. frankly speaking the only thing i've read so far are negatives. there really hasn't be anything positive except items that are "not too bad"
i'd walk and keep looking. unless you are in dire straits for another vehicle there are better vehicles with not much more of an asking price out there to be had.
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Maybe I wasn't specific, but he said that I can bring a mechanic over there, but that he has no provision to let me take the car to a mechanic's shop as he has never had anyone make such a demand on any of the cars he has sold. This guy runs a small used car lot that normally sells cars priced under $2,000. He just came across this one at auction and purchased it. It was traded in at a dealership. I'm not desperate for a car at all, I actually have too many. Thank God my insurance is all free or else I wouldn't be able to keep all these cars with full coverage. Believe me, I will think about it before I buy. However I am glad that this situation has allowed me to educate the man on these cars. He is so ignorant about them that he didn't even know the car had a reclining rear seat! He also couldn't believe the prices I was giving him for the repairs of certain things in the car. Comments such as "I didn't know anything in a car can cost that much to fix" kept on coming out of his mouth during our conversations. I know he will end up selling it even if I pass on it. Some moron who wants the prestige of the three pointed star will probably just buy it and then re-sell it after the repairs drive him/her into bankruptcy! HAHAHA