If the car has been meticulously maintained and loved the way this owner represents, then, to the right person it is probably worth what he's asking. I'd sooner pay him $18K than a dealer on ebay half that for a pig in a poke which is what 95% of the cars there are. These cars are so easy to roll back that if you buy one with relatively low mileage without knowing its history first hand you can almost guarantee its been played with by someone.

I emailed the owner and he said the records clearly show the car's had fluid changes at 2-3X as often as the recommended 7500 mile interval with Mobil 1 for the past 10 years and prior to that with conventional oils at the same interval. If that's true the engine probably specs out at close to new for its overall condition. He's kept a log of every service and every tank of fuel since new and knows the mileage of every tank of fuel since 1988.

It's the kind of weekend cruiser that would take the place of a less practical toy like my 560SL and if I had the garage space for it I would give it strong consideration.

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Marty D.

2013 C300 4Matic
1984 BMW 733i
2013 Lincoln MKz