Hello,

Take a look at this one on Ebay. Is that a serious fluid leak in the pics!!

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Diesel-Lover
STABLEs STAR MEMBERS
190, 220-Missgreatly
E300D95-Smoothassilk

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1871458063

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Diesel-Lover
STABLEs STAR MEMBERS
190, 220-Missgreatly
E300D95-Smoothassilk

I can assure you it isn't as I am the one listing it. It was the air conditioning evaporator water from a SLK230.

That looks like a great vehicle. My 1998 is really a pleasure to drive, once I get past my preference for a manual transmission. I have owned mine for a year and had relatively little in the way of trouble, and no items that prevented the car from serving its purpose. I just had the transmission fluid/filter and power steering fluid changed (because I think there is a disconnect between MB's definition of "lifetime of the vehicle" fluids and what I consider or more accurately want the vehicle's lifetime to be) and look forward to running this car until it has half a million miles on it. Someone will be getting quite a nice vehicle.

Turbodiesel, how is it you are listing the car on E-Bay?

Jim

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Own:
1986 Euro 190E 2.3-16 (291,000 miles),
1998 E300D TurboDiesel, 231,000 miles -purchased with 45,000,
1988 300E 5-speed 252,000 miles,
1983 240D 4-speed, purchased w/136,000, now with 222,000 miles.
2009 ML320CDI Bluetec, 89,000 miles

Owned:
1971 220D (250,000 miles plus, sold to father-in-law),
1975 240D (245,000 miles - died of body rot),
1991 350SD (176,560 miles, weakest Benz I have owned),
1999 C230 Sport (45,400 miles),
1982 240D (321,000 miles, put to sleep)

It's a new company my partner and I have started. We list highline vehicles for dealers on eBay - http://www.onlineautolink.com

Way to go John - you had mentioned a while back (I seem to remember) that you were interested in getting into the car business.
Good luck with your venture.

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Jim

What a great idea for a business!

Too bad you're not here in California. I know a number of people who would use a service like yours.

Do you work on a flat fee, or do you get a percentage of the sales amount of the vehicle?

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Paul S.

2001 E430, Bourdeaux Red, Oyster interior.
79,200 miles.

1973 280SE 4.5, 170,000 miles. 568 Signal Red, Black MB Tex. "The Red Baron".

Flat fees. One fee to list, one fee if it sells

Thanks, Jim. It seems to really be taking off, if it keeps growing at it's current rate, I'll have a 99 E300 in notime

So the listing fee probably pays for your time, and the expense in creating the ad, pictures, replying to questions for buyers, yada yada yada.

This probably is good incentive for the seller in not asking for an exorbitantly high price and you not getting paid (should the car not sell).

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Paul S.

2001 E430, Bourdeaux Red, Oyster interior.
79,200 miles.

1973 280SE 4.5, 170,000 miles. 568 Signal Red, Black MB Tex. "The Red Baron".

Drove a 99 e300td yesterday, Oh my god is this a dream car or what!!!! Just a slight vibration at idle letting you know it was a diesel, actually stood in front of the car with the hood open and held a ten minute conversation with the seller without having to raise my voice. Now just have to figure out which is the easiest bank to rob the guy wants 32 for it Black on black with 29K on the clock. The ebay color will be much prefered, well wait and see.
BTW those are some very good shots what camera did you use???
Fareed