I have just been looking at a 1997/R C280 Sport (facelift model V6)
It was a nice spec car - grey leather, electric drivers seat etc etc
117K - MB history to 70K, some other garage for the last few services.
Nice colour combination, Azurite blue, grey leather, carbon trim etc.
A few things spoiled it:
Obviously has had its fair share of knocks over the years as a few panels have been painted. He admitted that it had a light N/S/F knock recently and had the bonnet, wing bumper etc repaired/replaced and painted. It also had a new tyre on this corner!
Fairly grubby, smoked in and a slight rip on the drivers doorcard.
Air Con was not working properly, ie, not blowing cold! You could just hear it cut in but it wasn't cold.
Obviously not been "cherished", needed a good service and the oil was grubby etc.
It had a strange sort of rattle coming from one of the engine ancilleries as the engine came to idle from revving, and as you first pulled away? No idea as to what it was - possibly power steering pump or one of the pullies/tensioners, around that area?
Was imported in 1998 and has had 4 owners (3 technically as he was on the V5 twice with his company names).
He wanted £6000 and dropped to £5500 but I didn't have the bottle and my gut feeling was not right. It does seem very cheap, but only if these repairs were not too expensive. Ie, fixing the air con and the rattle, along with a thorough service and a few miscellanious items, as well as anything I may have mixed could make it into a more expensive car, especially with 117K miles.
I just kept on saying to myself "a 1997/R Facelift C280 Sport, good options and £5500!"
If i budget £1000-1500 for repairs, it is still a fairly cheap car.
But...I went with my head and not my heart on this one and walked away.
So now for the mind games....
Should I have....?!!
Cheers,
Will
It was a nice spec car - grey leather, electric drivers seat etc etc
117K - MB history to 70K, some other garage for the last few services.
Nice colour combination, Azurite blue, grey leather, carbon trim etc.
A few things spoiled it:
Obviously has had its fair share of knocks over the years as a few panels have been painted. He admitted that it had a light N/S/F knock recently and had the bonnet, wing bumper etc repaired/replaced and painted. It also had a new tyre on this corner!
Fairly grubby, smoked in and a slight rip on the drivers doorcard.
Air Con was not working properly, ie, not blowing cold! You could just hear it cut in but it wasn't cold.
Obviously not been "cherished", needed a good service and the oil was grubby etc.
It had a strange sort of rattle coming from one of the engine ancilleries as the engine came to idle from revving, and as you first pulled away? No idea as to what it was - possibly power steering pump or one of the pullies/tensioners, around that area?
Was imported in 1998 and has had 4 owners (3 technically as he was on the V5 twice with his company names).
He wanted £6000 and dropped to £5500 but I didn't have the bottle and my gut feeling was not right. It does seem very cheap, but only if these repairs were not too expensive. Ie, fixing the air con and the rattle, along with a thorough service and a few miscellanious items, as well as anything I may have mixed could make it into a more expensive car, especially with 117K miles.
I just kept on saying to myself "a 1997/R Facelift C280 Sport, good options and £5500!"
If i budget £1000-1500 for repairs, it is still a fairly cheap car.
But...I went with my head and not my heart on this one and walked away.
So now for the mind games....
Should I have....?!!
Cheers,
Will