Believe this?

[Ian B Walker]

Well I for one dont. 51k miles and look at the drivers backrest and the shiney steering wheel. Well clocked.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Mercedes-Benz...oryZ9855QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

 

[timmy]

Looks like a whole lotta trouble to me. Window smashed suggests its had some fowl play, and also it 'needs to be towed away' .

 

[nick mercedes]

"..the car will need to be towed away "

the kiss of death...

 

[grober]

Just to let everyone know..the car will need to be towed away as it has not been started for a couple of months, it is not starting at the moment* £1500 reserve not met What an optimist!

 

[ADY1983]

That is one shiney steering wheel... , and they could have atleast dragged it out the hedge..

 

[Shude]

It's simply not possible to tell from a couple of matchbox-sized pics and a poor description. You could inspect the car, verify the mileage and possibly get a genuinely overlooked bargain.

 

[Will]

I must admit, it doesn't look good - but *if* the mileage was genuine (with very substantial history to prove it) it could be worth restoring from that point of view.

Not saying I'd personally want it with a broken window, no MOT and not running, but someone will.

Could be worth anything upto £5K+ if it was genuine, running, MOTd and in a tidy condition

Will

 

[fatherpierre]

To be fair, the whole interior pictured shines, so could be just an enthusiastic valet.

That mileage on a car of that age isn't a huge plus point anyway. They need to be used!

I bet the only paperwork to "prove" its mileage are a few old MOTs, that mean nothing.

 

[GazCaff]

I like the way all the digits on the mileometer line up - not.

 

[Sp!ke]

It seems to have a leather sportsline steering wheel... these tend to be shiney unlike the standard dimpled ones. The wear on the bolster looks about right for 51k IMO.

I wouldnt write it off just yet, It may well be a genuine car.

 

[neilrr]

I's a well optioned car: full leather, heated, electric seats, Climate Control (is that AC? Saw one listing where the bloke called the 2 adjustable freah air vents in the centre of the dash 'climate control!'), sunroof, OTG, fire extinguisher & probably more. Everything was an expensive option back then, even on these.

I've owned 5 cars with those seats & I can't tell anything from those pictures, though strangely there seems to be some wear (might just be glare) on the panel facing the door by the piping.

That window is a thieves' preferred access point or the cheapest way to get in a car if youv'e lost the keys - about a tenner at the scrappy & an hours work.

It's worth investigating further.

 

[AlexR]

Shame about the parking....

 

[R3ch]

less than 3K miles each year? impossible.

 

[Will]

less than 3K miles each year? impossible.

Not at all

Some people bought these cars to originally cherish - I've seen a 2.3 for sale with a genuine 12K miles from new a while back

Will

 

[Doodle]

Indeed, before I took over the C250, it had done 24k in 8 years.

 

[jaymanek]

It seems to have a leather sportsline steering wheel... these tend to be shiney unlike the standard dimpled ones. The wear on the bolster looks about right for 51k IMO.

I wouldnt write it off just yet, It may well be a genuine car.

I agree, I wreckon it could well be a bargain.. anyone in hertfordshire??!

 

[Dieselman]

I agree, I wreckon it could well be a bargain.. anyone in hertfordshire??!

I agree.

 

[janner]

I agree, I wreckon it could well be a bargain.. anyone in hertfordshire??!

It could be but I'd prefer it if the picture was taken on the driveway of a nice house rather than in a field, smelling of pikie.