Shall i buy this red w124 1993 e320 convertible?

[Setanta]

Have you ever worked for one of the big London auction houses? Your style seems familiar.

Nope.

Just an homage to the drivel that you see in the adverts across carandclassic, Octane, MB Enthusiast etc

 

[rickw]

Air con never worked properly - tends to blow hot when set to cold. He just suggested turning the vents off. Remote locking also never worked although to be fair it was not in the description - i.e. it didn't claim to have working remote locking.

 

[S9KSY]

Air con never worked properly He just suggested turning the vents off

You obviously accepted his suggestion.
Did you try to get him to fix it "properly"?
The reason I am asking is to see if his 3 months warranty is worth the paper it is written on. As I say, I may end up buying from him and would like to see if the high prices are justified.

 

[rickw]

You obviously accepted his suggestion.
Did you try to get him to fix it "properly"?
The reason I am asking is to see if his 3 months warranty is worth the paper it is written on. As I say, I may end up buying from him and would like to see if the high prices are justified.

I did contact him again expressing disappointment in his response - along the lines that buyers may as well save 50% and buy elsewhere if the car isn't going to be working properly. He suggested I discuss it with his garage. Although by the time I got to see his (very nice and helpful garage) people the wipers and windows had stopped working but the air con was running OK - it is an intermittant problem. So they fixed the wipers and windows - just a fuse issue. Of course you'll need to make your own decision but I think I would save several thousand £s and buy elsewhere.

 

[S9KSY]

I think I would save several thousand £s and buy elsewhere.

Thanks.
If you pay premium money, you expect premium service and 100% peace of mind.
Some businesses may save a bit of hassel by brushing off a customer. But, other customers who hear about it will then be thinking twice before paying them their premium.

 

[Setanta]

Air con never worked properly - tends to blow hot when set to cold. He just suggested turning the vents off. Remote locking also never worked although to be fair it was not in the description - i.e. it didn't claim to have working remote locking.

I had that with a bloke once who was selling an 8 series. I asked about the sunroof. "No, does not work so I did not list in the advert since as far as I am concerned, it does not have a sunroof".

Yes, whatever.

If the car was sold with Option X or feature Y, then it has it and the expectation is that, unless stated otherwise, it works.

What an absolute joke.