xpl0sive

here's a car i found just across the border from me. 2007 with 100k miles they are trying to get $21.9 for it

http://bellingham.craigslist.org/ctd/5435389327.html

DaveW68

As a point of reference, WPWH28 said that he purchased his 2007 S600 a little over a year ago....with an extended warranty included and just 30k miles for $23k. Now he obviously stole the car at that price as the owner must have been a complete idiot to let it go for that price. High mileage S-classes aren't even worth considering to anybody who knows anything about their history and cost of repairs....unless the car happens to already have a good warranty that comes with it.

xpl0sive

well i went ahead a bought it... now the fun begins... as an added bonus someone added the AMG 63 exhaust tips... yay

MrRat

It looks like a deal for $10k. If the transmission was already done then it's a deal. If it needs work then it could get expensive.

xpl0sive

no info on the trans... i figure at 130k miles it either been done or if it's held out for this long, it should be fine. I'll just change oil/filter if those are easily serviceable.

MrRat

I took a look at the S550s for sale in your area. All of the prices seem pretty high, assuming the actual transaction prices are that high, I think this will be highly profitable for you.
In fact when I want to sell my car in a few years, I think that's a great market to sell into.

xpl0sive

Yeah the current CAD/USD exchange rate is resulting in a higher CAD price here locally. On the other hand, local cars which can be exported to the US and sold for USD also result in higher returns, due to the favorable USD exchange rate

1bad540

Looks like the s63 fr bumper too.

xpl0sive

i think its got the sport package. It's got AMG sideskirts and the AMG bumper... i'm gonna pull the data card on it tonight when I get home... gotta get my EPC/Wis Net computer fired up

Mike5215

Doesn't look too bad at all. Should clean up well. Now don't go falling in love with the thing and holding on to it too long

xpl0sive

that's the thing. the miles are so high i can put another 20k on it and not hurt it's resale lol

Mike5215

Yeah for 10k you're not likely to get hurt. The tranny would be the main thing. Maybe do a service, see how the fluid looks/smells and how much metal is in the pan. I had one go on a 220, cost me $6k for a reman.

xpl0sive

yeah I already scheduled a service at a local Merc Indy for tranny service. They quoted me $350, which is very reasonable I feel.

Mike5215

Yeah, that's fair. I want to see the before/after pics on her!

KNBS550

That's not reasonable that's a bargain. $500-6000 is what and Indy-Dealer would charge in this area.

KNBS550

The odometer would need to be converted to MILES/HR to be sold in the US market right? How much would that cost?

KNBS550

Congrats! It'll be interesting to see how much you get for it selling in the States.

Jason B

Anymore pics of the rear? Hide tips actually look good.

xpl0sive

this particular car is originally from California. So the cluster is already in Miles... i'm actually screwing around with STAR trying to get it to show Kilometers... stupid 2007 cars don't have the option to swtich it from Miles to KM in the cluster...

xpl0sive

couple of pics from before I bought it... it's a lot cleaner now

Jason B

Very sharp! How much was that car again in US funds?

Atcpup

I've always liked that gray. I have the andorite gray which looks blue to me sometimes.

DaveW68

Just move the the US. Problem solved!

xpl0sive

well after playing around with DAS/Xentry I was able to figure out how to switch the cluster to KM. Great Success!
I changed the front rotors/brakes hoping to resolve the metal on metal scraping noise when driving. New brakes did not resolve the issue. After further examination I found that the front wheel bearings are shot... my next project... I called Mercedes, they want $500 per side for new hubs, they dont sell wheel bearings separate. I will try to either find an aftermarket bearing kit or piece it together myself. certainly not spending $500 on new hubs when the only issue are $10 bearings.

xpl0sive

Took a bit of digging around, but I was able to come up with the parts required to replace the front wheel bearings. No one seems to make a kit that fits the S550. The only kit i was able to find with a part number 230 330 03 25MY was for E/CLS/SL. It even listed that it fits an S63, but not the S550. Could be a mistake, I don't know. I checked the part numbers for the actual hubs for the E/CLS/SL and compared them to the S/CL hubs and they are different...

Anyway, the bearings that I found that are supposed to fit are:
SKF BR32205 (outer bearing and race)
SKF 32008X (inner bearing and race)
0259971647 (seal) (Mercedes part number. It seems to cross reference to Beck Arnley 052-4069 or 052-4100. I ordered both to see which one is correct)

Now I have to wait till Monday to get all the parts... car going to sit with the front hubs taken apart until then