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Old Apr 16, 2016 | 03:57 AM
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Hey guys,

I'm thinking about buying this C55 with 120k km / 75k miles on it and I'm interested to hear if any of you W203 guys notice anything out of the ordinary, as I have only ever had a W208.

Looks like it needs a good clean, not sure what is going on with the cup holder and the rusted wheel / caliper doesn't look great .

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https://imgur.com/a/sz7Ja

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Old Apr 16, 2016 | 01:42 PM
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Only thing different I can see is the cup holder is different from the pop out US one.
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the steering wheel is on the wrong side. Other than that it looks good. Where is the rusty rusted wheel / caliper you speak of?
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Old Apr 18, 2016 | 08:28 AM
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the steering wheel is on the wrong side. Other than that it looks good. Where is the rusty rusted wheel / caliper you speak of?
Here is a link to an image album of all the photos: https://imgur.com/a/sz7Ja

The wheel / caliper is at the top. Any help is appreciated
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Originally Posted by homm
Here is a link to an image album of all the photos: https://imgur.com/a/sz7Ja

The wheel / caliper is at the top. Any help is appreciated
Wheel and caliper look good, just a bit of brake dust is all. Car looks nice.
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Wheel and caliper look good, just a bit of brake dust is all. Car looks nice.

Yeah I don't see anything but dirt.
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Yeah I don't see anything but dirt.
Plus, being aluminum, not possible. The hardware could rust, but looks good.
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Everything looks good to me; what's the little hump thing center on the dash?
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Okay thanks guys, only thing I noticed since I posted was what looks like a small leak from the valve cover:





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Everything looks good to me; what's the little hump thing center on the dash?
Okay cool, I think that's parktronic.
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It is parktronics and I bet there is a valve cover leak. there always is unless it has just be done.
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