Who has the Highest Mileage C43?
10-16-2009, 05:13 PM
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99'C43, 88'M5,01'H1
Who has the Highest Mileage C43?
I have a 99' C43 with 152k Miles! I don't consider this "HIGH" miles because I have owned and sold cars with well over 200k Miles. I know some on this forum consider "80k" miles High, but lets see who has some HIGH miles!!!
10-16-2009, 10:38 PM
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99'C43, 88'M5,01'H1
10-18-2009, 03:37 PM
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129k miles at the moment, i bought it july 2007 with 81K miles on it, and spent over $8K in maintenance but i do have a vary heavy foot, i m really really happy with it and would buy another one if i needed another car! just complitely in love with it! 
10-18-2009, 07:20 PM
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My C36 has 108k miles. Had it since 80k. Replaced water pump,plugs,wire harness. Gaskets done before purchase. Great daily driver. My Clk55 has 50k still a baby!
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10-22-2009, 08:00 PM
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99'C43, 88'M5,01'H1
Talk about encouraging!!!
This car inspires me to drive my baby everyday! This thing is still ticking @ 299k Miles. Very impressive I think!!!
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10-22-2009, 08:33 PM
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99'C43, 88'M5,01'H1
189k miles and counting!!!
10-23-2009, 02:55 AM
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1999 c43
mine has 118,000 but one of my customers has 280,000 miles on his and it still smokes the tires, we just replaced his front wheel bearings. mobile 1 every 7,500 miles, techron every third tank of gas. amg engines are built well!!!
11-07-2009, 12:31 PM
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1998 C43 White, 1998 C43 Black, 1983 300TD Red
Pushing 230k on my 1998. Rolled in a new timing chain last fall and replaced a cracked oil pump, and while I had the oil pan off I took a good look at the bores -- they all look brand new. It's astonishing. Driver's seat is worn out but the drivetrain looks like 50k.
11-07-2009, 04:33 PM
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Pushing 230k on my 1998. Rolled in a new timing chain last fall and replaced a cracked oil pump, and while I had the oil pan off I took a good look at the bores -- they all look brand new. It's astonishing. Driver's seat is worn out but the drivetrain looks like 50k.
11-07-2009, 08:47 PM
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1998 C43 White, 1998 C43 Black, 1983 300TD Red
you could probably try getting new seat covers from GAAH
11-08-2009, 02:41 AM
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Regular maintenance goes a long way on cars. This is the odometer of the last car I had for sale. I listed the car on a forum, and a bidding war broke out. The "winner" flew in to SoCal from New Mexico with cash and drove it home. Last time I heard from the owner, the car was still running in New Mexico. C43's are much better built than this car was.
11-11-2009, 10:40 PM
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Wow , that is a lot..
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98 C43, 86 Porsche 951, 98 Volvo S70 T5M
103K miles and it almost looks new. When I wax it from 5 feet away it looks brand new. You get closer and can see some rock chips and a ding on the air splitter, but thats about it. Interior is immaculate.
I'll buy Mercedes again. My Volvo of the same year at 120K looked nowhere near as good. These cares are built very, very well.
If I didn't need more room I'd have this car forever. However I need a bigger vehicle to haul kid stuff and I'm not selling the porsche.
The only maintenance I've done on the car in 3 years since 86K was to flush the tranny and radiator and change the oil. I'm working on spark plugs and brake pads right now. I've spend less maintenance on this car than any other car I've ever owned.
I'll buy Mercedes again. My Volvo of the same year at 120K looked nowhere near as good. These cares are built very, very well.
If I didn't need more room I'd have this car forever. However I need a bigger vehicle to haul kid stuff and I'm not selling the porsche.
The only maintenance I've done on the car in 3 years since 86K was to flush the tranny and radiator and change the oil. I'm working on spark plugs and brake pads right now. I've spend less maintenance on this car than any other car I've ever owned.
11-17-2009, 10:35 AM
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1998 C43 AMG, 95 Acura GSR , 97 Civic Hatch
Good to hear success stories!
103K miles and it almost looks new. When I wax it from 5 feet away it looks brand new. You get closer and can see some rock chips and a ding on the air splitter, but thats about it. Interior is immaculate.
I'll buy Mercedes again. My Volvo of the same year at 120K looked nowhere near as good. These cares are built very, very well.
If I didn't need more room I'd have this car forever. However I need a bigger vehicle to haul kid stuff and I'm not selling the porsche.
The only maintenance I've done on the car in 3 years since 86K was to flush the tranny and radiator and change the oil. I'm working on spark plugs and brake pads right now. I've spend less maintenance on this car than any other car I've ever owned.
I'll buy Mercedes again. My Volvo of the same year at 120K looked nowhere near as good. These cares are built very, very well.
If I didn't need more room I'd have this car forever. However I need a bigger vehicle to haul kid stuff and I'm not selling the porsche.
The only maintenance I've done on the car in 3 years since 86K was to flush the tranny and radiator and change the oil. I'm working on spark plugs and brake pads right now. I've spend less maintenance on this car than any other car I've ever owned.
