1998 c43 with High Mileage
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1998 c43 with High Mileage
Hello, anybody has any advice if I should buy 1998 c43 with 230000 miles on it. Or it is already too much and not worth to buy
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1999 C43 AMG, 2005 E55 Wagon
I bought one with 238,000 miles and it now has 292,000, no real problems still a great car.
I bought another with 200k miles and it's been mostly great so far too. I've had to replace the water pump, idler pulley, and alternator on both cars. One car has had issues because my wife crashed it. The other one had a strange leak causing the interior to get wet. Otherwise, both cars were good.
It all depends on the price and what you know about the car. If it's got aftermarket rims on it and has been through 5 owners, it's a big risk. If it's been through 1 or 2 owners and neither of which was a punk teenager then it's probably ok.
Run the VIN through carfax.
C43's are very well built and are holding up really well in their age.
I bought another with 200k miles and it's been mostly great so far too. I've had to replace the water pump, idler pulley, and alternator on both cars. One car has had issues because my wife crashed it. The other one had a strange leak causing the interior to get wet. Otherwise, both cars were good.
It all depends on the price and what you know about the car. If it's got aftermarket rims on it and has been through 5 owners, it's a big risk. If it's been through 1 or 2 owners and neither of which was a punk teenager then it's probably ok.
Run the VIN through carfax.
C43's are very well built and are holding up really well in their age.
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If the vehicle has proof of regular maintenance, drives well, brakes straight and doesn't feel like anything is wrong with it, then I would go ahead. High mileage is not a problem with the 43. Poor or lack of maintenance is. Like Sulaco says if it has 2-3 owners and no punk teenager, that is also a sign that it has been well loved.
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Guys, thanks for the advice. Car had 3 owners and current one is very helpful with giving me all the info about the car he have. I drove the car yesterday it is shifting smoothly and ohh boy it still has acceleration. I will go for it now is just the price negotiations hopefully we can close the deal bay end of the week
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Ask if you can take off the side moldings on the doors. One screw on the inside of each door is all you need to remove them. Once the screw is off you just slide the molding towards the rear of the car. If there is no rust buy the car. If there is rust you will need to remove every bit of it and it will hold for a long time. I bought a 98 c43 and under these moldings there were a lot of rust. Although it looked REAL bad it was only surface rust. If you don't know how to do body and paint and there is rust there than you have a problem since it will cost you to have that fixed. You can use the rust to negotiate the price....
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1998 c43 with High Mileage
Originally Posted by speed43
Ask if you can take off the side moldings on the doors. One screw on the inside of each door is all you need to remove them. Once the screw is off you just slide the molding towards the rear of the car. If there is no rust buy the car. If there is rust you will need to remove every bit of it and it will hold for a long time. I bought a 98 c43 and under these moldings there were a lot of rust.
It should look like this
minus the mess.
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Originally Posted by speed43
Very nice, is that original, no work done?
