beaghost

Still looking for a W204. I drove a 2016 W205 and while the tech was really good, the sound is just not the same, which I just couldn't get past. I just really enjoy the more "raw" feeling of the W204.

It's been really difficult finding anything around me and it seems the Marketplace here doesn't have a lot of posts except for Wanted ones. If anyone is thinking of selling, feel free to reach out to me as I'm ready to buy if the right vehicle comes around.

jibbin4giggles

I just got this exact car Sunday from them!! Now I'm doubting the purchase, I'm curious if they ended up fixing anything or just pawned it off onto someone else (me) The r/f wheel does have the littlest of rash on it, and the rear bumper looks as if they used white out as touch up paint.

Shawn_507

They probably didn't fix anything considering they took the car back from the OP when he requested for the items to be fixed

beaghost

I doubt they fixed anything...you can see the list of items that were found by the Mercedes dealer that did my PPI. According to Carvana, they only fix things that are broken which is why they were only willing to give me $110 to fix the wheel. It's up to you to decide based on information provided but I did a hard pass on this given the cost and will never do business with them again. The fact they won't even ensure the car has most recent service is what bothers me most. On the rear passenger side above where you see the touch up on the bumper, you can see paint peeling on the seem of the rear quarter which was repainted and repainted badly according to dealer - you can see tiny bubbles under the paint on the panel - I was worried it might degrade over time vs the factory paint.

Also, in speaking directly with another Carvana employee their 150 point inspection is a 15 minute review of the car since they are getting in so much inventory. They are also seeing several cars being retuned per day and the guy told be he would never recommend Carvana. Just some other data points that may help you decide.

Hope this helps.

lo-fi

I waited until a very low mileage unmodified one owner car popped up on BAT, I would suggest you do the same. The ability to talk directly with the owner, who is obviously also an enthusiast, during the purchase, see the maintenance history, how it was stored, etc is worth it. I flew out to the owner's city and drove it home.

kidfesta

I bought a 2012 Mercedes-Benz CLS 63 from Carvana on my second day during the seven day trial I took at the Mercedes Benz and gave it to them to inspect it they charge me couple hundred dollars, and told me a congratulations 🎉 you have a nice car I haven’t had any problems yet!,knock on wood

makiii

Congrats
super that it worked
“ some days your the eagle and some days your the prey”

See63Run

bummer - had you put the VIN into a google search, this thread should have come up as a result