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Old Aug 11, 2017 | 07:16 PM
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Question Issues to look for when buying used?

Anyone have any suggestions on things to look for when doing a pre purchase inspection of a W205 C63s? Particularly looking at a 2015.

Any common problems you've had with yours?

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Old Aug 12, 2017 | 07:04 AM
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Just make sure the person selling it to you does not have a YouTube channel.
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Check the wheels to see if they are bent. I bought used and 3 wheels were bent. I had them fixed at $100 per tire. The place I went to tells me that he gets 5-6 MB's a week in addition to BMW's, Porsche and Audi. They said mostly german cars.
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