How Important Are Service Records?
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How Important Are Service Records?
A General question designed to solicit opinons from "those who know" about collector cars.
How important are service records to you when buying a 107,000 mile car?
How important is it to you if several panels have been repainted?
Thanks,
Ron
How important are service records to you when buying a 107,000 mile car?
How important is it to you if several panels have been repainted?
Thanks,
Ron
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Depends entirely on how much you are paying for the car. Don't pay top notch without having any clue where you stand. Nothing can be more expensive than a cheap Mercedes.
Assuming this is a w124...not a whole lot can be bad with the engine with 107k other than hardened air hoses + valve stem seals maybe. Main expensive things will be the suspension + control arms if they have not been touched.
Assuming this is a w124...not a whole lot can be bad with the engine with 107k other than hardened air hoses + valve stem seals maybe. Main expensive things will be the suspension + control arms if they have not been touched.
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Was the paint work done as the result of a collision repair?
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Painted panels mean either rust or damage...find out which and be wary. If it was from a collision, the frame might have been bent, not repaired or repaired improperly.
I know personally of a MB that fell off a car carrier yrs ago...500e. The insurance paid for a 'total', but the car was fixed and sold as new by a 'dealer'.
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Records are great ONLY if they are complete...
Painted panels mean either rust or damage...find out which and be wary. If it was from a collision, the frame might have been bent, not repaired or repaired improperly.
I know personally of a MB that fell off a car carrier yrs ago...500e. The insurance paid for a 'total', but the car was fixed and sold as new by a 'dealer'.
Kevin
Painted panels mean either rust or damage...find out which and be wary. If it was from a collision, the frame might have been bent, not repaired or repaired improperly.
I know personally of a MB that fell off a car carrier yrs ago...500e. The insurance paid for a 'total', but the car was fixed and sold as new by a 'dealer'.
Kevin
The only record I wanted from my used Benz was whether the new oil I saw were synthetic. I had it changed JIC.
