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Old Jan 7, 2010 | 12:00 AM
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Could this really be

So I have been searching for a 300CE to add to the collection lately. I saw this one on eBay. I noticed the Sportline badge on the side and wanted to check if it was real. I used the site Chappy referred me to to pull the build sheet. To my surprise this is what I found. Could this really be a 300 CE-24,AMG 300 CE 3.4. Hope this is not a repost. Can anyone confirm this.

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Old Jan 7, 2010 | 02:42 AM
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VIN checks out...
It sounds too good to be true.
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Old Jan 7, 2010 | 03:24 AM
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I see a comma. Most likely meaning that VIN could be either a 24 valve OR a 3.4 AMG. When I search my 500e it says "500 E / AMG 500 E 6.0 E 500 / E 60 AMG"

If I wasn't so busy this weekend I would go look at it for you.
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Old Jan 7, 2010 | 09:15 AM
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Originally Posted by LoveLEE143
So I have been searching for a 300CE to add to the collection lately. I saw this one on eBay. I noticed the Sportline badge on the side and wanted to check if it was real. I used the site Chappy referred me to to pull the build sheet. To my surprise this is what I found. Could this really be a 300 CE-24,AMG 300 CE 3.4. Hope this is not a repost. Can anyone confirm this.

Ebay Link

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It's been discussed numerous times on this and other forums about the anomaly in the Russian VIN decoder.
It calls out any of the early M104's as an AMG variant.

Still a nice car if it's mechanically sound as it probably is a Sportline
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Old Jan 7, 2010 | 10:10 AM
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Thank you for the help, I figured something had to be wrong. It appears to be a true sportline from the following codes (281, 653, 952, which I have compared to many othe 300CEs. The vehicle has to many miles for my liking, also not a huge fan of signal red. Much to flashy, I prefer Black.
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Originally Posted by LoveLEE143
Thank you for the help, I figured something had to be wrong. It appears to be a true sportline from the following codes (281, 653, 952, which I have compared to many othe 300CEs. The vehicle has to many miles for my liking, also not a huge fan of signal red. Much to flashy, I prefer Black.
I've got a black on black E320 coupe that I'm thinking of getting rid of. 92k miles
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