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Should I buy it...? ('06 SLK350 cheap)

Old Nov 9, 2020 | 05:02 PM
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Should I buy it...? ('06 SLK350 cheap)

84k miles, very clean, now the good part, it ran but now won't start. Plenty of gas, new battery. Car was always serviced at MB dealership by 2 previous owners.
According to Carfax has salvage title as it was involved in 2 accidents, but looking at it there is no visible damage and all the panels line up correctly, paint is like new, original color.
Price is under $2K.......should I buy it ??? (I am pretty good at auto mechanics and have always performed my own services on all vehicles, including a 95 W124 I owned).
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Old Nov 9, 2020 | 05:07 PM
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You know the saying "when it sounds too good to be true..."
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Old Nov 9, 2020 | 08:06 PM
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You know the saying "when it sounds too good to be true..."

The seller is not hiding anything, is totally up front with all the checkered past of it. I am thinking maybe offer 1500, might be a fun project.
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Old Nov 10, 2020 | 10:49 PM
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Buying a non-running vehicle? I wouldn't do it.
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Old Nov 12, 2020 | 02:01 PM
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Buying a non-running vehicle? I wouldn't do it.
Turned out to be less than expected especially the paint.......Now looking at a 96 SL 500 in good condition. Why would the trunk emblem be missing?
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Old Nov 19, 2020 | 05:30 PM
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One 500 mile trip later, I didn't buy it......hardtop was sprung, AC inop, brakes questionable, steering wanders, roll bar would not go down, etc.......I' ll keep looking.
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Dangerous enough really, I wouldn't do that. For quite a while I truly need to get myself a Mercedes Benz 2011 SLS AMG, we can say that this is my fantasy and I would think about this alternative, since I invested a ton of energy contemplating the client manual of this vehicle manymanuals.com . In the event that you are intrigued, you can likewise understand it, possibly he will give you something worth mulling over. Kodi nox

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