looking at a 2008 GL320 cdi
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looking at a 2008 GL320 cdi
The vehicle I'm looking at has been sitting for 2 to 3 years. The battery is dead so I haven't been able to see what all is wrong with it. What should I be looking for? Or should I just run? I own an audi so I know a little about the repair costs. Any advice on this subject would be appreciated.
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Run away!!!! I would worry about the air suspension as well as engine seals. This could be quite pricy! I just traded my 2008 in. I was thankful for my extended warranty. It paid for itself.
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The vehicle I'm looking at has been sitting for 2 to 3 years. The battery is dead so I haven't been able to see what all is wrong with it. What should I be looking for? Or should I just run? I own an audi so I know a little about the repair costs. Any advice on this subject would be appreciated.
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Outside or inside storage?
Where stored (temp, weather,etc.)
Why was it stored?
Any Service History?
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The vehicle I'm looking at has been sitting for 2 to 3 years. The battery is dead so I haven't been able to see what all is wrong with it. What should I be looking for? Or should I just run? I own an audi so I know a little about the repair costs. Any advice on this subject would be appreciated.
Thanks
Thanks
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Let's say it was parked because the owner stopped driving, got sick, or died. Parked inside in normal Temps and humidity and had good series records.
I would buy it in an instant.
Other end of the spectrum is parked outside because of one or more serious problems and poor service records. Then only if cheap and checked out for unseen issues.
A couple of years parked, in and of itself is not a problem.
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I do agree, but time and ambient conditions are a factor. If it has been bored inside with climate control, there are going to be fewer issues. The drier the climate the better, but even then, there is the risk of dried out seals.
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I would worry way more about WHY it was parked.
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As I said in my previous post. I would not go near this vehicle with a ten foot pole. Do not get me wrong I loved my GL 320 but I bought it new and It was meticulously maintained and I had an extended warranty. These vehicles will clean out your pocket book. An Air Strut replacement is 1500.00. If the seals are bad on the oil cooler throw in 3000.00. Other problem areas include the actual air bladders as well as the air compressor. Other concern areas are leaking hydraulic engine mounts. There are also electrical demons like the vehicle telling you a light is burned out when it is not.
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As I said in my previous post. I would not go near this vehicle with a ten foot pole. Do not get me wrong I loved my GL 320 but I bought it new and It was meticulously maintained and I had an extended warranty. These vehicles will clean out your pocket book. An Air Strut replacement is 1500.00. If the seals are bad on the oil cooler throw in 3000.00. Other problem areas include the actual air bladders as well as the air compressor. Other concern areas are leaking hydraulic engine mounts. There are also electrical demons like the vehicle telling you a light is burned out when it is not.
None of those are storage induced.
Again the BIG unanswered questions are;
1) Why was it parked?
and
2) Where was it parked?
Without that we are guessing.
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+1. Why and where.
Outside on a Toronto sales lot = walk away under no matter the reason.
In a garage in Arizona because they got tired of fixing nuisance repairs = probably a good buy at the right price.
Outside on a Toronto sales lot = walk away under no matter the reason.
In a garage in Arizona because they got tired of fixing nuisance repairs = probably a good buy at the right price.
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I have a 2008 GL320 that we bought near new and I wouldn't get another one. How well can you verify the story about it sitting in a garage for 2-3 years. There are so many electronic gremlins in mine that nobody in Mercedes knows how to fix it.
