should I buy this car?
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C230 coupe
should I buy this car?
Hi all, I'm thinking about buying a seriously discounted '03 c230 coupe with a bad EIS/ignition. It's a dark blue color I like, looks to be in decent shape for pushing 180k, it's a standard, and the guy says $1k.
I've been doing my due diligence and searches, and it looks like there are businesses out there who can repair the key/EIS for about $300. That would make it worthwhile to take a risk on a car I can't verify otherwise.
But...I've done searches on the forum, and while there are plenty of people asking if someone has used a repair service, I can't find anyone who has actually used the service, AND reported back. I say that to respond to the expected verbal beat-down for not doing enough searching. I'd prefer to go the repair route than paying $700 to get the full key/eis/ecu/lock setup from a donor car on Ebay. Spending that much and still not knowing if I'd have a car or a large paperweight, makes the car probably a non-starter.
Second question: If having a matched key and EIS bought from Ebay does you no good, as the dealer won't sync those to a car, how come there are so many of them on sale on Ebay? Just wondering.
I've been doing my due diligence and searches, and it looks like there are businesses out there who can repair the key/EIS for about $300. That would make it worthwhile to take a risk on a car I can't verify otherwise.
But...I've done searches on the forum, and while there are plenty of people asking if someone has used a repair service, I can't find anyone who has actually used the service, AND reported back. I say that to respond to the expected verbal beat-down for not doing enough searching. I'd prefer to go the repair route than paying $700 to get the full key/eis/ecu/lock setup from a donor car on Ebay. Spending that much and still not knowing if I'd have a car or a large paperweight, makes the car probably a non-starter.
Second question: If having a matched key and EIS bought from Ebay does you no good, as the dealer won't sync those to a car, how come there are so many of them on sale on Ebay? Just wondering.
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