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Old Feb 27, 2004 | 03:44 PM
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560 SEC AMG good deal?

From a local newspaper:

88 MERCEDES-BENZ AUTHENTIC AMG 560SEC beautiful rare, 91,000 kms, mint condition, rated at 375+hp, 0-100km/hr 5.6 secs, $8000 AMG rims, retailed for $145,000USD in 1988, leather, heated seats, no accidents, babied, private sale, serious bidders only. $21,000 obo CAD

He will go to 19000 CAD, which is around 14k USD.



What do you guys think? I'm sure its the real deal...

btw, 91000km = 57000 miles
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Old Feb 27, 2004 | 04:48 PM
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I'm buying one too, but it's an 86 and at like HALF the price! I'm lucky the dealer that has it is CLUELESS! LMAO!
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Old Feb 27, 2004 | 04:53 PM
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The one I'm getting is a TWIN to that car!
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Old Feb 27, 2004 | 04:54 PM
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Mine is also selling for under 10G's. Going to negotiate today.
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Old Feb 27, 2004 | 05:14 PM
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What city are you in? How many km's on the car?
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Old Feb 27, 2004 | 05:58 PM
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I'm from Vancouver BC like you but mine is an 86 with 154000K.
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Old Feb 27, 2004 | 05:59 PM
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Mine also has ALOT more chrome on it than yours. Probably because it is older.
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Old Feb 27, 2004 | 06:00 PM
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Check out my other 560 SEC thread.
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Old Feb 29, 2004 | 04:53 PM
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What's the name of the dealer and the phone no?
Thanks.
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Old Feb 29, 2004 | 04:56 PM
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604-530-7180
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Old Feb 29, 2004 | 05:28 PM
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Car is not there anymore. It's in my driveway.
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Old Feb 29, 2004 | 05:29 PM
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Thank you for your response.
Do they have a website ? Where is the ad posted ? Is it in the local paper ?
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Old Mar 1, 2004 | 04:01 PM
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Update

Just an update for everyone, I went and checked out the car. It is entirely legitimate *except* its only the euro/japanese engine (only 300hp) We went on an open road, and before I could exhale, we were doing 140 km/h, its still hella fast. Other then that, the car is truly beautiful, awesome glossy white paint job done properly, 225 front tires (8" i believe) and get this, 10" in the back! He claims that those fat wheels CAN be broken loose, by the big engine. There isn't a hint of a scratch on any rims. Its still for sale, and the guy is firm on $21,000 canadian dollars. The interior is also perfect, but the rear electric shade doesn't grab any more, the motor still runs when the switch is pressed though, so its got some hope. Sunroof works fine, etc.

PM me if you want the guy's email.

Cheers,
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Old Mar 1, 2004 | 05:09 PM
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88 560 SEC AMG

I am in the process of negotiating with owner, hopefully we can agree on the price. How much is $21K Can in US dollars?
I will check out the car this weekend.
Thanks for the feedback.
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Old Mar 1, 2004 | 10:36 PM
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Briannelso; where did yo ufind the 88 AMG??? I'd love to go check it out and compare the condition to mine considering how cheap I got mine. I actualyl got the car for my dad. It was his bday.

Mine was the one at Langley Auto Sales. I heard yo uwent down to check it out. I picked it up on Saturday and already took it up to 240KM. And the car still has some issues to work out.
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Old Mar 1, 2004 | 11:34 PM
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The car owner's email addy is cale moodie <cale_moodie@hotmail.com>

The car is in significantly better shape. The leather is plush and colourful, the paint is brand new and absolutely perfect. The rims are also entirely mint, 8" front, 10" rears!! I thought yours had meats....

pics i took when i visited him are at http://www.sfu.ca/~bnelson/benz.zip.

The car needs nothing except possibly the climate control unit, it works manually, but not well on auto. To be honest, me and my friend were convinced that the one you looked at in Langley had definately had odometer rollback. My 1990 300SE's interior is literally 10times newer looking then that one. But it sounds like you have the resources to take on a car like that, and thats wicked, its a lot of car for the price.

Cheers,

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Old Mar 2, 2004 | 01:26 AM
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The car runs like it has the mileage that it says no doubt about it. Although one of the cylinders might have low compression, there is a problem with the computer, and there is also an intake manifold gasket leak. If we ever plan on pulling the engine, it's going back in there with a turbo on each side.

I really love this car!
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If this car is still available I am interested in it. Let me know.

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Old Dec 5, 2007 | 02:01 AM
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That car is long gone!

Check the original posting date on this thread!

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Old Oct 25, 2008 | 11:45 PM
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560 SEC AMG

I got one like yours and I am having trouble finding a forum that is dedecated to 560 AMG cars. Would you know where is it? Wehere do I go to get the best forums and blogs about these cars? Please help me find out, thank you!
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Old Oct 26, 2008 | 01:45 AM
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There is no forum dedicated to the W126 series AMG tuned cars, you've got this forum, benzworld.org and a few others that even still discuss these cars.

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Old Oct 27, 2008 | 11:40 AM
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It's not a forum persay like this is but a ton of info from the mailing lists.
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