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Old Nov 15, 2005 | 10:13 PM
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Really low S430

Hello i am new to the forums and was interested in buying a new mercedes for my son, i won a body shop in ft worht texas and want to get him a S430 which has some damage to the front end but every S430 i have seen with damage is really low to the ground is there any reason for this and is this easy to fix??

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Old Nov 15, 2005 | 10:16 PM
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Originally Posted by razahyde
Hello i am new to the forums and was interested in buying a new mercedes for my son, i won a body shop in ft worht texas and want to get him a S430 which has some damage to the front end but every S430 i have seen with damage is really low to the ground is there any reason for this and is this easy to fix??

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Airmatic has a small leak or a lack of use.

Cars from an accident can have a leak any place in the airmatic lines. How would you know ?

The air pumps do leak on older cars. Easy replacement.
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Old Nov 15, 2005 | 10:23 PM
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so about how much would i be loking at to get that fixxed and is it a simple thing to fix or would i get ripped off by taking it to a benz dealer for taht because i avoid dealers at all costs because if there anything like on my lexus then im not evne going to mess with it because it costs around 3-6k to fix that on my lexus
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Old Nov 15, 2005 | 10:32 PM
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have no idea how much it would cost but you should be able to detect any leaks present. It may be like that also becuase it has been sitting for a very long time without the pump being activated.
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Old Nov 15, 2005 | 10:45 PM
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does anyone have a rough estimate on the repair for the leak because i have the front end at my shop so im not worried about that just teh fact its so low is stopping me from buying it
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Old Nov 16, 2005 | 11:07 AM
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leave it low as it is. your son might like it better :p
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