Please help - hopefully an easy question
12-19-2007, 12:10 PM
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Please help - hopefully an easy question
I'm supposed to buy a 2003 S500 in 2 hours (my first Mercedes Benz), but the VIN has returned S430 in 2 different search sites I've used, carfax and a vin number search for MB's. Do they all show up as S430's and then the various options are just added on? Any specific ways I can tell it's the 5 liter motor? Any help is appreciated.
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12-19-2007, 12:19 PM
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I'm supposed to buy a 2003 S500 in 2 hours (my first Mercedes Benz), but the VIN has returned S430 in 2 different search sites I've used, carfax and a vin number search for MB's. Do they all show up as S430's and then the various options are just added on? Any specific ways I can tell it's the 5 liter motor? Any help is appreciated.
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12-19-2007, 12:50 PM
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I have verified that it definitely should show up as an s500 - called the local MB dealer as well as another guy I know in the car business. The vin number should be ....NG75J for an S500, and it is ....NG70J. I guess somebody put a new badge on it. That sucks. I though I was getting a really good deal - so much for that.
