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Old Feb 11, 2013 | 02:22 PM
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It is my understanding that the last year of the old body of the S430 was 2006? Is this accurate? I am looking for a 2006 S430 with minimal miles on it as it appears to me the body of the old S430 is better than the newer S550. I am curous why i cant find S430 in 2006 with low miles on them. I think i might be searching incorrectly?
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Old Feb 11, 2013 | 05:32 PM
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Yes 2006 was the last year of the "old body style". The new body style came out in 2007 and will change again for the S-Class in 2014. Mercedes generally change the style of the S-Class every 7 years. Have you checked on ebay for the 2006 S430.
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Old Feb 11, 2013 | 10:42 PM
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Part of the question is what you consider to be "low mileage".

According to the Federal Highway Admistration, the average USA male drives 16,550 miles/year, the average USA female drives 10,550 miles/year, and the USA overall average is 13,476 miles/year. Note - That is miles per driver, not miles per car.

If we assume that the average is the same for car and driver, for a seven-year-old car, that is about 95,000 miles. No idea how to factor in two-driver family with four vehicles, or a three-driver family with one vehicle.

There are several 2006 S430s in Craigslist Atlanta, and they are from about 95,000 to about 130,000 miles. Apparently, people actually drive the S430...

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Originally Posted by bgrodin
It is my understanding that the last year of the old body of the S430 was 2006? Is this accurate? I am looking for a 2006 S430 with minimal miles on it as it appears to me the body of the old S430 is better than the newer S550. I am curous why i cant find S430 in 2006 with low miles on them. I think i might be searching incorrectly?
Look for s500 they were more common than the 430
Same body and interior just a bigger engines
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Old Feb 13, 2013 | 06:24 PM
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Look for s500 they were more common than the 430
Same body and interior just a bigger engines
And slightly more standard features such as bi-xenon headlights
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