2002 s500 coming off lease advice
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2002 s500 coming off lease advice
i have a 2002 s500 coming off lease.mb credit os offering me the car @$48500(after a $4000 discount)the car has 32000 miles and the only major option is the interg phone.the car is in excellent shape.What do you think is a fair price for the car.is there any neg with mb credit?thanks
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Buy it!
It should be under warrenty so get the phone fixed. Buy it drive it! You might be able to find one as nice for about the same price maybe a lttle less. But, then you don't know the history of the car. You know everything about yours!!! That is your advantage!.... I would see if they would throw in some extra warrenty.....
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i would also recommended that you purchase that car because they are selling for a very reasonable price compared to the mileage which is roughly around 51520KM, you still have warranty on the car till 80 000 Km and thats a good price your gettin for it. you can search a 02 S5 yourself. first of all you will not find one with that little mileage and second for the price so go for it bro all the best
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two followup questions,if i decide to purchase the car i'd like to upgrade the phone(i'm using the orginal grey star tac.how can this be done? is this a dyi or do i have to bring it to the dealer.
also,i'd like to upgrade the wheels.i still have to original 17" on them.If i go to 18" with all season tires with the traction be the same as my current 17"?
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also,i'd like to upgrade the wheels.i still have to original 17" on them.If i go to 18" with all season tires with the traction be the same as my current 17"?
thanks
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well you dont have 17" rims right now and if you do then they are not original the 2002 S500s came with 16" with all season tires and if you decide to upgrade to an 18" package with an all season tire your grip and traction would be comparitively alot better because you have a bigger tire which equals to a bigger foot print. as for the phone bro if you wanna upgrade i believe you will also have to chagne the harness and only MB can do that iam not aware of any after market products that are out there.....
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Originally Posted by Lexino
well you dont have 17" rims right now and if you do then they are not original the 2002 S500s came with 16" with all season tires and if you decide to upgrade to an 18" package with an all season tire your grip and traction would be comparitively alot better because you have a bigger tire which equals to a bigger foot print. as for the phone bro if you wanna upgrade i believe you will also have to chagne the harness and only MB can do that iam not aware of any after market products that are out there.....
As of my knowledge, S-Class comes with 17" standard and only upgrade option available is AMG rims @ 18" (at least in the U.S.).
Some people are downgrading to 16" (so they can put snow tires on).
RE: Phone... MY00-MY02 (maybe even 2003 models) came with integrated phone as standard in the U.S. (correct me if I am wrong).
The only problem with the phone - is that you must use MB branded phones that cost about 8-9 times more than same models without MB software...
Yet mikBox is the solution for that
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Originally Posted by gellie
Thanks the mikbox look like a good idea.is there someone who installs it in the ny/nj area?
I am from the same area (NYC/Northern Jersey).
I will do my installation (possibly next weekend).
Also will try to integrate new Motorola V710 (instead of Timeport/v60/v60s).
Will let you know how did it go...
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Originally Posted by DMI+RY
Hmm...
As of my knowledge, S-Class comes with 17" standard and only upgrade option available is AMG rims @ 18" (at least in the U.S.).
Some people are downgrading to 16" (so they can put snow tires on).
RE: Phone... MY00-MY02 (maybe even 2003 models) came with integrated phone as standard in the U.S. (correct me if I am wrong).
The only problem with the phone - is that you must use MB branded phones that cost about 8-9 times more than same models without MB software...
Yet mikBox is the solution for that
As of my knowledge, S-Class comes with 17" standard and only upgrade option available is AMG rims @ 18" (at least in the U.S.).
Some people are downgrading to 16" (so they can put snow tires on).
RE: Phone... MY00-MY02 (maybe even 2003 models) came with integrated phone as standard in the U.S. (correct me if I am wrong).
The only problem with the phone - is that you must use MB branded phones that cost about 8-9 times more than same models without MB software...
Yet mikBox is the solution for that
totally agree with you there i beleive i got 16" coz i live in canada DAMN man you guys in the USA have everything better than us dont you but we got the healthcare so beat that :-)
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Originally Posted by Lexino
totally agree with you there i beleive i got 16" coz i live in canada DAMN man you guys in the USA have everything better than us dont you but we got the healthcare so beat that :-)
)US models have different setup from Euro/Canada, but they cost more $$
The same story with healthcare - we have (but we pay more $$)
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incorrect. All W220 cars w/o sport package came with 7 spoke 16 inch wheels. In 2003 the base rim was upgraded to a 17 inch wheel... the S500 guard came with 17 inch wheels as the only choice in 2001 and 2002. I have seen some regular W220s with the S500 guard wheels... might have been an option.
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Originally Posted by AlBoston
incorrect. All W220 cars w/o sport package came with 7 spoke 16 inch wheels. In 2003 the base rim was upgraded to a 17 inch wheel... the S500 guard came with 17 inch wheels as the only choice in 2001 and 2002. I have seen some regular W220s with the S500 guard wheels... might have been an option.
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yea i also thought that the 16" wheel and tire for standard but like dmi said US settings are different then canadian and as for healthcare dmi dont even go there ;-) ours is free plus we have medical insurance that you can get if you pay for so comon
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Originally Posted by DMI+RY
Hmm...
As of my knowledge, S-Class comes with 17" standard and only upgrade option available is AMG rims @ 18" (at least in the U.S.).
Some people are downgrading to 16" (so they can put snow tires on).
RE: Phone... MY00-MY02 (maybe even 2003 models) came with integrated phone as standard in the U.S. (correct me if I am wrong).
The only problem with the phone - is that you must use MB branded phones that cost about 8-9 times more than same models without MB software...
Yet mikBox is the solution for that
As of my knowledge, S-Class comes with 17" standard and only upgrade option available is AMG rims @ 18" (at least in the U.S.).
Some people are downgrading to 16" (so they can put snow tires on).
RE: Phone... MY00-MY02 (maybe even 2003 models) came with integrated phone as standard in the U.S. (correct me if I am wrong).
The only problem with the phone - is that you must use MB branded phones that cost about 8-9 times more than same models without MB software...
Yet mikBox is the solution for that
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MikBox installation uograded StarTac to V710
Gellie, regarding your question on upgrading from the StarTac, I completed my MikBox installation in November '04; it was absolutely simple to do. See the writeup at http://www.benzworld.org/publications/pub.asp?id=317
Although I used a V710 (Verizon's latest Motorola phone), you can use any modern Motorola.
Your 2002 should already have dual band antenna equipment, so you can disregard that portion of the discussion.
Although I used a V710 (Verizon's latest Motorola phone), you can use any modern Motorola.
Your 2002 should already have dual band antenna equipment, so you can disregard that portion of the discussion.
Last edited by Skylaw; Jan 8, 2005 at 08:34 AM.
