Minor Incident or is it?
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Owned an Infiniti M35x, Drives an 08 S550 4matic
Minor Incident or is it?
I have a question for the experienced and well versed S550 owners. Would you buy a pre-owned S550 that has all the options you want and more but the Auto Check report shows that the vehicle had an accident on the front.
The seller is a mercedes benz authorized dealer but does that make it safe? I am curious to know, what would you do? Would you make that purchase or walk away? Does the car being certified mean anything or that's just BS?
The seller is a mercedes benz authorized dealer but does that make it safe? I am curious to know, what would you do? Would you make that purchase or walk away? Does the car being certified mean anything or that's just BS?
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I believe this is by car fax report only. I bought a 2004 that had had a side impact, and I could tell. Was cpo, sold to me for a song. Was ok, not perfect. But, I won't do it again. Like it has been said, too many non crashed cars you'd pass up. Wait for the perfect car for your hard earned dough.
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I have a question for the experienced and well versed S550 owners. Would you buy a pre-owned S550 that has all the options you want and more but the Auto Check report shows that the vehicle had an accident on the front.
The seller is a mercedes benz authorized dealer but does that make it safe? I am curious to know, what would you do? Would you make that purchase or walk away? Does the car being certified mean anything or that's just BS?![nix](https://mbworld.org/forums/images/smilies/nixweiss.gif)
The seller is a mercedes benz authorized dealer but does that make it safe? I am curious to know, what would you do? Would you make that purchase or walk away? Does the car being certified mean anything or that's just BS?
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Owned an Infiniti M35x, Drives an 08 S550 4matic
I am going to walk away from the car. I didn't think the S Class was the kind of car you would buy with a prior incident and expect it to run a 100%. The dealer also claimed he never heard of AutoCheck.com and it was probably a Carfax wannabe website.
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2004 S55 ///AMG, 2007 E350
According to MB CPO rules any car with accident history is excluded from CPO certification, unless it is a minor scratch. As others said, there are many S550' around, keep looking, but if you really love this car, have it checked by a body shop, they can tell you the damage extent and if it was repaired properly.