Unfamiliar with S class.
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Unfamiliar with S class.
Hello everyone I'm new to being in the market for S class and I don't know much other than watching some YouTube video reviews and comparisons to other cars . I'm looking for a used S class but had a few questions if anyone can help or has advice for my search. I've mostly been looking at carmax due to their warranty that ive heard is pretty good. Im trying to find 1 owner low mile examples but I was wondering if there is anywhere u can search the service history of the vehicle with the VIN . I tried the mercedes me app and couldn't see anywhere on there where u can find that information. Also wondering if there's anywhere u can search for a build sheet with the packages and features a certain car had from factory. Any years or features that have common issues ? What should I look for or possibly avoid ? Obviously any vehicle I will be looking at I would get a PPI with my local Mercedes dealer before purchasing.
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I realize low miles are considered BUT dont rule out a immaculate higher milage car that is owned by a car person that loves and cares for their car and can prove it with receipts and service records. I say this because if your looking for a 2016 car TIME and AGE should also be a factor. A 2016 car sitting and not driven at all with no miles still has things that can age out such as tires and many other components, As a matter of fact some components will wear out sooner when not used than when used.
Just some thoughts.
When i sold my 2016 Maybach the guy that brought it could not believe it had 75000 miles on it. IT DID but I took care of that car and had all the records to prove it. His comment was the car is like new............I said thats the way all my cars are!
Just some thoughts.
When i sold my 2016 Maybach the guy that brought it could not believe it had 75000 miles on it. IT DID but I took care of that car and had all the records to prove it. His comment was the car is like new............I said thats the way all my cars are!
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This is the best VIN decoder I've found. It's kluge-y but it does pull up most VINs. You have to look through all the codes to find the options, but at least they're all in there.
https://mb.vin/
Carfax has some service data but is a paid service. Dealer service in pretty good detail can be found in the Mercedes VMI (Vehicle Master Inquiry), but you have to get that from a dealer and, in my experience, they only provide it if you're shopping a car they're selling.
https://mb.vin/
Carfax has some service data but is a paid service. Dealer service in pretty good detail can be found in the Mercedes VMI (Vehicle Master Inquiry), but you have to get that from a dealer and, in my experience, they only provide it if you're shopping a car they're selling.
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The first thing that I'd do is to make sure to download and read the brochure and familiarize yourself with the various options/packages and what each of them mean. That's how you can determine really what packages you don't want to miss. You'll be surprised that some options are hard to find, and rare, but it's very possible that you'll miss or get buyer remorse if you learn about them later (Potential examples: Night View Assist, some of the high-end leather options, magic body control, 3D Burmester, magic sky control, maybe rear screens or rear massage seats). Those are options that may not be a must-have for everyone, but it's usually the ones that are hard to get and really really really nice to have (especially night view assist). They make the S feels even more special for you as the driver.
See this link below:
https://www.mbusa.com/content/dam/mb...PDF_200121.pdf
As far as finding a car, I posted this in another thread, but keep an eye on this S560 (link below). Sounds like most other users agreed that it is a good find. Some minor issues (read the comments section on the web) but nothing major in my opinion. It is NOT fully loaded, but it is fairly loaded. There is more than 90% chance that you'll get this car for fair market value or less (in fact most S-class cars didn't do well on C&B or BAT, so there is chance u'll get it for even less than fair market value, but being a low mileage one there might be another bidder who would keep bidding high, u just never know). Usually nobody goes above fair market value especially that this car and it's build is not that rare, but still fairly loaded.
https://carsandbids.com/auctions/r4R...enz-s560-sedan
See this link below:
https://www.mbusa.com/content/dam/mb...PDF_200121.pdf
As far as finding a car, I posted this in another thread, but keep an eye on this S560 (link below). Sounds like most other users agreed that it is a good find. Some minor issues (read the comments section on the web) but nothing major in my opinion. It is NOT fully loaded, but it is fairly loaded. There is more than 90% chance that you'll get this car for fair market value or less (in fact most S-class cars didn't do well on C&B or BAT, so there is chance u'll get it for even less than fair market value, but being a low mileage one there might be another bidder who would keep bidding high, u just never know). Usually nobody goes above fair market value especially that this car and it's build is not that rare, but still fairly loaded.
https://carsandbids.com/auctions/r4R...enz-s560-sedan
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It looks nice but why would you buy a car with 2 warning lights on? I cannot believe the seller didn't fix that ASAP, especially low oil warning!
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But that said about that particular car, a first S-Class is confusing for someone like myself who owned only Japanese cars over the years that had far fewer options, usually 2-4 levels of trim. You should figure out what the ones you really want and try to drive as many. If I could re-do my 2019 search I would have been more patient, I did get a great S550e MSRP around $117k so many good options and others I would have loved that I didn't get. For me the ones I really wanted were AMG package, nicer leatther and all premium package and distronic+ which I got. I would have liked Burmeister 3D, night vision and rear recliners, but I can live without all of those least not enough for me to make a switch anytime soon.
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Hello everyone I'm new to being in the market for S class and I don't know much other than watching some YouTube video reviews and comparisons to other cars . I'm looking for a used S class but had a few questions if anyone can help or has advice for my search. I've mostly been looking at carmax due to their warranty that ive heard is pretty good. Im trying to find 1 owner low mile examples but I was wondering if there is anywhere u can search the service history of the vehicle with the VIN . I tried the mercedes me app and couldn't see anywhere on there where u can find that information. Also wondering if there's anywhere u can search for a build sheet with the packages and features a certain car had from factory. Any years or features that have common issues ? What should I look for or possibly avoid ? Obviously any vehicle I will be looking at I would get a PPI with my local Mercedes dealer before purchasing.
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