Looking to buy White GLE63S - KY Area
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Looking to buy White GLE63S - KY Area
Hello Forum,
I am looking for a white GLE63S - 2016 / 2017/ 2018 / 2019 - less than 70K miles. I am not a dealer or broker, I am buying for myself and thought a forum participant might see this and offer up some ideas.
Need to be in the neighborhood of Louisville KY (couple hundred miles...). I've seen some in LA, NYC, Miami, Seattle... nothing near me.
Not interested to hop on a plane to look and test drive a car.
DM me if you have one and are looking to part with it. If you know someone who is selling, please pass this along.
I am looking for a white GLE63S - 2016 / 2017/ 2018 / 2019 - less than 70K miles. I am not a dealer or broker, I am buying for myself and thought a forum participant might see this and offer up some ideas.
Need to be in the neighborhood of Louisville KY (couple hundred miles...). I've seen some in LA, NYC, Miami, Seattle... nothing near me.
Not interested to hop on a plane to look and test drive a car.
DM me if you have one and are looking to part with it. If you know someone who is selling, please pass this along.
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Why not hire a good inspection service, look at the report, and have it shipped? An inspection service will be more thorough than the eyeball test. Buying high end cars in a lower end/smaller market can be difficult and is almost always way more expensive. I have not purchased locally in the last 30+ years since the locally sold MB's are typically 20% or more expensive than the larger markets and on an MB that can save you thousands or even tens of thousands depending on the year and model.
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Thanks BlownV8.
What is the mechanism to ensure that you don't buy a car sight unseen, get it shipped, only to have it arrive and be a bust (serious immediate mechanical issues) - or not arrive at all. Lets call the purchase price 50K. I imagine the seller will not ship a car without being paid for it. How to protect against your 50K simply disappearing or getting something unknowingly with major issues. The car has a carfax and also a Carketa. When I called, the 'engine issue' was a small oil leak (of course ;- ) which was fixed. Could be... maybe not..
Does anything stand out? Started in Canada and moved around a bit. Is Canada a red flag?
Carfax
https://www.carfax.com/VehicleHistor...dssq2QUiZ738Ag
Also a Carketa inspection report... (is this the PPI the type of inspection you mention?). Is this like a home warranty? Is this good for getting your money back if the car has major issues? Or is this just feel good?
https://www.carketa.com/carfax/cr/18...DA7FB2HA818296
Thanks for your help and insights.
What is the mechanism to ensure that you don't buy a car sight unseen, get it shipped, only to have it arrive and be a bust (serious immediate mechanical issues) - or not arrive at all. Lets call the purchase price 50K. I imagine the seller will not ship a car without being paid for it. How to protect against your 50K simply disappearing or getting something unknowingly with major issues. The car has a carfax and also a Carketa. When I called, the 'engine issue' was a small oil leak (of course ;- ) which was fixed. Could be... maybe not..
Does anything stand out? Started in Canada and moved around a bit. Is Canada a red flag?
Carfax
https://www.carfax.com/VehicleHistor...dssq2QUiZ738Ag
Also a Carketa inspection report... (is this the PPI the type of inspection you mention?). Is this like a home warranty? Is this good for getting your money back if the car has major issues? Or is this just feel good?
https://www.carketa.com/carfax/cr/18...DA7FB2HA818296
Thanks for your help and insights.
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If you are really concerned, buy a certified used from MB. Last one I shipped cross country was CPO but the dealer insisted it be inspected by a third party. I used Lemon Squad who was incredibly detailed. The one before that was also CPO. The only cars I got burned on were ones that I did not buy from an MB dealer or have inspected. I've purchased two CPO cars and got another that was an ELW in the last two years. All fantastic cars and all purchased without going to the dealership.
There is always risk but you are getting a discount buying a used vehicle. Do the inspection and buy from a reputable dealer. I have yet to be burned when I have done those two things.
There is always risk but you are getting a discount buying a used vehicle. Do the inspection and buy from a reputable dealer. I have yet to be burned when I have done those two things.
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Thanks BlownV8.
What is the mechanism to ensure that you don't buy a car sight unseen, get it shipped, only to have it arrive and be a bust (serious immediate mechanical issues) - or not arrive at all. Lets call the purchase price 50K. I imagine the seller will not ship a car without being paid for it. How to protect against your 50K simply disappearing or getting something unknowingly with major issues. The car has a carfax and also a Carketa. When I called, the 'engine issue' was a small oil leak (of course ;- ) which was fixed. Could be... maybe not..
Does anything stand out? Started in Canada and moved around a bit. Is Canada a red flag?
Carfax
https://www.carfax.com/VehicleHistor...dssq2QUiZ738Ag
Also a Carketa inspection report... (is this the PPI the type of inspection you mention?). Is this like a home warranty? Is this good for getting your money back if the car has major issues? Or is this just feel good?
https://www.carketa.com/carfax/cr/18...DA7FB2HA818296
Thanks for your help and insights.
What is the mechanism to ensure that you don't buy a car sight unseen, get it shipped, only to have it arrive and be a bust (serious immediate mechanical issues) - or not arrive at all. Lets call the purchase price 50K. I imagine the seller will not ship a car without being paid for it. How to protect against your 50K simply disappearing or getting something unknowingly with major issues. The car has a carfax and also a Carketa. When I called, the 'engine issue' was a small oil leak (of course ;- ) which was fixed. Could be... maybe not..
Does anything stand out? Started in Canada and moved around a bit. Is Canada a red flag?
Carfax
https://www.carfax.com/VehicleHistor...dssq2QUiZ738Ag
Also a Carketa inspection report... (is this the PPI the type of inspection you mention?). Is this like a home warranty? Is this good for getting your money back if the car has major issues? Or is this just feel good?
https://www.carketa.com/carfax/cr/18...DA7FB2HA818296
Thanks for your help and insights.
Buying a CPO vehicle from a main (brand) dealer is the lowest risk. My vehicle was 2 model years old with a good CPO report (new brakes x 4 and new tires x 2), and the sales person agreed to take a few extra photos for me. The vehicle is covered by manufacturer's warranty, followed by CPO warranty so the vehicle risk was minimal.
I found a vehicle using cargurus and the brand vehicle locator. Negotiated with the dealer on price, they sent me an invoice, then I wired the cash. Dealer overnighted me some more paperwork, which I completed and overnighted back to the dealer. Transport company picked up the vehicle two days after the dealer received my paperwork, and I had the vehicle 10 days after that. No problems.
Transport company recommendations can be found on this site and, for example, rennlist. Probably bimmperpost has recommendations also. I used Montway, no complaints. Good price, good communication. Truck driver ran into heavy weather so that was a pain, but out of his control.
Last edited by chassis; Feb 11, 2023 at 08:35 AM.
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Just bought a CPO GLE 63 S from Chicago, I live in NY. Weird buying a car sight unseen but aside from pain in the butt paperwork across state lines, process was easy and car is a gem. CPO is crazy - my car was 2 years old and had 1000 miles on it! And it’s serviced at my dealer as if I bought it there. Unlimited mileage. It’s a low risk proposition. I’m risk-averse and would never buy from. a private seller. I want company backing on these expensive cars! Good luck on your search.
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I bought my 2021 GLE63S from Park Place in Arlington, TX sight unseen, except for the pics on their website. The vehicle was CPO and only about 7 months old with 5,100 miles on it, so I actually got a longer warranty than if I had purchased it new!
After agreeing on the price, they overnighted me the paperwork with an overnight return envelope included. (I had to do one page twice because they did NOT like me lining out the arbitration clause.) I don't remember exactly, but less than 2 weeks later the vehicle arrived in front of my driveway in an enclosed trailer.
The dealer did all the paperwork for registration, taxes, etc. My tags came in the mail about 6-7 weeks later and I even got a refund check from them a couple months after that for the overpayment of taxes!
Couldn't have been easier.
After agreeing on the price, they overnighted me the paperwork with an overnight return envelope included. (I had to do one page twice because they did NOT like me lining out the arbitration clause.) I don't remember exactly, but less than 2 weeks later the vehicle arrived in front of my driveway in an enclosed trailer.
The dealer did all the paperwork for registration, taxes, etc. My tags came in the mail about 6-7 weeks later and I even got a refund check from them a couple months after that for the overpayment of taxes!
Couldn't have been easier.
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