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Wow i didnt even think about the maintenance. I shall look up maintenance schedule for it and ask about the near previous and future maintenance. Im assuming differential, brake and trans fluid, aside from regular maintenance like tire, pads and oil change.

Thanks for the advice!

enfox

Personally, I do not trust anything HGreg sells. A lot of accident vehicles that did not get the damage listed on CarFax. Do your research on the vehicle and get a PPI, as these guys are not the most honest guys to deal with.

inastrangeland

I just bought a 2014 E63s. I found that there are several "deals" out there from dealers who bought cars at auction. There is usually only one reason a car is sent to auction. It has issues. The dealer who took it in off lease did the CPO and it failed. Most dealers will keep the good cars and sell them. The bad ones go to auction and end up on the lots of other dealers, typically not MB dealers. I wanted a car that with a CPO warranty and you can only get that from a MB dealer. If you are going to spend 45-60K on a car, make sure you get an extended warranty. My aux battery just failed and is being replaced under warranty....

embassured

A couple of thoughts relative to a MB CPO vs non-CPO:
A> CPO seems to typically carry a 10-15% premium. I have never found a MB CPO that has an accident reported/discovered.

B> My personal comfort with a MB non-CPO is wholly based on 3 things and for the amount of $ you're considering I would walk if it failed any of the following:
1> Doesn't have any decent length of factory warranty remaining - to protect against the fact that it is non-CPO.
2> Has bounced around a couple of auctions - usually denotes a problem that a dealer is kicking on to the next auction buyer.
3> A poor pre-purchase inspection - which should be on your dime and from someone you believe is reputable.

The challenge with an E63 is the cost it takes to get "it right" if "it's wrong" or if you attempt to unload it the massive beating you'll take to do so.

FWIW, I have purchased a non-CPO CLS550 from an out-of state dealer that only sells used Mercs and Lexus. CarFax reported an accident with no-frame damage or air bag deployment and one auction transaction from MB financial to the selling dealer. Essentially, it was $7,000 less than I could find for a CPO. It passed a $300 pre-purchase (mechanical & cosmetic) inspection, a paint meter verified the damage points, and the car had 18 months of warranty remaining. 3 years and 50K later all is well.

The point is - please do your homework and know your risks. If you get a nasty surprise on an E63 it will hurt.

Good luck!
Eric

goodmaj

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Thank you guys all for your comments!

So I am currently about to pull the trigger on this one in Florida. It's the same one I mentioned in the beginning, the imported Canadian version.
They just dropped another $1k from already seemingly low price and the dealer seems eager to move (followup calls on a daily basis...)

it is 2014 S model with 55k odo. imported from Canada with few quirks like auto folding mirror, rear heated bench, 3 zone temp control with rear control mounted on front armrest, and residual engine heat feature (very cool) that would not be available in 2014 S model US version.
With only absence of distronics, this car is fully loaded, aside from super premium options like B&O audio, CC Brakes..etc
https://www.hgreg.com/used-car/merce...-for-sale-5492

I have looked at various different local shops that offer PPI and they are priced from $250 to $350 (includes paint thickness test).
Currently, on top of whatever they normally check during PPI, I have came up with following additional list for them to go over:
- Sign of recently replaced brake fluid @40k according to MB maintenance sheet.
- Sign of recently replaced Automatic transmission – oil and filter change (engine 156, 157, 275) @40k according to MB maintenance sheet.
- Rear air suspension wear tear
- Weird mistake, I believe whoever did the conversion from kmh to mph used an incorrect facia for the tachometer (I believe this is from 6.3 V8 NA E63 AMG?). You can see that it does not have S AMG logo, but a regular AMG.
Is the facia possible to swap out? not the mechanism or any computer behind it. Just the correct face that shows S AMG.
And the current face that shows 100 mph at 12 o'clock, instead of 80 mph, is mildly bugging me out...

Is there anything else that I should tell them to specifically go over? any common issues on these cars during 50k+ miles?

goodmaj

inastrangeland

amgcb

Are they going to warranty that car for you? Or is there some sort of existing warranty? I'd be weary of any vehicle well below value not offered from a dealer. I have been burned way to many times in the past.

I also wouldn't take it upon some seller thousands of miles away from you to do all of these inspections you are asking. I bought mine 500 miles away - and I uncovered things in person that they didn't disclose via email or in pictures - and this was an MB dealer! Take a day and do a visual inspection and drive of the vehicle.

If this is going to be anything other than a project car (daily driver, reliability, etc) I would take the proper time to make sure everything to do with the car is in your favor. 44k isn't exactly chump change and you don't want to be stuck with a hunk of metal when the company skates any sort of responsibility because they are thousands of miles away.

I picked up my 2015 E63S under CPO from a dealer in late Sept - and I also posted a thread in this forum and got some REALLY helpful information from some of the members that helped me make my decision. Overall, the comfort of knowing it was a CPO vehicle is what made me drive it off the lot that day.

In my opinion, 55k miles is a lot of miles for a 2014, and if it isn't coming with a factory warranty I would probably keep searching. Also bear in mind the maintenance isn't cheap on these vehicles, there are threads on that as well.

Ash Soliman

I am selling a 2014 E63S , please call / text me for more
information 310-699-1791

Baltistyle

In researching for myself recently I found several Canadian cars. Canadian cars do not have the same warranties, if applicable, and do not benefit from USA recalls.

Please research canadian import deals.

Good luck, this is why it’s a steal. 5-6k deals...

surenbursalyan

Hey, i looked this car’s vin up on the dealership’s database, which includes info like, every option it is equipped with, repair/maintenance history at the dealership, and so on. I found out that this car is actually a US version, originally sold in Texas. Doesn’t look like anything is wrong with it from what i can see. Miles aren’t rolled back, but i can only tell so much from the dealership records because they are minimal. But, there is zero maintenance records for this car on the dealership database, so if it has had maintenance done on it, it was not at a dealership. Also, this is not a cpo vehicle, and you cannot get a cpo warranty on it sonce it is not a mercedes benz dealership selling it. This can also mean that it may have a slavage title, you can check carfax for that though. If i were you, i would do some more research with carfax, and if that checks out, i would go and check it out in person, and get a pre purchase inspection from a dealership before committing yourself to buying this car. Thats all i can find out, but i wish you luck with this car, and hope everything works out perfectly for you!