https://www.truecar.com/used-cars-fo...id=autotempest

wanted to post this since all the recent threads have been scaring the hell out of me. A little ray of sunshine to brighten yall's day. Nice to know there are some really high mileage examples out there.

 

Would love to read the maintenance history on this ... and only two owners

 

That's awesome.

230k miles for a 2014 is not insane for a "regular" car, but it is a ton for an E63. Highest W212 I have heard of for sure (of course, there is that 450k mile one in PA - but not a 212). I have been adding mileage on mine, but had no idea what the highest mileage was - now I have a goal! hahahaha

25k miles per year pace - I'm assuming a lot of it was highway. What a great car for highway miles!

 

This alcantera ain't coming back from the depths of hell....

 

HAHAHAHA!!! Though that being said it kinda looks like mine.... Man I gotta clean it.

 

this guy prolly laughs at all the "m157 is a timebomb" threads as he ashes his cigar in his engine bay and pours some more scotch ...

 

I'd like proof that it's on the original untouched engine. The Carfax history would be a start. I just don't think we can go in assuming it's 100% untouched. Hopefully it is.

You can find plenty of high mileage M278 cars and I would presume that any M157 car, particularly one not driven to an inch of its life every mile, could accumulate just as many miles without catastrophe. Of course, there are a number of things that can end the life of the engine and they either didn't happen to this guy, he caught them early or they happened and all issues (including the really bad ones) were fixed and the car was put back in the road. I understand at some mileage a new engine is going to be too rich for someone as a repair, but there's no saying something bad didn't happen at 130k. If there is a VIN there is a way to get history for free.

 

If we find out it's all original motor etc then we must call this car ... the Oracle.

 

The ad makes it seem quite fully loaded with B&O and ceramic brakes. The pics suggest the B&O is a lie (I do see Distronic Plus) but I was going to make a comment that such a highly optioned car would be worth repairing, at least more so than a lesser optioned one (like mine).

 

No info from a quick search of the VIN. It says "no damage" reported in the one accident. So, maybe that is an engine replacement? Who knows... It's also been for sale for over a year, so who knows if it is still actually for sale. $29k seems a bit high to me for that mileage.

 

This car has been on the market for while, I remember seeing it when I bought mines… in 2021

 

not surprised. Do you recall how many miles it had in 2021?

I mean..... not sayin but I'm sayin ... but who's in a market for any car with 200k+ miles let alone a high maintenance drama queen amg... and likely overpriced at $28,000??? It could need a new engine and trans like ... today.

 

Uhh, yeah. I paid less than that for mine in March. It had 98k.

 

Transmission removed and reinstalled on 1/18/19 at 110k miles. Lots of spark plug replacement, diff service, brakes.
Cylinder head replacement on 2/28/19 at 111k miles. Transmission R&R AGAIN.

It's almost like that thing I said...

"Transaxle overhauled" on 4/30/19 @ 116k
left axle replaced
Oil pan replaced

Engine mounts on 4/22/20 @ 156k

Radiator on 5/14/20 @ 158k
New wheel(s)

Water pump on 9/23/21 @ 214k!! Original????

A/C compressor on 11/1/21 @ 219k

I don't have anything after that. Overall, I'd say this is actually pretty good history and it could well be on the original engine (minus the cylinder head thing).

 

must have felt like a John Deere before mounts at 156k lol

 

Mine might be original at 99k. It doesn't feel terrible but probably not as smooth as new.

 

Always nice to see high mileage cars as knowing the owner(s) enjoyed the car as much as possible instead of just leaving it as a garage queen. Very nice to know how reliable can these cars be as well : )

 

Did you read the post about all that it’s had replaced?

 

Admittedly I didn't sorry about that,I just saw the mileage and thought it was regular maintenance. Matter of fact I was just reading through the thread after replying. Now I did "post 14" https://mbworld.org/forums/w212-amg/...ml#post8784297

 

I mean, I was excited to see threads like what OP posted but I guess there was a big asterisk..

 

Hey as long it's not the dreaded I blew my engine and need to buy a new one I would happily be ok with replacing all the things listed instead of an engine.
OR
Replacing the whole wiring harness I would still call this very much a win

All of the things listed even tho expensive do not come close to issues we are scared about the most and their relative costs

 

The wiring harness as long as there aren't already oil and that it didn't affect critical components, just do the preventative maintenance to prevent it from leaking in the first place, that should be good : ) https://mbworld.org/forums/s-class-w...g-harness.html

 

id say you got a really good deal. I haven’t seen any less than 30k unless it was not a clean title

 

​​​​​​Bought from original owner. Several front and rear light fender benders (NY/NJ nonsense) but that means I have new OEM bumpers with PPF so cosmetically the car is nearly perfect. And was 100% dealer maintained.

 

I remember seeing this car on the market for a while now. Saw it right after I bought my E63S in 2021. It's been relisted multiple times.