Wait, Here's an Even Worse Idea

"RPM esq." (rpm3) 06/13/2018 at 13:59 • Filed to: craigslist, found on craigslist, mercedes-benz, s600, v12, bad ideas, seattle

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An !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! “mechanic’s special!”!! Surely buying this $2300 gem will not end in tears and possibly bankruptcy.

Nibby > RPM esq. 06/13/2018 at 14:02

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just ask jake

WilliamsSW > RPM esq. 06/13/2018 at 14:05

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I think AMGTech needs to buy this one. He might be able to make some $$$ flipping this thing.

BTW - I love how the alternator is dead but it’s NBD cuz the battery is new.

gawdzillla > RPM esq. 06/13/2018 at 14:09

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swap a 6.0 LS2 in there its still a S600

user314 > RPM esq. 06/13/2018 at 14:11

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Problem is oil leaking from the valve cover gaskets

CalzoneGolem > RPM esq. 06/13/2018 at 14:17

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Looks like this would provide a few videos for Tavarish

fintail > RPM esq. 06/13/2018 at 14:21

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There’s a good chance your local indy shop will tell you to leave when you roll up in this.

“double payne bullet resistant windows”

ummm...no 

AestheticsInMotion > fintail 06/13/2018 at 14:24

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I really would like to see some of these double pane windows. Are there any other more common models that were optioned with those?

cmill189 - sans Volvo > gawdzillla 06/13/2018 at 14:31

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AestheticsInMotion > RPM esq. 06/13/2018 at 14:31

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I’ll help with the insurance fraud when you realize the mistake you made.

*remembers RPM’s career*

Oh. Uh... I mean. Uhm...

sony1492 > RPM esq. 06/13/2018 at 14:31

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A mere $2300 down and you can tow away this $15,000 car. Great deal, the best deal

fintail > AestheticsInMotion 06/13/2018 at 14:32

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This started in the 90s with the W140, which have thick dual glazing for sound insulation, it fools the unwashed:

I believe W220s like the car above have a thinner version of this.

Actual bulletproof windows look a tad different:

RPM esq. > fintail 06/13/2018 at 14:34

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This is good myth debunking. It does annoy me unduly when people advertise double-glazed luxury car windows as bulletproof.

Tristan > fintail 06/13/2018 at 14:35

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There’s a good chance your local indy shop will tell you to leave when you have this towed in.

FTFY

Ash78, voting early and often > RPM esq. 06/13/2018 at 14:36

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Under $200 per cylinder?!

DO IT

fintail > RPM esq. 06/13/2018 at 14:36

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The claim has been around for a couple decades now, makes me laugh.

I’d love to see the seller test it, he probably believes it.

WilliamsSW > fintail 06/13/2018 at 14:53

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Ha- I was wondering about that...

And frankly, adding bullet proofing would suck all the fun out of driving this thing anyways, unless you’re a drug dealer, pimp, or white collar criminal that might actually need that.

deekster_caddy > RPM esq. 06/13/2018 at 15:18

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LS swap?

Roadster939 > RPM esq. 06/13/2018 at 16:02

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Does anyone know if there are any high-value bits you could part out?

JGrabowMSt > RPM esq. 06/13/2018 at 16:04

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Needs moar S65

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > WilliamsSW 06/13/2018 at 16:09

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No. Not even for free.

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > RPM esq. 06/13/2018 at 16:15

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This is the early M137 non-turbo V12. It’s not even good enough to be used as a boat anchor. They’re garbage. And that valve cover leak is more likely to be an oil cooler leak. Which is in the valley and requires removal of both heads. And when they leak, they puke and should not be driven.

Everything about this listing screams run and hide.

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > Nibby 06/13/2018 at 16:16

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You think his is bad? This is an early non turbo one. It will make Jake’s look as reliable as a Corolla.

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > deekster_caddy 06/13/2018 at 16:16

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No. Don’t bother trying to save this turd.

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > CalzoneGolem 06/13/2018 at 16:17

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I wouldn’t wish this car on anyone but I would watch that because it would be such a hilarious shit show.

WilliamsSW > AMGtech - now with more recalls! 06/13/2018 at 16:54

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Damn, if you’re out, then whoever buys this is a real masochist.

RPM esq. > Roadster939 06/13/2018 at 16:58

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Every bit is high value, if you go by the prices Mercedes charges for parts.

RPM esq. > AMGtech - now with more recalls! 06/13/2018 at 17:01

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My bad idea meter was already in the red, but this is the expert advice that pegs the needle.

I look forward to seeing it up on Craigslist again in six months for $1500, photographed in some other sad sack’s driveway.

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > WilliamsSW 06/13/2018 at 18:02

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Or more likely a real idiot.

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > RPM esq. 06/13/2018 at 18:03

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Damn. I was hoping to break your bad idea meter!

WilliamsSW > AMGtech - now with more recalls! 06/13/2018 at 18:22

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Both?

Roadster939 > RPM esq. 06/25/2018 at 13:56

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Thanks! But I me an any that you could sell? That people were looking to buy?  O ther than Tavarish or Tyler Hoover’s mechanic?