"Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom" (will-alib)
06/18/2018 at 18:10 • Filed to: None
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"Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom" (will-alib)
06/18/2018 at 18:10 • Filed to: None | 0
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So my non-car guy brother tells me he’s looking at a 2008 CLK350 because Mercedes convertible, and my first instinct is to tell him he’s insane for considering a ten year old Benz. On further reflection, is it possible this car might not leave him broke and single? It’s got 57k miles and the ask is $10k. I don’t think these had the horrific pneumatic suspension of the SL, but a quick search found there are some known issues with the W203. At least he said he’d have his a furrin motors guy take a look first.
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> Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom
06/19/2018 at 04:31 |
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Convertibles are always a bad idea. But on the whole, he could’ve chosen much worse. This should be pretty solid as long as it’s been maintained and not wrecked. But if there is any sign of any body work whatsoever, he should walk away. It doesn’t take much to get all the moving parts out of whack.
08 so all the big issues aren’t really a concern on this one. Eventually (over 100k more than likely) it will probably need some bushings, maybe an arm or joint, thermostat, cam solenoids, and maybe a trans conductor plate.
Not all of those are guaranteed and they won’t all hit at the same time.