"Land_Yacht_225" (nadenator)
05/30/2016 at 08:19 • Filed to: None
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"Land_Yacht_225" (nadenator)
05/30/2016 at 08:19 • Filed to: None | 1
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No, it isn’t “also known as the Maybach,” it’s not a Maybach. It’s an S600. And with those dirty monoblocks, two bar tail lights, and opaque headlights, it’s a pre-facelift powered by an M137. You say NADA is $7,000, I disagree. If it really is in as good of shape as he says, it’s a $3,500 time bomb waiting to oval the cylinder bores and warp the heads.
Just bought a new one and there’s no need for two? Right there I know he’s full of crap. Once you own one, you want to fill your garage with them.
In summary, what a maroon.
OPPOsaurus WRX
> Land_Yacht_225
05/30/2016 at 08:36 |
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can be driven as automatic or manual..... is there a clutch? I doubt it
Nibby
> OPPOsaurus WRX
05/30/2016 at 08:43 |
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Most likely paddle shifters or +/- buttons on the steering wheel
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Land_Yacht_225
> Nibby
05/30/2016 at 08:55 |
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Neither! The gear stick moves side to side when it’s in drive!
Cash Rewards
> Land_Yacht_225
05/30/2016 at 08:56 |
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What’s the bottom end of price for these things? Salvage title or no, unless it’s well and truly wrecked i gotta figure there’s over 3 grand in sellable parts on a car like that.
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Land_Yacht_225
> Cash Rewards
05/30/2016 at 09:01 |
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Oh, parts value is always going to be huge. This is about the bottom end, but that’s because this one has the wrong engine. An S600 like mine is actually maintainable after enough major systems have been replaced. These 5.8L 01-02 models are just hopeless uphill battles until the engine destroys itself.
But the interior, computer components, etc. Sum of its sellable parts, I’d say it’s worth maybe $10,000.
FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem
> Land_Yacht_225
05/30/2016 at 09:02 |
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Engine swap or no?
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Land_Yacht_225
> FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem
05/30/2016 at 09:04 |
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Define your terms.
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FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem
> Land_Yacht_225
05/30/2016 at 09:09 |
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How costly/stupid/doable would an engine swap on a W220 be on a scale from 0-10?
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Land_Yacht_225
> FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem
05/30/2016 at 09:17 |
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Another Mercedes engine, like a M113 5.0? Probably doable if you pull the engine out of a junked S500. Then you just have to get the right ECU and an ABC tandem pump for that engine.
An LS ALL THE THINGS swap? I would not recommend trying to make make an American engine jive with that vehicle management network. And you’d have to so coil-overs all around unless you want to make you self a custom serpentine setup.
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FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem
> Land_Yacht_225
05/30/2016 at 09:25 |
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Ouch. The W220 sounds like a major PITA. I thought of a V8 from the S55 or W221 S63 but that would be more expensive than to just get a S55.
V12 Jake- Hittin' Switches
> Land_Yacht_225
05/30/2016 at 09:52 |
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Also known as The Maybach... Not just any Maybach, but THE MAYBACH. Young drivers must stay away. Also, it’s a fucking salvage title, because of course it is. What a heap...
AMGtech - now with more recalls!
> FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem
05/30/2016 at 12:29 |
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There are tens of thousands of reasons why people don’t engine swap Mercedes very often. And most of those reasons have the faces of dead presidents on them.