gramey
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Automatic transmission aside the thing that most put me off an R230 SL500 are all the horror stories regarding the ABC system. So when I saw one advertised as having had the ABC overhauled last year at what seems a low price, even taking into account the mileage for an SL, I took a look.
It's not so much what's in the ad as what's not, things like how many previous keepers, mileage and no indication that the seller will be putting an MOT on it even though it runs out in less than 3 weeks. A quick MOT check shows a 3 year gap between 2014 & 2017, possibly kept as a second car abroad?, last MOT noted a non specific oil leak at the front.
I texted the seller this morning asking about all the above but didn't get a reply so I texted him again this evening, still no reply. I can't find a website for this dealer/trader only ebay listings which have a mobile number.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2002-Mer...e=STRK:MEBIDX:IT&_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649
It's not so much what's in the ad as what's not, things like how many previous keepers, mileage and no indication that the seller will be putting an MOT on it even though it runs out in less than 3 weeks. A quick MOT check shows a 3 year gap between 2014 & 2017, possibly kept as a second car abroad?, last MOT noted a non specific oil leak at the front.
I texted the seller this morning asking about all the above but didn't get a reply so I texted him again this evening, still no reply. I can't find a website for this dealer/trader only ebay listings which have a mobile number.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2002-Mer...e=STRK:MEBIDX:IT&_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649