tom1981
Active Member
Hi everyone,
So have posted on here a few times when looking for advice on searching for a second hand r170 SLK. I found what I thought was a good one, blokes wife's runaround. 2001. 55k miles (all added up in HPI check and in the service history) and from a dealer out in Essex. Haggled to a great price given Bodyworks has some rusty chips but now bubbling yet or dreadful arch rust (work to be done though). Paid £200 for a years mechanical warranty. Has new MOT but service was a few thousand miles ago in 2014. He said it was serviced effectively by them when they cleaned it up after sitting on a driveway for a year. New wheels etc.
SO... Car is pulling violently to the left. As in, take your hand off the wheel or pull up to a junction and brake and you can feel it/see the wheel turn.
Pay to get tracking done at the reputable local garage I always used. He asks had I not noticed the steering quality. I hadn't until recently but I have been poorly and not driven for two years and haven't really taken it out on the motorway at all yet. He showed me where the car has been resprayed and over welding around the engine. He reckons it's had a crash, been repaired without consulting insurance or DVLA and hopefully it's just the 4 wheel allignment hasn't been done.
I checked the serial number in the door and the boot again and I wanted to check I shouldn't be worried so wanted expert forum opinion please and have attached below. Keen to make sure this isn't a chop shop job. I have a mechanical warranty though I have yet to receive any email or warranty from the dealer. In an ideal world I don't have a twisted chassis or anything and I can get fixed on warranty or at my local place and it's still and investment. Crucially I don't trust the guys that sold it in this state to assess and fix problem and the sooner I know, the sooner I have to work out whether to try and demand my money back or not. I hope not. Here are the stickers in door sill and boot:
I appreciate any advice you guys can give. Thanks. Tom
https://flickr.com/photos/59673759@N04/sets/72157666775230862
So have posted on here a few times when looking for advice on searching for a second hand r170 SLK. I found what I thought was a good one, blokes wife's runaround. 2001. 55k miles (all added up in HPI check and in the service history) and from a dealer out in Essex. Haggled to a great price given Bodyworks has some rusty chips but now bubbling yet or dreadful arch rust (work to be done though). Paid £200 for a years mechanical warranty. Has new MOT but service was a few thousand miles ago in 2014. He said it was serviced effectively by them when they cleaned it up after sitting on a driveway for a year. New wheels etc.
SO... Car is pulling violently to the left. As in, take your hand off the wheel or pull up to a junction and brake and you can feel it/see the wheel turn.
Pay to get tracking done at the reputable local garage I always used. He asks had I not noticed the steering quality. I hadn't until recently but I have been poorly and not driven for two years and haven't really taken it out on the motorway at all yet. He showed me where the car has been resprayed and over welding around the engine. He reckons it's had a crash, been repaired without consulting insurance or DVLA and hopefully it's just the 4 wheel allignment hasn't been done.
I checked the serial number in the door and the boot again and I wanted to check I shouldn't be worried so wanted expert forum opinion please and have attached below. Keen to make sure this isn't a chop shop job. I have a mechanical warranty though I have yet to receive any email or warranty from the dealer. In an ideal world I don't have a twisted chassis or anything and I can get fixed on warranty or at my local place and it's still and investment. Crucially I don't trust the guys that sold it in this state to assess and fix problem and the sooner I know, the sooner I have to work out whether to try and demand my money back or not. I hope not. Here are the stickers in door sill and boot:
I appreciate any advice you guys can give. Thanks. Tom
https://flickr.com/photos/59673759@N04/sets/72157666775230862
