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Re: To GF: (archive)
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Posted by GF on August 20, 2001 at 20:55:45:

In Reply to: To GF: posted by Wow-man on August 19, 2001 at 23:52:45:

Well i have looked around at some but never owned one. I just always hear my dad saying what a great investment and what great cars they are. I think you should be able to find a real nice one for around $15k. Most people look for 280s with manual transmissions. Most cars are automatics. Most manuals are four speeds and five speeds are very very rare. If you find a nice 5 speed buy it. If you find a very nice stick buy it. If you find a great auto buy it. All in all you cant go wrong because they are great cars. As for maintance and stuff i really dont know but it cant be as much as an M3.

Do you have any experience with owning or buying these cars? If you own one, how's the reliability and maintenance? Any common problems? Are spare parts very expensive? As for buying one, what should I look for? I know I'll look for rust and I'll send it to a master Mercedes mechanic for inspection. But is there anything I should look very closely at? I don't want to spend $25-$30k on some concours-condition beauty. Maybe $14-$19k for a nice weekend driver.

I've looked at many sites, but I can't find any helpful info on these cars? Do you know where I could find some information?

Thanks!




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