r/mercedes_benz • u/crwcz • 11h ago
New to the club
Long story short I found a great deal, I picked this S500 up for $20k. Bank values it at $29.
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u/Beneficial-Sugar6950 ‘99 ML320 (former) 9h ago
Nice! Where’d you find it? I swear I’ve seen this exact car on facebook marketplace- black w222 S-Class with those exact wheels and the red brake calipers for around 20k
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u/MBenzthusiast 11h ago
Short wheelbase? In the US? That must be rare
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u/Shiro_UwU7 2011 S550 RWD | 2015 S63 AMG 4Matic 10h ago
Canadian model that got imported, probably.
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u/Skeppyberry 4h ago
20k?? Gotta tell me what it needs and how much. That’s a steal I might consider
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u/crwcz 3h ago
So it was at a dealership back in October where it went under their 100 something point inspection, they replaced the lower control arm and a few other things, they were also trying to find the little chrome piece for the grill that's missing. I passed on the deal because they had a no haggle price at 25k and I just wasn't comfortable paying that plus their admin fee. So I last weekend or so I seen the same exact car posted for about the same amount, turns out a salesman there at the dealer bought the car, might have gotten in over his head so I bought it from him and offered 20k which happened to be his payoff. It needs nothing! The wipers might be clogged.. I dunno, still need to investigate it.. not about to tear into repairs yet. I tend to work on my own cars.
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u/Skeppyberry 3h ago
See my rational for a first car is a model 3 long range (not highland) with accel boost (460hp with it). That’s my decision but thats a MUCH nicer car haha. I hope you enjoy it. Do you have Burmester?
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u/crwcz 3h ago
Yeah! It's got every single option minus the night vision and unfortunately they discontinued Mbrace for this model year. Someone said this is a short wheelbase, which is rare for the US, I'm in Missouri. The carfax did say it was owned in Europe, Canada, Miami, New York now here. I'll take a few pics.
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u/Skeppyberry 3h ago
not sure what Mbrace is. Does it have the full spinning tweeter Burmester or just the metal grille in the doors (both are amazing)
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u/crwcz 1h ago
Mbrace is the app that used to use but it's discontinued for my year. It's for remote start since there's no button on the remote. So stupid. This one doesn't have the spinny tweeters. I could add those but I don't really want to tear into the door panel removal for this car. I can live without it lol.
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u/Skeppyberry 1h ago
Technically you can’t add the real ones because the have a different resistance and need a different amp which would require every other speaker and door panel to get replaced so don’t bother. The base Burmester is PLENTY good haha. But my friends 2014 CLS still works with MercedesMe and has remote start. Check out the Mercedes me app
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u/crwcz 1h ago
Don't get my hopes up lol, I don't think it will work but I will dl it and try.
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u/Skeppyberry 1h ago
I MIGHT work I’m not sure. But the app at least will. For like gas level in the car I think. You could always get aftermarket remote start
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u/crwcz 1h ago
* Yeah and when I got to this point the other day and called the folks on the 1800 number told me the car had to be 2017 or newer, but folks on here told me to call the dealer and raise hell to get it activated
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u/crwcz 3h ago
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u/Skeppyberry 3h ago
EXEC REAR SEATING FOR 20k??!!!! Holy steal bro. I’m so jealous genuinely. Ambient lights behind the seats when my model 3 doesn’t even have them at all. I’m just scared of more German maintenance especially with my friends CLS550 being a nightmare. Scared me off at least for my first car. After the 3 I’ll probably pick up some merc
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u/crwcz 2h ago
So what scares you maintenance wise? I've heard that a lot, and as I pick apart the owners manual tonight, it's oil changes.. and watching how they are done on YouTube look fairly easy, I called my local oil change place that does synthetic oil changes for $49, they confirmed they work on Mercedes. Need to rotate tires. Do not add fuel additives per this manual. I am thinking though that I will change my insurance to have the zero dollar window deductible, since this window is heated. Lemme know what you know? I wanna look it up.
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u/Skeppyberry 2h ago
I have no ability to do any of the maintenance myself. I still live at home with my parents and I’m not allowed to do anything. Neither do I have the tools to do anything. So it would all be Mercedes dealer maintenance for me because there’s also no shops around me that work on Mercedes. And just seeing all the different things that go wrong with his car whether it be air suspension or something electronic or some other little motor gadget or valve or pulley or pump it’s just one thing after the other with his car. His car also is super high miles at 180,000 miles right now.
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u/crwcz 1h ago
I gotcha, I understand. Yeah, well, I'm gonna drive this thing like I drive my Ford F150. It's gonna get used to country life or it's gonna go. Lol
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u/crwcz 1h ago
I actually needed a commuter car to get me 30 miles down the interstate every day for work. I got tired of driving my truck.
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u/Skeppyberry 1h ago
Probably the most comfy thing to get. I like the model 3 cause it’s the right size, price, and speed. And I have home charging
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u/Glogirlleo 3h ago
My dream car 😩😍
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u/RecognitionThen6576 9h ago
Looks so good. Such a good deal bro. I've been driving used S Classes for like 10 years. The cool thing about that bank evaluation is if someone crashes into you, insurance is gonna pay you 29K not 20k.
This happened with both my S classes (they both run and drive still because they are tanks) but insurance paid out more than I paid on both vehicles after years of use.
Basically, if someone is about you crash into you, just enjoy the premium safety features and enjoy the ride buddy. Haha jk jk