1995 Mercedes S500, Chrome Wheels, Strong Engine - As Is & Where Is on 2040-cars

Vehicle starts and runs fine (strong motor), but is currently registered with CA DMV as a non-operating vehicle (meaning it can't currently be legally driven on public streets until it is registered and tagged).  There are no current tags on the vehicle, and it has been sitting idle in my driveway for a couple of years. 

I've been meaning to work on it and bring it back to it's former glory, but never got around to it, and I have six other cars in the household.  Wife's patience has run out (see above). 

I bought this car (on eBay!) in 2002, from a dealer in Pennsylvania.  It was an excellent freeway flyer until transmission problems cropped up.  Put a rebuilt tranny in, and soon thereafter other issues (electrical, vacuum system, etc.) made it unreliable (and my wife refused to drive it  anymore).   So it sat.  And sat some more.  I go out and fire it up now and then, drive it around the block, take it to the care wash, etc.  I just don't have the time, energy, or desire to mess around with it -though I don't think it would take much to bring it back to daily life -if that is what you are looking for.  I can't guarantee that, though.  And honestly, the ghosts in this car may take a bit of wizardry to exorcize.  One mech said it was likely the vacuum pump system under the rear seat.  Another said the tranny job wasn't done right.  Whatever - the wife wasn't having any of it - so she has to go (the Benz-*cough*, not the wife ).

It's got a clear, clean title, but is not tagged, so buyer will need to tow it home/to shop.   It starts right up and it'll drive, but I can't say for how far and it may go loco on you.   Some weirdness like windows going down while parked, doors/trunk not locking, sunroof opening and closing on its own - stuff like that.  I put in a new battery (which itself, like the tranny, although a few years old now, has hardly any miles on it), and I bought a new window left-rear regulator (but never installed it - the buyer gets it too, still new in the box).

It's got a good spare, and is pretty clean.  Minuses: The paint is lightly fading and peeling a bit here and there on top and rear deck - but no rust. There's a nasty crack on the back window (wife closed the trunk with the gas cap in the hinge, tweaking the glass -nice one!).  You can see the crack if you zoom in on that photo.   Let's see; there's a small rip on the rear seat leather but I put a nice, matching cloth cover over it.  A lady at the mall backed into my wife one day and lightly crunched the left-front corner, but the lady's insurance paid for a new light, hood, and cowling (sweet!) - so that's all new -and look's it.  I think the vacuum pump deal is messing with the trunk lock too, and it is hard to open (or it could be something else).  Oh - and the "AMG" badge on the back lid is just ornamental - the car is not an AMG-enhanced Benz.  All the electronics, A/C, etc. work fine (except those mentioned earlier, things hooked up the the vacuum system (door locks, etc.).  Great BOSE sound system.  Body is straight, no damage, hardly any blemishes at all, really (both the wife and the car - but only the car is for sale).  Can't think of anything else wrong with her.

So -I've owned this car for twelve years, loved it on the highway - it literally rockets past anything - trips to Vegas and Palm Springs were the best.   Super powerful and a very comfortable ride.  My rear seat passengers were always remarking about the comfy "limo-feel" to the ride.  There's this double-thick heavy side glass windows someone told me once is a bullet-proof add-on, but I've never tested that one! 

I put chrome wheels on her in about 2005 I think.  I'm letting the whole car go for what I paid for the wheels.  Chrome looks great.  Rubber/tread on tires is getting down there, however - if you're gonna fix her back up, new boots may be prudent...

In any case - that's the story.  The car is a steal at my low, no reserve price. It would make a great parts car or minor refurbish project - since she still looks pretty good, has a good engine, and you can get her for a song...  Actually, if you're even slightly mechanically inclined and have the time and energy (and a more patient wife), you can likely get this nice road yacht cruising fine again without a lot of effort.

Ask me any questions you want.  I'll be as straight and honest with you as possible.  Check my feedback; over 1200 transactions, 100% positive feedback on all of them.  I believe in the eBay trust-concept.  I'm not looking to make any real money here; bottom line:

Happy Wife = Happy Life...    right fellas?!
 
Cash sale is final.  Bring a tow dolly or trailer, pick her up and she's all yours...

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OK!  Vehicle engine pictures added.  (one inquirer made a rather illogical correlation that suggested by my excluding pictures of the vehicle engine that an assumption can be made that I am "dealer").  I have no idea how such a correlation can be made - but I'll give the inquirer the benefit-of-the-doubt and include a few pics of the engine.  Of course, it would be hard to sell a car as one with a "strong motor" that "starts and runs" fine if it didn't have an engine to begin with - but, whateva: here you go: PROOF POSITIVE - the engine exists!  (and lives). 

Actually - all kidding aside, the engine is probably the most valuable part of this car - it is a smooth running, tight, no leaks, beast of a motor -it's the other electrical/vacuum? phantoms that are puzzling and elusive -and what has kept me (and especially the darling spouse) out of the car and the car living on the tarmac for the last couple of years.

Oh - and no, I am not a 'dealer' - just a lowly college professor.  This is my first vehicle sale on eBay, although I've bought and sold many hundreds of items on eBay over the years with hardly ever experiencing even the slightest problem.

Any more questions?  Ask away!

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Air Conditioning works fine, fan blows  on all settings, dual climate control system appears to be working well, temp adjustment works, A/C/ blows nice and cold.

p.s. inquirer remarked that thew double-paned thick glass is not bullet-proof glass, seemingly a rumor started some years ago.  I didn't know that.  Pretty think stuff though - my guess is it would stop or at least really slow down a small-caliber bullet!  Again - I'm not about to test that out, though...