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1995 SL600 questions

Hi- A distant relative has a 1995 SL 600 for sale- 75000 miles- It has a couple of issues-

  1. Front grill is broken
  2. V-12 motor has a rattle- I can see the serpentine belt idler is bad, but it also is leaking coolant. Questions- Where is a good source of used parts? ( grill) How hard is it to change out a water pump?

He's asking 10,000.00- reasonable deal?

Thanks

Reply to
Jim Insolo
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He's asking 10,000.00- reasonable deal? ____________________________________________________________________ You could spend that much repairing the engine, water pump, and grill. These older 600 series cars are a money pit.

Reply to
Rockman59

Run away.

Reply to
me

Offer him 10k if he has all the faults fixed first.

Reply to
Tony Polson

These are very specialized cars, everything is very expensive, even by M-B standards. The dealer is often the only source for some parts which means such parts will cost substantially more than parts for more common engines which have second sources. The V-12 is a gas hog and a 13 year old SL600 is, well, just another 13 year old SL.

Buy this car only if its running and maintenance cost won't bother you.

Remember, nobody NEEDS a SL600 and one day you will want to sell it.

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