I am looking at a 99 E430 with 64k, the dealer is asking $22,5000. The car is very sharp, with AMG five spoke wheels, but it has a very questionable history. Has four owners, started life as a lease vehicle in New Jersey and a year after the original owner leased it, it was in a front collision. Had three owners after that and now has ended up here in Minnesota. The last owner that traded it in had it only for six months before he traded it for a Porsche. When he traded it, he stated on a questionnaire that he was the original owner and it had not been in an accident, good thing I decided to have the dealer run a carfax on it for me! Maybe he didn't know, or maybe he lied. It does have a star mark warranty but that is due to expire in December. I guess when the previous owner bought it, he did get it from a Mercedes dealer and the car was star marked. With the car being only 5 years old, and having four owners, does that seem like a big waving redflag, considering it has been in a crash? They told me straight out they wanted to move the car and would give me a good deal, also a weird thing to say. I have a 95 Camry V6 right now with very low miles in showroom condition, an offer I was thinking about was $15,000 plus my car. Opinions wanted!
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20 years ago