What an amazing 430! Hope the seller and high bidder are able to work it out.

@eurosellinc Good morning  - heard from MBM and told them we were thinking it over today. Thanks for being a thorough seller. 

I would have bid, but the overspray on the wheels and undercarriage made us wonder what else may not be as it seems. And as someone else pointed out, the shipping cost and buyer's fee pushed it into an unreasonable level. So it appears the seller wants more? It takes just one, but a reasonable person would pass - especially for a 6 cylincer (430).

I did not bid on what appears to be an excellent example.  My reason?  I saw no record (or comment) that the Air Matic system had been addressed / and perhaps because there was no need.  Due to its age, however, the air bag/strut system has to be near its time for replacement, and the high cost of that scared me away, especially at $17k and for me + another near 2k for shipping + buyer’s fee.  Too much.

For a non V8 S500 with a few sticky buttons, 17K is probably all there is. A same year s600 with 100K miles just sold for 8K.   

Looks spectacular to me. Professionally presented in every respect.

That underbody is cleaner than my dining room table.

Good morning. I stumbled across this listing, and I had to leave a comment. I owned a W220 S430 a few years ago. I originally purchased it as a "in between" car as my wife's car was up on a lease. My plan was to keep it for a month while I located another SUV for my wife, and when I did, I could not bring myself to sell it. I wound up keeping the car for 3.5 years and used it primarily for long road trips with the family. Absolutely no better car for that purpose as the power, comfort, reliability and safety is second to none. 

When I saw this listing I thought to myself, who in the world detailed this car to such perfection !!! I looked at the vehicle's location and quickly made a phone call. My assumption was correct as this car was detailed by a good friend of mine in Long Island NY. I have been professionally detailing cars since the 1990s, and I can recognize a real high level detailing from a "decent" detailing. This car was literally detailed by the best bar none. What a magnificent example !!! The undercarriage, interior, engine bay, and paint looks like its ready to be concours judged at Pebble Beach.  

This is a great car, and a lot of car for the money in today's luxury car market.

Best of luck !!!

Dean

@AmpeliaAMG  I love this car, great combo and probably the nicest w220 on the market.  I was just curious if it was a bad picture or if it was a part that is made from a different material.   Either way, it wouldn't affect purchasing this timeless beauty!

@Robertlnm  Thank you for seconding my thought.  That being said, the part can be replaced and should not negatively impact the bidding for this vehicle in any meaningful way.  

The mechanic who who works on my 09 SL63 AMG drives a similar year black S430 and has commented to me on how much he likes his vehicle.  I value his opinions.

@AmpeliaAMG  that caught my eye as well.  It certainly doesn't match the pristine look of the car.  It would bug me to no end it that was discolored and scratch as it looks in the pic

A driving and walk around video have been added to the listing. 

I will love to see some video's ; cold start etc and gauges wille the car is running 

Any idea of the cause of the discoleration of the dash around the light switch in photo 159?  Was this part replaced?

Nice car! Also, FYI, a minor correction: As an '06 RWD model, this example has the newer 7-speed automatic, not the 5-speed that's mentioned in the description.