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User Profile: RichBenzer (4)

RichBenzer's Bids

NO RESERVE: 2007 Mercedes-Benz S550
SOLD: $5,250
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RichBenzer bid $3,750

RichBenzer's Comments

2007 Mercedes-Benz S600 w/65k Miles

RichBenzer said:

@KingKittyI'm a bottom feeder too and also have 3 V12s at the moment, and a very nice 09S550 I got recently for really cheap, all bought at 95-98% depreciation because they are very complex cars and needed work that is not cheap if you have to pay someone to do it.  But I enjoy doing the work and keeping them alive.  The way this car sits I might go $3k on it AFTER doing a deep scan on every module and seeing a detailed history on it, knowing the history that has been disclosed and taking a big risk on it. 

The shill bidding was most curious as well, I had actually thought about tossing a $2k bid to start and see where it went then saw that one pop up and just laughed.

Oh well, it's been fun watching and reading.  I hope the seller is happy with whatever happens, but it ain't hapnin with me.

2007 Mercedes-Benz S600 w/65k Miles

RichBenzer said:

A good cleaning might make the car more presentable 

2007 Mercedes-Benz E350 w/67k Miles

RichBenzer said:

@Gransportmy point was that the engine falls within the range where there were bad balance shafts.  The failures take time to manifest.  If it runs well then it is likely OK for now but one should be aware that the possibility exists that it can go bad given the range of engines with the issue.

That is all.

2007 Mercedes-Benz E350 w/67k Miles

RichBenzer said:

The balance shaft issue can be determined as follows:  Mercedes-Benz, with the improved parts, has engine serial numbers that are higher than M272 Engine Serial No. 2729..30 468993.  This vehicle has engine 272964 S/N 30 425118 which falls within the range of engines having the bad balance shaft (the timing chain-driven gear on it wears down).  Whether a CEL is showing now or not does not indicate that the engine could have this problem tomorrow or two years from now.  Some engines can go a lot of miles without showing the issue.  When it does appear you will see faults showing cam timing issues which relate to the timing chain slipping or jumping timing and the engine will have serious problems at that point.  I have looked at several beautiful cars that are basically worth maybe $1k or less since a replacement engine will be necessary, or to replace the balance shaft (not a cheap fix) if the rest of the engine is still intact.  I bought a ML350 with a munched engine because of this and parted it out.  I have an 07E350 right now I am working on due to another issue, but it has an engine with S/N 506393 and should be good with that issue.

One-Owner 2004 Mercedes-Benz E500

RichBenzer said:

This car has a 722.9 7spd transmission
VIN 	WDBUF70J34A437569
Model Year 	2004
Model 	E 500
Engine 	113967 30 542791
Transmission 	722901 00 013083

One-Owner 2004 Mercedes-Benz E500

RichBenzer said:

My 04E500 has a 722.9 7spd transmission

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