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MY BEAST 500E FOR SALE! $8800 USD (Canada)

Niko

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Fellow members, i am thinking to sell my beauty due to lack of time and space. This is not and was not my daily driver but hobby and weekend car. I have E55 & E63 too and i know what i am doing on my cars, i am Mercedes enthusiast. You can check my posts here and the VIN number but in brief what you want to know:

I bought the car in flawless condition 1 year ago - you can see the price here. It is Toronto, Canadian not Japan import car. Salvage title, i have 1 photo from the accident - left fender & bumper, the owner decided to take his insurance advantage, will post the photo but it was NOT a major accident. So i think the car is repainted in original anthracite grey color which is very rare, hood and grill is from E500, euro style headlights. I bought it from the owner of a car body shop, it was like new and believe me i am very strict and picky. Interior is black, i am not joking that still smells like new. The exterior is 9/10, like i said previous owner was owner of a body shop so it is perfect. Also car was serviced at the dealer - have the book with the stamps where you can see many preventive maintenance like transmission fluid and filter, brake fluid couple of times, coolant, Engine harness is DELHI 2006, etc. Everything is functional, AC is freezing, couple of nice upgrades like Remus muffler, Alpine complete sound system - amplifier, remote controls, etc., 18 mags with H&R hub-centric spacers. The car is really very nice, check the original steering wheel, cup holders on doors, rear door shades original, etc.
I have changed: 5w40 oil still good for another 5-6000km, correct plugs Bosch + Beru silicone wires, Bosch caps & rotors 3000km ago, LH module ( to fix ticking relay), air filters, idler arm (front suspension), Bosch O2 sensor, crankshaft position sensor, 8 rebuilt and ultrasonically cleaned injectors ( will provide the originals), fuel filter, E-gas module to fix misfire bit it didn t unfortunately so that s our common problem right but again i am very strict so what i think is left to completely make the car excellent is either the coils or other that i don t know and never tried like isolators caps but please see my videos, the car is ok i just don t like when it heats up and on stops or traffic lights to see the oil gauge jumping, not always, that s it. Highway is perfect.

Again, i have other plans and things now and if someone come here, La Prairie, Quebec, J5R0M4 ( 40 km from the US border and very close to Plattsburgh, give me 5500$ US cash - the car will be sold, with the nafta agreement i don t think that you need to pay any big $$$ to drive it back to your state. I will also provide the following parts, never had time to install them - OSRAM bulbs headlights + fog, paid 80$, 2 oil filters, air filters, cabin filters, caps and rotors, MB hydraulic oil, blink code reader and other that i probably forgot. I have 2 keys and the car has 183000 miles with the maintenance book record & stamps of course.
You understand that i won t be negotiable, i am selling the beast for 1/2 price that i have invested 1 year ago. Will post photos and video from the winter storage - tried to drive it couple of times in winter but this car is not for Quebec winter so i kept it in heated storage. Thanks for the interest and all the best.

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Interior like new!
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Anti-rust treated this winter!
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Also, i am 10km from Montreal on the south shore so i can pick you up if i am available at the moment!


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Guys, fellow member who contacted me first reserved the car till tomorrow 8 PM in order to check all the documentation and how he can drive it back to NYC. Will keep you posted. Thanks everyone. All the best.


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I have no news from the buyer so the first one who come to pay me the car or decide to deposit it will have it. Thanks and all the best.


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UPDATE: the car is deposited till this SAT 2 PM. Thank you.


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So we just went to the buyer's mechanic who was claiming 20years +++ experience MB to simple check the car. They took the car for a test drive and came back in 10 min. with this explanation - hmmm, the valves might need to be redone, distributor air or fuel distributor which i have never heard of too - this will cost more than 3000$. WTF - i was so transparent, i even have the service book with the DEALER stamps till 175000 miles and now is 183000 miles.
Everything by the book... And this mechanic want the valves redone. He never plugged in a code reader or checked the very common things like engine harness date, rotors, caps, cables, plugs, fuel line... How come the car starts fine when cold or after 2500 rpm everything is fine and he says that?!? It is our common problem - intermittent misfire, so as we discussed uit should be ignition related with these symptoms and it is intermittent. Anyways i am sad for the buyer and sorry i lost my time but again, i would accept a lot of explanations but telling me to repair the valves in my condition...?!???!! 3000$ +++ and this guy has 20years experience??? Man, good i was witness of that to share with my friends and to avoid this shop.


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Totally ridiculous, 20 years experience in what?

The car looks great, I doubt you'll have any problem selling it.
 
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Totally ridiculous, 20 years experience in what?

The car looks great, I doubt you'll have any problem selling it.
+1. Sounds like it was the wrong shop, i.e. a shop not familiar with the mid/late 90's models. The 500E engine does not have a fuel distributor, that was only used on the M117 and the M119.960 in the early R129 only. Valves redone? On an M119? Gimme a break!

For the asking price (which is reasonable, IMO), if it runs & drives well, the new owner can work out minor issues.

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The funniest part was that i had all the parts i did in my trunk in order to prove many things and to show respect but the mechanic made his final conclusion without even checking the codes...I am just amateur but come on - check the fu..ing codes first, this is 2 minutes job, visual check of the ignition system is another 3 min. In order not only to look for problems but to prove in front of the buyer: yes he did that, yes it looks like this is just done, no this is not done, no this is never checked... That s what he pays for. But you drive the car for 5 min. and start with the valves for 3000$?!? May be he thought i would drop the price to 1500$ after his gold touch of my awesome steering wheel. And i am not hiding who i am, from who i bought the car, when and for how much... But anyways... All the best! I decided to change the coils myself, so probably this was the God s sign to me.


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So I know this has been covered many times before, BUT, how much trouble would it be to register this car in the US?

I'm assuming that's why none of us Amuricans have driven over the border and bought this beauty??
 
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+1. Sounds like it was the wrong shop, i.e. a shop not familiar with the mid/late 90's models. The 500E engine does not have a fuel distributor, that was only used on the M117 and the M119.960 in the early R129 only. Valves redone? On an M119? Gimme a break!

For the asking price (which is reasonable, IMO), if it runs & drives well, the new owner can work out minor issues.

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Exactly. I would not have even wasted my money on the mechanic. Gerry's rule applies regardless of how well the car was maintained. Even if the PO did a,b, and c you'll want to do x,y and z. It's a Merc, it and you will not be happy until you've thrown gobs of money at it. You can not buy one these cars and not expect to do stuff to it. It looks like a heck of buy if you can get it into the states.
 
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So we just went to the buyer's mechanic who was claiming 20years +++ experience MB to simple check the car. They took the car for a test drive and came back in 10 min. with this explanation - hmmm, the valves might need to be redone, distributor air or fuel distributor which i have never heard of too - this will cost more than 3000$. WTF - i was so transparent, i even have the service book with the DEALER stamps till 175000 miles and now is 183000 miles.
Everything by the book... And this mechanic want the valves redone. He never plugged in a code reader or checked the very common things like engine harness date, rotors, caps, cables, plugs, fuel line... How come the car starts fine when cold or after 2500 rpm everything is fine and he says that?!? It is our common problem - intermittent misfire, so as we discussed uit should be ignition related with these symptoms and it is intermittent. Anyways i am sad for the buyer and sorry i lost my time but again, i would accept a lot of explanations but telling me to repair the valves in my condition...?!???!! 3000$ +++ and this guy has 20years experience??? Man, good i was witness of that to share with my friends and to avoid this shop.


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Some people have a year of experience, just multiplied 20 times over...
 
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So I know this has been covered many times before, BUT, how much trouble would it be to register this car in the US?

I'm assuming that's why none of us Amuricans have driven over the border and bought this beauty??

you can't unless it's 25 years old unless this is a US spec car which I doubt because the speedometer is in KMH

Niko, can you please post a pic on center post between the drive's and passengers door? it will say whether or not this car is US Spec
 
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Do not people think that $5500 is kinda free for rust free, straight body and nice interior (!) ? Why would some take it to mechanic at this price ? Do people expect to buy mint/perfect 500E (which almost does not exist) for 5500$ or so ?

My only concern is that at this price this particular 500e at danger to be parted out or be purchased by silly buyer who will not be able to provide proper care to it.
 
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Please let me know if you or new owner wants to sell the rear curtains on doors . I really like them and want to buy. Just pm me.
 
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you can't unless it's 25 years old unless this is a US spec car which I doubt because the speedometer is in KMH

Niko, can you please post a pic on center post between the drive's and passengers door? it will say whether or not this car is US Spec

According to VIN datacard, it is both (see SA Codes 494 & 460). Definitely not Japanese import.
 

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3rd brake lamp is a US part as well (340)
 
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Do not people think that $5500 is kinda free for rust free, straight body and nice interior (!) ? Why would some take it to mechanic at this price ? Do people expect to buy mint/perfect 500E (which almost does not exist) for 5500$ or so ?

+1 If this car was in the US I'd buy it as is
 
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There was previous discussion on importing a Canadian car into USA. Driving the car across the border is easy, getting a title+registration in USA could be more of a challenge. If the car has the yellow emissions decal over the passenger headlight, indicating the car was built to USA emissions standards, it should be RELATIVELY painless and inexpensive to title in USA. However, the metric speedometer could be an issue, I'm not sure. This should be much easier and cheaper compared to importing a car from Europe or Japan into USA... that is extremely expensive. The good news is, Canadian cars have a VIN format identical to USA (WDBEA36xxxxyyyyyy) so it won't raise red flags like Euro cars (which are WDB1240361xxxxxxx).

Still would be nice to hear from anyone who has actually done this...

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gsxr I agree with you. I have gathered information from people who specialize in transporting cars from Canada to USA, and they told me to go through custom clearance test and the emission should also match up with standards. $5500 easily turns into a much bigger number. For example, in New York state its really hard to get titled.
 
MY BEAST 500E FOR SALE! $5500 USD (Canada)

Thanks for the interest! It is really nice car but i received several dumb offers and decided to return it to his beast nature as soon as possible thus once i find free time i will fix all small issues. After, it will become heritage and the future generations in my family will love it...
There was someone who offered me 2500$... Can you believe that?!? I said - yes but for 1 picture with my car, from outside...


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What's the name of the garage? Montreal used to my old stomping grounds. Wife still has family there. Hmmmm.....This could be a good reason to visit. :nobmw:
 
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zdravei dai ci tel.
jiveia u feniks Arizona.
please contact me, I'm interested!
Thanks Merci Rodian
 
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I am not selling it anymore. All the best.


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I decided to put on sale again my 500E. The price is 8800$ if i drive it to the States ( it is US and CAN spec with the Us yellow emission sticker) or a little less if you pick it up from Montreal. It runs great! The additional maintenance i did after the last sale and in 1++ year: changed the coils (2) with Bosch (that fixed the misfire), new plugs, all engine vacuum lines + throttle body gasket, hydraulic reservoir + hose + new fluid, rear shock new, new battery, rebuilt starter, all fuses including the 2 x 30A + their box, engine oil ~ 1200km Pentosin 5W40, security lock bolts, air filters and probably more. Will include the original 16 inch mags + brand new winter tires 225 / 50 + some parts like rotors + pads, oils, filters, analog code reader, wiper, etc. I took care very well of this car as the previous owner did, have the maintenance book with record (regular transmission oil flush still good for another 60K km at least, brake fluid flush, new throttle body, engine harness, as per my mechanic the cats are changed too) so you realize the big money invested in it. All the best!


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Pls check my posts for the previous maintenance, etc.


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Someone should snatch this one up.
 
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My advice. Take the owner up on his offer and have him drive it into the US and complete the transaction in the US. Save yourself the headache of dealing with customs.
 
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Seems we can't import this car due to the salvage title..,any truth to this?
 
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Hey Niko, Si tu peux parler francais moi je suis de Montreal j'aimerais la voir
 
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Hey Niko, Si tu peux parler francais moi je suis de Montreal j'aimerais la voir

Salut, tu peux me contacter en message prive. Merci.




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Guys need help!! How can I get this car into the states with the salvage title?
 
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It appears that it cannot be done.
I had agreed to buy the car with Niko, who is a very honest & straight up guy, but he contacted Canadian & US customs who told him that a USA title cannot be given unless it was already exported from the USA with a salvage title.
 
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Thanks, the customs said if salvage title and not ex-export i need to show letter or invoice to prove the car was repaired at the dealer and they will confirm before acceptance. The broker said that letter from my garage might work but my risk... For now i look for canadian buyer. All the best!


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The car is really worth it, not because i am selling it, i might keep it but all the major repairs were done + many nice extras like Remus exhaust, H&R spacers, Alpine super stereo, rear stores, E500 front, door cup holder MB, steering wheel + i will give out extra parts (value 500$) like rotors, cups, filters, oils, etc. Brand new winters + mags...


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Is the Canadian title noted as "Salvage"? If not, how would a US, given State DMV be able to tell its a salvage?

What do you guys thing the chance is that the car could be driven into the US, to a C non-border state, and be registered? I hear TN or MS will register anything that rolls...
 

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