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1986 Mercedes Benz 560 SEC

"Engineered like no other car in the world"

Ok, no BS here, if you are looking to buy one of these cars you already know that they are really a sweet ride. I have owned this car since 1991 and put about 190,000 miles on it with very few problems. They are a really great road car and I always got complements on it, probably because of the color. Anyway, I used it when I had a larger company and needed the room, times change and so have my car needs. As typically happens to me, I can’t seem to part with things that I have a long history with, and it has sat around too long, now ith needs to go to someone to take it on as a project car and put it back to they way it should be, or if you have one and looking for a good parts car, that works too.

The Good,

The car has not been seriously on the road for a couple of years, It starts immediately and runs just fine. The transmission was replaced by a Mercedes only shop with a Mercedes remanufactured transmission about 20K ago for around $3K. The suspension is tight, and the car handles well and tracks straight. The engine has never been apart, and still has plenty of power. The paint was redone about 10 years ago, but has been outside for a few years, so aside from a minor blemish or two and a good wax job is in excellent shape. From the dash to the back of the front seats are in real good condition, a couple of cracks from the years, but overall good. The seats have always been covered and so are in fine shape. The car was garaged all but the last three years. The tires are shot, they must be replaced to have a safe ride. I replaced the radio with a Kenwood with an mp3/cd player. I do not know of any rust on the car, all the doors etc. work just fine. The car was in a small accident, hit in the rear by a teenager on a cell phone in slow moving heavy traffic. Did a small amount of damage to the truck lid and license plate area, did not even break a tail light lens. The insurance adjustor thought as we did that the bumper was twisted, turned out it was just the reflection in the chrome, but it basically helped cover a complete paint job, all the metal was straightened and no bondo was used. The car is straight and true and not a dint in it.

The drivers side window mechanism has broken and the window is propped up in the fully closed position until that can be repaired. The sunroof works, but not as well as it should and you have to mess with it to get it to seal back properly. The odometer stopped working a couple of years after I stopped driving it on a daily basis. So it says 228K and I am guessing it is around 248K, The majority of the time that it was my daily driver, I drove it about 100 miles a day to and from work, so the miles piled on fairly quickly, but it was 90% freeway driving. The AC works just great, until the Freon leaks out which takes a couple of weeks, so bottom line is there is a leak somewhere in the system. Relative to leaks in the system, if you let the car sit for a week or so, air somehow manages to make its way into the fuel system, and about a 1/4 mile down the road it will start to sputter like it is running out of fuel, this last for about 100 yards, then it smoothes out and all is well. If you drive it every day, you will never even notice it. Could be a simple seal, who knows, but it is most likely back near the tank since it takes a while to make it to the engine.

Due to the large back window on these cars, and the time it had to sit outside my office and the last couple of years the sun has done a good bit of damage to the back window area and the rear passenger seat. The leather has shrunk and there is no repairing it. You can sit back there no problem, but it is not pretty. They do make complete replacements for these cars so I understand. Also the headliner outer fabric is starting to separate around the edges, it is not hanging down it takes some attention to notice it, but in the interest of complete disclosure I thought you should know.

Bottom line… it is a good solid ride, starts good, runs good, shifts good, body is straight and the paint is good, what it needs is some TLC and it should be good for another 100K.

The first question I am going to get is would you drive it to Texas or Florida? The answer is yes, with new tires and fresh oil, both of which I am willing to have done for the buyer for the cost of the parts.

The car is sold as is where it is, with no warranty expresses or implied.

Located near Charlotte, NC 28117.

Contact Richard at 704-996-3191

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