Re: [MBZ] Should I buy a green ML350?

[Floyd Thursby via Mercedes]

I'm thinking that ML55 could be fun for $1k, kind of a throwaway price 
but you could probably get your money in bits once it gakks.


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Re: [MBZ] Should I buy a green ML350?

[Curley McLain via Mercedes]

$500 delivered?



Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes 
September 22, 2016 at 5:13 PM
It's for sale, very very cheap.

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Re: [MBZ] Should I buy a green ML350?

[Mitch Haley via Mercedes]

> On September 22, 2016 at 3:49 PM Dan Penoff via Mercedes
>  wrote:
> 
> 
> Yup.
> 
> I thought Kleb or someone else said all MLs were to be avoided?  Of course, if
> the price is right who cares, right?
> 
> What happened to your S420?

It's still sitting here, but it's no snowmobile. 
I wouldn't mind a ML in the same color for towing and bad weather. 
Sounds like I want something from this century and not a 1998-1999.
I had thought they were mechanically identical to my S210 4matic, but it turns
out the ML has a dual range transfer case that's less reliable than the C and E
class cars. 

Last one I looked at had a transfer case warning light "it's just the shift
solenoid, an easy and cheap fix", a huge exhaust or manifold leak on the right
bank, and a very soft feeling torque converter. The dark green paint had a lot
of blue in it, would not make a matching set with my W140. Front carpet missing,
but it's got some good rubber mats in it. Body was rock solid underneath if
anybody wants a cheap project truck. 
http://grandrapids.craigslist.org/cto/5792786880.html

Speaking of cheap, before I found the green one in Columbus I was thinking of
buying this burgundy ML55 in Okemos, might still take a look at it this weekend:
http://lansing.craigslist.org/cto/5789622984.html

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Re: [MBZ] Should I buy a green ML350?

[Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes]

It's for sale, very very cheap.

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> On Sep 22, 2016, at 5:11 PM, OK Don via Mercedes  
> wrote:
> 
> I think that the early W163s weren't that great out of the chute, but by
> now all those little issues that the first owners complained about have
> been fixed. The ML320 that I bought and Kaleb had last I knew was a fine
> car.
> 
> On Thu, Sep 22, 2016 at 2:54 PM, Rick Knoble via Mercedes <
> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> 
>> Davide posted something on FB Mercedes Vets a bit ago about
>> W163 being a turd.
>> Here is a site that explains more.
>> 
>> http://www.mercedesmedic.com/mercedes-benz-w163-m-class-
>> technical-introduction/
>> 
>> Rick
>> 
>> I thought Kleb or someone else said all MLs were to be avoided?  Of
>> course, if the price is right who cares, right?
>> 
>> What happened to your S420?
>> 
>> Dan
>> 
>> 
>> --
> OK Don
> 
> *“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness, and many of
> our people need it sorely on these accounts.”* – Mark Twain
> 
> "There are three kinds of men: The ones that learns by reading. The few who
> learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence
> for themselves."
> 
> WILL ROGERS, *The Manly Wisdom of Will Rogers*
> 2013 F150, 18 mpg
> 2012 Passat TDI DSG, 44 mpg
> 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph!
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Re: [MBZ] Should I buy a green ML350?

[OK Don via Mercedes]

I think that the early W163s weren't that great out of the chute, but by
now all those little issues that the first owners complained about have
been fixed. The ML320 that I bought and Kaleb had last I knew was a fine
car.

On Thu, Sep 22, 2016 at 2:54 PM, Rick Knoble via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:

> Davide posted something on FB Mercedes Vets a bit ago about
> W163 being a turd.
> Here is a site that explains more.
>
> http://www.mercedesmedic.com/mercedes-benz-w163-m-class-
> technical-introduction/
>
> Rick
>
> I thought Kleb or someone else said all MLs were to be avoided?  Of
> course, if the price is right who cares, right?
>
> What happened to your S420?
>
> Dan
>
>
> --
>
OK Don

*“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness, and many of
our people need it sorely on these accounts.”* – Mark Twain

"There are three kinds of men: The ones that learns by reading. The few who
learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence
for themselves."

WILL ROGERS, *The Manly Wisdom of Will Rogers*
2013 F150, 18 mpg
2012 Passat TDI DSG, 44 mpg
1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph!
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Re: [MBZ] Should I buy a green ML350?

[Dan Penoff via Mercedes]

Here’s a list of almost all codes used by Mercedes:

http://www.bekkoame.ne.jp/~mtor/mbcodedsc.html

Dan
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Re: [MBZ] Should I buy a green ML350?

[Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes]

Interesting 

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> On Sep 22, 2016, at 3:16 PM, Rick Knoble via Mercedes  
> wrote:
> 
> Kaleb asks:
> 
> ‎>Where did you find this car? That >autofind link is an inventory page 
> >called a powerlink hosted by my >company.
> 
> I did a Google search for the VIN Mitch posted.
> 
> Rick 
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Re: [MBZ] Should I buy a green ML350?

[Rick Knoble via Mercedes]

Kaleb asks:

‎>Where did you find this car? That >autofind link is an inventory page >called 
a powerlink hosted by my >company.

I did a Google search for the VIN Mitch posted.

Rick 
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Re: [MBZ] Should I buy a green ML350?

[Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes]

Where did you find this car? That autofind link is an inventory page called a 
powerlink hosted by my company. All of our customers have them available but 
few use them. Was just curious how you came across it as it is old tech in the 
auto business 

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> On Sep 22, 2016, at 3:01 PM, Rick Knoble via Mercedes  
> wrote:
> 
> http://www.autofind.com/dealer/details/159505/4JGAB57EX3A420758/
> 
> Rick
> 
> 
> 
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Re: [MBZ] Should I buy a green ML350?

[Dan Penoff via Mercedes]

I’ve never seen a quickie oil change place listed on a CarFax.  I wonder if 
that’s something that corporate does?

Dan


> On Sep 22, 2016, at 3:52 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes 
>  wrote:
> 
> I'd be wary of 10,000 miles changes from an instant place. From what I've 
> seen the variation in those places is huge. We've got a Speedee thats 
> excellent but I've heard plenty of horror stories. I'd also want to see 
> receipts that show synthetic oil...
> Would a look under the oil cap help you spot sludge? I've never tried that on 
> an MB gasser...
> -Curt


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Re: [MBZ] Should I buy a green ML350?

[Rick Knoble via Mercedes]

http://www.autofind.com/dealer/details/159505/4JGAB57EX3A420758/

Rick



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Re: [MBZ] Should I buy a green ML350?

[Dan Penoff via Mercedes]

Ah.  I wasn’t familiar with the chassis series for those.

Dan


> On Sep 22, 2016, at 3:54 PM, Rick Knoble via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> 
> wrote:
> 
> Davide posted something on FB Mercedes Vets a bit ago about 
> W163 being a turd.
> Here is a site that explains more.
> 
> http://www.mercedesmedic.com/mercedes-benz-w163-m-class-technical-introduction/
> 
> Rick
> 
> 
> From: Mercedes <mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com> on behalf of Dan Penoff via 
> Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com>
> Sent: Thursday, September 22, 2016 12:49 PM
> To: Mercedes List
> Cc: Dan Penoff
> Subject: Re: [MBZ] Should I buy a green ML350?
> 
> Yup.
> 
> I thought Kleb or someone else said all MLs were to be avoided?  Of course, 
> if the price is right who cares, right?
> 
> What happened to your S420?
> 
> Dan
> 
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Re: [MBZ] Should I buy a green ML350?

[Curt Raymond via Mercedes]

I'd be wary of 10,000 miles changes from an instant place. From what I've seen 
the variation in those places is huge. We've got a Speedee thats excellent but 
I've heard plenty of horror stories. I'd also want to see receipts that show 
synthetic oil...
Would a look under the oil cap help you spot sludge? I've never tried that on 
an MB gasser...
-Curt

  From: Mitch Haley via Mercedes 
 To: Mercedes List  
Cc: Mitch Haley 
 Sent: Thursday, September 22, 2016 3:15 PM
 Subject: [MBZ] Should I buy a green ML350?
   
Now that my EPC subscription is history, can anybody tell me what options and
colors this car has?
VIN 4JGAB57EX3A420758 

Are 10,000 mile visits to Valvoline Instant Oil Change a bad thing, or would
they have used fleece filters and proper synthetic oil?

https://www.carfax.com/VehicleHistory/p/Report.cfx?make=MB=-29|-11|-102|-50|26|15|-80|99|41|-44|-122|-118|-51|54|10|122|-114|-42|100|100|-23|-27|20|-49|_id=64052803_id=437422451=ATD_W

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Re: [MBZ] Should I buy a green ML350?

[Rick Knoble via Mercedes]

Davide posted something on FB Mercedes Vets a bit ago about 
W163 being a turd.
Here is a site that explains more.

http://www.mercedesmedic.com/mercedes-benz-w163-m-class-technical-introduction/

Rick


From: Mercedes <mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com> on behalf of Dan Penoff via 
Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com>
Sent: Thursday, September 22, 2016 12:49 PM
To: Mercedes List
Cc: Dan Penoff
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Should I buy a green ML350?

Yup.

I thought Kleb or someone else said all MLs were to be avoided?  Of course, if 
the price is right who cares, right?

What happened to your S420?

Dan

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Re: [MBZ] Should I buy a green ML350?

[Dan Penoff via Mercedes]

Yup.

I thought Kleb or someone else said all MLs were to be avoided?  Of course, if 
the price is right who cares, right?

What happened to your S420?

Dan


> On Sep 22, 2016, at 3:48 PM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes  
> wrote:
> 
> Thanks, did you get that from the Russian site that I keep forgetting to use?
> 
> Andraditgrün Metallic, or  Andradite Green, I wonder how well that would match
> my 269 Tourmaline Green S420? In the pics it looks even darker than my 420.
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Re: [MBZ] Should I buy a green ML350?

[Mitch Haley via Mercedes]

> On September 22, 2016 at 3:27 PM Dan Penoff via Mercedes
>  wrote:
> 
> 
> Main data

Thanks, did you get that from the Russian site that I keep forgetting to use?

Andraditgrün Metallic, or  Andradite Green, I wonder how well that would match
my 269 Tourmaline Green S420? In the pics it looks even darker than my 420.

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Re: [MBZ] Should I buy a green ML350?

[Dan Penoff via Mercedes]

Main data
Parameter   Value
Ident. number (FIN) 4JG1631571A420758
VIN 4JGAB57EX3A420758
Baumuster   163157
Sales name  ML 350
Permanent link  http://carinfo.kiev.ua/cars/vin/mercedes/vin_check?su=xa-u-k-j 

Order number0 3 705 15481 (Destination: USA)
Delivery date   12 02 2003
PAINT1  816U No code designation available
Interior color  264A LEATHER SAFFRON
Engine  112970 31 451879
Gearbox 722674 04 157131
General data for model code 163157


Baumuster   Модель  Платформа   Модель  Двигатель   КП  Кол-во 
дверей   Date From   Date To
163157 
ML-class 
W163 ML350   
Бензин
112 .970 
   АКП
722.673 
722.674 
5   
SA codes
Parameter   Value
200ALEATHER
221 LEFT FRONT SEAT, ELECTRICALLY ADJUSTABLE
222 RIGHT FRONT SEAT, ELECTRICALLY ADJUSTABLE
264ALEATHER SAFFRON
280 LEATHER STEERING WHEEL AND LEATHER GEAR SHIFT KNOB
293 No code designation available
349 No code designation available
414 ELECTRIC TILT/SLIDE SUNROOF IN GLASS VERSION
423 5-SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
461 INSTRUMENT WITH MILES IND. AND ENGLISH LEGEND
472 GASOLINE PARTICULATE FILTER (OPF)
494 U.S. VERSION
522 RADIO ICU "ALPINE" USA
524 PAINTWORK - PRESERVATION
551 ANTI-THEFT/ANTI-BREAK-IN WARNING SYSTEM
580 AIR CONDITIONER
636 DELETION - WARNING TRIANGLE
723 BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT COVERING
731 WOOD TRIM BURRED WALNUT ROOT
803 AEJ 02/1/X
803 *1  112.9__ 20020522 AEJ 02/1/X
803 *2  722.6__ 20010316 YOM 22/1
810 SOUND SYSTEM
816UNo code designation available
819 CD CHANGER
840 DARK TINTED GLASS
848 ELEC. SIDE WINDOWS
873 SEAT HEATER FOR LEFT AND RIGHT FRONT SEATS
M112V6-GASOLINE ENGINE M112
M37 DISPLACEMENT 3.7 LITERS
> On Sep 22, 2016, at 3:15 PM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes  
> wrote:
> 
> Now that my EPC subscription is history, can anybody tell me what options and
> colors this car has?
> VIN 4JGAB57EX3A420758 
> 
> Are 10,000 mile visits to Valvoline Instant Oil Change a bad thing, or would
> they have used fleece filters and proper synthetic oil?
> 
> https://www.carfax.com/VehicleHistory/p/Report.cfx?make=MB=-29|-11|-102|-50|26|15|-80|99|41|-44|-122|-118|-51|54|10|122|-114|-42|100|100|-23|-27|20|-49|_id=64052803_id=437422451=ATD_W
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