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US $1,000.00
Year:1997 Mileage:337000
Location:

Bolton, Ontario, Canada

Bolton, Ontario, Canada

You are looking at a 1997 Mercedes Benz S420 sedan.

The Good:
4.2L V8 engine with automatic transmission
power windows
assisted door and trunk closing
double-pane glass in all the doors
Lorinser (replica) 18" wheels with BRAND NEW TIRES, ONLY WEEKS OLD!
Also included, set of 4 original 16" aluminum wheels with tires
Heated leather seats with power adjustment, 
The interior is in great shape with NO RIPS, but does need cleaning
Air conditioning (worked last summer but haven't checked this year, no guarantees)
Power mirrors
Cruise control
Remote rear seat headrests
Rear park-distance warning system
Front clear marker lights. Original lights are also included
Blacked-out roof (there's water on it in the picture)
Power sun-roof

The Entertainment System
JVC touch-screen, detachable face, with 3.5" monitor, AM/FM/CD/DVD/MP3/USB w iPod control and wireless remote and Bluetooth
(The JVC system plays through the original BOSE speakers and whatever amplifiers are original to the car)
Digital television receiver (channels subject to reception) with remote control with front glass mounted antennas with secondary remotely mountable antennas.  
Auxiliary video/audio input panel below glove box (for video playback or video game connection) 
Both front visors have 7" color monitors with wireless remote controls
The rear passenger vanity mirrors have been replaced with 3.5" color monitors.
All the monitors display the same images. They play video from DVD's and they also display song lists when playing CD's iPod or USB music.
There is also a front-mounted video camera located in the upper right corner of the windshield that plays through the monitors when the AUX/AUDIO is input is selected
Power antenna
12" sub-woofer (installed by the previous owner. It is only connected to the original Mercedes amplifier)
***THE SATELLITE RADIO PICTURED IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE SALE***

The Bad
The body is showing its age.  There are a few dents and dings as well as rust bubbles in the corners of the wheels, near the tail-lights,  and under some of the trim.
The car needs paint
The hood has been replaced and the paint is faded with many stone chips, some large.
There is a scratch in the drivers door window that runs from the bottom, almost to the top in the center of the glass
The front windshield has 2 cracks about 6-8" long in the extreme bottom right corner (not in the line of vision)
The car has wipers on the headlights but I'm not sure if they work
I just had brand new tires put on the and they didn't balance them properly so now the car shakes at 80k/h. I had it back to the shop but it's not much better and I haven't had time to bother with it.
The power door locks work only sometimes


Just to clarify, this is a 17-year-old car with over 336000km's on it.
I am being as brutally honest as I can describing this car. 
It has never let me down in the 2.5 years I've owned it. I put a new power steering pump and oil pan gasket on it when I got it and haven't touched it since.   
I drive it every day to and from work and it runs relatively good considering its age, with no substantial leaks
.
The price I'm selling this car for would pay for the tires and the stereo, and you basically get the rest of the car for free.

The car is located north of Toronto and is sold as-is with no warranties implied or stated.

I try to disclose as much info as I can and urge all bidders to ask any questions they may have.

I take Paypal or cash when the car is picked-up.

I am also selling the car locally and reserve the right to end the auction at any time

Thanks for looking

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