[W126 Coupe] Looking for a 560SEC

[Dawid Loubser]

Gunay,

I am no expert, and as for personal taste I don't like the weird  
wheels on the car you're looking at, but from the pictures,
everything else looks great in my opinion. The front indicator lights  
were of course swapped for clear ones (which look very good on the blue)
so I would just have a knowledgeable person take a look at the car,  
to make sure those indicators were put in on purpose (or stylistic
reasons), and not because there was frontal damage as well (and they  
"took the opportunity" to put in clear lights).

There are many tell-tale signs you can look for under the hood, to  
see if it was resprayed or not. If it was just the rear damage, and it's
properly repaired, I would say the price is good, especially if there  
aren't many around in Turkey.

I would not at all worry about the 217,000km... My meticulously cared  
for (but driven hard) MINI Cooper S had more issues
at 20,000km than my SEC at 100,000km. But only consider this car if  
you have the full service history + the original books, etc.
Go drive the car, and make sure there are almost no rattles in the  
interiour (which is also usually a sign that it was taken apart).

I think the reason of for having the books (manual, etc) being so  
important, is not for its own sake, but because if it's no longer in  
the car, there is typically
a very good reason for that, and that reason is more often than not  
because it was in a repair shop, and they were lost or stolen during  
the process.

my 2c


On 19 Jun 2006, at 5:01 PM, Gunay Gonul ((Garanti Teknoloji)) wrote:

> Hi everyone,
>
> Thank you allowing me to join your club. I am from İstanbul, Turkey.
>
> I am not a W126 coupe owner yet but I am trying to find one which  
> is in good condition. But in my country there is no such  
> alternatives here. Anyway, recently I found 1987 560 SEC which was  
> in the best condition I have ever seen. This is 217.000 original km  
> and all parts of it in working and it has an excellent original  
> interior. To me, its mileage is too high.... The current owner of  
> this car also said it has a rear-damage but it wss not a serious  
> damage and I changed my mind to buy it.
>
> What do you think abouts its mileage and rear-damage? I seriously  
> think to buy this coupe...   it worths appr, 10.000€, 13.000 US$...
>
> http://www.sahibinden.com/pls/sahibinden/AdDetail.DoIt?AdId=2077001
>
> thanks...
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