1997 Mercedes-Benz C-Class

C280 Sedan

2.8L inline 6 cyl

Automatic

WDBHA28E5VF565746

Clear

Gasoline

*****ATTENTION all sellers on eBay but especially vehicle sellers : BEWARE of and delete any bids you receive from jabby411 aka Jabbar Sameel This person has no intention of honoring any bid they make and they avoid all attempts at communication or resolving their legal obligation after being the winning bidder***** I reserve the right to reject any and all bids I may deem suspect such as the last non-payer. Up for bid at NO RESERVE (once again because of the above individual) after my ridiculously low starting bid price this 1997 Mercedes C280 4dr w/ the factory Sport Package option. Highly optioned vehicle inc : very hard to find Imperial Red paint w/ Black leather interior automatic transmission power glass moonroof BOSE audio system Sport trimmed interior accents all power options and factory AMG Sport wheels. The good : NO RESERVE. It runs (quite poorly) and has a very extensive and documented ownership and service history. All books and manuals are present and multiple keys too inc new replacement master key w/ keyless transmitter. The bad : battery is always running down which means having to jump start if it's been sitting for more than a couple days. Will need a battery too. It had a brand new $250 Mercedes battery but I put that in my Renntech. After it starts it spits and sputters and frequently stalls and doesn't like to stay running unless you gently modulate the accelerator pedal until it warms up. It then doesn't like to rev much past 3500 rpm in Park or Neutral and even less when engaging any drive gear. My technician who serviced it says it's time for a new catalytic convertor and O2 sensors. The previous owner had been given all sorts of bad advice about this condition and finally gave up paying big bucks for mechanics to guess at the running issues. Various dash lights stay illuminated after starting inc but not limited to MIL and SRS. All the gauges do work. See pics The headliner is sagging in places inside the car but is intact and can be reglued to proper location. The paint has the typical model year clear coat peeling in various areas. There are some minor and easily fixed dings and dents to be expected for a 19 year old car with 225,000+ miles. The previous owner was told that the a/c evaporator needed replacing so he purchased an entire HVAC assembly for $600 from a junk yard to swap out the entire unit as one piece. Right after buying this item (but before installing it) the car then kept needing to be jump started so he just decided to cut his losses and sell the car. The entire HVAC assembly comes with the car and is in the trunk. I have owned the car for a little over 18 monhts now and just bought a new home. No room anymore for this beauty so now here is everyone's chance to steal it from me too. I have a clean and fully transferable Connecticut title to give to the buyer. Please note that I HIGHLY recommend bringing a trailer with you to remove the car since it needs work to run properly and isn't safe to drive on the highways because of that condition. If you have AAA with the upgrade option they will tow up to 200 miles for you. Beats paying a towing company any day. Shipping costs are completely and fully the buyers responsibility. If you want to see the car before winning the bid feel free to ask me and I'll give directions. When bidding closes and if you are the winning bidder YOU OWN IT as is,as shown and as described. Payment is due in full 48 hours after auction close. Since I don't imagine I'll be winning the lottery with the final sale price I think anyone would have the meager funds on hand already to pay for the car. PS : I will not disclose or discuss any amount/price that I will accept to buy the car before auction end. Please do not ask me. That gives everyone the same fair and equal chance to own the car. Thank you all for viewing my listing here and Happy Bidding. On Jul-11-16 at 05:45:41 PDT, seller added the following information: Food for thought for those needing some independent reassurances : look at the insanely high Autocheck score it has. The "average" score of this type of mid level luxury car ranges from 24-43. This one is rated a 66 !!!!! There's all the proof you need about it's history. Hopefully the next owner will appreciate how difficult it is to find a car in this year,model and miles that is rated so highly after 19 years and 225,000+ miles.