1985 Mercedes-Benz 500-Series

5.0 LTR V-8 Gasoline

Automatic

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DIVORCE FORCES SALE, being offered privately also so may be withdrawn at any time. LOW RESERVE, priced to move and it WILL SELL. Vehicle is located in Ocala, FL, just north of Orlando. VIN above is NOT correct. Euro version, system would not take correct VIN. Actual VIN from Florida Title is : WDB1260371A112547 CONDITION: The Good, the Bad and there is NO ugly. The GOOD: I have owned this vehicle for 6 years. It was driven as a Daily Driver for several years. Never broke down, never stranded me. Excellent body, interior, motor & transmission. Midnight Blue with Gray Leather. Paint is very good. Appears black in some lighting conditions. Body has virtually no scratches or dents with the exception of one quarter size dent on the front left quarter panel as shown in photo. Full Leather interior is in excellent condition, all like new including dash, wood, trim, gauges, seats & headliner. Very minor cracks on Drivers seat only. Carpet is excellent including trunk. Has original 1st Aid Kit. Motor is very strong with full compression, no leaks & no issues. Runs like a bear. Front brakes have new calipers, rotors & pads. Tires are very good. The BAD: A/C blows warm. Speedometer works, but odometer does not record miles. Has been at 104,000 miles since I got it & I put at least another 10,000 miles on it. Total mileage is unknown. Cruise Control does not work. Needs idle control valve. Needs regulator for right, rear power window, motor works fine. May need a right, rear, brake rotor and/or caliper. Front brakes were done & rear ones were fine, but now has a slight grinding noise from right rear wheel. Needs Transmission seal. Transmission worked perfectly and in fact, always felt brand new. I believe a previous owner must have done work on it for it to perform the way it had. The transmission seal issue developed after the Idle Control Valve issue. This issue caused it to idle too high. The pressure of putting it in & out of gear with the high idle caused the seal to start leaking. Was not driven regularly since the idle control problem occurred, but just running it a few times caused the seal to let go. I ordered a valve which turned out to be the wrong one & it was returned. Now the seal needs to be done. Must be trailered or towed as you would do damage to the otherwise good transmission if you drove it much before fixing. The non-existent UGLY: This is a beautiful vehicle that just needs a new, caring owner who is in a position to take care of the few issues it now needs. If there is an ugly, it's divorce causes a vehicle like this one to change hands! I will be happy to answer any questions by email or telephone. Call JB @ 352-459-1946 or email at jb@investigators.us . TERMS: $500 deposit is due within 48 hours after auction ends. Deposit may be made by PayPal. Full payment is due within 7 days. Cash only.