1998 Mercedes-Benz C-Class

4.3L 8 Cylinder Gasoline Fuel

Automatic

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Hi everyone I have a very rare Mercedes C43 for sale. I'm sure that if you are reading this you are familiar with this model. If you are not here is a little history about it. The C43 was the first c class ever to have a v8 put into it. It was extremely limited production only 3000 cars were made world wide, 1500 were imported into the US. Like all the AMG models of the past this car was completely hand made. The power of this car is amazing the 4.3L V8 puts out 302hp and 302ft lb of torque, the AMG 5speed automatic transmission is programmed to shift 30% quicker than a standard Mercedes automatic. The c43 also has the shortest stopping distance of a production car in 1998, it stopped 1 foot sooner than a porsche 911 of the same year from 60mph. This particular car is equipped with every single option including a built in phone, black metallic paint and a silver black interior. I have all the maintainace records available for the car from previous owners, I'm a Mercedes enthusiast and have done all the maintainace on it myself since I have owned it. Mechanically the car is perfect it has no oil leaks I have changed the transmission fluid when it had 50k miles on it and before that it was changed at 30k. Always used fully synthetic fluids in everything. I always stored it in a heated garage and never driven it in bad weather so there is absolutely no corrosion or rust on it anywhere. I did have two incidents with the car over the time I have had it, once in 2004 a lady in a parking lot was parking next to me and did not quite fit into the parking spot and ran into my back wheel, no paint damage was done but the rear AMG wheel was damaged, due to this incident I replaced all wheels to CLK AMG wheel, which I believe look better than the original ones. After I replaced the wheels I had the car aligned to make sure that the wheel geometry was not hurt. The final incident was back in september of 2010, I was sitting at a stop light and a young girl rear ended me, that broke the rear bumper and damaged the rear trunk lid, I had everything fixed they did a wonderful job but due to this car does not have original paint on the rear. I also took the AMG badge and the C43 badge off and put a c230 badge on it to make it an ultimate sleeper. I loved every minute of owning this special car but I have some family troubles right now and must sell the car, I additionally have another 4 mercedes collector cars that I will probably sell as well. I just hope that the car will go to a good home and someone will appreciate it as much as I did. This car is a great investment opportunity because it is probably one of the best low mileage examples of c43 in the world, and as it gets older it will only go up in value. If you want to c it or take it for a test drive please contact me at 651-983-3592. The car is in Minneapolis, Minnesota.