Accident-free, rust-free top-of-the-line Mercedes that exudes class

Make:	Mercedes-Benz
Model:	500-Series
Type:	Sedan
Trim:	Standard 4-door sedan
Year:	1988
Mileage:	160,000
VIN:	WDBCA39D8JA389465
Color:	Gray metallic
Engine:	5.6 Liter F.I. V8
Cylinders:	8
Fuel:	Gasoline
Transmission:	4-Speed Automatic
Drive type:	RWD
Interior color:	Light Gray
Safety:	Anti-Lock Brakes, Driver Airbag
Vehicle Title:	Clear
Item location:	Phoenix, Arizona, United States

Extras

Air Conditioning, Cruise Control, Power Locks, Power Windows, Power Seats
Sunroof, Leather Seats

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Description of 1988 Mercedes-Benz 500-Series

This wonderful car still has had only 2 owners since new (not completely true. but I'll detail. if you like). This Mercedes-Benz 560SEL represented the penultimate Mercedes offered for model year 1988. The new price for this car was more than $90. 00--in 1988 Dollars! The only way to spend more money on a M-B car in that year was to buy the limousine. If you have seen the movie "Beverly Hills Cop". please watch the scene where the villain is being driven away from his mansion in a black Mercedes. This guy is supposed to be richer than Croesus. but you can see clearly on the trunk that it is a 500SEL! In my opinion. the reason it was a 500 and not a 560 was the rarity of 560's. This example has always lived in Phoenix. has no accident history. and no rust. All of the glass is original. including the windshield. Its original owner (an older doctor) drove it mostly from his garage to the hospital garage and back. Needless to say there is absolutely no evidence of smoking having ever been tolerated either in or near this marvelous machine. The sunroof works perfectly and doesn't leak. The interior is wonderful. It still has its original rear-seat foot rests. and they are perfect. as is the carpet and the leather. In fact. the front seats have never been sat in! That's right. The doctor ordered sheep skins when the car was new. and he took delivery that way. They've never been off! I added the dash carpet and changed the tires. which had plenty of tread left. just because they were so old that they were becoming dry-rotted and cracked from sheer age. The car has done light duty its whole life. Very few people realize how really quick and fast this top-of-the-line Mercedes is. but it never fails to impress - all the while. getting better than 16 miles per gallon in city driving! Although cruising at the highest legal speed limit is effortless (this is truly an Autobahn rocket). there is rarely the temptation to exceed. One feels relaxed. (dare I say. regal?) traveling in this magnificent machine. and the cares of the world. the pressures of schedules. the oppression of demands on your time. seem less urgent. You are already where you want to be. Recently; I decided to do a mechanical and cosmetic refresh. since it seemed like I would be driving it for many more years. I bought (and have receipts for) more than $800 in brand new pieces; including: New top-of-the-line. cross-drilled and slotted Disc Brake Rotors and Ceramic Pads--all 4 corners New top-of-the-line. Inner and Outer Wheel Bearings. Races and Seals. Front and Rear--FAG Brand New rear suspension gas accumulators--the good ones--not the cheap ones that don't live more than a year or two New blow-proof rebuilt Cruise Control Module--correcting one of the few weaknesses in this model I had located a painter (a true artist) who could re-spray the top-side paint fading (it's a 27-year-old car. after all) for a reasonable price. and was about to have the new mechanical bits (and more installed) by my Mercedes tech. when I was presented with the opportunity to purchase a really outstanding. newer car for a super price. I bought it. My 10-year love affair with this S-Class classy classic must now come to an end. I need the room. My 560 starts and runs beautifully. The climate control functions as it should. I spent $750+ last year for all-new air conditioning. including a new climate control panel. The price has been made such that this car will be irresistible to the right buyer. The effective price for the car is less than $1200. once you consider the $800+ in new parts that come with it. If you have the ability to get the repairs made reasonably (I have a very professional Mercedes Tech). or you want to do the work yourself. it will make you a really outstanding deal. I bought it as a classy real estate car. and it has been that and more; but now it is someone's else turn. I am retiring. too. Just driving it makes one feel somehow like a better person. The legal stuff: This is a 27-year-old car. There is no warranty of any sort (except possibly for the new parts included). either expressed or implied. This car is as I have described it. However; everybody has a different idea about the meanings of one word or another. I STRONGLY RECOMMEND that the would-be buyer come and inspect the car prior to auction end. It is an old car. The repair costs that it does need will be virtually all on the labor side of the equation. since I am including most of the (brand new - top of the line) parts that will be needed to complete the renewing. However; someone might think that I didn't do a good enough job of describing some specific thing or other that they find isn't to their liking. Fair enough. I will hold nobody to their offer. if after a belated inspection before delivery they decide that they either cannot or will not complete the transaction based upon my claimed misrepresentation. However; I will require that person to pay my eBay fees. in order to withdraw their offer. Otherwise; everyone reading this knows the drill. your offer is a legally binding contract. and you should expect to be required to perform. I will help with loading for those who want the car shipped. All arrangements are the Buyer's responsibility. It seems silly to state that scammers are not welcome. for obvious reasons. Please see my eBay record. I have been on eBay since the 1990's. We can work out whatever complaint you might have. if you are negotiating in good faith.