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Carfax? how screwed am I?
Already bought this SL500 and I'd like to know a little history.. PLEASE!
WDBFA66E1NF048154 BTW.. thats not me in the pic
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Jeremy 1994 Subaru SVX LSi - Laguna Blue Pearl - sold 1994 Subaru SVX LSi - Emerald Green Pearl - sold 1996 Subaru SVX LSi - Bordeaux Pearl - traded 1996 Subaru SVX LSi - Bordeaux Pearl - sold 1994 Nissan 300zx Convertible - Emerald - 102k mi 1999 Mercedes SLK230 Sport - Brilliant Silver - 83k mi 1990 Ford Taurus SHO - Oxford White - 10k mi |
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Re: Carfax? how screwed am I?
Nice sedan, hope your grandmother can get in and out easily!
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Re: Carfax? how screwed am I?
umm, sedan=4 doors
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Re: Carfax? how screwed am I?
lol Jarrad... we got a honda CR-V for her... the SL is for me.. hope you're enjoying the SVX
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Jeremy 1994 Subaru SVX LSi - Laguna Blue Pearl - sold 1994 Subaru SVX LSi - Emerald Green Pearl - sold 1996 Subaru SVX LSi - Bordeaux Pearl - traded 1996 Subaru SVX LSi - Bordeaux Pearl - sold 1994 Nissan 300zx Convertible - Emerald - 102k mi 1999 Mercedes SLK230 Sport - Brilliant Silver - 83k mi 1990 Ford Taurus SHO - Oxford White - 10k mi |
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Re: Carfax? how screwed am I?
I am enjoying it! That rattle/vibration that seemed like the transmission had issues turned out to be the two bolts that hold the drive line in place. I simply tighten them back up and installed a new exhaust gasket and she runs PERFECT now
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Re: Carfax? how screwed am I?
It was a bit of an inside joke since I bought his SVX so he could buy a sedan for his grandmother to ride in.
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Re: Carfax? how screwed am I?
Cool looking SL...
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Danny 1994 Silver SVX in hybernation, awaiting for the monsterous awakening (Lebanon) 1967 Mercedes-Benz 250SL Euro Specs, Hard/Softtop, White/Red. Under Complete Restoration 2013 Mercedes-Benz SL350 Euro Specs, White/Red. Mint... Another step into SL Collection. |
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Re: Carfax? how screwed am I?
If you want another, my SL is for sale!
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Re: Carfax? how screwed am I?
Jeremy-
I highly recommend that you inspect the wiring, especially in the engine bay. The 92-95 SLs (especially the sl500) suffer from improperly manufactured wiring throughout the entire car. The plastic coating on the wires breaks down over time and just falls off. The resulting issues can range from unusual electrical issues to electrical fire. The wiring MAY have been replaced under warranty. If not, it is a $7000-$10,000 repair. If the wiring looks to have the symptoms, DO NOT TOUCH IT! It will only make it worse.
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Re: Carfax? how screwed am I?
Wow didn't know that the old SL's have this problem. I thought the 2002 series S-class only suffer from this.
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Danny 1994 Silver SVX in hybernation, awaiting for the monsterous awakening (Lebanon) 1967 Mercedes-Benz 250SL Euro Specs, Hard/Softtop, White/Red. Under Complete Restoration 2013 Mercedes-Benz SL350 Euro Specs, White/Red. Mint... Another step into SL Collection. Last edited by SilverSpear; 02-16-2010 at 04:03 AM. |
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Re: Carfax? how screwed am I?
Thanks for the advice... havent checked the wiring yet but my front strut mounts are dead and I got a puddle of hydraulic fluid in my lap when I removed the hardtop so im sure the hydraulic rams need to be replaced
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Jeremy 1994 Subaru SVX LSi - Laguna Blue Pearl - sold 1994 Subaru SVX LSi - Emerald Green Pearl - sold 1996 Subaru SVX LSi - Bordeaux Pearl - traded 1996 Subaru SVX LSi - Bordeaux Pearl - sold 1994 Nissan 300zx Convertible - Emerald - 102k mi 1999 Mercedes SLK230 Sport - Brilliant Silver - 83k mi 1990 Ford Taurus SHO - Oxford White - 10k mi |
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Re: Carfax? how screwed am I?
Jarrad ... I knew that rattle wasnt anything big it only did it every once in a while and never seemed to affect performance.. im glad you're happy with the car and hope it has a long useful life with you
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Jeremy 1994 Subaru SVX LSi - Laguna Blue Pearl - sold 1994 Subaru SVX LSi - Emerald Green Pearl - sold 1996 Subaru SVX LSi - Bordeaux Pearl - traded 1996 Subaru SVX LSi - Bordeaux Pearl - sold 1994 Nissan 300zx Convertible - Emerald - 102k mi 1999 Mercedes SLK230 Sport - Brilliant Silver - 83k mi 1990 Ford Taurus SHO - Oxford White - 10k mi |
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Re: Carfax? how screwed am I?
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The fluid is most likely coming from the latches above the windshield. It is very common that they leak. For all the information you could ever want about the soft top system, see here: http://www.benzworld.org/forums/r129...ml#post2262978 The soft top on mine doesn't work at all, for the record. I've only put it up manually once to see how it looked. Otherwise, i use the hard top, or it sits in my garage with no top at all. Mike
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2009 Volvo C70 T5 2008 Volvo S80 V8 2006 Range Rover Sport 2001 Audi S8 Last edited by Green1995SVX; 02-16-2010 at 08:19 AM. |
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Re: Carfax? how screwed am I?
That didn't take long! If you keep this up you'll be forced to buy British by defalt soon enough!
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Re: Carfax? how screwed am I?
I'm taking a tour of Europe.
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