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Old 04-02-2009, 05:28 PM
Billium
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Default I found a 2006 Mercedes-Benz ML350 for a bargain... should I buy it?

Is the car reliable? Why do you think the price is so low? I saw a lot of pictures of it, the car looks fine, and the carfax is spotless as well.

Should I keep it as my own car, or sell it immediately and make a huge profit?
i don't know... the seller told me he doesn't want to deal with negotiations and that he needs a down payment on his house right away...

the car is being sold for $7,000 and has 61,000 miles on it. he sent me many pictures, and the car seems perfect.


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Old 04-02-2009, 05:32 PM
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Sounds like one of many scams out there. How about some details on the sale. If it is listed on Craigslist or the Auto trader with a buy it now that is about half of what it should sell for, it is definitely a scam. If they offer "free shipping" it's a scam. If they are "in the military" and "can't take the car into the country" it's a scam. I looked at the NADA value and this is WAY too cheap to be legitimate.

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Old 04-02-2009, 05:43 PM
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Most likely this is a scam. If a deal is too good to be true, it isnt true.
You need to see the car, and drive the car. Then you need to see the title, and to have it independently inspected , at you rexpense, by a mechanic. Most likely, if the car actually exists, the car has been in an accident, or may have been flooded. (CARFAX is great, but they can be easily fooled by scammers. Many cars that were totally flooed in Katrina showed up as far away as Utah, with clean titles).

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Old 04-02-2009, 05:44 PM
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Depends.

Have you seen it in person and test driven it? If not, chances are that the advertiser does not own the car and the vin# & photos were lifted off eBay or Autotrader.

And no, ML350 is one of the most unreliable cars out there. I'd rather buy a Lexus RX350.

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Old 04-02-2009, 05:52 PM
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Check the blue book value, it is a reliable car, so if price is good then buy it, list an ad in way you can make a good profit, it it sales great, if not, then you have a nice car that you can use and sale in 2 years without loosing $.(maybe even the u can make profit)
ask for a test drive....don;t send money without veryfing the car, and if is really belonging to the seller. Beware..."when something is to good to be true...it usually is".
Good luck!

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Old 04-02-2009, 05:55 PM
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How do people still fall for this ****!?! I'm glad you asked here instead of being a dumbass and buying it. Anyways, he's scamming you.

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