The vendor of right this moment’s Good Value or No Cube Mercedes claims it’s all the time been garage-kept. That will clarify the discordance between its tidy presentation and the 317K it reveals on the clock. Let’s see if there’s nonetheless life left in it and what which may moderately be price.
Plainly when contemplating yesterday’s 2007 Subaru Forester XT Restricted, the mannequin’s fame preceded it—or, not less than, the rep of the stereotypical quicker Forester proprietor. At $13,500, not even a clear presentation and the presence of three pedals and a stick shift may overcome that dangerous rap, incomes the Forester an enormous 87 % No Cube loss in our vote.
At this time, we’re going to stay with the wagon motif, however to maintain issues contemporary, we’ll go up a category and add a 3rd row of seats. On the identical time, we’ll carry the worth manner down and bump the miles manner, manner up.
This 2009 Mercedes-Benz E350 wagon appears to be in nice form, not less than based mostly on the photographs within the advert. In line with the vendor, that’s owed to a life spent safely ensconced in a storage when not out plying the highways and byways or dropping off the kidney beans at soccer apply.
Over the course of these out-of-the-garage shenanigans, it has racked up a tremendous 317,518 miles. To place that quantity into perspective, that’s greater than 12 journeys across the globe. The vendor doesn’t say how a lot of the automobile has been changed in service of constructing these miles, however it’s protected to say it’s been by means of a number of units of tires and brake pads and doubtless a water pump or two.
Making these miles occur is a drivetrain comprised of a 3498cc M272 V6 providing 268 horsepower, a five-speed automated transmission, and 4Matic AWD. Widespread failure factors on these vehicles embrace the engine’s steadiness shaft gears and the bladders for the self-leveling air suspension. Each points are straightforward to detect if current.
Aesthetically, this automobile nonetheless struts its stuff. Neither the sliver paint nor that good-looking multi-spoke alloys present any indicators of great put on. Neither is there any lacking trim or badging. A pair of rail-mounted roof racks add utility and compensate for the house misplaced when utilizing the fold-out third row of seats within the load space. That rear-facing bench even has its personal cupholders.
Up within the entrance, there’s a small bit of damage evident on the motive force’s seat, which additionally has had the indignity of its bottom map pocket coming free on one facet. All different upholstery seems intact and with out situation, as does the nice and cozy wooden trim and surrounding plastics.
Being a Mercedes from this century, the automobile is loaded with security and comfort options and even has a pretty big nav display within the heart stack. In line with the vendor, it “Runs and drives nice,” matching its perform to its kind. It additionally has a clear title and a current passing grade from the smog tester. The asking value is $5,900.
Your job is to determine if that’s a good deal for this Benz, which, regardless of its deceiving beauty, may not be price even contemplating in gentle of its crazy-high odometer studying. What do you say? Is {that a} gamble a wagon wanter ought to be keen to take? Or is it time to let this Mercedes take a relaxation?
You determine!
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