Used Car of the Day: 1996 Mercedes-Benz C280
Today we bring you a rust-free 1996 Mercedes-Benz C280.
The seller says it's all stock except for a front sway bar and it has always been garaged -- apparently it's "like showroom" in terms of quality.
Well, almost -- the head gasket is leaking. So the car runs but would need to be towed until that can be addressed, since coolant is leaking too quickly. There are also some minor dents and dings.
Our New York-based seller is asking just $2,000 and the miles are a tick under 100K.
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[Images: Seller]
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Tim Healey grew up around the auto-parts business and has always had a love for cars — his parents joke his first word was “‘Vette”. Despite this, he wanted to pursue a career in sports writing but he ended up falling semi-accidentally into the automotive-journalism industry, first at Consumer Guide Automotive and later at Web2Carz.com. He also worked as an industry analyst at Mintel Group and freelanced for About.com, CarFax, Vehix.com, High Gear Media, Torque News, FutureCar.com, Cars.com, among others, and of course Vertical Scope sites such as AutoGuide.com, Off-Road.com, and HybridCars.com. He’s an urbanite and as such, doesn’t need a daily driver, but if he had one, it would be compact, sporty, and have a manual transmission.
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"Showroom quality"? Which showroom would that be - a rural small-town used car lot?
Remember the days when German automakers built reliable cars? Now you'd be lucky to get 40k miles out of them before the gremlins had babies.