mosaud1998
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It's like $2k less than 3500. We took it in for cheap.Just trying to help you out. $3,500 is a lot of money to me.
It's like $2k less than 3500. We took it in for cheap.Just trying to help you out. $3,500 is a lot of money to me.
No tc is separate and holds about a qt of transmission fluid. Change it, trans fluid, and both diffs.4matic transfer case is part of the trans, IIRC. And they were not exactly reliable.
Benzworld.com and YouTube is your friend. When you get in deep snow remember to turn off traction control to move forward. Unless there is something terribly wrong with it, I would jump on it. Be the nicest beater on the road.Not a bad idea. My little brother said he'll help me. Just don't want to throw stupid amounts of money at it since I might flip it after winter
I just checked under the hood. There's no leaking going on. There is an SRS airbag light on and some other light bulb light on. I mean, if I can get it for under 3k with taxes, f it. I have a feeling that might not happen. Car's not in bad shape. We can probably get $5k for it at the auction. But, it's got a "bad" title so we might not get much for it at the auction. Who knows.Benzworld.com and YouTube is your friend. When you get in deep snow remember to turn off traction control to move forward. Unless there is something terribly wrong with it, I would jump on it. Be the nicest beater on the road.
It seems to run well, no misfires or anything. No leaking going on under the hood. Has a year-old AGM battery. Oil is just super dark. It can also be a car I can work on. I can't work on the BMW. Too newSeems like you got it figured out but "exceedes mechanical limits" means exactly that. Think back to the old days of 5 digit odometers that would only display 99,999 miles and the ever present question "has it rolled over" is it 75,000 or 175,000 or 275,000.
The cluster having been replaced is a different check box.
Since I am pretty sure this car will display 999,999 at least what this means in this case is that some doofus checked the wrong box. good luck fixing this ...
For a 3500.00 car, i doubt it matters much if at all.
It is remarkable how many seeming intelligent people cannot read, comprehend and properly fill out a title transfer.
Not a bad looking car... it is probably like most older high mileage luxury cars - is one major failure from being someones parts car.... might get some use out of it though...
SRS light will come on with any little burp in the electrical system. It can be a number of little things including a weak battery.I just checked under the hood. There's no leaking going on. There is an SRS airbag light on and some other light bulb light on. I mean, if I can get it for under 3k with taxes, f it. I have a feeling that might not happen. Car's not in bad shape. We can probably get $5k for it at the auction. But, it's got a "bad" title so we might not get much for it at the auction. Who knows.
I'll see if I can figure out how to read the code when I am off of work.. Could also be a fuseSRS light will come on with any little burp in the electrical system. It can be a number of little things including a weak battery.
I just noticed it also. IntrestingAlso according to the car fax it has been about 65,000 miles in ~2 years seems weird especially in light of the thing we don't talk about ....
I doubt that it's been replaced at 172,000 miles. Maybe the flex plate.4matic transfer case is part of the trans, IIRC. And they were not exactly reliable.
OR, Carfax made a mistake and put the incorrect mileage on the report, like they did on my car. I didn't get the warning though. Just a whole lot fewer calls from extended warranty companies.The Federal Odometer Act requires a seller to disclose the vehicle's mileage on the title when ownership is transferred. Congress enacted this Act to prohibit odometer tampering and to protect consumers from mileage fraud. Under this act, sellers must disclose any issues with the vehicle's odometer. These disclosures translate into the Exceed Mechanical Limits and Not Actual Mileage titles.
The above is from the CarFax report. It means, in this case, and to me, that there was an issue of some sort with the odometer, and that the mileage shown may not be the true mileage.
OR, Carfax made a mistake and put the incorrect mileage on the report, like they did on my car. I didn't get the warning though. Just a whole lot fewer calls from extended warranty companies.
Everyone at work keeps telling me the GM won't sell the car for $500 over cost because he can get $6k for it at the auction. I doubt it. With that kind of miles and a "branded" title? The average Auction value is $5k with 130k miles. This one has 172k miles with a "branded" title...
The cars got a 6-digit odometer. So, unless the car has a million miles (which I doubt), the DMV made a mistake.Car Fax making a mistake wont trigger that in my experience.
Also the quoted post is not entirely correct: There are 2 boxes on a Federal odometer mileage statement "exceeds" and "not actual". Exceedes has a very specific meaning. not actual covers other stuff like replacement or inoperative.
Exceedes Mechanical Limits should only mean exactly that. The mileage is more than the odometer is capable of displaying.