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What to look out for when buying an older S-Class

A reputable second hand car dealer has a Mercedes-Benz S350 on an 03-plate with 47,000 miles on the clock for sale at £5890.

What should I consider?

What average MPG Short and long distance?

What is tax group?

Your overall opinion of this car?

Asked on 20 January 2013 by gearbox

Answered by Honest John
Take a magnet with you and check out all the wheelarches very carefully. If there's rot there, then there will be rot elsewhere. These cars can be rustbuckets. If the arches check out okay, then run through every single electric and electronic function the car has, because locating the correct failed SAM unit can take days. You'll be looking at 20-25mpg on a run; 15 about town.

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