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Old 08-05-2022, 03:38 PM   #37
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Default Re: Good value second hand cars - COVID times, Falcon/Commodore tax

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My mum had an 01 mercedes m class from new. Traded it in in 2017 for $3500. The 18 months before she traded it it cost her $21,000 in repairs. No accident damage, just faulty electronic modules and such that need proprietary software to program to the car.
The car had 200k on it, but youd expect a lot better from a luxury car manufacturer.
I'm betting that she took it to a dealer to sort out.

A lot of independent mechanics that work on Euro's have the equivalent to Benz's STAR diagnostic system.
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