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No pics, unfortunately, ice and snow here have kept me from that. A link to the ebay auction has tons here: Mercedes Benz s Class S420 | eBay

Car runs great, everything works, including the flip out handle on the trunk and the door assists. A few interior bulbs out, none of which are a big deal but they are a bit of an effort to access, and will be replaced by led's. Only issue unearthed so far is that it seems to be using a bit of coolant, will have it pressure tested shortly to see.

Again, I'm prepared for German luxo level maintenance expense. The two air/vacuum pumps alone can give headaches-some of the system, for example, is plumbed in a circuit with the lumbar support airpillows in the seatbacks, which are a known failure point. Not a big deal to fix, but on what other car have you ever heard that?

I smile every time I roll down the road. Its a big heavy car that feels every inch a total isolation pod, but it has poise and roadholding of something half its weight. Its not sporty, of course, but much more of a driver's car than you'd be lead to believe by its silence and mass.

Will get photos up eventually. Its silver/black. Have a set of Brabus wheels to go on it. A little intimidated as I understand the larger wheels will degrade the isolation somewhat, so hanging on the 16's with 60's if the 19's with 40's degrade the experience.
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