Here is your chance to own one of Mercedes-Benz’s best and most expensive production cars at an impossibly low starting bid and no reserve.
This is the very best car I've ever owned; I would drive it coast to coast andback again - now - today. Well, hen ... why am I selling it? I am 80 years oldon a fixed income. I have too many vehicles (cars, otorcycles, ntique motorbikes and an antique aluminum racing runabout). Medical bills are eating me alive. Need I say more?
In 2008 I drove a 1986 Porsche 911 from Maine to Georgia to attend a highschool reunion. A high school classmate always wanted a Porche 911 and he owned the car of my dreams: a 1986 Mercedes-Benz 560SEC. We both agreed to swap cars, ven-steven. Both cars had the same sticker price in 1986: $58,000.00. My total virtual investment in the SEC 560 at that time was $11,000.00. I have invested approximately half again that amount in mechanical restoration, pgrades, tc.
The car has been a dependable runner and I have taken it on many long distance trips. This vehicle has a strong engine that uses no oil. The odometer ceased to work on August 5, 011 at 134,622 miles. I would rate the condition of the exterior of this car as “ Fair to Good.” Mechanically, would rate the car as “very good.” The car has never let me down or left me stranded. It has dependably taken me on many trips from Maine to Georgia, exas, nd Michigan.
I have seldom owned a vehicle without a trailer hitch so I purchased and installed the only receiver hitch available for this model car. It was a special order “one off.” I don’t remember the price but it was a doozie.Two years ago I towed a utility trailer from Maine to Western Vermont and returned with a sidecar motorcycle; no problems.
The vehicle runs and drives great. It has been well maintained and has had all necessary work done to obtain a yearly Maine inspection sticker, hich expired in February 2015. There is approximately a 3" circle of flaking paint on the aluminum hood and a 6" triangle on trunk lid of the car. The spots look like hail damage but there is no denting. There is a minor rust spot at the rear of the left side wheel arches and some chrome flaking on the front bumper. The sun roof needs some parts to be installed. I believe that the necessary parts are in the trunk.
Recently the ABS light on the dashboard started to occasionally flicker on and off. My mechanic says that it is probably a front sensor that needs to be adjusted. Aside from this “non-problem” the brakes work perfectly. Last month a latch spring in the left side door broke. Consequently, he latch has to be reset (a simple operation) if the door is opened from the outside. The gray leather interior is “fair.” The driver’s seat shows wear from 27 years of regular use and could be functionally “restored” with a matching inexpensive seat cover. The upholstery under the rear window needs to be re-sewn or replaced. A new rear window is on order and will be installed by the time the successful bidder picks up the car. There may or may not be some additional minor items that could be fixed but do not affect the operation of the vehicle. The car is sold “AS-IS.”
I am a private seller. Unlike most car sellers; I have PERSONALLY owned this vehicle for eight years. I have done my best to describe this item carefully and accurately, he fact that I would drive this vehicle coast to coast and back again does not imply that the car is guaranteed to do so. There is no guarantee or warranty of any kind. The pictures depict this item exactly as it is. If you have any questions or concerns, lease feel free to contact me.
Thanks for looking!

On Aug-10-15 at 08:58:20 PDT, eller added the following information:

Note: The replacement glass for the rear window is on order from Portland Glass Co. This is not an after-market shelf item; consequently, here may be a slight delay after the bidding closes before the work is completed.