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Originally Posted by Roderick Plinge
No offence meant, however, despite the substantial documented history with this car it would appear from the MoT history that many of the advisories have been ignored year after year, including some, for example the offside front cv boot that is described as “severely deteriorated” in 2019, 2020 and 2021 that are simple and cheap to address but if not addressed could lead to more serious issues. Also an oil leak and other issues that have never been addressed. I almost bought a Mercedes 190 with an absolutely impeccable service history, however, when I viewed the car the rocker gasket (a ten minute fix) had been leaking for literally years and the entire engine was soaked in oil. This makes you question the validity of the service history and on that occasion the owner seemed less than pleased that I walked away.
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Oil leak and other issues that have never been addressed? The oil leak in question was found to be PAS fluid leaking from the steering rack which has since been replaced with a genuine TRW rack that was rebuilt late last year, hence why there is no oil leak on its last MOT, thus has been addressed along with all OE front suspension components.
I'm not too sure what to say about the CV boot, when I first bought the car I had it inspected and specifically asked the garage I use to confirm the condition of the boot, which they said looked normal. The garage I used to inspect the car do not offer an MOT service, however this has never come up as an advisory for the garage I used for the MOT either.
I have only owned the car since 2021 so I can only speak from my experience between then and now and what service history is there to backup what work has been previously carried out by former owners. In my ownership I have done my best to keep it up to speed with whatever it needs, whether it be preventative or not with no expense spared by buying only OE parts. I haven't treated it as a cheap runaround on a shoestring budget.
It's not a showroom example, I never said it was and is not priced as such if that's what you were hoping for (I have reduced the price already on other sites where I have it listed). But it's certainly been looked after and cared for.