Hello all,
I’ve been on the hunt for a clean G for a couple of months now and have a question about one I’ve been speaking with the dealer about for two weeks. They took it in on trade and I’ve been in contact with them as they recondition it.
Vitals:
2013 with 65,000 miles.
5 owners (including dealer as last owner of 10 days for some reason, even though they didn’t demo it)
Clean carfax
Semi regular service history @ Mercedes
The car is for sale at an Audi dealership that also owns a MB store. They ran it through the BMW side until they noticed a couple issues they felt more comfortable having Mercedes fix.
I was told the issues were as follows: power steering reservoir leak, coolant tank leak, transfer case output shaft seal leak, dead park tropic sensor, rear window regulator, ash tray in passenger seat missing, power outlet flap missing in trunk, and front and rear brakes and small crack in grill.
They committed to fix all of the above issues (and complete any due scheduled maintenance on top of that) at the agreed upon price, but my questions are as follows:
1.) would these leaks indicate neglect?
2.) would the occurrence of these (what feel like numerous) leaks at 65K miles indicate the vehicle will be more likely to leak from other parts such as transmission, rear main seal, etc? Essentially, is it climate or maintenance that led to these seals to fail? If so, could we expect the failure to be consistent among all rubber gaskets or seals ?
3.) would the owner count scare you? The first few owners held the car for a year or two, but the last has owned it 3 years.
Otherwise it looks to be in great shape and I feel it’s a reasonable price given the current market.
Want to get some thoughtful opinions before I spend a significant amount of money. Please keep in mind the photo is before trade in was processed and detailed. Anything alarming there? Looks like hood insulation is loose?