Originally Posted by MikeR
Josh... he spent $1400 not the $17000......
OP, glad you found a used one to swap in. You were doing the routine maintenance every 7k miles...right??
It would be really nice to know what was wrong with the engine to yanked... VERY odd for the 3.2L engine to blow up under normal usage....
2003 Mercedes CL500 Engine (Used 215 Type CL500) For Sale - Mercedes Engines & Motors Sales
These are high mileage but I have seen some on this site from a good amount of digging that are ~50xxx-70xxx miles for not much more. Thats what he paid for his motor, then tack on a grand for the Mercedes DAS system and going through this, that, and other misc. items and BOOM you got a 5.0L
. Bob didnt spend a whole lot of money getting his V8, Its all about the deals, and a good amount of patience.
... I am definately curious as to what happened to the motor also, especially being as I am just about to hit 70,000mi.
I almost forgot, Tack on another 20 for an 18 pack.