Dave You are probably right. It cost me almost $2500 in sales tax just to register it here in Taxachusetts so I will prolly trade it with a dealer that has what I am looking for AND has a ready buyer for this work of engineering art.

Starmarked, IMHO of course, is a rip off. They generally only offer it on vehicles less than 7 years from the "barn". It took me a year to find this one and I am quite sure that there are still a hundred or so low milage versions (less than 25K) of the 92-93 500E series and the 94-95 E500 and E500 LTD series. The dealer in St. Louis and his father are quite reputable and I know several folks who have purchased expensive vehicles from them over the years. They generally ship in a closed van and are quite thorough in re-conditioning the cars that they sell.

Your best bet is a private party. See if you can network and develop a contact at MB of North America that has access to their database. They know who still has low milage vehicles tucked away in this country. There are a dozen or so of the 95 E500 LTD in Switzerland with under 20K Kilometers on them.

Good luck on your hunt and take your time to get EXACTLY what you are looking for. The hunt alone is a lot of fun and you will meet some pretty interesting people along the way. They are out there.

Tom