So just when I'm getting my 171k mi.,'89 260e in great operating condition (this is the weekend I fix the AC!) and making plans to keep this car for the long haul (planning new suspension upgrades, head rebuild, etc...) I find this ad in the local paper:

MERCEDES 1993 300E, 3.2, 57K. Mint. No snow. Smoke silver. $14,900.

Is this a reasonable offer - and a reasonable upgrade from my current 124? Also - what luck/strategies have you all had selling your old, high-milage MBs?

Thanks.