In that case, your cost/mile calculation could very well work out to the number you want. If you can find a nice E300 with fewer than 200,000 miles, one that has been well taken care of by one or two owners, you may very well be able to keep it for several years and sell it for most of what you paid, especially if you do a little work to it in the meantime.

After I get my E300 fixed up I expect to have very few expenses. My "newer" (1996) E300 has had almost no expenses this year -- one glow plug. The previous expense was an oil change last December. So it is possible. The challenge is to find the right car and if time is of the essence, records of past service are your best friend.

Jeremy

__________________

"Buster" in the '95

Our all-Diesel family
1996 E300D (W210) . .338,000 miles Wife's car
2005 E320 CDI . . 113,000 miles My car
Santa Rosa population 176,762 (2022)
Total. . . . . . . . . . . . 627,762
"Oh lord won't you buy me a Mercedes Benz."
-- Janis Joplin, October 1, 1970