After becoming more interested in the W123's and all the diesel mercedes, I started wondering where they would stand in the marketplace today. So what I am doing, is trying to find the origional cost of diesel's from 1980-1987. Then I use that price in an inflation calculator to find what that model would cost in todays money. An 85 300D Turbo Diesel would go fro around $50,000, and a SD would go for around $68,000[I think], which is 40k or so in 1985.

If you know any prices, or msrps from the 1980-1987 era, post it here.

By the way, im new here, my brother has a 1981 240D , and I plan to get a W123 as well.

Thanks,

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1976 BMW 2002- 100k
1995 BMW 325i 175k
1984 Mercedes Benz 300D Turbo Diesel- 270,000 mi

1981 Mercedes Benz 240D- Estimated 300,000+ mi Returned to the earth

I have the original sales papers on my 85 SD. It sold for $38,792 in Tulsa Oklahoma.

My 82 240D had a sticker price of $22,500. It did have a few options, like power windows, tape deck, and the standard A/C, cruise control, and power locks that most all came with.

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1976 240D
1987 560SL
2007 E320 Bluetec
1998 C280 (now son’s car)
1982 240D Manual - Sold

Thanks guys, I am quite eager to see what the 240 would have cost in todays money.

I found this site that might help.
http://inflationdata.com/inflation/Articles/CalculateInflation.asp

According to this, prices have risen 85% since 1984, the year my 85 was sold. So an Sd in todays dollars would be $71,765.
Isn't that about what an s class starts at now?

Wow!

My '85 300SD would cost $65,500 today.

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Michael LaFleur

'05 E320 CDI - 86,000 miles
'86 300SDL - 360,000 miles
'85 300SD - 150,000 miles (sold)
'89 190D - 120,000 miles (sold)
'85 300SD - 317,000 miles (sold)
'98 ML320 - 270,000 miles (sold)
'75 300D - 170,000 miles (sold)
'83 Harley Davidson FLTC (Broken again) :-(
'61 Plymouth Valiant - 60k mikes
2004 Papillon (Oliver)
2005 Tzitzu (Griffon)
2009 Welsh Corgi (Buba)

Mine sold for $39,562 in Tulsa, Oklahoma (11th st.) I believe on 1/28/1982

Small world isn't it, Bruce Appel

So a 240D went for around 43k. After figuring this stuff out, it gives me more respect for these cars than before. Since we are willing to do the work ourselves,[most of us] we can enjoy much more expensive cars. I guess we have better luck than rich people... in some ways.

Isn't it a wonderful world to be able to afford such expensive cars for so little? The cars that I own today would be unthinkable to own as new (all 3 of them) unless you were super rich.

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2004 VW Jetta TDI (manual)

Past MB's: '96 E300D, '83 240D, '82 300D, '87 300D, '87 420SEL

At $26,550 that put's my '83 240 at about $49,500 in todays money, about the base cost of a new E320 CDI.

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'10 Chrysler T&C Stow-N-Go White. Grandpa's ride.

'13 Chrysler 200 Touring Candy Red. Grandma's ride.

Age and cunning will always over come youth and vigor.

Just to put this into perspective-


Me and my dad took my brothers 240D to the inspection station. At the time it had some rust here and there, and heavily oxidised paint. It also had clear coat flaking. One of the guys working there was from a poor country, not sure which one[ill let ya know] possibly turkey. The whole time were were there he was talking about how great the car was. The most memerable thing he said was " If I had this car in my country, I could have any woman I want. That made my day.

mbzkid,

"Me and my dad".

How about "My dad and I"?

Poor English makes you appear less intelligent than you probably are. Sorry, just couldn't help commenting.

P E H

Just my .02

Hey. lets not get crazy here... its not like I said " me n my cru wer cruzin and pimpin dat diesel benz, because its not not a pimp ride. Would you correct someone during a conversaiton in person? Thats rude.

My 84 300D went for $31,000. I still have the window sticker, had everything except heated seats. Pretty amazing. You really want to get freaked out, compare the costs for 944 turbos and 8-series BMWs!