Just curious, what was the cost of a brand new 300SD back in 1982? Does anyone know? Thanks!

The '85 300D I bought came with the original window sticker of almost $31,000. I imagine your SD was more.

Scott

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Scott
1982 Mercedes 240D, 4 speed, 275,000
1988 Porsche 944 Turbo S (70,000)
1987 Porsche 911 Coupe 109,000 (sold)
1998 Mercedes E300 TurboDiesel 147,000 (sold)
1985 Mercedes 300D 227,000 (totaled by inattentive driver with no insurance!)
1997 Mercedes E300 Diesel 236,000 (sold)
1995 Ducati 900SS (sold)
1987 VW Jetta GLI 157,000 (sold)
1986 Camaro 125,000 (sold - P.O.S.)
1977 Corvette L82 125,000 (sold)
1965 Pontiac GTO 15,000 restored (sold)

I would estimate around 50k. The 300D cost about 30k.

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Adam Lumsden
(83) 300D
Vice-President of the MBCA International Stars Section

My 300TD rang in at around 33K I think. My '91 350SDL was $53K. I think the W140's went way up the following year.

I would guess in '82 to be closer to the low to mid 40's.

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1982 300TD 210K miles ("The Replacement" aka "The Anvil") - SOLD
1979 300SD 245K miles (never ending project)
2007 Pinarello F3:13
1995 Ducati 916 (SOLD, sniff)
1999 Ducati 900SSie (SOLD)

Yup, I remember the base W140, the 300SE was $69,400, same price as a 300SD. If you wanted a 400SE, it was around 77,900, and then if you wanted a LWB W140, like a 500SEL it was like 93 or 94, and the Big Body 600 was almost 128 grand!!

50K seems a little steep, that might have been for a 500SEL, but I think that year, you could only get a 300SD or a 380 in a W126 in the US legally.

Our 1983 300SD was around $38500 that was with real leather, I remember the sticker...that compares to $73,542 in today’s prices.

When my mom bought her 1990 420SEL used in 1992 with 34K miles on it, paid 40K, and they gave us 10K trade in for the 300SD with 110K on it (shoulda kept it) the original sticker for the 420SEL was included with it, IIRC it was somewhere around 63 or 64,000 dollars, started life off as a VP's car with Bed Bath and Beyond, and then we bought it, still have it too!

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91 350SD
14 F150 Eco
19 Fusion Hybrid
11 GT500

My 1983 300D came with all the receipts including the purchase receipt and it shows $31,820 fully equipped.

My 82 300SD was $36,800 plus tax, license, and title fees.

Brothers '92 350SDL was like $73,000+.

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raMBow

1999 E300DT Obsydian Black Metallic, Heated Full Leather Parchment options, E2, K2, 136,000+, best 36.5 mpg - GP's 12-04 & 11-12 Zero Stuck
2010 Honda Odyssey - The BrideMobile - best 26.5
(2) 2005 Honday Accord- (1 -Corporate 1 - Personal) - 110,000 4-cyl 30mpg
2000 VW Golf GLS TDI, Upsolute Chip (sold to Brother, now 300+k on it) 48.5 mpg like clock work
1987 Honda CRX HF - Sold 87,000 always over 50 mpg Max 67 mpg

They made a LWB W140 Diesel in 92???

I thought in 92, the 300SD, 300SE, and 400SE were only available SWB.

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91 350SD
14 F150 Eco
19 Fusion Hybrid
11 GT500

My 1979 300SD came with the original sticker in October 9th 1979 (bill of sale):

US$ 35495.00

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1979 300SD Black/Black MBtex239000mi
1983 300TD euro-NA. White/Olive Cloth-MBtex 201000mi. Fleet car of the USA embassy in Morocco
1983 240D Labrador Blue/Blue MBtex 161000mi

Adjusted for inflation about $90k, 2006 dollars. If they held there value you could just about trade one straight up for a base S320CDI.

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1999 SL500
1969 280SE
2023 Ram 1500
2007 Tiara 3200

Seems about right. I paid $39,000 and change for my 1983 300SD from New York City, which means with no cost of funds (try to always pay cash for a depreciating asset),
it comes to about $143.00 per month of use or $0.06 per mile capital expense. .
In the next few years I may get that down to under $100 per month.

Note to self: stay healthy, live long.

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In scuba diving and skydiving as in life, if it isn't fun, your doing it wrong.

Original owner & daily driver, 1983 300SD 298,000 miles.

Mid $30s would have been my guess. My father paid $56,000 for his 500SEC in 1985.

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- Brian


1989 500SEL Euro
1966 250SE Cabriolet
1958 BMW Isetta 600

My 85 300SD was 40k

gotta be a little under that in 82

JP

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1985 300SD
2001 Toyota Tundra - soon to be replaced with diesel truck
2006 Honda CRV

the sticker on the 84 300sd (bought in Dallas) was $38K if I remember correctly - has leather - no heated seats

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~shell
As of 2/2010:
2001 CLK55 0o\=*=/o0
13.6 @ 106mph
10K mi
1984 300SD
260K mi and going and going...
97 S600
46K miles
1991 Sentra SE-R (extremely dorked with)
www.se-r.net