best use of $4000?

[hertfordnc]

Still scanning the marketplace and trying to figure out what i want. I really did like being in that 84 wagon yesterday.

$4K is about my target price, more or less, depending on the deal.

In that range, i can get a something from the mid-eighties that's been very well preserved, with just a few minor issues and blemishes but in that same range i can find a 95 E300.

First, is that a correct summary?

Will the older car hold its value better? Will the new car continue to depreciate?

Is the 95 cheaper because of its issues or because it hasn't been around long to be interesting?

Are the older D300's fetching more money than they did a few years ago?

thanks