I am putting together a study to help people make a choice when buying an older Mercedes diesel, from the W115 to the W210. So far I worked on maintenance costs and fuel economy, so now I am at the depreciation stage.

For all owners out there, I need the following information:
*Cost of your car brand new.
*Market value of your car five years ago.
*Current market value of your car.

As an assumption, I want to get as close to a car with 150k miles currently (or 100k miles five years ago) as possible. Here are the models:

-W115 Diesel.
-W116 Diesel.
-W123 Diesel sedan (can be 240D or 300D).
-W123 Diesel wagon.
-W124 with the OM606.
-W124 with the OM603.
-W124 Diesel wagon.
-W126 Diesel (300SD).
-W126 Diesel (300SDL/350SDL).
-W140 Diesel.
-W210 Diesel.

As an "average car" I chose the '95 models for the Honda Civic and the Toyota Camry. If anyone has the same figures for these cars, let me know as well!

Thanks a lot! If everything goes smoothly, the study will be published in a few days!

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[GONE] - 1995 Mercedes E300 Diesel - 130k miles - Smoke Silver (702) over Mushroom leather (265) - Bladder blasting, coast-to-coast work machine.

My 1985 300d was around 35k new (I have 0riginal purchase receipt from PO, but I don't remember the exact amount). I paid 1100 for it in july 2012. That's all the info I know off the top of my head. Oh, it has 201k miles

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1985 300d smoke silver/red int. (204k) <--Sadie the 80's Mercedes from Hades!
1985 300TD 587 cabernet red/155 Creme (143k)
2007 Ford Expedition EL (54k)

"Seems to me you bought a hobby... not a car" - My dad.

Thank you! I now have all the new book values except for the W201, the W115 and the W116! I found them in Car Gurus.

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[GONE] - 1995 Mercedes E300 Diesel - 130k miles - Smoke Silver (702) over Mushroom leather (265) - Bladder blasting, coast-to-coast work machine.

If I was good with databases so I could set something up for us.

1982 300SD

177K miles now

$37,790 New

Purchased it for $3,600 5 years ago

Steve

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1982 300SD

Thank you! What do you think its current value would be?

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[GONE] - 1995 Mercedes E300 Diesel - 130k miles - Smoke Silver (702) over Mushroom leather (265) - Bladder blasting, coast-to-coast work machine.

Did someone say database?

If I had a Linux server available, I could do this for you.....
Anyone have a Linux server that wants to crave a tunnel into their firewall for me?

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daw_two
Germantown, TN

Links:
Sold last car --- 05/2012 1984 300D Light Ivory, Red interior
No longer selling Cluster Needles Paint
No longer selling New Old Stock (NOS) parts

Past:
3/2008 1986 300SDL "Coda"
04/2010 1965 190D(c) "Ben"
& many more

Bought some 1987 Champagne

1) New in 1987: about $50,000 <-- will verify since I have the original sticker at home; Bought by me on Jan 22, 2013 for $X,XXX <-- I can't tell.
2) Value 5 years ago: biodiesel craze; probably about $5,500
3) Current Value: $4,900 at minimum

Miles: 146,581 <-- GPS verified the odometer was accurate at the time of purchase; and maintenance records uphold.

Crate Engine replacement less than 40,000 prior; have receipt.
Transmission rebuilt at same time; have receipt
#20 head







well...you get the idea.

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daw_two
Germantown, TN

Links:
Sold last car --- 05/2012 1984 300D Light Ivory, Red interior
No longer selling Cluster Needles Paint
No longer selling New Old Stock (NOS) parts

Past:
3/2008 1986 300SDL "Coda"
04/2010 1965 190D(c) "Ben"
& many more

50K for the SDL. Wow!
Which of these cars was the most expensive originally?

My 84 300SD was 38K new & I bought it off craiglist for 2,500.
It was the third one I had taken to a MB indy; the first two had lots of
problems and the third time was the charm

Jeff

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1984 300SD 300,000 miles--two tank WVO setup
2.88 diff & 500SEL anti-squat rear end

Thanks for all the answers so far! From all the diesels, the most expensive one when new was the W140 300SD, at 66k. It was, however, the cheapest W140 in the entire lineage of that particular model...

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[GONE] - 1995 Mercedes E300 Diesel - 130k miles - Smoke Silver (702) over Mushroom leather (265) - Bladder blasting, coast-to-coast work machine.