19.9K for a 1999 E300. There is a small time car dealership about 10 minutes from me. Mercedes Benz E Class Turbo Diesel | eBay
19.9K for a 14 year old E300? I payed that in 2004 when the car was 5 years old...

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Only diesels in this driveway.
2005 E320 CDI 243k Black/Black
2008 Chevy 3500HD Duramax 340k
2004 Chevy 2500HD Duramax 220k

I have not paid over $850 for any MB that I own. Granted, they are worth more than what I paid despite the work I have done. I currently have no interest in anything other than a W126 Diesel for my collection.

My latest 300SD was an outright steal at the $750 I paid for it. It was easily worth twice what I paid for it. Granted, it has some work to be done but it is the most solid 300SD I have bought. Can't beat that with a stick!

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1991 F250 super-cab 7.3 IDI. (rebuilt by me) Banks Sidewinder turbo, hydroboost brakes, new IP and injectors.
2003 S430 - 107K
1983 300SD - Tanoshii - mostly restored ~400K+.
1983 300SD - Good interior. Engine finally tamed ~250K.
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I've done w126 4-speed conversions in the past. They are fun with OM617 adjusted properly. They have a lot of power with Auto, and 2x the fun with a standard.

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Only diesels in this driveway.
2005 E320 CDI 243k Black/Black
2008 Chevy 3500HD Duramax 340k
2004 Chevy 2500HD Duramax 220k

uhhh.... you did see the 6 disk changer, right?


damn, you diesel guys are a miserly bunch.

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for 20k, I'll take a low miles 2006 CDI. It seems like this guy's definition of "service records" is CarFax?

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1982 300SD -- 211k, Texas car, tranny issues ____ 1979 240D 4-speed 234k -- turbo and tuned IP, third world taxi hot rod

2 Samuel 12:13: "David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against the Lord.” And Nathan said to David, “The Lord also has put away your sin; you shall not die."

nearly 16 years old by the way...
likely built mid year 98 it's DAMN near 2014 ya know...

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My drivers:
1987 190D 2.5Turbo
1987 190D 2.5Turbo
1987 190D 2.5-5SPEED!!!

1987 300TD
1987 300TD
1994GMC 2500 6.5Turbo truck... I had to put the ladder somewhere!

I guess it's supply/demand and what someone is willing to pay that matters.

I know that, to my pleasant surprise, prices on my other car (BMW 540i M-Sport) have actually gone up since last year as they become more scarce in my area and the ones that are out there become longer in the tooth and run pretty ragged. So when a clean, low miles example shows up once in a while it is going for a solid price. So once I'm ready to advertise it for sale I should get what I'm looking for or close to it.

That said, that is really damn high.

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I've got an identical car that I would sell for less than half of 19.9k, and not from a rust belt state either!

Putting the comma between the 1 & 9 would seem more appropriate......

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Terry Allison
N. Calif. & Boca Chica, Panama

09' E320 Bluetec 77k (USA)
09' Hyundai Santa Fe Diesel 48k (S.A.)

You have a '99 E300 with 60K miles or less that you'd sell for $10K? You'll be very popular around here.

Sixto
87 300D

Haha....I love the lines "Very Hard to Find E300 Turbo Diesel" (except, oh, I dunno, ALL OVER CRAIGSLIST!) and "The vehicle has been made and assembled entirely in Germany, and consists only of Germany made parts!"

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14 E250 Bluetec "Sinclair", Palladium Silver on Black, 153k miles
06 E320 CDI "Rutherford", Black on Tan, 171k mi, Stage 1 tune, tuned TCU
91 300D "Otis", Smoke Silver, 142k mi, wastegate conversion

19 Honda CR-V EX 61k mi
Fourteen other MB's owned and sold
1961 Very Tolerant Wife

OK....assuming the car is perfect, what do we think the realistic market price is? I'll stick my neck out: $11,500. Much more than that and your getting close to sub-100k 05/06 CDI territory.

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14 E250 Bluetec "Sinclair", Palladium Silver on Black, 153k miles
06 E320 CDI "Rutherford", Black on Tan, 171k mi, Stage 1 tune, tuned TCU
91 300D "Otis", Smoke Silver, 142k mi, wastegate conversion

19 Honda CR-V EX 61k mi
Fourteen other MB's owned and sold
1961 Very Tolerant Wife

Well, the miles are certainly low. We paid a premium for wife's SLK, it was 8 years old but only 31k miles. (not THAT much of a premium). Now at 14 years old it just crossed 50k. I'm guessin this E300 car will go 11 - 12 on fleabay.

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