i searched the forum and couldnt find anything similar to this thread.

I'm interested in how much my 84 300TD would have cost, at the dealer, in terms of today's market (IE the price in 1984 plus inflation). A 20 year old that drives a benz gets a lot of flack, so i tell people that its worth less than 3k and their car is most likely better in terms of proformance. Yet i wonder what this thing would have cost me to get right now, new.

feel free to post how much ur old deisels would have costed too.

It would have been $30,000-$35,000 new in 1984. In todays money I believe that would be $55,000-$60,000...

I had a inflation calculator site bookmarked on my old computer, but I can't find it when I do searches.

found the inflation calchttp

www.cjr.org/resources/inflater.asp

cooty,
Thanks for finding the calculator. The one I had was something from NASA

The paperwork on my 300D showed it was $27,000 in Sept. of 1985....... so I'm guessing that the $30-35k for a TD is pretty close depending on the options.

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1985 300D Turbo ~225k
2000 F350 (Powerstroke) 4X4, SWB, CC, SRW, 6spd ~148k
1999 International 4900, DT466e (250hp/660 ft/lbs), Allison MD3060 ~73k

I second that. I was told that my 1985 CD was about $35,000 new.

Craig

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1994 E420, Pearl Black/Black. 2.82 rear diff., AMG front spoiler, painted lower half. SOLD

1972 & 1974 BMW 2002tii's.

From the 1984 Mercedes Brochure that I kept all these years:

East Coast Automatic:

300D $31,940
300TD $35,310
300CD $35,220
300SD $39,500
380SE $42,730
380SL $43,820
500SEL $51,200
500SEC $56,800

Can someone convert these to current prices adjusting for CPI inflation?

edge

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85 300CD Signal Red/Tan sold
83 300D Manganese Brown 109K
97 E420 Midnight Blue 197K sold
98 BMW 328i Vert White 100K, sold
95 BMW 525i White 125K, sold
93 BMW 525iT Red 193K, sold
95 E320 Green Wagon 125K, sold
94 E320 White 127K, sold
85 300SD 156K Grey (Annie), sold
84 300D Lapis Blue 170K (Judy), sold
99 ML 320 Black (lease), 1998 C230 White (lease)
00 Honda S2000 Red (lease)
86 Mercedes 300E (sold)
84 Porsche 911 Red (sold), 1965 Porsche 911 White (sold)

According to the website that cooty posted, here's what everything translates into:


300D $31,940 = $55,451
300TD $35,310 = $61,302
300CD $35,220 = $61,145
300SD $39,500 = $68,576
380SE $42,730 = $74,184
380SL $43,820 = $76,076
500SEL $51,200 = $88,888
500SEC $56,800 = $98,611

All I can say is WOW!!!

Given that my car has some unusual options (for a 123, such as leather seats and an alarm), I wonder what mine sold for originally. AFAIK, the only option that my car doesn't have are heated seats...

The sales invoice was still in her glovebox:

1983 300TD
$32,079 + TTL

My dad was cut a deal and paid a bit over $29,000 at Mercedes of Manhattan in late 1982. The car has all options except for leather (MB Tex instead). It was expensive, but it turns out that you get what you pay for.

Alex

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1983 300D (parked for four years)
2012 VW Sportwagen TDI Manual
2001 Miata SE
1962 Chevrolet Corvair Rampside

I remember my Dad bought a 1977 300D when the W123 body just came out. EVERYBODY looked at that car when it drove by. I think he paid nearly $18,000. I remember his friends saying that he paid a lot and didn't even get leather.

Craig

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1994 E420, Pearl Black/Black. 2.82 rear diff., AMG front spoiler, painted lower half. SOLD

1972 & 1974 BMW 2002tii's.

You guys know that you can get a copy of the original sticker from Mercedes, don't you? I did.

YOU CAN?? What? Where? How?

I'm pretty sure mine was around $65,000 in 1987.. worth every penny!

Just blows me away that we can buy such an expensive car so cheap now. But let's keep it our own little secret, or everyone will want one
Went over to a friends house the other day. He sees me pull up in the Benz, and says " Boy, wish I could afford a Mercedes!" I told him it's the cheapest car to maintain I've ever owned. He was pretty surprised at that. Guess these old birds are not a real well known gem. Their loss, our gain

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past MB rides:
'68 220D
'68 220D(another one)
'67 230
'84 SD
Current rides:
'06 Lexus RX330
'93 Ford F-250
'96 Corvette
'99 Polaris 700 RMK sled
2011 Polaris Assault
'86 Yamaha TT350(good 'ol thumper)