Well, actually it would be for ME....buy it in TX, drive it to RI...stopping by Rocketchip on the way home to get it chipped! As to colors and options, I'm somewhat flexible (though I especially like the tektite grey and the red). Ideally 125-150k miles with good maintenance history. I'm getting a pretty good sense of the market so looking not just for a fair deal but a great deal....something that would make me the envy of the forum.

If I find one I'll sell the 99 and let my son drive the 98.

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14 E250 Bluetec 4Matic "Sinclair", Palladium Silver on Black, 154k miles
06 E320 CDI "Rutherford", Black on Tan, 172k mi, Stage 1 tune, tuned TCU
91 300D "Otis", Smoke Silver on Tan, 142k mi, wastegate conversion, ALDA delete

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

I passed on a 2005 E320 CDI with a super clean Carfax history, and 26K miles last week. Asking was $15,988.00. I did not drive the 350 miles RT to see it, so I wasn't able to verify it's true condition.

For any of you high-rollers interested in an '06 E320 CDI, there's a low-miles example for sale in South Florida:

Mercedes Benz of Fort Lauderdale, FL
2411 South Federal Hwy.
33316

2006 CDI
Designo Silver - the upgraded color may indicate lots of goodies/options!
Gray interior
36,241 miles
$13,885.00
VIN #WDBUF26J76A981196

Here's the 06 E320 CDI @ MB of Fort Lauderdale, FL:

Same color as mine, 1/2 the miles, but no heated seats.

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Thanks for the heads-up Joe, I appreciate that.

Just in case anyone else is looking, the carfax indicates an accident involving a right rear and/or right side impact.

Joe, please DO keep us posted with any other "finds" that you don't buy for yourself - thanks!

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Current rolling stock:
2001 E55 183,000+ Newest member of the fleet.
2002 E320 83,000 - The "cream-puff"!
1992 500E 217,000+
1995 E300D 412,000+
1998 E300D 155,000+
2001 E320 227,000+
2001 E320 Wagon, 177,000+

Prior MBZ’s:
1952 220 Cab A
1966 300SE
1971 280SE
1973 350SLC (euro)
1980 450SLC
1980 450SLC (#2)
1978 450SLC 5.0
1984 300D ~243,000 & fondly remembered
1993 500E - sorely missed.
1975 VW Scirocco w/ slightly de-tuned Super-Vee engine - Sold after 30+ years.

You're welcome!

The MB dealer had the Auto Check - I did not check it.
Also, it's a Florida car. I am reading about fellow members here that are dissatisfied with their various used MBs bought from Florida - so I probably would not buy one from that super humidity fraught State. TylerH860, TheDon, and MTU Power.
I don't know what or if there's a common link, but, IIRC, those guys have reported some dissatisfaction here on forum.

I am particularly impressed with the 05 & 06 CDIs, so, I enjoy alerting others to the low-mile cream puffs out there. I believe there to be greater value in paying more for a low-mile used car - but that's just me, and at least one other member here. I don't recall his handle here, but he's a friend of moderator VSTech, in North Carolina.

They're great cars and beautiful riding as well! I'd like to add one to my stable eventually. I only drove one once and what an experience! I wished they sold an S-Class with a diesel with airmatic and I'd buy it in a heartbeat.

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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

Posting to subscribe.

I'm attracted to CDIs, but I thought that the 2000 to 2010 years were the absolute worst for MB reliability?

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89 300E "Benzer1" 15.924 Uncorrected
93 400E "Benzer3" 14.200 U.C.
95 E420 "Benzer4"
92 300E "Benzer5" 16.299 U.C. Future turbo CNG
87 300D "Benzer7"
87 300D "Benzer8"
87 300D "Benzer9"
87 300D/70 AMC Javelin "Sidewinder-Benzer"
87 300TD "Benzer11"
06 E320 CDI "Benzer12"
05 E320 CDI "Benzer12A"
71 AMC Javelin AMX 401 "Sidewinder"
74 AMC Hornet 401 "C.K.10" 13.63 U.C.
74 Bricklin SV1 "Presto" AMC 360 pwrd.

Still looking for low, low miled 05/06 CDIs. Rare these days.......few and far between. Should have moved on one or more ^^^^ years ago.

Skid- what is your "criteria"... Miles/price wise?

I bought one a year ago- and am really impressed w Ride/ Motor-
seems like it wants to drive 500k... only time will tell

Kinda- looking for the next one. Good ones/miles/price... seem to get snatched up in a day or 2

Did you see this one? 42,000 miles. 2 owners.

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/2005-mercedes-benz-e320-cdi-turbo-diesel-2/

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'80 300SD - '83 240D - '00 E55 AMG - '02 G500

LOL you're paying silly money for the privilege of buying more expensive fuel and higher maintainance costs.

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the fuel cost is offset to some degree by the MPG. i have two of them with high milage that i paid little money for.....i enjoy driving diesels (esp the 606 and 648) because of all the available torque....just a lot of fun to drive for me

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James 4:8

"...let us put aside the blindness of mind of those who can conceive of nothing higher than what is known through the senses"
-Saint Gregory Palamas, ---Discourse on the Holy Transfiguration of Our Lord God and Savior Jesus Christ


Centrally located in North East Central Pa.

The m113 is more fun at half the price.

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