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Old 12-05-2006, 07:48 PM
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1990 420SEL 2300miles, could have bought it

Car was just sold. Advertised at $16,000 and $16,500 (2 ads). How much higher was real value?

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Old 12-05-2006, 08:14 PM
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Car was just sold. Advertised at $16,000 and $16,500 (2 ads). How much higher was real value?
$25K tops, probably $20K would have been reasonable. Where was it advertised?

I bought a 1988 560SEC w/AMG bodykit with 10K original miles for $16,500 as well.

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Old 12-06-2006, 06:59 AM
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Autotrader & APP.COM. Seller had calls from all over. Sold to someone in Lakewood, NJ who said they were not going to use it much. Lakewood is a hot bed of used car dealers and wholesalers that work out of a closet. May see car for sale again.
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Old 12-06-2006, 07:30 AM
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Autotrader & APP.COM. Seller had calls from all over. Sold to someone in Lakewood, NJ who said they were not going to use it much. Lakewood is a hot bed of used car dealers and wholesalers that work out of a closet. May see car for sale again.
Yeah, bet you it will show up on eBay in a week or so...with photos parked outside of one of those McMansions one particular seller likes to use in all his listings.
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Old 12-06-2006, 09:23 AM
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Yeah, bet you it will show up on eBay in a week or so...with photos parked outside of one of those McMansions one particular seller likes to use in all his listings.
I gotta say, when I see that cat's ads, they always make the car appear nicer than it is.
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Old 12-12-2006, 11:28 PM
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2 3 0 0 miles? AMAZING! I would have loved to have seen that automobile. Well, it was probably, what- about $55,000 or more when new?

If it had been garaged and still like new, then I would say that $20,000 + would have been a good price!


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Old 02-07-2007, 11:53 PM
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A 1987 420sel with 27,000 miles once brought $25,000 on ebay.

2300 miles is amazing!
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Agreed.

There was a local, heated garage kept, 1985 Buick Century Limited for sale locally with 25000 miles for $2500. It sold instantly. Interesting.

Not to stray away from the topic @ hand, but here is a 1976 Caprice with 750 actual miles. MINT conditions:

http://www.fullsizegm.com/1976_700milecaprice.html
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Well, at least I thought it was impressive.
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I'm still waiting for my dads friends, father to part with one of his 560SEL's. He bought a matching pair new, and they have been in his climate controlled airplane hanger since new. I am pretty sure one has not seen rain... I think one has about 15k miles and the other 30k.
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Old 02-18-2007, 12:44 AM
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Sounds impressive.

I would like to find (and be able to afford) a ultra low mile, like new 1984-85 500SEL, or even a 1981-83 380SEL.

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I'm still waiting for my dads friends, father to part with one of his 560SEL's. He bought a matching pair new, and they have been in his climate controlled airplane hanger since new. I am pretty sure one has not seen rain... I think one has about 15k miles and the other 30k.
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It would be very enjoyable to have such a nice car. I'd have a custom car cover made, detail it to perfection with Griots products, and only take it out of the garage on nice sunny days.
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On the other end of the spectrum, I have a 500sel with 490,000 miles on the odometer. Somebody swapped out the engine with a younger one thankfully. -CTH
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Sounds impressive.

I would like to find (and be able to afford) a ultra low mile, like new 1984-85 500SEL, or even a 1981-83 380SEL.
There is such a car in the complex where I live. 85 500SEL. 101000 miles. Not low mileage but the thing looks like it just rolled off the assembly line. Owned by the current drivers father since new and passed to her. Midnight blue, grey leather. Not a hint of wear on either the body or interior. Perfect dash with no cracks in the dash itself or blemishes on the wood. Absolute timewarp car. No hint of smoke out of the exhaust either. She stopped to talk to me when she was driving by and saw me wrenching on my banger 240D the other day. Told her she needed to donate it to her favourite charity, namely me but I doubt she'd ever get rid of it, or that I'd be able to afford it if she did

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When I see these ridiculously low mileage cars like this, I always wonder what the mechanical condition of a car that has just sat for that long would really be like.

What's your experience with very low mileage cars been?

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