I have a very good condition 1990 300E with 103,000 miles. Drives/runs fine; cosmetics a very good. I'm trying to decide whether to sell the whole car or to part it out. I've never parted out a car before....seems like it could be a good learning experience.

My goal was to fix a few odds and ends then list it for $2450....or I would let go as is for $1800.

But if I were to part it out, what could I expect to get for the parts? My thought is that, with the low miles, the engine, tranny, and other parts could be desirable.

Thanks for any insights/advice.

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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

What's wrong with it that would warrant a part out? You say it's mechanically good and cosmetically good... So why part out?

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68 280SL - 70 280SL - 70 300SEL 3.5 - 72 350SL - 72 280SEL 4.5 - 72 220 - 72 220D - 73 450SL - 84 230GE - 87 200TD - 90 190E 2.0 - 03 G500

Nissan GTR - Nissan Skyline GTS25T - Toyota GTFour - Rover Mini - Toyota Land Cruiser HJ60 - Cadillac Eldorado - BMW E30 - BMW 135i

I cant give away parts off of my 300e. The car is worth more whole. Put a 2k price tag on it, and you will sell it an a few days. People are starting to get their tax refunds..

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Eugene

10 E63 AMG
93 300te 4matic
07 BMW X3
14 Ford F-150 Fx2

Maybe no reason to....and perhaps your comment answers my question. Everything works except cruise, AC (though compressor engages), and antenna. My thought was that, if the engine and tranny could fetch decent money, maybe I could make more on selling the 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

I have an antenna still on my parts car. Ill check to see if it works. If it does ill sell it to you cheap.

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Eugene

10 E63 AMG
93 300te 4matic
07 BMW X3
14 Ford F-150 Fx2

Yeah, your going to have a tough time making $$$ parting it out...


You can get an engine with less than 100k miles, and with a 2 year warranty for about $500-600. Used transmission without a warranty is also going to be a tough sell. Used with about 100k miles, and a 2 year warranty go for roughly $300-400. Differential, well I got one with a 2 year warranty for $65.

I think you might fetch more selling this as a complete, low mileage car.

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-Justin

91 560 SEC AMG - other dogs dd
01 Honda S2000 - dogs dd
07 MB ML320 CDI - dd
16 Lexus IS250 - wifes dd

it's automatic.

Let me talk to my girlfriend. That looks like a nice price. Wish there were pics.

M103s aren't worth anything. At least not much.

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68 280SL - 70 280SL - 70 300SEL 3.5 - 72 350SL - 72 280SEL 4.5 - 72 220 - 72 220D - 73 450SL - 84 230GE - 87 200TD - 90 190E 2.0 - 03 G500

Nissan GTR - Nissan Skyline GTS25T - Toyota GTFour - Rover Mini - Toyota Land Cruiser HJ60 - Cadillac Eldorado - BMW E30 - BMW 135i

I will email you the few pics I have....I was going to take a ton more when I market it seriously.

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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