Well it has been about 4 years since I sold my 1995 E320 SE for a 2002 LS430. I must say that the LS is fantastic but I WAY miss the Benz!!!! I have found a 1993 300E sportline with 78K miles. Appears to be in very good condition, everything works except recline on the driver side seat. I checked the vin in carfax, shows no accidents and many entries for service at MB shop. I also verified at an online site the build card for the car to ensure it was in fact a sportline. It is black/black, with 4 place seating sportline badging... They do not have any books/proof of service history. The sales guy is trying to get the Benz store to give him the service history since it appears via carfax it was in the local benz shop on a regular basis since sold new in 1993. The Benz shopw won't give me the info, say it is their privacy policy. This will NOT be my primary car, it will be a toy.

They want $10,500 US for it. My gutt tells me this is way to high and edmunds/KBB support it. I understand age/condition/miles account for something but wanted to get some other opinions... I must say it drove fantastic!!! What a difference the sportline option makes, not too firm, but great handeling!

So what do you all think is a fair price? it's located in the US midwest.

Thanks

It certainly is a high price for a 300E, but it is a Sportline model, which were very, very rare.

You should also know that this is really an E320. Mercedes just didn't change the badge in the U.S. until the following year, when it was badged as an E320 for 1994-1995 models. In the rest of the world, there was no badging confusion, as this was badged as 320E.

Thus, you should check out the same problems that 94-95 E320's have:

1. check the condition of the wiring harness. They are all bad from 93-95. It needs to be replaced if it is original. $1,000.

2. check the head gasket for oil leaks at the right rear corner (passenger side) of the head. Original gaskets were bad, but the new ones fixed the problem. They have metal tabs that keep the gasket fixed in place in the block.

3. throttle actuator - many of these throttle bodies are going bad due to cracking insulation in the wiring pigtail and internally.

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Paul S.

2001 E430, Bourdeaux Red, Oyster interior.
79,200 miles.

1973 280SE 4.5, 170,000 miles. 568 Signal Red, Black MB Tex. "The Red Baron".