Looks beautiful, but 17K? Is that realistic?

Mercedes 1984 500SEL Euro 69,000 Miles

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84 Euro 240D 4spd. 220.5k sold
04 Honda Element AWD
1985 F150 XLT 4x4, 351W with 270k miles, hay hauler
1997 Suzuki Sidekick 4x4
1993 Toyota 4wd Pickup 226K and counting

No way! I would like that car though

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1984 300SD Orient Red/ Palomino
1989 560SEC
2016 Mazda 6 6 speed manual
1995 Ford F-150 reg cab 4.9 5speed manual

For that price it should have a fully rebuilt hydropenumatic suspension, SRS, ortho seats, and the 4 person seating option, and 15" budnts or other harder to find wheels. That car doesn't have any of those options.

-J

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1991 350SDL. 230,000 miles (new motor @ 150,000). Blown head gasket

Tesla Model 3. 205,000 miles. Been to 48 states!
Past: A fleet of VW TDIs.... including a V10,a Dieselgate Passat, and 2 ECOdiesels.
2014 Cadillac ELR
2013 Fiat 500E.

Could be original miles, IMHO. Its a rich man's car. A man or woman who is likely to have five or six cars and not drive that much. It is a simple car to maintain compared to the fiendishly complicated S class that follows. Only real drawback is fuel comsumption...and with a euro motor it will take premium.

I'd be interested though if the price is a misprint with one too many zeros.

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..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.

Meh. I assume that the bumpers and plastic cladding were painted to match the body, which I don't like on this model, and the circa-1996 chrome-plated bundts have to go.

It was painted at least the plastic was.

For that kind of money it better be perfect and be a survivor. Paint and aftermarket wheels are a no no.

$6k-$7k car IMHO.

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2023 Ram 1500
2007 Tiara 3200

Way overpriced. Ebay might fetch $10k in a broad market, but on CL there's no way he's going to get more than $7-8k.

If you can get a pristine 560sel for under $4k, I can't imagine why anyone would want this, unless they must have the euro version.

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It's nice all right but the plastic cladding has been color matched to the car which I also dislike on the pre facelift 126. Actually I dislike it on any 126 but that's another matter. I agree its probably some rich folks seldom e driven car but 17? Too much in my opinion as well.

- Peter.

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2000 GMC Sonoma
1981 240D 4spd stick. 347000 miles. Deceased Feb 14 2021
2002 Kia Rio. Worst crap on four wheels
1981 240D 4spd stick. 389000 miles.
1984 123 200
1979 116 280S
1972 Cadillac Sedan DeVille
1971 108 280S

But it has curtains

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1991 350SDL Blackberry Metallic (481)

"The thing is Bob, its not that I'm lazy...its that I just don't care."

I think this is a fair price, there are plenty of 560's but 500's are rare around here and specially in this condition. Will they get that kinda money for it, only if they are patient. Is Craigslist the right place, I doubt it. And I like the solid color, makes them even sleeker. If I had a W126 that would be the first thing I would do.

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1979 Black on Black, 300CD (sold), 1990 Black 300SE, Silver 1989 Volvo 780, 1988 300CE (vanished by the hands of a girlfriend), 1992 300CE (Rescue).

Sedona. There is no room in Sedona for logic or reason. Good place to howl at the moon.

Meh I don't think an early W126 is worth a premium over a later one. Mercedes did improve them after the facelift.

IMHO a 1990-91 is the most desirable with all the updates.

Pre 85 cars had so so motors, crap sound systems, so so interiors, and lacked a bunch of nice features like a tilting sunroof.

Having owned both, post facelift is better.

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2023 Ram 1500
2007 Tiara 3200

Well, the text says:

Fair Price For such A Rare Car. $17,000.
This Car is Now For Sale And I will Consider A Reasonable Offer!!

The pictures depict a very original euro Gen I (1981-85) probably rare euro sedan, that got a conversion to Fed. specs WITHOUT losing its euro headlights, headlight wipers and motors and bumpers.

Not even the euro books and records. If the dash cluster was not changed, likely the mileage is in kms, not miles. But if it is a dash, with US markings, then maybe the car got clocked at the time of conversion to depict lower miles. I can't read the dials, so who knows.

It seems to have survived the federalization process virtually untouched, which is pretty rare, in this country. It is practically a German spec car, so it'd look and perform lots better than a 1985 US spec 500SEL. Probably has no metal door beams, or bumper reinforcements like the US DOT demanded along with the ugly park bench bumpers and awful US headlights they asked.

I rather like it, though, and remember also, that even though it is the last year before the major upgrade the next year to the 560, a 500 euro engine is just about equal to the US spec 560 engine that had 238 hp.

If you are looking for a good gen I euro survivor, and the color does not make you vomit, I'd make a reasonable offer, the guy seems to want "all the money" and knows it, by showing some willingness to take a lower offer.

Just my thoughts.

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1991 560 SEC AMG, 199k <---- 300 hp 10:1 ECE euro HV ...

1995 E 420, 170k "The Red Plum" (sold)

2015 BMW 535i xdrive awd Stage 1 DINAN, 6k, <----364 hp

1967 Mercury Cougar, 49k

2013 Jaguar XF, 20k <----340 hp Supercharged, All Wheel Drive (sold)

Guess where "elchivito" lives, twitch-gatito....

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1991 560 SEC AMG, 199k <---- 300 hp 10:1 ECE euro HV ...

1995 E 420, 170k "The Red Plum" (sold)

2015 BMW 535i xdrive awd Stage 1 DINAN, 6k, <----364 hp

1967 Mercury Cougar, 49k

2013 Jaguar XF, 20k <----340 hp Supercharged, All Wheel Drive (sold)

It's a U.S. spec speedo with miles on the outside and km/hr on the inside. Good call on the possible odometer fraud.

There isn't a W126 in the world that I would pay $17,000 for. This one is nice, but I still don't see it going for more than six at the most, based on 126 prices I've seen in my area.

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83 300D Turbo with manual conversion, early W126 vented front rotors and H4 headlights 400,xxx miles
08 Suzuki GSX-R600 M4 Slip-on 22,xxx miles
88 Jaguar XJS V12 94,xxx miles. Work in progress.