well i'm looking at it from a different standpoint.....i'm looking for cheap because it is in fact a "disposable" car. My budget is 3-4K tops. Doesn't bother me if its a salvage titled car......i have a 93 volvo 940 turbo that was salvaged at some point and rides like brand new......I only need the car for a few years since i'm finishing my MBA right now and i'll upgrade in a few years and drive this one into the ground.

Not necessarily.

A dealer close to me here (his cars always look impeccable....) has almost identically optioned 190E 2.6, and 300E cars, both 1990, both full service records, both MB Tex, same colour.

190E is 12000, 300E is 11000. (Canadian $. You Americans can divide that number by approximately 1.55)

As the dealer pointed out to me, when new, the 300E commanded about 50% more than the 190E. Now, he says, if they are in the same condition, they sell for about the same.

I can't figure it out, personally. I do have a 190D, but paying the same for a 190E 2.6 as a 300E? I don't think so.

Still, that car was very seductive. Small, nimble, and with the 2.6, just as fast as a 300E...

__________________
MB 1986 190D in my past
MB 1987 300E on the street
MB 1994 'Smoke Silver' E420 in my driveway
1999 Mazda Miata in the fun stable
1964 E-Type Jaguar Coupe- Sold
1970 E-Type Jaguar Coupe- Sold
1968 Corvair Monza Conv. with Turbo Transplant- Sold
1986 Merkur Xr4ti- abandoned
various mundane American autos

If I'd known then what I know now...

Hell, I'd probably still have done it anyways.