5 Speed Roll Call captured my interest. I have only seen 3 300E 5 speeds. One in ME and two in NC in the mid-ninties.

I test drove two of them and was smitten but both cars were shabby.

So I just went to Autotrader and pluged in 1988 300E and this is what I found.


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1988 Mercedes-Benz 300E Sedan


Price $4,995 Comments

Mileage 108,968
Exterior Color Gold
Interior Color Beige
Body Style Sedan
Doors Four Door
Engine 6 Cylinder Gasoline
Transmission Manual
Stereo AM/FM Stereo Tape
Fuel Type Gasoline
Drive Type 2 wheel drive
Stock No. N/A
VIN WDBEA30DXJA683181
Options Installed
Driver Air Bag; Anti-Lock Brakes; Air Conditioning; Alloy Wheels; Cruise Control; Passenger Air Bag; Rear Window Defroster; Power Seats; Leather Seats; Power Door Locks; Power Mirrors; Power Windows; Power Steering; Sunroof/Moonroof; Tinted Glass; Tilt Wheel;





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Anders

1995 E300
2015 VW TDI Sportwagen 15K
1977 240D (197K)
2002 Subaru Legacy L Wagon (115k) (Wife's)
Gone but not forgotten:
2005 Buick LeSabre
1998 C230
1984 300D
1983 240D
1981 300SD
1974 240D
1974 Fiat 124 Spider
1968 Triumph TR250

We had a decent one in Phoenix a few months ago. The guy could not give it away. It was really a very nice car, about the same miles, well maintained, etc. The last time I saw it adverstised it was at $2,000 so it must have gone for less than that. I had one once but it's out of my system now. But they're about as rare as Red Sox World Series wins.

I wish I would have known about the one in Phoenix...I was looking for a decent one for a while. They were all in fair shape or people wanted $5k-$6k for them. I ended up with a 1973 280..it kind of fell in my lap for $1500. Much different than the 300E but the more I drive it, the more I love it...needs a lot of work.

Why do you think he had trouble selling it? The 5-speed?

What are you driving?

Tom in Scottsdale

The gap between people wanting them and people trying to sell them is too big. The one I found in the SF Chronicle was there for a couple weeks before I found it. The Kelly Blue Book Lowers! the value when you input manual transmission.

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63 220S W111
76 300D W115
2013 VW JSW TDI M6

previously-
73 280 SEL 4.5
86 300E 5 speed
2010 VW Jetta TDI M6

Yup. That's why I'll most likely be advertising my car for sale on MB forums before I just put them up elsewhere, if/when I want to sell it.

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1990 190e 2.6 - The only one I can really call "My Car".

1987 190e 2.3 - The donor car's up and running, only mods are Euros and a Sony headunit. My Dad's runabout now.

1990 300e 2.6 - The parents' ride.

Five Speeds Rock, but seriously the asking price is a wee bit high, and the options installed really are standard equiptment.

Price $4,995

Mileage 108,968