I'm new to this amazing site and really appreciate any help with the following:

Thinking of purchasing a 95 E320 Convertible with 60K. Asking 25K. Car appears to be in pretty good condition......will be viewing it in person next week

Is this a fair price for this year/mileage?

Above and beyond the typical pointers you look for in buying a used car, any speciifc advise regarding the body/engine for this model?

All advise much appreciated!

Cheers,
Banirl

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BanIrl
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E320 Covertible 1995

Welcome aboard

Do a search on the 104 engine, head gasket and engine wiring harness and you have just about covered issues you may experience with the engine. These jobs are straight forward and take a couple weekends to go through for a competent diy'er. I don't know how the drop top holds up.

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Jim

You can get a CLK for that much money which is roomier, faster and more modern in every way. The down side is the CLK is a lot more compicated to service.

The price seems to be inline with other W124 Cabs I've seen for sale. They are expensive but one of the only 4 seater convertibles around. Welcome to the forum. This is a great resource, great people.

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dtf
1994 E320 Wagon (Died @ 308,669 miles)
1995 E300 Diesel (228,000)
1999 E300 Turbodiesel ( died @ 255,000)
2006 Toyota Tundra SR5 AC 4X4 (115,000 miles) rusted frame - sold to chop shop
2011 Audi A4 Avant (165,000 miles) Seized engine - donated to Salvation Army
BMW 330 xi 6 speed manual (175,034 miles)
2014 E350 4Matic Wagon 128,000 miles
2018 Dodge Ram 21,000 miles

http://www.globalmotorsportsinc.com/view-inventory.aspx?_page=&_makeF=Mercedes-Benz

I looked at both of these cars, just because they are in my neighborhood. I did not drive either one, but they looked very nice. Both had some small issues, mostly in the interior, so they were not perfect, but very nice. They have been for sale since before Thanksgiving, but the price has not changed on his site during that time. He certainly knew what he had and refered to them as the "last of the Mohican's" Gotta love car salesmen!

In general, these guys sell a lot of nice cars and have a very good rep. in the neighborhood. I am kinda surprised that this pair has lasted so long. The area is mostly upscale so I suppose there is not a big market for cars that may be best for the DIY/tinkerer type person. As atikovi mentioned, I have seen him sell 4 or 5 CLK's in the same time period, and he has an 03 now with about 19K on it, but it's a bit more expensive

FWIW,

Clay

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2002 E320 Sedan 93K Designo Mocha Black Metallic!
1995 E320 Wagon 205K Black Wagon
1982 240D 183K SloPoke

I believe each of these cars are the final production year for that model.

Thanks everyone who replied, very helpful advice!

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BanIrl
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E320 Covertible 1995