I had some time on my hands a few minutes ago, so I decided to add up all the parts i have purchased for our CE and E in the last 18 months or so...

Parts average 23 a month per car

Oil (pro-rated) about 4 dollars a month per car

Transmission fluid (pro-rated) about 2 dollars a month

Tires (pro-rated) about 12 dollars a month

Additionally I did have my a/c vaccuumed, dyed, re-charged by a professional that cost was 120 dollars....(only work someone else has done)

I should be this lucky going forward.

Of course one transmission rebuild would take everything out of whack...

all costs are per car.

I estimate I have about 250 dollars in uninstalled parts in my bin...so i could have subtracted a pro-rated amount, but did not

estimated 30k miles annually --- 12k for the E 18k for the CE

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1989 300ce 129k
( facelifted front,updated tail lights, lowered suspension,bilstein sports, lorinser front spoiler, MOMO steering wheel, remus exhaust,stainless steel brake lines). (Gone)

1997 s320 154k (what a ride). Sold with 179k miles. Replaced with Hyundai Equus

1994 e320 Cabriolet 108k



1972 280se 4.5 153k Owned for 12 yrs, sorry I sold it


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I would really hate to add up what all I have put in our three, but I know it will be less than buying three new ones. As all three are pretty much flawless to look at, they all receive a lot of second looks that feels as good as driving a new one.

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95 SL500 Smoke Silver, Parchment 64K
07 E350 4matic Station Wagon White 34K
02 E320 4Matic Silver/grey 80K
05 F150 Silver 44K