I guess it all depends on what is a priority to you
Do you want to drive something 200K( or more) and not have to spend any money on it for the most part?
or does a few( maybe several) thousand dollars in repairs bother you at all?

As for the comment about someone listing 15 years of repairs on their car...trust me if you had owned a 140 for 5-6 years you would know that you would pray for a repair list like that in 15 years.

And by the way the comment about the good stereo....always been an issue with me on why the older cars had such crappy stereos....they FINALLY got a clue in 1992 with the 140 and in 1996 with the 210

But I have to say that for the used car selling prices right now on the 140( and even the newer 220) its one heck of a buy even if you have to do an ac evap core....but ones older that 1997 have probably already had that done at least once anyway.
I have never known anyone who had a 140 older than 6 years old that has had not had to have the AC evap done...my personal car had it done twice....once under the orginal owner when the car was 3 years old and once when I owned it whan the car was 7 years old.

But getting back to the used cars values...still a heck of a car and I think the prevailing prices are becuse people know that you need a reserve for repairs when you buy one. Based on early 220 prices currently...(20-25K) with 70-80K miles it seems that the same applies.
I was looking at a 2001 S500 this morning with 85K miles for $22,500..original sticker was $92,000...one owner ..great condition..thats 75% off


Warren
2000 BMW 740I
1992 300SD( sold)
1992 300D( sold)
1985 300SD( sold)
Columbus Ohio