Be very skeptical. Get it checked out. A car that hasn't been driven much can easily have more problems than a car that's driven daily.

Sounds great, though! Keep chasing it!

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1989 500SEL Euro
1966 250SE Cabriolet
1958 BMW Isetta 600

Just got back from checking the 320e out. In my opinion it was pristine. The car drove like a dream. It was amazing. I am going back tomorrow and let my indy. check it out. It was too late today. When I called my indy up and told him about the wiring harness and head gasket issues, he said that the head gasket should not be a problem at 58,000 miles. He is going to check everything out anyway. The owner produced a carfax report. It showed that the odometer had not been tampered, etc. The owner ran his own report just to prove to the potential buyers that th low mileage was correct.The wiring harness is enclosed inside a hard plastic sheething. I came real close to buying the car tonight based on my visual inspection and road test. The a/c was very cold. Everything that I checked seemed to work except the instrument panel light. This should be minor shouldn't it. I will be posting again tomorrow. I am 90 percent that this is a keeper. My indy will look for things that I can not see for only 69.95. Thanks for your help.

Your co worker's car sounds like the same example as mine. Has he had the typical wiring harness, head gasket incounters. His mileage is actually the lowest that I have heard of yet. I tell you what, the car I'm looking at seems "new" also. The engine "looked" new. The handling "Felt" new. The interior "is new". WOW!!! It drove like nothing I have ever driven even my 500sel. This would be my wife's car. She has been a "Toyota Camry" girl for more than a decade. When I got my 500sel last month, she realized what great quality and engineering these old benzes really are. I am so excited about having another benz in the stable.

Yeah, IMO, the W124 represents the end of the generation where Benzes were known for their vault-like solidity. My co-worker has not had any issues with his car that I can recall. He's done some basic maintenance, has the oil service performed annually, and has fitted new tires. It may still have the original brake pads.

I assisted him when he purchased it new. I think the sticker was around $50k and he ended up close to $40k. His car is 040 black w/pal. Still very striking today.

I, too, am leery of ultra-low mileage cars for the obvious reasons (not mileage rollback).

Good luck with your purchase, this sounds like one of those "once in a lifetime deals". Post pictures, 85 500sel!!

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1998 W210 diesel (wiped out by a texter)
Baum spring compressor "for rent"

You better grab it...if you miss out on this one you'll be comparing everything to this one when you look at others.
Sounds like you found a very nice car.

Good luck,

Dave

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1993 190E 2.3
2001 SLK230
1971 LS5 (454) Corvette Convertible

http://forums.mbworld.org/forums/showthread.php?t=186480

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1998 W210 diesel (wiped out by a texter)
Baum spring compressor "for rent"

Guys I bought the car. I took it to my indy to get a ppi. and they did a full inspection. He said that the wiring harness had either been replaced or won't need replacing for a long time. He wanted to buy the car for himself. I feel really good about the purchase now (carfax and ppi. peformed). I am taking it back next month to get the 60,000 mile C service done. This car still has it's new car feel. There was a 1987 300e parked beside my car with 280,000 miles on it. The cars leather had really taken a beaten. The guy that sold me my car was a 20yr. old who also owned a 1999 320 ml. After I made the deal I asked him why would he sell such a mint car. His response was it's a 1993. He really thinks the 320 ml. is a much better automobile. (If he only knew). I am glad he has not been educated on the mercedesshop forum. Anyway, I would like to think everyone who contributed to my ultimate decision. This car is for my wife and she is truly elated about her car. I swear the 320 feels just as powerful as the 500sel and is definately more responsive. We will be taking the 500 on the longer trips and the 300 on shorter distances. I came really close to buying her a "new" Camry for $25 grand. Boy, we saved almost $20,000.00!!. That savings will be used to pay off the house early. She has owned 3 camry's before, but when she drove the 500sel the first time she was truly amazed. I paid $5000.00 for the 500 and $6500.00 for the 320. Go figure. Sorry about the long post, but we are so excited about the savings that we wanted to share it with everyone. Wow!!!. (Can someone walk me through the process of how to post pictures of our cars without them taking up the whole page??.

Congrats! I hope it turns out to be a winner!

Post pix sowe can see how nice it is

great job.

these opportunities on 124's will become fewer and fewer...

if i ever come across one like that i would snap it up too....

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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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Congratulations on the car purchase!

Now you need to go out and change the badge like I did on my 1993 300E.

In the rest of the world, this car was badged as a 320E, but for some reason in the U.S. only they kept the badge the same as earlier 300E's, even though it doesn't have the 3.0 liter M103 engine. Mercedes was inconsistent on the badging though, which is very strange. The 1993 300E with the 2.8 liter M104 engine was badged as a 1993 300E 2.8, so you'd think they would've badged this car as a 1993 300E 3.2.

I badged mine as an E320, just like 1994-1995 E320s, but for accuracy sake, you could badge it as a 320E.

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Paul S.

2001 E430, Bourdeaux Red, Oyster interior.
79,200 miles.

1973 280SE 4.5, 170,000 miles. 568 Signal Red, Black MB Tex. "The Red Baron".

Don't change anything.

You were meant to have that car. Congrats.

Steve