Bought '92 400E 97k mi. last august for $1.00. CASH ONLY! I guess the PO didn't trust me. Thanks Mom, happy mothers day. I turned them down at $8,000 which was a steel, but it's probably best I waited out. Oh yeah and I should probably mention it came with a busted antenna. (the mechanic said he'd probably rather have the $180.00, yeah I still would. Considering there is a receipt for $68,000 I doubt I could get it much more depreciated than a buck.

Dealer and loving owner mainained. Everyone who steps into the car is amazed at condition. I've found the flaws but it takes work. The car has been a blast, truly a machine to appreciate every day. The many hours on this websight have been wonderfull and helpfull as well. It could use(needs) some handling upgrades but "whadda ya want for a buck".

Happy motoring

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Delsman
92' 400E, 107k
BMW 535i, 165k

How about what I have sold em for?

I'm a dealer who loves tinkering with cars...

1994 E320, 134K, $5,800
1990 300E 83K, needed some cosmetics, $4,400
1986 560SEL, 44k (yup) $9800
1990 190E 2.6 157K, had $3,500 spent in past 20K on it.. $4000
1985 300SD 236K, $1200 spent on it, nice car $3900
1985 300D 147K, nice car, $4,700
1991 560SEL 20K actual $23,500 (Laughed at the $9K offer I got from an eBayer..)

89 190e 2.6l purchased in March 2004 for $2495. Has 187k miles on it and is in perfect condition. Only had to replace the heater fan and fan speed select switch everything else works great.

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89 190E
2.6L
Arctic white
Grey leather
Sunroof
Pirelli P400 rubber
Smoked corners

1990 300E under $5k. Needed new rotors and a ball-joint. I think we did OK.

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I bought my 1995 E300D from a dealer off eBay last month. It had 80,000 miles, looked new inside & out, and I paid $10,600. The dealer had changed the oil, so I have driven the car 3000 miles and done nothing to it.

My mileage has been as low as 28+ (all in town), and as high as 32+ (all highway). Needless to say, I am one happy camper with this purchase. I think I got a tremendous deal.

Thanks to the good advice that I've read here while lurking, I plan to undertake oil change & all filters when they arrive via mail order.

This is great site and I appreciate everyone's knowledge.

Very good price on that E300D!

I think some of you guys need to look closer at eBay. I mean, I look at what some of our cars sell for there, especially the 300Es..

You can really get some deals on there.

1 year ago I bought a 1993 A124... sorry. That's a 300CE Convertible with 55,000 miles on it. One owner, California car. Nice condition though not 'perfect'. I paid $25,000 for it which I thought was a GREAT price.
It's white with black leather interior and black top. I can't stop smiling and drive it every day!

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Jay Yambrovich
Scotts Valley, CA.

1993 300 CE Cabriolet (A124) 131K miles
1997 C-280 133K miles

2000 BMW R1100RT 69K miles
1989 300 E 216K miles (sold)

I paid $2000 for a 1987 Mercedes 300D recently. Mileage about 200K.
Its not in brand new condition, its going to need some restoration, like ball joints, AC, brake calipers redone, all the stuff you have to do on a 200,000 mile car, but its got a basically healthy motor, interior, and transmission and very good paint.
Some people said I got it a low price, but from what I've been told, I could have found one for 1500.

I've been looking to replace my 1991 300E (65K) with a new Mercedes. However, my insurance would increase by 50%, my license plate cost would increase by more than $700, I'd have to pay about $4K for sales tax and then it would cost me my cherry 300E plus $45-$50K.

Guess what? Tomorrow morning I'm taking the 300E in to the dealer with instructions to service the transmission, differential, brake fluid and replace the O2 sensor, distributor cap and rotor.

Then I'm going to sit down with my wife and decide how we want to spend that huge amount of money we just saved.

Bud,
You are a smarter man than most of us. Good decision and enjoy the 300e.

I paid $3850 for 1992 300E 104k miles on ebay.

Sold by a garage owner for a customer since customer didn't want to spend anymore money on it. Needed a couple minor things, radio, a/c recharge. Believe I got a good deal.

My first MB and love the nice smooth ride.

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Just bought a 1991 190E 2.3 automatic with 162,000 on it. I paid $2,750.00 for it. It is in perfect shape. Really enjoy it. It was really taken care of.

Think I got a good deal.

Pd $8.9K for my 95 E320, 82K miles, full service records / receipts on Ebay a few wks ago.


edit - I mean $8.9K, not 9.8K... just corrected my #'s...

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1995 E320 smoke silver / parchment

with 88,000 miles. $6,000 cash...

i just bought my second mb diesel, an 86 300sdl with 145k on it. paid $5000. needs, front brakes, had some vacuum issues which I fixed with the help of this post, front ball joints, shocks and thrust bushings. Shes good for another 145k miles.

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86 300sdl 145k
85 300sd 270k
86 saab 9000t
85 saab 900t RIP
85 jetta gli 16v RIP