I am not sure if the dealer here a CDI on their lot( for the 10K off the sticker)..new that is...they did have a used certified one with a few throusand miles that they listed for $42,900 with the 100K warranty...but I think the diesel cars, in general, are a different market.

I am not sure that a 1991 560SEL with 50K miles is worth more than a 1992 500SEL...I think the market for either one is small...now if it was a 560SEC..or a 350SDL with those type of miles then I would say either of those cars would be worth much more than a 91 560 SEL of 92 500SEL.

I have seen 420SEL's from the 88-89 era's in fair to good condition for about 3,000 to 4,000 dollars with say 125k to 150K miles..I am sure the diesel of 86-87 with bring more than that

and look at the early 210 cars..96-97..you can buy a clean one all day long for 12-13k...when I know personally that those sold for sticker...the CLK seems to be holding value..as I know those sold pretty much for sticker also when they came out

as for the December discounting..I am sure that holds true to a certain extent...however find some one that bought a 126(or 124) model back in the early 90's and you will find the discounts( even non december sales) were 8-12K off the sticker

I always like to look at resale on a car as an incentive(or vice versa) for a partular model. The three particular MB's that I persoannly owned were all diesels and bought somewhere between 3-6 years old...so I fared pretty well when I got rid of them...and I was thinking about getting back into an MB the next time...however these latest figures I am seeing have me soemwhat concerned. Since a car, in itself , is something that loses value every day..I like to at least cut my losses at to what I can expect


Warren
1992 300SD(sold)
2000 BMW 740I