Bought 1982 500SEL 3 month ago (2007) for $1500, car is is good body and interior shape. since then I have spent $3000 rebuilding the front end and new timing chain, plus a multitude of other small parts, that previous owner did not spend the time to fix. With all regular maintenance done. Car has 150k miles...Have been pretty successful getting good replacement parts off eBay and thru the internet in general.