What I paid for mine:

1977 240D, 218k and a leaky slave cylinder in 2006-$480

1971 250, unknown miles and flaring trans in 2008-$696

1983 300D, 293,000 miles and no major issues in 2005-$800

I'd say I paid too much for the '71. The diesels, not so much.

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Whoever said there's nothing more expensive than a cheap Mercedes never had a cheap Jaguar.

83 300D Turbo with manual conversion, early W126 vented front rotors and H4 headlights 401,xxx miles
08 Suzuki GSX-R600 M4 Slip-on 26,xxx miles
88 Jaguar XJS V12 94,xxx miles. Work in progress.
99 Mazda Miata 183,xxx miles.