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Regardless of what the reasoning was, there are a LOT of these awesome cars out there and I own one of them. Before continuing, let's get one thing straight.....there is nothing about this model that is inexpensive: The original sticker price was roughly $95,000 and up to $120,000, and keeping one running in prime form has a proportionatly high price tag. Upkeep will continue to be high, and hopefully parts will continue to be available.
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a couple of comments I have here....first of all the stickers of the 6 cylinder and diesel were about 20K less than the 95K you quoted...and I think many of the later model cars sold for extreme discounts below sticker.I have hear that just as in the 126 that the 140 had HUGE markup in the sticker...this big discounts could be given.
As for the long term viability of these cars ..some can definitely be had for very cheap....an early 600 sedan for example...I do agree they can be very expensive to maintain and there are a lot of them out there that have not been maintained...that being said it is not a far that is forgiving of poor service..
but I am happy with particular example(value wise anyway)...the diesels seem to be holding value very well
Warren
1992 300SD 175K
Columbus Ohio