Yes, it's funny, now I do recall the SEC being the absolute most expensive car they made. The joke was you'd probably have to be under investigation by the S.E.C. to be able to afford an SEC.

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Marty D.

2013 C300 4Matic
1984 BMW 733i
2013 Lincoln MKz

1980 models

MODEL/YEAR

240D/18,681
300D/24,536
300CD/27,707
300TD/28,056
300SD/30,632
280E/26,193
280CE/29,289
280SE/30,503
450SEL/38,288
450SL/35,839
450SLC/42,592

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14 E250 BlueTEC black. 45k miles
95 E320 Cabriolet Emerald green 66k miles
94 E320 Cabriolet Emerald green 152k miles
85 300TD 4 spd man, euro bumpers and lights, 15" Pentas dark blue 274k miles

Jim, thanks for posting all the good info.

I did find this other thread that has some information. http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/showthread.php?t=150156&highlight=nada+msrp

In all of this sticker price discussion I haven't seen any specific mention of what the buyer actually paid. My '85 300D, for example, had a sticker price around $30,000 (I don't have the sticker) but, because the W124 cars were on their way -- and some customers knew it -- they tended to be discounted, especially as the model year wore on into 1986 with no new cars for the dealer to sell. I'm sure it's the same today.

Jeremy

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"Buster" in the '95

Our all-Diesel family
1996 E300D (W210) . .338,000 miles Wife's car
2005 E320 CDI . . 113,000 miles My car
Santa Rosa population 176,762 (2022)
Total. . . . . . . . . . . . 627,762
"Oh lord won't you buy me a Mercedes Benz."
-- Janis Joplin, October 1, 1970

I stand, or sit, corrected...

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Sharing my partner's 2012 Forte 5dr SX til I find my next 123 or 126..
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Do I miss being a service advisor ???

I think you must have missed post # 38.....

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Jimmy L.
'05 Acura TL 6MT
2001 ML430 My Spare

Gone:
'95 E300 188K "Batmobile" Texas Unfriendly Black
'85 300TD 235K "The Wagon" Texas Friendly White
'80 240D 154K "China" Scar engine installed
'81 300TD 240K "Smash"
'80 240D 230K "The Squash"
'81 240D 293K"Scar" Rear ended harder than Elton John

When looking at data, there is subjective and objective.
MSRP is objective, actual amount is subjective.

Obviously, there is going to be a distribution on the actual amount.
MSRP only takes into account the maroney sticker base price.

Not included are any options, shipping charges, sales tax, title fee, or dealer pack and jack (otherwise known as pin stripes, undercoating and seat protection).

If the circumstance is right, it's possible to buy the car below MSRP. It's also equally possible to buy the car above base MSRP when all factors are weighed.

Jim

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14 E250 BlueTEC black. 45k miles
95 E320 Cabriolet Emerald green 66k miles
94 E320 Cabriolet Emerald green 152k miles
85 300TD 4 spd man, euro bumpers and lights, 15" Pentas dark blue 274k miles

this is from the online NADA guide. www.nadaguides.com under classic luxury. See it lists the original MSRP also. not bad for a 85 300sd

PRICING


Original MSRP: $39,500 Low Retail Average Retail Value High Retail
Base Price $5,700 $8,700 $11,800
TOTAL PRICE $5,700 $8,700 $11,800

(*) Average retail price represents a clean vehicle in good condition with a Clean Title History

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83 300SD Dark Silver Dark brown inside

My broker paid a tick over $30k for her 1986 SDL in 1988. After driving it for 20 years and 200k miles it works out to be a damn good deal!

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2016 Corvette Stingray 2LT
1969 280SE
2023 Ram 1500
2007 Tiara 3200

I looked at a 560SEL for sale today. It had the window sticker (repro I assume) with the original price of 58,350 of which 1,500 was gas guzzler tax. The guy's asking $3500 for it now.

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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.