In the middle of a thread I'll see a number tossed around like 'this was a $30,000 car when it was new' and I'm sure there are folks who remember seeing certain cars for sale when they were new but car prices can vary pretty widely depending on model, year, and options. Does anyone know of a resource that lists what older Mercedes Benz cars cost when new? By older I mean the typical cars you see on this forum, 70's to early 90's.

that would be interesting to see. i found the original sales in my glove box, $32,163 i think i was.

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1980 300D

I believe my 126 went for about $53,000 back in 1983.

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Do I miss being a service advisor ???

yes.. contact the classic center

My 1981 240D with automatic,air conditioning and the mandatory Cal. diesel emission system(what ever that is) the total was $22,523.00 This was allot of money back then.

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1981 240D
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If you own the car you can write to MBUSA and provide proof of ownership and they will send you a copy of the original window sticker. I did this for my '79 when some joker was trying to say a W116 300SD sold for $40,000 new (it was really under $30K) and having the sticker shut him up.

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Marty D.

2013 C300 4Matic
1984 BMW 733i
2013 Lincoln MKz

That sounds way too high to me. The SLs were not even that much back then, before runaway inflation of the 80s. I'd guess it was closer to mid-high $30Ks.

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Marty D.

2013 C300 4Matic
1984 BMW 733i
2013 Lincoln MKz

If that's the case, what would that be in 2008 dollars?

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OBK #55

1998 Lincoln Continental - Sold
Max 1984 300TD 285,000 miles - Sold
The Dee8gonator 1987 560SEC 196,000 miles - Sold
Orgasmatron - 2006 CLS500 90,000 miles
2002 C320 Wagon 122,000 miles
2016 AMG GTS 12,000 miles

So you can see why I was curious to find out the actual data? I'll get with the classic center on my car but it would still be nice to find a reference. You guys are talking about almost $20K difference.

My 83 300D was about 30K new.. And if I recall correctly, there was an 82-83 300SD on Ebay several times - Icon Gold, 60-some odd thousand miles for over $20G's (been listed several times) that had a pic of the original window sticker - $52,000 and change if I recalled correctly.

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Do I miss being a service advisor ???

on the ave, the 300Ds ran bet $30-35K and the SDs where high $30s-low $40s.

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96 C220
97 Explorer - Found Another Home
2000 Honda Accord V6 - Found Another Home
85 300D - Found Another Home
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84 Cressida
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The sticker for my 1987 300D came with the car. I believe it was around $67,000.

-Jim

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1995 S350D, Green with black leather interior.
Bought January 2008 w/ 233,xxx miles.
I did 22,000 miles during the first year of ownership.

I vaguely remember a friend who bought a (240D?) Mercedes back in 1972 or 1973. I think she said he paid $7,000 for it. That was a lot of money back then. The car was new.

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" We have nothing to fear but the main stream media itself . . . ."- Adapted from Franklin D Roosevelt for the 21st century

OBK #55

1998 Lincoln Continental - Sold
Max 1984 300TD 285,000 miles - Sold
The Dee8gonator 1987 560SEC 196,000 miles - Sold
Orgasmatron - 2006 CLS500 90,000 miles
2002 C320 Wagon 122,000 miles
2016 AMG GTS 12,000 miles

I have a copy of an ad for a 240D from 1983 that states the 240D cost in the whereabouts of $20,000. That's close to $42,500 in today's money. The 1983 240D was the equivalent of today's base C-class, so the equivalent base US spec MB today starts off at $32,425, nearly $10k less than the adjusted for 2008 price of the 1983. So, does that mean the 1983 240D was built better and to higher standards than the 2008 C300 because it cost $10k more? Or am I starting trouble between the owners of classics and current models?

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'81 MB 300SD, '82 MB 300D Turbo (sold/RIP), '04 Lincoln Town Car Ultimate

Sooner or later every car falls apart, ours does it later!
-German Narrator in a MB Promotion Film about the then brand new W123.

Sorry, no way. Find the sticker and you'll see it was nowhere near that much.

The 560SL which was the top of the line was $10K less than that in those days...that car was in the high 30s to low 40s at the most.

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2013 C300 4Matic
1984 BMW 733i
2013 Lincoln MKz