HI I am shopping again this week end and will be going down to check on an '84 500SEC.

All I know so far is ....MERCEDES 500 SEC, 2DR COUPE, UPGRADED 04 WHEELS, COLD A/C, SUNROOF, GREAT PAINT, WINDOW TINTS, RUNS SMOOTH,.....
and the asking price;
Also it is at a private dealer lot & he says it was a trade in from the original owner & there are service records.
Charcoal ext/ Burgandy interior clean looking from pic's


Anyone like TW have any experience with this model????

Thanks all advice is welcome !!!!

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'87 924S
'81 280SEL

Sold ->

81 300SD -
93 300E w/ 3.2
85 300D-
79 300SD
82 300CD
83 300CD - CA
87 190E 5 spd
87 Porsche 924S

"..I'll take a simple "C" to "G" and feel brand new about it..."

Check www.mbcoupes.com and www.sec-shop.com for them, to start.
They have buyers's guides. They've been discussed here from time to time also, the search function here might help.

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1991 560 SEC AMG, 199k <---- 300 hp 10:1 ECE euro HV ...

1995 E 420, 170k "The Red Plum" (sold)

2015 BMW 535i xdrive awd Stage 1 DINAN, 6k, <----364 hp

1967 Mercury Cougar, 49k

2013 Jaguar XF, 20k <----340 hp Supercharged, All Wheel Drive (sold)

see pm.

tom w

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[SIGPIC] Diesel loving autocrossing grandpa Architect. 08 Dodge 3/4 ton with Cummins & six speed; I have had about 35 benzes. I have a 39 Studebaker Coupe Express pickup in which I have had installed a 617 turbo and a five speed manual.[SIGPIC]

..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.

Got it; Thanks!

I read the MB COUPES buyer's guide so will check th list of basics;

AA

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'87 924S
'81 280SEL

Sold ->

81 300SD -
93 300E w/ 3.2
85 300D-
79 300SD
82 300CD
83 300CD - CA
87 190E 5 spd
87 Porsche 924S

"..I'll take a simple "C" to "G" and feel brand new about it..."

In Euro trim they are real fast! 300hp

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

they are no slouch in us trim either.

tom w

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[SIGPIC] Diesel loving autocrossing grandpa Architect. 08 Dodge 3/4 ton with Cummins & six speed; I have had about 35 benzes. I have a 39 Studebaker Coupe Express pickup in which I have had installed a 617 turbo and a five speed manual.[SIGPIC]

..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.

I'd buy the SEC,and ask questions later.keep in mind this coming from someone who owns one of each,plus a few others.

I agree with walgamuth,and laronda both.
The particular care gon into a car is vital to its long term life.
The best 500 could be niglected,and a p.o.s. Yugo could outlast it.
It depends a lot on the owner.My father buys a newer car every two or three years because he kills them.The chev.station wagon he has now,which I bought him two years ago is shot.the car was a low mileage,well cared for car before he got his hands on it.The oil and filter,or anything else for that matter hasn't been touched since he got it from the dealer,when he took delivery of it.The oil is only checked once in a while when I insist,he allow me to. Next year by this time he'll be looking for another.You can't go 30 thousand miles w/o touching the oil,and expect the car to last very long.For a stupid $20 oil change every few months,all of it could be avoided.He leased a new truck,and traded it in with the original oil filter on it 3 years later.The dealer somehow knew,and went berserk over the whole matter,and didn't even want it back.Thenwhen something goes wrong with his vehicle,he calls it a p.o.s. and every other name in the book.I'll never be like that,and want my vehicles to last forever if I can help it.Atleast,outlast me.After that,I suppose it won't matter,since I regretably,can't take them with me....lol.