Sorry, don't have any pics. My cousin is looking at the car. Supposedly everything works well. AC is cold. No rust. Grey Market car. Paint is nice as is cloth interior. Needs nothing. 150K. Not 100% sure on maintenance. What in particular should he look out for? Guy is asking $6500. Seems a little much to me.

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'85 300SD (formerly california emissions)
'08 Chevy Tahoe
'93 Ducati 900 SS
'79 Kawasaki KZ 650
'86 Kawasaki KX 250
'88 Kawasaki KDX200
'71 Hodaka Ace 100
'72 Triumph T100R

Seems a lot much to me. Does it have factory options not available in the US? Euro cars pack more power than US counterparts but a V6 Accord has the same appetite for highway.

Sixto
87 300D

at least double market value, I would think.

Tom W

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

You have to check gray market car mileage readings carefully. Typically they came in with odometers calibrated in kms which were replaced with new odometers calibrated in miles. Hopefully there is documentation allowing you to determine true total mileage. Otherwise you'd prefer to see a car imported earlier rather than later in life.

Sixto
87 300D

At this age condition matters more than anything else. Complete records would be nice and might offer reasons to go above market if they supported low miles and the car was in exceptional condition.

But cloth seats is a turn off for me.

2 to 3000 seems plenty enough to me.

I sold my 84 500SEc in good driver condition and running fine with icy air conditioning for about $5k....with the economy we have now and the price of gas I would probably struggle to get 4k for it now. A sedan is always worth a lot less than a two door.

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.

Me too. He could be hammered a lot on the price, at least on the West Coast, where rust free examples abound.

For that price the car ought to be really really good, and with books and records going waaaaaaaaaay back. With the timing chain, tensioner and guide rail changed, and a receipt to prove it.

Have a look at the buyers guide; I co wrote that with the site owner back in1999, but it is as good as anything else out there, though the prices quoted are no longer relevant, as to the coupes (or sedans)
http://www.mbcoupes.com/buyersguide/buyersguide.htm

also, this one:

http://www.sec-shop.com/buyers_guide.htm

It mmight be a nice car, and the downward price trajectory may have reversed, and this is the first car that proves it.

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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)

RUN, RUN, RUN away from this car. Don't walk!

Take it from experience. This car could end up costing you a ton of money.

One of the most expensive systems to maintain in this vehicle is the hydropneumatic suspension. Since it is a grey market vehicle, it will have hydrostruts and nitrogen spheres on all 4 corners. It cost me over $700 just to replace 1 hydrostrut (think about if you hadda replace all 4!!!!!)

I would advise you to look for something else.

just my 2 cents, tho.

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84 500SEL EURO 101K ( JUST LIKE MY 1ST WIFE. GLAD TO GET RID OF HER! )
85 300D 310K (sold)
90 350SDL 184K sold
83 300D 118K (sold)
88 300E 153k (sold)
93 400E 105K (sold)

The four place hydropneumatic suspension was only available on the gray market EURO cars, true.

But it was an OPTION, and not too many cars had it.

But if this particular one did, you should run away. They were the devil's invention.

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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)

The car has been retrofitted with gas shocks.

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'85 300SD (formerly california emissions)
'08 Chevy Tahoe
'93 Ducati 900 SS
'79 Kawasaki KZ 650
'86 Kawasaki KX 250
'88 Kawasaki KDX200
'71 Hodaka Ace 100
'72 Triumph T100R

For that kind of money, you can get a nice E420 (124). Have way better economy, accelleration, and handling. On the plus side, the 126 SEL's have enough room in the backseat for,...well,...for aaall kinds of things.

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09 Jetta TDI
1985 300D

Whew!!!!

Ja, as Larry Delor said the back seat on the W126 is great. I stopped in Atlanta and slept in the back seat in a China-mart parking lot on my way from FL to MI. I couldn't believe how much room I had to stretch out my legs.

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Frank
84 500SEL EURO 101K ( JUST LIKE MY 1ST WIFE. GLAD TO GET RID OF HER! )
85 300D 310K (sold)
90 350SDL 184K sold
83 300D 118K (sold)
88 300E 153k (sold)
93 400E 105K (sold)

I agree... that price seems way to steep! And as a PO of one of these cars, upkeep can be very costly. If he does buy, like someone said, I would be 100% sure that the timing chains, tensioner, guides/rails have been changed recently and have a receipt of it. Also I would have the compression checked. Good luck!

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2004 Toyota Sequoia Limited 4wd
1991 Lincoln Town Car Executive
1991 Cadillac Sedan DeVille
1988 Mercedes 300SEL
1972 Chevrolet Caprice Kingswood Estate 9-passenger wagon
1973 Pontiac Grand Ville
(Prior MB's: 1974 240D, 1985 380SE, 1984 190D, 1993 400SEL)