Have a look here http://www.motortrend.com/cars/1999/mercedes_benz/c_class/specifications Then scroll down to the valuation section.

According to the chart, once a 99 C230 hits 200 K it has a negative value to a dealer but is over $ 3K as a consumer resale value.

Also, the consumer resale value price difference between 120 K and 210 K miles is ~ $ 1,600. I'd find paying that little for a car nearly 1/2 the miles is quite a bargain.

A car (or anything else) is only worth what someone is willing to pay for it.

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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.

Agreed. I personally never ever look at a cars resale value. Reselling cars is not a source of income for me. If I buy a car, I plan on keeping it, and fixing it up and customizing it the way I like it. I've been eyeing a BMW 745Li, I've always liked to 2004 models look. People have mentioned the resale value as being next to nothing, but I like the car. Haven't bought it yet though, still pouring over the list of parts and the cost and time to repair just to make sure it's something I can do and afford.

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1990 190E 3.0L

Negative value? So the dealer would pay me to take the car?