Just wanted to show you guys my new Benz. It is a 1993 400E. It is smoke silver. 1 previous owner and, get this, only 48000 miles on it.

I saw it on Ebay. The guy was in Sarasota and I am only 15 minutes away so I went up there. I fell in love with it.

When I went to test drive it, the guy had a 1985 300D with only 160k on it. I test drove it AFTER I test drove the 400E. The turbodiesel ran fine and the A/C blew cold. The only thing was I didnt get to crank it by taking it out on the expressway. I could've made sure the turbo was kickin' in and I could go 80-85 mph.

The guy said he would sell it to me for $2500 so if anyone is interested please let me know and I could maybe check it out further for ya or even take some pictures of it.

He also had a '94 E320 (black) 85K on it ($11K) and a 91 300E (white) with 130k on it ($5500).

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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)

Congratulations!!! That car is barely broken in... good luck with it.. im sure you will have many happy wiles with it

nice one! - you know your first upgrade of course- euro headlights!

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1993 320TE M104
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past:

1983 230E W123 M102
1994 E300D S124 OM606 (x2)
1967 250SE W108 M129
1972 280se 3.5 W108 M116
1980 280SE W116 M110
1980 350SE W116 M116
1992 300E W124 M103
1994 E280 W124 M104
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"music and women I cannot but give way to, whatever my business" -Pepys

That's a twin to my wifes' 400E. Have 85K on it now and it has just been a super car. Her latest words are, "When Sandys' car is gone,,, you will know Sandy is dead".

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95 SL500 Smoke Silver, Parchment 64K
07 E350 4matic Station Wagon White 34K
02 E320 4Matic Silver/grey 80K
05 F150 Silver 44K

Sounds like a good buy. I disagree with chazola about the first upgrade. I believe that the euro lights are the second upgrade. The first upgrade is to wash the brakedust from the front wheels.

Looks great,

It looks like it will take more than washing to remove the brake dust buid-up on the front wheels. Remove the front wheels and try some heavy duty polish or rubbing compound ... a lot of work, but they may be salvageable. If too far gone they may need bead blasting and repainting.

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Fred Hoelzle

Unless the wheels are damaged, alloy wheel cleaner is very good.

I use something that comes in a yellow spray bottle (don't remember what). Leave it on for 2 minutes, and brush off. Little/no scrubbing, gets rid of 90% of brake dust and dirt, looks great.

Lovely car !

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190E's:
2.5-16v 1990 90,000m Astral Silver
2.0E 8v 1986 107,000m Black 2nd owner
http://www.maylane.demon.co.uk/190esmall.jpghttp://www.maylane.demon.co.uk/190esmall2.jpg

LOL! I thought that too! :p

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2009 ML350 (106K) - Family vehicle
2001 CLK430 Cabriolet (80K) - Wife's car
2005 BMW 645CI (138K) - My daily driver
2016 Mustang (32K) - Daughter's car

is removing brake dust considered a true upgrade?

nice car though, shame you don't get to use that xtra power (not 'round here you wouldn't anyway).

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1993 320TE M104
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past:

1983 230E W123 M102
1994 E300D S124 OM606 (x2)
1967 250SE W108 M129
1972 280se 3.5 W108 M116
1980 280SE W116 M110
1980 350SE W116 M116
1992 300E W124 M103
1994 E280 W124 M104
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"music and women I cannot but give way to, whatever my business" -Pepys

He already did an upgrade... He got the windows tinted.

I was with him when he went to check it out. It still has that "New Car Smell"!

btw. He test drove the 300D AFTER he test drove the 400E...no wonder he thought the acceleration was a little slow

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09 Jetta TDI
1985 300D

Not me! I would get that oil hot and change it!!!

Larry Bible,

I want to keep the car as original as I can. That is ORIGINAL brake dust. I don't want to change it out.


It still has the original oil too!

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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)

Does it also have the original gasoline in the tank? Original coolant in the engine?

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2010 ML350 Bluetec
2012 Mustang Convertible

I'll bet it still has the original air in the tires too!

Sweet ride!

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...Tracy

'00 ML320 "Casper"
'92 400E "Stella"