hey guys, am new here .

I wanna ask about the 500E , i found a great deal on 1995 500E for about 10500 $ , with about 109000 miles . I wanna know how will the car hold up for the coming miles and what sort of stuff should i be aware off and should check. And any other thing u might think of .

Thx

 

The 500E (or E500) was not produced in 1995, they stopped production in 94. I'd double check the authenticity of the year and model by running the VIN at a dealer etc...

 

i meant to say the E500, how come u say they werent produced in the 94, while in 93 or 94 they changed the numbering and got a new face lift, the last year for the E500 was 1995 and also it written on this forum.

 

If you are from north america or the car is a north american car, here's the 500E/E500 breakdown:

USA/Canada IMPORTS
1990 - 0 cars
1991 - 0 cars
1992 - 633 cars
1993 - 498 cars
1994 - 374 cars
TOTAL US IMPORTS - 1,505 cars

Anywhere else in the world:

WORLDWIDE PRODUCTION PER YEAR: (mostly europe)
1990 - 46 cars (0.4% of cars) (Test cars)
1991 - 2566 cars (24.7%) (germany mainly)
1992 - 4416 cars (42.6%)
1993 - 1596 cars (15.41%)
1994 - 1735 cars (16.75%)

NO 1995

 

am from the United Arab Emirates. Its strange i read about the availability of the E500 till the 1995 in almost everywhere , ok back to my question . What sort of problems will i be facing when i get E500 with 109000 miles

 

If it has poor service records walk away. A guy on another site just spent $9100 on a 500E/E500. Here is a list of the more expensive items: Hydro shocks $1500, Wiring harness $1000 and TBA $1500, etc.

If it is has been maintained - buy it! You won't be more happy. The power is sic and the wife can't nag you about no back seat.

Good luck!

 

They did make the last lot of E500s in 1995...not many though and mostly they were Limited Editions. 1994 was the last year they sold them in the USA. 1992 is when they made the most...about 4000 cars. Total production was around 10,380 cars over the 5 years from 1990-1995.

Speaking from experience...any 500E with over 100,000 miles will need $$$ sooner than later. Along with what the other folks say, I'll add that the timing chain tensioner and perhaps the chain itself will need replacing before 150,000 miles, if not done already....another expensive must do. But of course, any car 10 year old car with 100,000+ on it will be needing TLC and $$$ IMO. But this type of car is worth it and very rewarding to own....also IMO.

I think that if you live in the UAE and are looking for a $$$ Benz...then $$$ may not be a problem for you !! Correct me if I am wrong.