1999 E300 Turbo Diesel
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1999 E300 Turbo Diesel
Going to look at a Diamond in the rough 1999 E300 Turbo Diesel with 18k miles WHAT! yep and older couple original owners. I know as of right now SRS light stays on and the drivers seat does not go back 100% as per the owner. Asking price is 14k but blue book say $11500. any advice before purchasing im thinking I have to flush all fluids right away possible belts and tires if dry rotted car was garaged all its life. What else would I need to do after purchasing. Could this car be a possible money pit or a great buy!
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99 E300
Yes and no.... I recently bought my 99 E300 and paid a bit more than "going rate" for a one owner, low mileage, mint condition, CA car with no corrosion issues.
Sure, there's tons of these floating around for $5k, but many have lived in cold/ wet/ damp/ salt bath areas and we all know that these cars don't hold up very well in those environments.
Paying a few grand more for a car that will never have corrosion problems was MORE than worth it to me.
Add in low mileage (which does come with its downsides, admittedly) and if this car is really the garage queen that it sounds like it could be, I'd gladly pay $10k-$12k.
Sure, there's tons of these floating around for $5k, but many have lived in cold/ wet/ damp/ salt bath areas and we all know that these cars don't hold up very well in those environments.
Paying a few grand more for a car that will never have corrosion problems was MORE than worth it to me.
Add in low mileage (which does come with its downsides, admittedly) and if this car is really the garage queen that it sounds like it could be, I'd gladly pay $10k-$12k.
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1997 E300 Diesel, 146,000 miles
Going to look at a Diamond in the rough 1999 E300 Turbo Diesel with 18k miles WHAT! yep and older couple original owners. I know as of right now SRS light stays on and the drivers seat does not go back 100% as per the owner. Asking price is 14k but blue book say $11500. any advice before purchasing im thinking I have to flush all fluids right away possible belts and tires if dry rotted car was garaged all its life. What else would I need to do after purchasing. Could this car be a possible money pit or a great buy!
