An awesome Ironside E Cab!

[Apial]

Drive it 20 miles, watch the arm rest piping disintegrate before your eyes.

Ade

Not true in every case. Mine has not disintegrated yet and its even older.

 

[Apial]

Low mialge cars a re a nightmare to own, things like seals and bushes will perish, as can tyres, electric contacts can corrode and as soon as you start putting milage on it you lose the value and the reason you bought it, so you end up not using it and making the problems worse, better to buy a cheaper higher milage one you can use unless you really think that car rare enough to be a collectors piece.

Well I must be lucky then.

 

[d w124]

If I had that sort of money to buy a 124, I'd import a E500 limited from Japan!!!

give 10k i get you a limited e500.

 

[SilverSaloon]

people who dont reckon this will sell for near what he wants for it are missing the point. it may well be 2nd hand Conti GT money but that isnt a 5k 124 cabrio.... if someone wants a 124 cabrio that is almost new condition then they will pay the price.

i'm with Bolide; it wont be around for long.

Derek

 

[nullogik]

Wonder how much he paid for it and what ridiculous mark-up he put on?

Having been in the motortrade for many years - particularly classic cars, used car dealers tend to aim to double their money (as a very rough rule of thumb). In which case I reckon he's paid £20k for it.

I've watched him buy a few cars off EBay and then appear on his site and it does appear he aims to double his money on each car.

 

[fnkhan68]

If i had the money i would buy it. Beautiful car with one of the best colour combinations.

 

[Carrotchomper]

40 grand? Has everyone gone entirely bonkers? It's hardly a one-off!

 

[wemorgan]

Personally I see all W124 cars as well made but dated work horses.
Since I don't value low mileage cars as much as this seller I'd buy many other classics if I had £40k to spend eg Jag E-Type

 

[blondebier]

If you really wanted one of those and had £40k to spend on it, surely you could buy a pretty good one, source a brand new engine, new gear box, new wiring loom, repaint it etc for a heck of a lot less than £40K. It would be a darn side more reliable too. Cars sitting around not doing much can't be good...

Or am I missing the point?

 

[nullogik]

The thing is you wouldn't want to drive it because:

1) Because you might ruin the condition it is in (add stone chips, wear on the seats, kerb the wheels etc.)

2) Every mile you add on the car, lowers it value.

 

[Carrotchomper]

That's why I simply do not see the point, or massive additional asking price, of these virtually-undriven cars. Well not for anyone other than museums...

 

[Niks]

That car will soon be sold, but not for the asking price. It'll go at half that value guaranteed!

 

[d w124]

i think it`s worth the money.that`s a brand new car and whoever goes for it will be pleased

 

[wemorgan]

i think it`s worth the money.that`s a brand new car and whoever goes for it will be pleased

An unused 13 year old car is not brand new. A 13 year old toy in its original box may be described as being 'as new'. But mechanical cars are not the same. Parts degrade over time and I'm sure this car whilst in great condition is not 'as new'.

 

[d w124]

Ok than:let`s say that is a fine example of one of the best car ever built.I don`t think there is another one on the country with the same mileage

 

[st4]

Ok than:let`s say that is a fine example of one of the best car ever built.I don`t think there is another one on the country with the same mileage

The boss's car is hardly a high milliage example and wants half that price and is a nice colour combo too.

Its a lovely car, but there are many of these 124 carbrios on sub 50k miles and will be in lovely condition too. Most 124 cabrios would have been second cars and probably cherished so most won't be ropey sheds

 

[d w124]

The boss's car is hardly a high milliage example and wants half that price
He want`s 30k not 20

 

[Bill_33]

IMHO

At the end of the day it is all about supply and demand, BUT

many W124 still look great, paintwork and interior wise and are mechanically sound at 50,000 or 100,000 miles...................and of course at 250,000 miles

Looking around - If you want a W124 Cab to use you should be able to get a good one between £6,000 and £12,000 - but as I indicated it is supply and demand and about striking when they are advertised.

The one in this thread is for a "collector" or rich individual "money not object" to use......it may be a Merc.........but it is not a proper Merc, (IMHO), for a classic enthusiast who likes to use his car.
Also to the classic enthusiast character and patina are appealing and important........and this one may be a sterile example with no character.
I would not want it prefering one that has been used and cherished by its owner(s)

This car, the one in the posting, could easily have relatively expensive mechanically problems when driven initially as Mercs like to be driven, (like so many cars).

As I said not for me.........but it is also out of my price range, (thanks Mr Broon!)

 

[Dee-124CAB]

The fact is clearly someone was willing to pay 52k plus for this car some 13 years ago & then go on to only drive it just over 5k miles over the next 13 years & then sell it for considerably less than the 52k he paid for it.

For the same reason why would someone rule out another person coming along & now paying 40K for this car & then going on to only doing 5k miles over the next 13 years?

By which time this car will be 26 years old & with just over 10k miles on the clock!

As a result will the value have gone up or down?

I reckon it would hold onto its value more than any other 40 grand cabriolet you can buy new today.

 

[MD5]

Ok than:let`s say that is a fine example of one of the best car ever built.I don`t think there is another one on the country with the same mileage

Déja vu, or is this the second claim in the last week?

As said, you buy it for its condition, then you use it, then the condition deteriorates. Leave, or drive, a car in the sun with the roof down over a period of time, and see what it does; exposed to sun and dust, your beautiful leather interior will start to look like an elephant's a**e . (tip: keep your leather well fed!). Drive it with the roof up, then what's the point? That said, from a classic point of view, Mercedes have made some of the most desirable cabriolets, convertibles and coupés in the world, and the 124 has earnt its place amongst them, if only for its exclusivity (if you are not a 124 fan). CLKs are plentiful, so the 124s cabs are pretty much the last generation for this niche market.

I still think it's too dear!

Edit. I looked at about a dozen cabs before buying mine, and the interiors let most of them down for my reason above, plus a lot with the usual 124 rust problems. Same trade sales were trying to make silk purses etc. When you are looking for a "keeper", you'd be surprised at the disappointing/poor condition of virtually all that I saw (and they are all three years older now).