W124 E320 Coupe Values

[Bill_33]

Hi All

just another "fishing" question

What should I expect to pay for a reasonably good W124 E320 Coupe, (did they make an E280 Coupe?) with leather, no rust, air, alloys, good paintwork and up to say 130,000 miles............with few previous owners

I have seen a good looking LHD 300CE for about £5,500 at a dealer, with 113,000 miles and most of the extras, described as immaculate.....but the price seems high......which seems to be because the owner has spend £2,000 having the seats recovered in brown leather with sheepskin rugs

I am thinking of using it France, but driving LHD or RHD does not really bother me as I am used to both.

Thanks

 

[Ian B Walker]

I would expect to pay for what you are asking anything between £2000 and £3500. I know of one member here who has just purchased a very nice 300CE Coupe (M103 engine) for somewhere in the region of £850 (L reg). Electric seats, heated seats, good clean leather, nice blemish free alloys, everything works as it should. Paintwork on the bonnet is a little iffy and it will need a wing in about 12 months, but apart from that a really smooth car.

 

[d w124]

No they did not make 280ce.At the moment the w124 ce prices is all over the place.From 1500-3000 i think you can find a good one.Are you looking to register the car in france?If so you can fin a nice one abroad or mobile.de

 

[Will]

I think it'll depend on a number of factors.

If I had an immaculate, full service history, late E320 coupe - with all the good options and few owners - no faults (eg new wiring loom/no leaks from the head gasket, no rust on the front wings or elsewhere, no delamination on the screens, working air con and mint wheels/newish tyres etc), in a decent colour combo (silver/black/metallic blue etc) I might want slightly more than a typical example. And I do think a prospective buyer would indeed value such a car slightly higher.

That's not to say that you can't buy a nice example for a couple of grand or so - you can, but be aware that you could spend that amount (or more) easily in the first year trying to make it as nice as some of the more expensive ones.

So - shop wisely. Don't pay over the odds, but consider paying a little more for a cared for example if you intend to keep it and don't want the hassles of a mini-restoration.

Be aware of the costs involved with some of the repairs.

Loom - about £500 + fitting (timebomb if it's not been changed)
Air con - if it's not working I'd budget for a new condensor, reciever/drier and an A/C service - perhaps £350 or so?
Front wings go rusty and are about £200 each + painting/fitting from memory
Head gasket replacement - probably £600-1000 at a specialist.

Not scare stories here - real world running costs that many of these cars are facing these days as they reach that ~ 15 year/100-150k sort of mark.

Lovely cars though, and they'll surely not be depreciating any more now?

Will

 

[manalishi]

I've been looking at them while I'm currently MB-less. It's very hard to find one with the right colour/spec AND the head/loom/rust work done. So prices are all over the place.

Did you see the one on Ebay recently? Had something like £10000+ rectification work done in the last year at MB (everything Will mentioned and more) but it was still hard to shift for more than £3995. Problem was... it was that anaemic-looking light blue metallic in colour.

 

[Roger Jones]

From the MB Club Gazette small ads over the past several years, the asking prices for E320 Coupés were:

* £4978 average
* £10000 maximum (black 1995 Sportline, 69k, June 2008)
* £2300 minimum (silver 1995 Sportline, 180k, Sept 2008)

 

[Bill_33]

I've been looking at them while I'm currently MB-less. It's very hard to find one with the right colour/spec AND the head/loom/rust work done. So prices are all over the place.

Did you see the one on Ebay recently? Had something like £10000+ rectification work done in the last year at MB (everything Will mentioned and more) but it was still hard to shift for more than £3995. Problem was... it was that anaemic-looking light blue metallic in colour.

Thanks - I am now M-less as i am away for a few months and received a descent offer for the E280 Estate that I had.

EBay seems to be a the place to look for a regular supply of W124s at all prices and every condition, from really bad to good.

Will try to search for the one that you mentioned - just to have a look

PS found it - here - although all that money has been spent on it - it still does not look great - worn steering wheel and drivers seat, still a little rust and the vehicle has done 144,600 miles - the bills are all at MBZ prices - sold for £3,500..not sure if it is worth it - just did not like the look of the interior, (from the photos)

 

[kth286]

From the MB Club Gazette small ads over the past several years, the asking prices for E320 Coupés were:

* £4978 average
* £10000 maximum (black 1995 Sportline, 69k, June 2008)
* £2300 minimum (silver 1995 Sportline, 180k, Sept 2008)

Roger

Wondered if you had a trend line on your graph/chart ?

If so, which direction is the trend going - up, down, level ????????????

 

[manalishi]

Here's one at the top end. Pictures are poor (well, rubbish), and it's got a pretty high price, but he says he needs to sell ASAP: Mercedes E 320 Coupe W124 for sale, classic cars for sale uk (Car: 43658)

If you squint right, and the wind's in the right direction, you can just spot that it has a very rare option for the W124 series: true climate control. FMBSH and 79000m is good, too.

Thing is, for anything under 100,000m and with the best colour combo, people are likely to want top money.

 

[acm718]

The light blue ebay one - is that really 2400 miles, or a typo?
Drivers seat does indeed look knackered, but the light leather colour does show wear easily.
Mechanically it sounds like it's been gone through good and proper, but I don't think there's much value-for-money in the receipts - some are ridiculous prices!
If it sold for £4k that was a bargain.

The classic cars £7500 one looks ok from the poor pics, good mileage, but no mention of repairs eg loom/head gasket etc.

I like this one, could be worth the extra outlay compared to a £2k car.

 

[Roger Jones]

"Wondered if you had a trend line on your graph/chart ?"

Sorry, too many variables.

I love mine, but if they are not acknowledged to be a classic by now, then I wouldn't bet on it happening, but it doesn't bother me. I agree with those who regard them as a more practical choice than a Cab, giving almost the same experience with all the glass down on a tropical day.

If only the rear window didn't delaminate, the front wings didn't rust, the harness didn't degrade (not mine, yet), the head gasket didn't go (not mine yet) . . . but all the costs associated with those weaknesses are surely worth it. I've had mine (my second one) for nearly nine years and expect at least another ten with it, if not more; hence, the several grand I'm likely to lay out for fixing those failures looks puny when spread over a two decades of sheer enjoyment.
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"I like this one, could be worth the extra outlay compared to a £2k car."

4000 miles in seven years? Trouble brewing there.

 

[Will]

I think all of those cars look okay in their own different way.

That light blue car would make a good buy for someone if it did sell for £3500 IMHO - with all of those major jobs out of the way the future cost of motoring would be greatly reduced IMHO.

Seat looks slightly worn (about what you'd expect @ 140k+ miles and 15 years old), but perfectly presentable. A new steering wheel would be easy to replace and cheap to source.

Nice car for the money, possibly a better prospect than an 80k car with no replacement loom if you're intending to use the car as a daily vehicle - plus the initial price is about half in comparison!

Will

 

[manalishi]

The Ebay one (light blue) had a replacement speedo - it was about 150000m all-in. Seller tried to sell it several times at (IIRC) £6500 and then lower and lower. Different colour = different story.

FWIW, I don't see a problem with the one that's done 4000m in 7 years. Still too much money though.

Another: Pre-facelift in decent colour combo at £4250: Untitled

 

[del320]

A man after my own heart, Roger!

In case you missed it, I'm going ahead with a pretty comprehensive refubishment next month (here)

Paid a visit today to Western Mercedes' Edinburgh pleasure dome at the the west side of the city to order a couple of parts and get prices for others.

Took the opportunity to crawl over the latest models - something I haven't done for some years - and none of them got me salivating.

Accomodation and visibility in a CLS is a joke, the CLK also has appreciably less room than a C124 and I've sat on more comfortable park benches.

C and E classes are both spacious and obviously well put together but IMHO offer little tangible over any other premium brand. None of the cars seemed to me to offer anything which would convince me that a Mercedes Benz was the only way to go.

Above all, none gave me the buzz that my coupe does - yes, I'm a sad git.

BTW, was quoted £226.55 incl. VAT per wing, £197.45 incl. VAT for windscreen, although that will be on the insurance.

Confirmation was given that leather cover for front armrest is definitely no longer available from dealers (Part no 1249706130/8F33 for mushroom) although they are quite happy to sell you the whole assembly for nearly £400.

 

[acm718]

I did, ages ago, see that on ebay.com (US site) they sell non-genuine armrest covers for R107s - may well do them for the W124 too. Colour match may be a problem though.

 

[Roger Jones]

"leather cover for front armrest"

You'll probably find a local coach trimmer who has MB leather in stock:

Car Trimmers & Upholsterers in the UK (on MyCartel Business Pages)

My local one (Barton, Luton) matched my 1991 300E TT upholstery beautifully. Yes, you can see a slight difference, which is inevitable, but only if you look hard for it. They also replaced the piping on the armrest, warning me that it would be 1mm thicker than the original.

4000 miles in seven years? See:

Cheshire Classic Benz

and other cautions about under-used cars.

 

[Bill_33]

I think all of those cars look okay in their own different way.

That light blue car would make a good buy for someone if it did sell for £3500 IMHO - with all of those major jobs out of the way the future cost of motoring would be greatly reduced IMHO.

Seat looks slightly worn (about what you'd expect @ 140k+ miles and 15 years old), but perfectly presentable. A new steering wheel would be easy to replace and cheap to source.

Nice car for the money, possibly a better prospect than an 80k car with no replacement loom if you're intending to use the car as a daily vehicle - plus the initial price is about half in comparison!

Will

It did sell for £3,500 - look at the listing - he accepted the highest offer

I think that I would rather buy a car for £1,000 to £2,000 and spend £1,000/£2,000 in the way that I could control rather than paying £3,500 for that one.

It is easy to overspend on a classic car...that is just not worth it, (my view; but I think that you pointed this out to me in another thread when we were discussing my E280 Estate - which I have now sold - that is why I am having "purchasing panks").

My aim is simple - I like old cars and Bikes with character - and it is great to be able to buy something for "up to £1,000 or £2,000 or £3,000" - that maybe I would have never bought new............then get to know the vehicle, appreciate it, use it and do some work on it. Forums such as these also allow you to share your feelings and add to the ownership pleasure.

The good thing about this is that you can repeat the exercise, 3 or 4 times a year without any financial loss, or if you are unlucky just a small one.
If you are really interested in the marque, (and others), for me, that is the way to go, as they will never be my only or everyday vehicle ................they are a very pleasurable "hobby"

I also prefer them OEM and not messed around with, (sadly I feel AMG is "messed around with" - just my opinion)

Cheers