Afternoon everyone.
I finally joined the forum but wasn't sure whether to post in the new member's section or here as I haven't actually bought a car yet!
Anyway, for the past few weeks I've been on the lookout for a 6cyl W124 estate, either a 300TE or E280.
This will be the main family car and am looking to to do approx 6-8k miles per year, so it needs to be fairly reliable. It will also be my first Mercedes so I'm a little unsure as to what I should be really looking for.
I've looked at a couple of early 300TEs already, but they were rather tatty, and I rather pay a little bit more to get a good useable example. Max budget is around £2.5k, but could stretch to £3k.
There's a 300TE listed on Ebay at the moment which seems to be a good price/condition combo (I know the ad has just expired) :
1992 MERCEDES 300TE AUTO BLUE | eBay UK
I spoke to the owner yesterday (a very nice chap) , and am planning to view tomorrow morning.
Is there anything particular to the 300TE that I need to look out for over the E280 models?
Having looked on EBay there are also two other cars (E280s) listed by a trader which I'm interested in :
1995 (M) Mercedes Benz E280 7 Seater Estate | eBay UK
1994 (M) Mercedes Benz E280 Estate Automatic | eBay UK
Anyone know anything about Oysternet Motor Company based in Swansea as both are low owner and described as immaculate?
Would anyone recommend that I hold out for the later E280 model rather than the 300TE?
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks
I finally joined the forum but wasn't sure whether to post in the new member's section or here as I haven't actually bought a car yet!
Anyway, for the past few weeks I've been on the lookout for a 6cyl W124 estate, either a 300TE or E280.
This will be the main family car and am looking to to do approx 6-8k miles per year, so it needs to be fairly reliable. It will also be my first Mercedes so I'm a little unsure as to what I should be really looking for.
I've looked at a couple of early 300TEs already, but they were rather tatty, and I rather pay a little bit more to get a good useable example. Max budget is around £2.5k, but could stretch to £3k.
There's a 300TE listed on Ebay at the moment which seems to be a good price/condition combo (I know the ad has just expired) :
1992 MERCEDES 300TE AUTO BLUE | eBay UK
I spoke to the owner yesterday (a very nice chap) , and am planning to view tomorrow morning.
Is there anything particular to the 300TE that I need to look out for over the E280 models?
Having looked on EBay there are also two other cars (E280s) listed by a trader which I'm interested in :
1995 (M) Mercedes Benz E280 7 Seater Estate | eBay UK
1994 (M) Mercedes Benz E280 Estate Automatic | eBay UK
Anyone know anything about Oysternet Motor Company based in Swansea as both are low owner and described as immaculate?
Would anyone recommend that I hold out for the later E280 model rather than the 300TE?
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks