w140's, what are the early ones worth these days?

[jonnyboy]

I bought this today to break it (I wanted the engine). 300se24v
I hadn't considered the fact that it may be too good to break, which it very well may be.
102k miles, 11mths mot, taxed, manual leather seats and no a/con. Lovely colour, drives well (if i sort the vibration-see other thread). The only significant things are a small amount of arch bubbling on the nsf wing and it wants a good clean. Lost s/history seemingly (and dealer wasnt bothered) but I think its been cared for and I will be looking into the history as it drives "tight" apart from the vibe.

What do the members think its worth?

 

[jonnyboy]

I forgot to say, cheers to Andy for pointing me in the right direction.

 

[Lugy]

The prices seem to be totally varied at the moment. One similar to mine in every way (inc mileage) but with good wings is advertised for just under £3k

I'm going for £1200, any less it get's broken for spares.

 

[Rocco_W140]

I bought this today to break it (I wanted the engine). 300se24v
I hadn't considered the fact that it may be too good to break, which it very well may be.
102k miles, 11mths mot, taxed, manual leather seats and no a/con. Lovely colour, drives well (if i sort the vibration-see other thread). The only significant things are a small amount of arch bubbling on the nsf wing and it wants a good clean. Lost s/history seemingly (and dealer wasnt bothered) but I think its been cared for and I will be looking into the history as it drives "tight" apart from the vibe.

What do the members think its worth?

Nice W140, tbh i think you would get more if you break it. As for the Vibration it could simply be the tyre pressure. Reccomended for W140 is 27PSI front & 28 PSI Rear, give that a try before you do anything else

 

[219]

They do seem to vary hugely - anything from a few hundred for a rough one to a few grand for a really nice one - pretty much on a par with W126's - only good 126's are now that much harder to find , only brcause of age and mileage .

I'd be reluctant to break that too .

Guess re the vibration , I'd be looking at the usual suspects : wheel balance first , propshaft couplings , tyres .

 

[neilrr]

Doesn't that have the later 320 engine rather than a 300-24?

 

[Will]

I didn't realise they did a '300-24' 140 either!

 

[jonnyboy]

with the last two posts i'm now worried...

 

[SL300-24]

John, you can tell by just looking at the engine....post a picture up or email it to me..

 

[219]

If it has a distributor on the front of the engine , it is a 300-24 ; no distributor and it is a 280 or a 320

My 300TE-24 engine - distributor under plastic cover at front end .

And a pic of DEL 320's (very clean) engine bay - his car being a 320CE W124

 

[Howard]

DVLA list it as a 3.2 litre.

Maybe someone has put the wrong badge on ?

 

[janner]

Come on then......whadya pay for it

 

[Smarties]

Sold mine a couple of years back, 95 S500 Coupe, 73000 miles, FSH, 3 owners, £2350. I wish I had broken it, it would have no doubt been worth more for parts (the Alloy Bonnet alone costs almost 2k)

 

[jonnyboy]

dvla listing indeed as 3.2 litre. Not a happy bunny at all now as seemingly (from a previous thread) the thought of a change to a 320 from a 300-24 is not worth the aggro

 

[219]

I expect you can give it a little TLC and sell it on for at least what you paid for it ?

 

[neilrr]

What was it advertised as?

 

[jonnyboy]

What was it advertised as?

300se 24v which is whats on the logbook. missed the 3199cc.
real ****up this is as i had decided last night 100% to break it.

sure i cant use engine now.

 

[219]

If it is as nice a car as you say , it would be a shame to break it .

Possibly worth giving it a clean up , see if you can sort out the vibration with a minimum of expenditure , perhaps find out if there is any history on the MB database - then perhaps you can sell it on and make enough on it to make your efforts worthwhile ?

An ad on this forum and the official club forum won't cost you anything and might just find a buyer .

If no takers , then breaking would always be an option , however I suspect , like me , that you hate to see a good car being broken when it can be saved ?

 

[neilrr]

Can you take it back to the dealer & get your £££ back?

 

[Will]

Well it looks like an early '300-24' M104 to me?

Maybe it's had an engine swap at some point, or else it's very unusual - strange that it's referred to as a '300SE' but with 3199cc?

Will