I paid under 10k after the immediate repairs, for my SDL in 1999 and drove it 7 years + and 230k miles. I coulda bought a used frod or other detroit iron for the money, or a riceburner. I doubt any would have lasted as long, and for those 7 years, I was driving an S class Mercedes Benz, and quite possibly one of the best looking, timeless cars ever made. Not to mention the safety of a MB. A really good SDL is still worth 10k to someone who puts on lots of miles.
When I got my first 190Dc, I found the MB diesel was the lowest cost/mile to operate of anything available. The cost/mile has gone up dramatically, but the MB Diesel cost/mile still holds up pretty well if you buy used and drive lotsa miles. Gassers cost more than diesels, but MB gassers cost/mile can still hold up pretty well compared to other gassers. Loren > >I was at my Indy's yesterday checking on a couple of cars he had for > >sale. I saw a 1992 300D 2.5 (looked just like OK Don's car). I told him > >I was looking for one of those and he said he just sold it. Here's the > >crazy part. He sold it for $11,000 (that is not a typo -more than > >$10,000). The car was very nice and it only had 89,000 miles. But, > >that still seems crazy. > > > > >I'm not a bit surprised. I paid $9,000 for my 300SDL. I goy 5 very >good years out of it and about 100Kmi. > >My budget at the time was $10,000 for a commuter. What were my >options? A 3 year old Toyota? > >The person who bought this one, from a good Indy will probably get >similar results. > >-- > >Regards, > >Peter T. Arnold > >2007 HHR, 2.4L/Auto, LT2, 12Kmi, No problems! >1987 300SDL 280KMI Inherited by Grandson >1995 F-250 PowerChoke 199Kmi >1954 Metropolitan Convertible, Hanger Queen >Wife has a Cruizer, 80 Kmi, as reliable as an Ice Box, the car that is! > >_______________________________________ >http://www.okiebenz.com >For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ >For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com Loren Faeth _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
