https://sfbay.craigslist.org/pen/cto/d/1995-mercedes-benz-e300-diesel/6490525447.html

thought mine was low mileage, but this has mine beat by 40,000 miles

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Weird its on CL but it looks sharp.

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Looks good.

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Jim

One on eBay as well for 23k. Silver with I think 36k miles.

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1995 E300 (W124)
1999 ML430 (w163)
2011 GL350 (x164)
2016 Sprinter 144" 4X4 lowtop (906)
2004 E500 (W211) 4matic Wagon (Gold)
2004 E500 (W211) 4matic Wagon Avantgarde (silver)

funny how there is no photo of the engine or trunk. never seen that color before in a '95 either.

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1994 E320 Wagon (Died @ 308,669 miles)
1995 E300 Diesel (228,000)
1999 E300 Turbodiesel ( died @ 255,000)
2006 Toyota Tundra SR5 AC 4X4 (115,000 miles) rusted frame - sold to chop shop
2011 Audi A4 Avant (165,000 miles) Seized engine - donated to Salvation Army
BMW 330 xi 6 speed manual (175,034 miles)
2014 E350 4Matic Wagon 128,000 miles
2018 Dodge Ram 21,000 miles

Seems to be the same car, with a couple of shots of the engine

https://losangeles.craigslist.org/lgb/cto/d/1995-mercedes-benz-e300/6456422001.html

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96 E300d

Nice, but $18,900 is a lot for a 24 yr old car which isn't a classic. I guess you can hope that others will come to value these like a 1967 Camaro, but without the parts train to keep them restored, I don't see that happening.

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1984 & 1985 CA 300D's
1964 & 65 Mopar's - Valiant, Dart, Newport
1996 & 2002 Chrysler minivans

The availability of good reliable parts is my biggest concern. It takes way too much time to search for good parts at prices more reasonable than Mercedes dealer prices.

So far I've been lucky in sourcing the parts for my 95 E300D that I think might fail within the next few years.

My rule of thumb for used cars is to try to get a good low mileage one that is expected to go about 150,000 to 200,000 without many parts puchased. Basically pricing about $750 for each 10,000 expected miles. In my long history of buying used cars the best ones were very low mileage, about 10 - 20 years old, and fairly proven history of reliability. I found a 72 chevelle with 17,000 at $3000. 71 Lincoln Continental with 19,000 at $5000, two 99 Aurora's with about 20,000 & 45,000 miles for about $4000 each ( teenage girl T-boned the 1st one at an intersection - she was on the phone ). 89 Range Rover one year old for $9000 - first owner lost more than $30,000 1st year of ownership. Other criteria is garage kept so there is virtually no paint of plastic failure.

If a wiring harness could be found for the low mileage E300D it shouldn't take much money to make it a long term reliable car. I've spent about $2000 on parts & tires for my E300D & I think about that much to bring that car up to good reliable condition would be all that might be needed.

But the purchase price would have to be down to around $11,000 to be a reasonably priced long term car. When new Prius 4's are selling for about $26,000, more than 50 miles per gallon, virtually no mechanical failures for 200,000, quite a few safety features built in ( backup camera, radar sensor for rear sides and front, lane drift warning, excellent low impact bumpers, automatic speed adjust to match car in front with cruise control on ) We sometimes get close to 80 miles per gallon ( by computer ) for 20 mile trips. Today it was 63 for 20 miles home. It's hard to justify buying an older car that might be reliable and not cost too much to repair. My only complaint for the car is excessive road noise on rough pavement.

... CL ad lists it as a gas vehicle...

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