| There is not much chance of a "collector" wanting a car like that. Reality is that you can get a car like that for $5-6000 any day. ANY car that old needs some work and I can tell you a W124 of that vintage will need $2000-2500 of sorting out - I don't care who owned it.
I got screwed on mine about 3 years ago and gave the guy $3700 - with mediocre paint, ugly wheels, bad tires and 150,000 on the odo. Hey, I really wanted an I-6 MB TD...
$2300 later it was a nice (if still unattractive) driver. Three years (and another $800) later it has 188,000 on the odo and it's still an unattractive, totally dependable daily-driver. In fact, I have another car - a 2006 E320CDI - that I don't drive as often.
This thing is a great car. No doubt.
Your 1990 2.5 is a great car too. Problem is that there are a lot of great, newer Hondas on the road and they will dictate what your car is worth. Unless you find a bio-diesel lover (and they are trying to save pennies - so don't expect them to bid top-dollar) or someone who had one and lost it for some reason.
If you want top dollar, put it on autotrader for about $2000 more than you really want. If you get it, great. If not lower your expectations and get rid of it. It's just a car. |