[sportlineguy]

Just can't decide which to get - classic 500e and limited production and great build quality but older everything, or 2000+ e55 with more creature comforts and performance, but no collectibility aspect..

Your thoughts - what would you pick and why?

Thanks

 

[fabbrisd1]

If you are a earnest enthusiast, then it depends on finding the specific car, regardless of whihc series you would choose.

The 500E is certainly more a purist's car, and finding a GREAT one (we all know they are still out there) will require a patience and a ongoing multi-level search.

Collectibility in MB's from the '80's thru '90's in the today's enthusuaists market is dependent on two main factors: a) finding the right low mileage example, and keeping it low mileage AND a car with a celebrity/exotic ownership/pedigree.

If you want to have fun driving the car; then the availability of the W210 E55's, at todays market values is very-very-very hard to beat. Sure the 2000+ has Selectronic, but with '99's hitting $10K range hard to say no if you want to buy a sedan you enjoy driving everyday and have fun with it for another 100K miles.

Keep the beat !

 

[msiumng]

isnt 500E production number is around the same as the W210 E55? something like 11000 W124 500E/E500 produced and around 12000 W210 E55? but I know for some reason 500E is a much more rare car although is not much less procuded then W210 E55.....and it really need a lot of time to search for a decent 500E........but E55 nowadays easy to find still and a lot of car for the money.....is a hard choice lol

 

[POS]

Expect the E55 to continue to depreciate for a little while longer, and the E500 to hold it's value and possibly appreciate with a better economy. If you don't care about the money, then you'll have to go on driving ability. And the only way to figure that is to drive both and see which one you like more.